Self-initiated tracking of cultural insights, innovations and brand happenings, updated monthly.
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Self-initiated tracking of cultural insights, innovations and brand happenings, updated monthly. 〰️
Jan. 24 Highlights
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Lexus Miami Art Installation
The brand mounted an interactive installation to introduce Lexus’ zero-emission concept car.
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New Luxury's Rules 2024
Highsnobiety's research delivers thought-provoking commentary and cultural insights ahead.
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The Future of Digital Creativity
The report by The Digital Fairy explores how creatives are making the algorithm work for them.
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Dua Lipa Partners with Porche
Porsche chooses international pop star Dua Lipa as its new global ambassador to rev up its culture.
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Influencer Marketing in 2024
What’s in for Influencer marketing? Agencies and brands share their predictions for the year ahead.
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What Is Internet Culture Writing?
How platforms and their algorithms vine into our desires, preferences and self-conception.
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Netflix’s The Kitchen
Daniel Kaluuya’s dystopian directorial debut lays bare the barbarism of the housing crisis.
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Skorts Trending in Menswear?
The silhouette appeared at FW24 men’s runways, it may become a staple sooner than you think.
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Navigating Micro-Trends
Fast-churning micro-trends dominated TikTok in 2023. Should luxury brands play in 2024?
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Asia’s Luxury Pole Position
Asian luxury consumers have the highest expectations for service. Experiences must be exceptional.
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AI: New Form of Colonialism?
The use of AI will lead to a resurgence of Arts/ Crafts, according to trend forecaster Li Edelkoort.
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Issey Miyake X Ronan Bouroullec
The French artist lent his dreamy work to the garments and scenography of the FW24 show.
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Diamonds Set to Be Monitored
Diamonds are to become the most heavily monitored material in the fashion/luxury industries.
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What Will Luxury Look Like in 2024?
AI, TikTok trends, and sports: What will luxury look like in 2024?
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Biosphere Circulation Textiles
Biosphere circulation offers a future for textiles. How can brands get involved?
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Conspiring With Fashion
In New Lexicons for Embodiment at Kurimanzutto, New York, garments take on a life of their own.
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AI vs Ai Weiwei in London
Ai Weiwei and Circa consider the role of the question in Piccadilly Circus, London
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Indigenous Costume Design
How Osage ribbon work got top billing in Oscar-nominated Killers of the Flower Moon.
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Pandemic Learning Loss
Pandemic Learning Loss: Understanding Academic, Mental & Developmental Delays.
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Alighieri Marks 10 Years with Classics
Ten Alighieri jewellery classics make a special collection for the brand on its anniversary
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Film Title Censored at M+ Museum
The requirement by official censors has raised eyebrows among Hong Kong's filmmaking community.
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Old Masters: New Ideas Needed
The category’s works sell well, but the middle/ lower ends of the market are in need of new ideas.
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The Downward Spiral of Tech
Tech downgrades, it's just business, becoming a billionaire, and building useful things for useless people.
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Drama that Sparks Bespoke Designs
The Chinese drama ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ sparks interest in bespoke fashion.
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Cindy Sherman X Marc Jacobs
Photographer adopts two contrasting looks—from pristine to harried—for fashion campaign.
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FR Appoints New Cultural Minister
What to Know About France’s New Culture Minister, Rachida Dati and what is means for the Arts.
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Kinkally is Changing Cuisine
At Kinkally, London, revel in chic interiors and contemporary Georgian cuisine.
Nov. 23 Highlights
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Worlds First Digital Shapewear
REDUCE, helps users conform to online aesthetics by diminishing their digital resolution.
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Gucci's AI Experimentation
A new exhibition in partnership with Christie’s suggests a focus on testing AI’s potential for creative production.
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Bentley Curated Drive Experiences
Bentley curates Scandinavian architecture and design travel experience.
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Cosmology: Beauty for Space
Cosmology has created specialised beauty products to address astronauts’ skincare needs in space.
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Digital Culture: Post-Internet Art
Tracing the movement’s emergence and its current role in shaping digital culture.
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Jewellery from Asbestos
The Kering owned brand, Boucheron makes precious jewellery From processed asbestos waste.
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Report: Luxury Value Systems
Altagramma-Bain report reveals an appetite for experience-led and purpose driven brands.
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IRL Metaverse Aesthetics
Mario Montesinos has created a hyperrealistic living environment in Bologna.
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Chanel Serum = 8hrs Sleep
This new Chanel night serum is the skincare equivalent of eight hours’ sleep.
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Noble Rot X The Wine Society
Noble Rot has opened a new private dining room with a collection from The Wine Society.
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Psychedelic Experiences for Mental Health
New Series of psychedelic programmes launch for unique mental health issues.
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Balenciaga Connecting to Music
A new partnership with Eon enables wearers to listen to an Archive song that was created for Balenciaga Music.
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Pyramids Backdrop for Art
Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza form backdrop for spectacular contemporary art show.
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Stoicism on TikTok Promises Happiness
However, the ancient philosophers who came up with it had something very different in mind.
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Balbosté: Behind Luxury Dinners
Balbosté creates immersive experiences, which take multi-sensory marketing to the next level.
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Can Machine Creativity Exist?
Curators, artists and writers discuss the impact of AI models like ChatGPT on artistic production.
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Harry Styles’ new Pleasing Fragrances
Co-creative directors Harry Lambert and Molly Hawkins speak to Dazed about the trio of scents.
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Philanthropy: Big Business for Luxury
Supporting good causes helps brands comply with regulations, connect with consumers, attract and retain talent.
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Older models: A Spell on Fashion
Older faces are being used again after a post-Covid lull – though most are white.
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Golden Age: Jewellery
Golden age: high jewellery takes its lead from ancient armour.
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Eyeliner: Political Resistance
Zahra Hankir traces the evolution of eyeliner and the significance it has come to hold.
Oct. 23 Highlights
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Defender House with TKAY Maidza
Tkay Maidza at Defender House brought together the worlds of design and music in a display of power and capability.
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Inside Chanel’s ‘Ultimate Luxury’ Push
For Chanel, The ‘booming’ category is also an opportunity to elevate the brand further.
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Ambika Hinduja X Edelweiss
Ambika Hinduja’s ‘Harmony of Nature - A Concerto of Art’ has been unveiled at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Google Bets Big on AR Beauty
Virtual hair colour try-on, augmented reality ads and other AR tech features are rolling out across the mobile web.
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Homme Plissé I: 10 Years
Homme Plissé Issey Miyake celebrates 10 years with photo series exploring the story behind the pleats.
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Are Lab-grown Diamonds Better?
A 'cultivated diamond' is identical to a mined diamond – 'chemically, physically and optically'.
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Foresight as Activism
It’s increasingly difficult to make sense of emerging norms, which are the prerequisite for any marketer’s strategy.
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Artists Challenging the Western Canon
How can artists address violent and unjust aspects of the past while looking towards the future?
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LVMH Centre for Craftsmanship
LVMH is building a center for craftsmanship in Paris, slated to open in 2025 and will foster creativity.
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Inter X Moncler X Daniel Arsham
The artist joins the seasoned collaborators to create a limited run of light-down jackets.
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Phoebe Philo’s Drop: Explained
BoF breaks down the drop, as well as a go-to-market strategy that couldn’t be further from the standard luxury playbook.
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Black designers on British fashion
The Missing Thread shines a light on the overlooked figures shaping fashion from the 1970s to now.
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Louis XIII: Refill Luxury
Maison Louis XIII will be offering its UK customers a decanter-refilling ritual at Harrods this festive season.
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‘Wearable Art’: Lamisigo Womenswear
Founder Bubu Ogisi looks back on 10 years of the brand and outlines where she plans to take the business next.
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British Museum to Digitise Collection
Following the theft, the museum will digiitally catalogue objects which uegwnrly need to be documented.
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Champagne Bollinger: B-Corp certification
Bollinger has achieved B Corp certification – making it the 2nd Champagne business to gain the accreditation.
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SYKY Collective: Bridging Fashion
SYKY the luxury incubator founded by Ralph Lauren/ Alice Delahunt has unveiled its new fashion platform.
Sep. 23 Highlights
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Prada to Design Nasa’s Next Space Suits
Prada is teaming up with Axiom Space to develop next-generation space suits for Nasa’s 2025 Artemis III.
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World First: Finland Tests Digital Passports
The Finnish Border Control says Digital Travel Credentials are “equally reliable” as a physical passport.
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Ferragamo’s Campaign with Uffizi Galleries
Ferragamos’ new campaign with Uffizi Galleries is something of a marketing masterpiece, both in its style and strategy.
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Enormous Study Links Intelligence & Personality
Are fools happy and geniuses disorganised — or is that a mistaken stereotypes? Enormous study links it in surprising ways.
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Lagos Artists Reinterpreting Traditions
Wami Aluko explores how contemporary artists are collaborating with local craftspeople.
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Rallying Co-Creatiors Will Disrupt Retail
The hype around the metaverse has waned, but the idea of empowering people to co-create, & influence brands remains powerful.
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Why Fashion Has Entered the Business of the Arts
A look into the intersection of luxury, culture and marketing through brand-owned museums and art institutions.
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The Largo: Bringing Creativity to Porto
The latest hospitality offering, conceived as an elevated residence with an art programme that connects to a creative community
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The Dark History of Book Bans & Burnings
In the US, 2023 has been the worst year for book bans since with LBGTQ+ & BIPOC communities being disproportionately targeted.
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How the Beauty Industry is Widening the Class Divide
Surgery is becoming increasingly necessary to live up to beauty standards, creating a beauty tax that is pricing people out.
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Artifact Bar Inspired by Underground Cisterns
Artifact Bar, is a new bar in Hong Kong, whose vibrant futuristic interiors by Nelson Chow are inspired by underground cisterns.
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Decoding Sustainability Trends Resonating in China
A new exhibition in showcases the sustainability credentials of several Chinese fashion designers.
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Ganni Unveils Bag made from Bacterial Leather
Bacteria were used to grow this one-off edition of the Bou Bag by Ganni, made from a leather alternative by London biotech company Modern Synthesis.
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Greek island Is The First in the World with Zero Waste
The small island of Tilos, in the Greek Aegean Sea is now certified as the world’s first zero-waste island.
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Grace Wales Bonner on the Art That Influences Her
The British designer sits down to discuss the importance of sculpture, sound and archives to her practice
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Pernod Invests in Alcohol-free Retailer Boisson
As a sign of the growing popularity in low ABV alternatives, the investment will be used to help Boisson expand.
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This Coach Store Is Inside A Boeing Jet
Set inside a repurposed jet, Coach Airways provides visitors with an immersive retail experience.
Aug. 23 Highlights
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How Women Made Football Fashionable Again
Thanks to brands like Martine Rose and Wales Bonner, upcycling designers and the pioneering players themselves.
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Indian Literature & Cinema are No Longer Diluting
What are Indian storytellers across mediums and genres doing differently as they become increasingly global.
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Luxury Retailers are Investing in Private Clubs
Harrods is exploring what modern-day loyalty could look like with the launch of its membership offering in Shanghai.
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Billie Eilish is Holding a Climate Action Party
Following the success of last year’s edition, OVERHEATED is returning to London end of August.
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Reshaping the Legacy of Barbie Through Art
From Greer Lankton to Cindy Sherman, Sam Moore looks at works that have subverted the doll’s sexless femininity.
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Sabine Marcelis Designs Objects for La Prairie
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis on her ongoing collaboration with luxury skincare brand La Prairie.
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The FINDS App: A mix of Depop & TikTok
Founded by Jemma Stacey and Carl Mustad, FINDS is a video app for buying and selling secondhand and vintage fashion.
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AI Design Could "bring back the classical era"
Ai could give rise to a "neoclassical futurist" architecture style and will become "an everyday tool", says designer Tim Fu.
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Luxury Gym Experiences Will Be Next for Fitness
Spaces that push health and wellness are more profitable than ever. The rebirth of mega-exclusive exercise venues is proof.
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Could Galleries Become Sites of Community?
Embracing a new gen of contemporary artists, Chengdu gallery Suiyue Art is designed to integrate with the city.
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Gucci ArtLab: A Vibrant Hub for Innovation & Craft
Gucci’s high-tech training school & testing LAB in Tuscany combines craft and science to shape the future of sustainable design.
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Bridging Worlds Through Art & Indigenous Wisdom
1 Kogi family speaks about how a forthcoming art auction can help them build a necessary piece of infrastructure.
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Coffee Retailer Carves Out Community Space
Dolce Gusto puts its new Neo product on display in this new flagship store. Located in a park in São Paolo.
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Lamborhini Lanzador: Future of Electric Emotion
Lamborghini has shared its Lanzador concept car – first all-electric vehicle, which is set to go into production from 2028.
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Young People Want Creative Careers
There is a high demand among young people to enter the creative industries, but most don’t know how to get there.
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‘Modern Women’ Reframes Art History
This new section at Frieze Masters 2023 champions eleven 19th and 20th century women artists.
May/Jun. 23 Highlights
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ChatGPT Is TikTok’s New Virtual Stylist
“ChatGPT comes in to fill the gaps,” Byrne states. “I can make an aesthetic happen in real life for me.”
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How McDonald’s Became a Landmark of Youth Culture
Explore the history and ways in which the fast-food chain has become embedded in British youth culture.
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Benee's Science-based Song to Calm Anxiety
Kiwi musician Benee has released a new song that uses science to help calm young listeners' anxiety.
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How is Dubai Fostering Creativity in the UAE?
A new cultural programme to mass investment in art and design, to draw a new generation of creative talent.
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A New Kind of Mobility Company
Lynk & Co offers month-to-month leasing of their fully equipped 01 hybrid, instead of a selling model.
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Indian Art Fair Challenges Gender Stereotypes
Participants including Aravani trans art collective are shifting perceptions in male-dominated society.
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Eva Jospin x Ruinart Pop Up At Frieze 2023
Ruinart’s 2023 Carte Blanche artist-in-residence, sculpts mystical slivers of woodland from cardboard.
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Ted 2023: A More “Humane” AI
Insight from a former Apple designer on the secret startup. Tech has always been influenced by art and creative pursuits.
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Bottega Veneta Celebrates Brazilian Culture
The latest chapter of its ‘The Square’ project, a cultural series which provides a dialogue with countries globally.
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RH Takes Over Historical Aynhoe Park.
RH’s first destination outside the US, a new venture that merges architectural history and hospitality
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All-Electric Boat Shaped by BMW
With its high-tech, luxurious interior, The Icon all-electric boat glides across the Cannes coast, bringing BMW’s design aesthetic to the waves
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Heron Preston Launches an Experimental Studio
Designer launches a creative studio innovating with concepts that are "less environmentally destructive."
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Can Blue Beauty Help Save Our Oceans
Blue beauty uses practices that prevent (and at time undo) further damage upon the planet.
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Google introduces virtual try-on using generative AI
The tool allows users to see how shoppable items look on a range of models.
Apr. 23 Highlights
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Telfar's New Radical Pricing System
Telfar Clemens is making his new collection more accessible than ever thanks to a dynamic pricing experiment.
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Cutting-Edge Recording Studio in Bejing
A neon-drenched recording studio in Beijing offers artists an ever-changing backdrop and tech.
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New Age of AI-generated Psychedelia
Today’s digitally enhanced psychedelia is datastreams that pave new reality.
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Veuve Clicquot's New London Exhibition
Veuve Clicquot’s new exhibition celebrates powerful and pioneering women.
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Shelby Ivey Christie: Accessible Fashion History
Meet the archivist making black fashion history accessible to all, no matter their background.
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Sustainable 'Stock Market' Launches At Selfridges
Where visitors will be able to repair, upcycle, authenticate and exchange their clothing and accessories.
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A Fragrance Allows You to Smell Music in The Air
Kelly Lee Owens and Hæckels recreate the feeling of music through a fragrance.
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Tim Walker Fantastical For Tod's
The Art of Craftsmanship – sees the photographer celebrate Tod’s made-in-Italy craft in a surreal manner.
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Turning A Dealership into An Art Space
Roberts Projects turns historic car dealership into characterful LA art space.
Mar. 23 Highlights
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G-Dragon becomes BMW Ambassador
Most recently becoming luxury car manufacturer BMW's ambassador for their new 'XM' series.
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Is it Time to Hire a Head of Traceability?
Traceability is key to sustainable fashion legislation. Luxury brands like Chanel are leading the way.
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Climate Change Impact Filter
Sey Min uses data visualisation to help us grasp the immense loss that will come with climate change.
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New Ways of Tasting Louis XIII
The new way of tasting Louis XIII cognac with The Drop. Each bottle reflects a certain mindset or mood.
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Casa Medallo Spotify Medellín
Creation of an immersive spatial composition that showcases the city's DNA through visual metaphors.
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Art/Tech for Urban Mental Health
Digital art and apps can support mental well-being in urban environments.
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Jacob Cohën Jeans: Compostable
‘Endless Luxury’ collection, which is the latest innovation pursuit of sustainable design solutions.
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Leo "Villareals Insterstellar"
Leo Villareal‘s new NY exhibition, Interstellar, captures the cosmos through abstract code.
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3D Indigenous Climate Shelters
This 3D-printed pavilion is inspired by indigenous shelters & can withstand extreme climates.
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Vinyl Records Outsell CDs Time
Vinyl record sales outperformed CDs in the US for the first time since 1987, according to a new report.
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Is the Middle East Next in Luxury?
Could the Middle East be the ‘New China’ for luxury brands? This market is on the rise.
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Voice Cloning for Languages
New voice cloning AI lets “you” speak multiple languages, taking away the language barrier.
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Nouns NFT Deli in Melbourne
A cc0 deli operating under 'world's first open source brand.' Funding for the first permanent Nouns IRL store.
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Designs in Eclectic Setting
Chatsworth House design exhibition explores contemporary design themes in an eclectic setting.
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Are Indian brands missing out?
Are Indian beauty brands missing out on growth due to the countries TikTok ban?
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Tech Building Better Art
New book argues that tech still has the power to build a better digital Art future.
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Space for Respite & Socialising
To alleviate shopping fatigue , Clou Architects created a jungle garden at Qingdao’s Future City Mall.
Dec/Jan. 22 Highlights
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Schiaparelli's Dante Inspired S/S 23 Show
Roseberry cited Dante’s Inferno as the inspiration behind the collection featuring faux animal.
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Creative Platform for Displaced Youths
The platform allows young refugees to share their stories through art, poetry, and film.
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Beijing Flagship of Brand ToSummer
This aromatherapy brand uses a historical space to bolster its sensory sales experience.
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Louis Vuitton X Yayoi Kusama
Louis Vuitton has launched a brand-new collection with world renowned artist Yayoi Kusama.
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AI & The Circular Economy
Designers share their predictions of how AI to inflation could impact the industry.
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Studio KO X Sahbi Sahbi, Morocco
Studio KO places female chefs "at the epicentre" of Moroccan restaurant Sahbi Sahbi.
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teamLab Expands its Digital Museum
teamLab expands its digital museum in tokyo with an immersive garden of floating orchids.
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Canal Projects, Community Arts
This NYC contemporary arts centre strikes a balance between heritage and modernity.
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Sony's First Car Launches
Sony X Honda’s first-ever car will function as a “moving entertainment space.”
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GH Mumm Creates Champagne for Space
Cordon Rouge Stellar, has been designed to be drunk in space, aboard the Axiom Space station.
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Art & Artificial Intelligence Collide
Getty is challenging AI companies’ use of copyrighted images to train their image-generating algorithms.
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The Chinaverse for the Lunar New Year
The brands hopping into the digital realm of the Chinaverse for Lunar New Year.
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The World's Biggest Sailing Ship Launches
Orient Express has unveiled the world’s largest sailing ship – Orient Express Silenseas.
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City Being Built From Household Data
South Korean families have volunteered to share data to help developers make a city from scratch.