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Creative director of Saint Laurent, Hedi Slimane is an indie-rock obsessive and his fascination with music’s wild side inspires his designs and his catwalk shows. Alex Needham takes a first look at a new exhibition of the designer’s gritty and atmospheric photographs
Second Floor exhibition aims to create psychological portrait of late designer in form of 34 photos of preserved Paris apartment
For 25 years, the Design Museum has championed creative thinking and inspired problem solving, celebrating the talent of the world’s best designers and architects. The museum has welcomed five million visitors and built an important collection of contemporary design. During this year’s London Design Festival, London Design Museum revealed a unique aluminium word cloud sculpture … Read more
Who could forget Michael Douglas’s braces in Wall Street, Rob Lowe’s bat vest in St Elmo’s Fire and Al Pacino’s waistcoat and flat cap in The Godfather
Maison Francis Kurkdjian created this year’s scent for the 27th edition Biennale des Antiquaires, set to take place September 11 to 21 at the Grand Palais in Paris. According to AFP, the visitors of the Grand Palais will be confronted with a stone fountain fragranced by Kurkdjian with a new all-natural blend designed to replicate … Read more
Summer’s fading, the nights are drawing in … the perfect time to see some of Europe’s cities lit up as works of art. These extravagant illuminated festivals will make you see old buildings in a new light