China’s environmental woes inspire art
Exhibition by one of China’s most well-known artists uses stark imagery to shed light on environment issues
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J’adore Charlize. Theron’s predictions about the future
“What is the future?” THE FUTURE OF J’ADORE. “The past can be beautiful, a memory, a dream, but it’s no place to live. And now it’s the time, the only way out, is up. It’s not heaven. It’s a new world. The future is gold,” says Charlize Theron looking in the magic ball of J’adore … Read more
Unthinkable? Take no photographs in art galleries
Galleries should be for looking at the art not for having your picture taken in front of it
Montblanc Writers Edition 2014: Daniel Defoe. A tribute to one of the greatest icons of literary history
With the Montblanc Limited Writers Edition 2014, Montblanc pays tribute to the famous British author Daniel Defoe and his epic masterpiece “Robinson Crusoe”. With its delicate ornaments and the elaborately decorated clip in the shape of a feather is reminiscent of Crusoe’s loyal friend „Poll“, which is found as a fine engraving on the nib. Montblanc … Read more
Why I love my Leica
From Henri Cartier-Bresson to Annie Leibovitz, many of the 20th century’s most defining images were shot on a Leica. Our technology columnist, a lifelong fan, tells the story of the camera that almost died and was triumphantly reborn in the digital age
Nicole Farhi and fashion’s great disappearing acts
Like Calvin Klein, Helmut Lang and Martin Margiela before her, Nicole Farhi – the designer turned sculptor – has proclaimed that she will never return to fashion. For some, though, a return is inevitable