Bygone days; a collection of Cecil Beaton Venice images revised by Louis Vuitton

Chronicles of Cecil Beaton encounters, costume balls, social events leaving behind the diary and photographic records of his trips

Showcasing savoir-faire and craftsmanship, Louis Vuitton perpetuates the traditions of its founder

Up to 300 people working in a single workshop; divided into two areas to encourage a sense of community and the transmission of skills from generation to generation

Embracing technology: the only way to keep hand weaving with the new generation

From Italy to India to Wales. How the culture of hand weaving is undergoing just enough modernization to keep it alive, but not enough to kill the traditional craft completely

NFTs – Four art market experts discuss the advantages and potential risks of blockchain

In the limelight after the multi-million auction of Beeple’s The first 5,000 days. Art and tech, a compendium of the recent turmoil in the art market and the global excitement about disruptive technologies

Modular architecture: «Prefabrication is not a limit; it is a discipline»

«Prefabrication is not a limit; it is a discipline». In conversation with Valentina Moretti of Italian based Studio More and Zoë and Jonathon Little of UK based, Koto design studio

Lab-grown diamonds using three days’ worth of domestic electricity: steps marked by Inbilico

Inbilico’s electricity consumption is equivalent to three days’ worth of domestic electricity use; from renewable sources. At the end of around four weeks, the lab-grown diamonds are ready to be cut and polished.

Every time you open a water bottle, you release thousand of microplastics

Microplastic role and impact on human life. Drinking water, air, and DNA – where else will scientists find the microplastics, and what does it mean for us and the upcoming generations?

Tatevik Avetisyan

Craftwork home working systems could be the future of decentralized garment production

Haute Couture designer – Rahul Mishra, and the founder of Nest – Rebecca Van Bergen on providing artisans with a favorable working environment. Implementing in home work practices

Zofia Zwieglinska

Cinderela project is testing the way Circular Economy can be implemented in wastewater management

In Europe, the construction sector accounts for one-third of all EU waste, one-third of all water consumed, makes up for the largest share of the total EU final energy consumption

Roberta Fabbrocino

Sarah Kauffman: upcycling clothing scraps and military parachutes into collections

The American designer works with military parachutes and upcycled fabric scraps: «Parachutes have a story themselves which does not need to be manipulated»

Lilly Meuser

Chef Valérie Radou «Gastronomy is an ally in the tasting of wines» – since the very first bottle in 1729, by Nicolas Ruinart

Behind the scenes of the first Maison de Champagne, guest of Identità Golose 2021 in Milan. In a conversation with Ruinart resident chef Valérie Radou to know what’s behind her menu choices

Sofia Busignani

As per tradition, Milano Unica is supposed to guide the change: today, luxury means sustainability

«Sustainability is made with numbers; reports are meant not to crystallize the present situation but to create a strategic line of continuous commitment and improvement»

Maria Bellotto

WopArt: the first Swiss art fair putting works on paper under the spotlight

The Swiss art fair is the place to be for anyone who wants to discover the latest trends of the works on paper and approach a highly collectible segment of the art market in terms of quality and price

Agnese Torres

COP26: the background, response, and results of the latest UN climate change conference

According to the Climate Action Tracker, a full implementation of the Glasgow pledges for 2030 would put us on track for a two-point-four degrees Celsius warming

Roberta Fabbrocino

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