Luxury art and collectables
James Franco, L.A.’s Chateau Marmont and spring’s Techno Color sunglasses. Italian fashion house Gucci turns the spotlight on its new Techno Color Sunglasses Collection with a film directed by and starring James Franco, the ambassador of the luxury Italian label since 2009. Last year, France produced “The Director,” a documentary about Gucci creative director Frida … Read more
Watchmaking and leather are brought together as one in “The mechanics of Hermès time” inspiring and playfull video animation dedicated to Hermes’ stable of watches. The magnificent fun animated film on the universe of Hermès’ watchmaking history presents Maison Hermès’s timepieces from 1912 to the present day illustrated by Philippe Dumas. The apparent … Read more
Maison Lancome announced Academy Award winning actress Lupita Nyong’o as its new brand ambassadress. 31-year-old Lupita Nyong’o has taken the world by storm. She received an Academy Award in the category of “Best Supporting Actress” for her moving portrayal of Patsey in Steve McQueen’s acclaimed film 12 Years a Slave–making her the fourth Academy Award winning … Read more
The face value of 200 bitcoins may be higher than $200, but the artist isn’t quite Warhol famous – yet
The winners of the annual UnderwaterPhotography.com photo contest 2013/2014 have been announced. 49 spectacular shots out of 7,850 entries were awarded medals or runners up. The UnderwaterPhotography photo contest is the longest running and most prestigious online, or off. “Winning a medal is the reward for all the hard work underwater photographers … Read more
A new exhibition charts how postwar Italy transformed the world’s perceptions of it, using its greatest export: style