Luxury art and collectables
Hermès French luxury house joins Chanel, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Ungaro, Lanvin and Adeline André in creating a heart stamp for La Poste, France’s national postal service. The heart edition of stamps is issued each year in France to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Zoé Pauwels‘ design “De tout coeur” with images of swans, hearts, shooting stars and … Read more
At Conde Nast’s first-ever participation in Art Basel Miami Beach, (December 6-9), the company will exhibit a specially curated show of photographs from the new book and global exhibition Coming Into Fashion: A Century of Photography at Conde Nast. The accompanying exhibit within the “Art Collectors Lounge” will bring together a selection of rare photographs … Read more
Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo teams up with Hermès for a range of silk scarves. The Japanese fashion designer and French luxury house will launch two limited-edition collections of the French brand’s carrés, which will hit stores in February 2013. “I have always had an immense respect for Hermès’ tradition and artisanal know-how,” Kawakubo … Read more
Hypnotic mystery: David Lynch’s pop-up club at the Miami Art Week After a pop-up version at the Cannes Film Festival this year, David Lynch’s exclusive Parisian club Silencio opens in Miami during Art Basel (between the December 6 and 9). The Mulholland-Drive-inspired Parisian club will have a pop-up version recreated at the Delano South Beach hotel … Read more
Journeys. Wanderings in contemporary Turkey continues the cycle of exhibitions, initiated at the Espace culturel Louis Vuitton in 2006, exploring the contemporary art scene of a foreign country. After Indonesia in 2011, the Espace now turns the spotlight on Turkey. Eleven artists from different generations use a variety of techniques to evoke, each in their … Read more
Exclusive photography exhibition: Rolls-Royce hosts Karl Lagerfeld Rolls Royce is hosting Karl Lagerfeld for an exclusive photography exhibition entitled ‘A Different View’, in the latest of the luxury manufacturer’s Icons of Art series. Karl Lagerfeld’s exhibition comprises of his own unique photographs of Rolls-Royce motor cars taken over the summer in Ramatuelle in the south of … Read more