Making way for the present does not require obliterating the past. Zhang Ke, Xu Tiantian, and Zhu Pei display their designs and share their process at the MOMA Museum
We Are History, a group show curated by Ekow Eshun offers an expansion of the visual framework surrounding climate change — from historical and postcolonial to lyrical and poetic
Following limited to no social gatherings, 1b played host to Bar Alto, Bar Basso — a night of Italian canapés and Negronis in honor of the famous Milanese bar
«How the Sun King’s palace played a key role in French diplomacy and was at the center of political, artistic and commercial exchanges between East and West»
From bamboo to sisal, all-natural raw materials replace plastic offering an alternative to everyday products that already exist
The alternative to luxury, sensuality and sustainability, the refresh implemented by Martens for the Diesel brand
Witchy tones, carrots, and pumpkins set the stage for Puppets and Puppets’s new collection, with a theatrical feeling backed by a tap dancer
Elsa Schiaparelli’s worthy successor, Daniel Roseberry, maintains a balance between house codes and contemporary references for the fashion house’s new era
Two and a half years of work at the Victoria & Albert Museum to connect over 300 bags through their function and utility, status and identity, design and making
Half a century after the brand’s heyday, another Balenciaga-influenced technician brings his vision for (now eco-responsible) vinyl to life for FW22 menswear
A book by Adriano Aymonino – Mirroring power and self-representation through design. The patronage and collecting practices of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland become a taste artifact
In his sculpture at Taino Park, Giò Pomodoro testifies the intimacy between the contemporary and sculptures; the communities and green spaces, the solstices and sun
A dandy aesthetic for Fendi’s autumn/winter 2022 menswear collection. Silvia Venturini Fendi on crafting an evolved image of his man in a gender-blurring show
Alisa Gorshenina’s work exhibiting a mix of paintings, graphics, textile sculptures, video art and digital collages by using handmade, reused material – It’s not discipline, it’s just a mania
Faithful to its vocation to research, Artissima 2021 will present international artists coming from different backgrounds but united by their experimental approaches
«The brand who constantly collaborates, constantly renews itself» the future of fashion post collaboration, where the ordinary is no longer satisfactory
A series of performances where generations intersect, communities converge, and different nations interact, all to the sound of a small, fifty-year-old car’s roaring engine
Martin Margiela reflects on existentialism. A street billboard, a projector screen, the mould of one of the Torso sculptures, plastic packaging: the osmotic relationship between art and life
Young musicians selected for a path of training and in a depth analysis on the Italian Opera. From Verdi to Toscanini, a project in collaboration with Fondazione Prada
Francesco Bonami curates an exhibition at the Museo di Palazzo Pretorio in Prato where twenty-two female artists dialogue with the Annunciation and the act of creation
Acquired by Hermès in the Nineties, bundles of hardwearing Russia leather from the cargo hold of the Metta Catherina survive two centuries below the water for closer study
Acquired by Claudio Antonioli in 2020, Demeulemeester’s brand is on its way to regaining the punk-inspired spark with major shifts in strategy and design
Édouard Levé through images: the embrace of one’s sensuality, sexuality, and individuality that feign disinterest to the prohibition sexual pleasure, arousal, and thoughts invoked
Inspired by his collaboration with HBO’s Irma Vep, Nicolas Ghesquière unveiled his collection, a mirror of past decades, a travel to old ages
Mateo Arcniegas Huertas, together with ACOMPI displays sixteen photographs of the Latin American immigrant community on the Salgado Playground in Buskwick, where they meet, play soccer and found a way to feel at home
After their first project WireRing, Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin present their new lamp for Flos, where the simplicity of the materials meets the complexity of the ideas
«Fashion is about clothes, models and photographers» says Chanel’s Creative Director, Virginie Viard, of the label’s nostalgic Spring/Summer 2022 presentation
Cosima Gadient and Christa Bösch are ripping and burning the fashion playbook in a most literal sense, creating garments that do more revealing than concealing
«The hemp was left for an extra 15 days in the Marais soil, equivalent to 23 weeks of growth to date, it is harvested specifically for the show in order to keep it alive, contrary to agricultural habits»
Maria Grazia Chiuri fuses references from the Rome of her childhood with Sixties Dior designs to propose an optimistic post-pandemic future at Paris Fashion Week
Golden Goose marks its twentieth year since conception: a dive into the brand’s history from power moves and success stories to controversies and challenges
«I don’t believe in the word ‘sustainable’, I believe in transparency and consistency. Sustainability should not be a privilege for a few, it should be a right»
Through a human, a dog, an airplane, a monolith, and a thousand pigeons, Cattelan layers his art with narratives of politics, society, and reality
For collectors only / an editorial and cultural project / a dedication to the theme of sustainability/ natural materials, short supply chains and recyclability
For the first time the projects and studies that have given life to real icons are displayed. Four windows on Via della Spiga dedicated to the great Masters, each represented by an iconic design realized with Bonacina 1889
Florence Tétier has released a Tétier Bijoux jewelry collection designed during isolation: drawing inspiration from everyday life using only what was available
Italy hosts a heritage of shaping noble metals that traces back to the 5th century B.C. Its history is a rich one and Giovanni Raspini is proud to honor it with an eye pointed to the future
What have in common an Italian paninaro from the Eighties, an English rocker from the Nineties, and an American rapper from the Noughties? Stone Island, a brand with a die-hard following
«I never cared too much about what I have done in the past, I only care about what I am going to do when I grow up». An exhibition celebrates the work and life of Achille Bonito Oliva
First produced in 1944 by L.L.Bean as a bag to carry ice from one place to another, the Tote bag has evolved over the years through the interpretations of fashion’s luxury brands
Francois-Xavier Fenart states «Having only a third of female researchers all over the world, of which very few in top positions, is a waste of talent and opportunities»
Traditional and contemporary intertwine in the halls of Palazzo Reale, through the works of designer Vito Nesta in collaboration with the Architecture and Design department of the Genoa University
From a darkroom in a cellar to celebrating Dante Alighieri for the Pirelli calendar: following the path through Paolo Roversi’s photography
Flowers for Africa is the winning project of the Prix Marcel Duchamp. Kapwani Kiwanga is urging the public to question existing historical narratives in African decolonization
Zordan shows it is possible to measure carbon footprint even in custom work, as seen in the LCA method used in physical retail space creation
Storytelling through people – from the visit of Pope John Paul II to a cup of flat white: the British photographer captures forty years of changes in Ireland
Layer by layer, color by color, research by research: the French artist details his collaboration with Van Cleef & Arpels
Patagonia takes a sand «This is a time where you can’t step away from tough questions. It’s a time for businesses to raise their voice and have an impact»
An interview with Mieke Meijer and Roy Letterlé, founders of Studio Mieke Meijer, on their design for the Fundamentals window display at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2021
For over fifty years, Pedro García has been working on the possibilities in footwear design, with its Made in Spain pledge and social responsibilities
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