Luxury art and collectables
Rarely do people make the association between film and watches, yet both industries rely on a appreciation of time and the determination to make thousands of parts work in harmony behind the scenes, be it a sapphire crystal case or a cameraman’s lense. Swiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen (founded in 1868) celebrates the world of Filmmaking this … Read more
Vatican to set up contemporary art pavilion in Venice For the first time in its 84-year history as an independent state, Vatican will have its own contemporary-art pavilion at the 2013 Venice Art Biennale – the major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years (in odd years) in Venice, Italy. The 2013 … Read more
Join LIFE OF PI to help WWF double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022. The largest of all the Asian big cats, the wild tigers face a number of threats, including habitat loss from human activities such as clear cutting for agriculture and road development, climate change and poaching. Every part of … Read more
John Malkovich once again delving into fashion – The beachwear capsule collection, exclusively for yoox.com American actor, producer, director and fashion designer John Malkovich is once again delving into fashion with his new men’s beachwear capsule collection for summer 2013, made by his brand Technobohemian. The 17-piece capsule collection includes destructured jackets, bermudas, shirts, polo shirts, … Read more
The Pritzker jury announced the Pritzker laureate for 2013, the highest award in the profession of architecture. The the thirty-seventh recipient of the Pritzker Prize is Japanese architect Toyo Ito. Called by the Pritzker Jury “creator of timeless buildings,” Ito is the sixth Japanese architect to become a Pritzker Laureate – the first five being … Read more
A new perspective on modern China Le Meridien’s “A New Perspective” event series have previously explored contemporary Indian art, a photographic study of Bangkok captured by nine photographers from across the Asia Pacific world, and a project by Paris-based Chinese artist An Xiaotong creating Lego artworks inspired by her visits to Le Meridien hotels in Hainan, … Read more