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THE PERFUME FOUNDATION, the leading authority on environmental and health issues related to fragrances and scents, celebrates its 18th Anniversary. For almost two decades, THE PERFUME FOUNDATION encourages a new perfumery industry contributing to the cultural heritage of perfume. THE PERFUME FOUNDATION advocates for a come back to the basic foundation of Perfume – a … Read more
Prada’s Gatsby Costumes Prada’s creative director Miuccia Prada offered a glimpse at the 40 outfits created by Prada & Miu Miu for Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, the upcoming cinematic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel of the same name, a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan and Joel Edgerton. The … Read more
Design Museum’s 2013 Designs of the Year award London’s Design Museum, the world’s leading museum devoted to contemporary design, announced “Designs of the Year 2013” nominations. The Designs of the Year awards, ‘The Oscars of the design world’ showcases the most innovative and imaginative designs from around the world, over the past year, spanning … Read more
Original 1966 TV Batmobile Sells for $4.62 Million at The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions Barrett-Jackson auction company, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, announced that its highly anticipated 5000 series, which featured more than 50 unique and rare automobiles, including the company’s famed Salon Collection, generated more than $29.2 million at the company’s iconic … Read more
Patricia Urquiola’s “O’Clock – time design, design time” going to China While figurative art, cinema and photography have developed lengthy and profound reflections on the subject of time, design on the other hand has usually restricted its treatment of the subject to the areas of accuracy, measurement and functionality. Yet the relationship between time and … Read more
In 2013, Baccarat celebrates its famous Harcourt glass and honors the collection at the Plaza Athénée hotel. For the occasion, mixologist Thierry Hernandez, a veteran of Le Bar Du Plaza Athenee in Paris, imagined a “Baccarat Harcourt” cocktail. The Harcourt collection, the oldest in the Baccarat archive, is reputed for its iconic design. Created in … Read more