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1912-2012. Chronicles of a creative journey. The centenary of Paris’s Galeries Lafayette’s dome

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Coupole des Galeries Lafayette Paris turned 100 Paris’s Galeries Lafayette opened exclusive exhibition for centenary of its dome The famous dome of the Paris’ Galeries Lafayette Haussmann department store was erected in October 1912 by architect Ferdinand Chanut and master glassmaker Jacques Gruber. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the iconic building’s dome, Galeries Lafayette … Read more

Polish for every silhouette: Chloé Carol

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Chloé’s new collection of Carol shoes reflects the intriguing blend of this season influences and polishes every silhouette of the Fall – Winter 2012 show. “The creative energy of this winter season is based on the stimulating and playful contradiction between a typical casual and carefree London way-of-life and a more sophisticated Parisian elegance,” says … Read more

Starks Chair, the most widely sold design chair in the world, turned 10

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The Louis Ghost chair designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell in 2002 is celebrating its 10th anniversary  On October 3rd, Philippe Starck celebrated, in Milano, the anniversary of the Louis Ghost chair, launched in 2002. Louis Ghost becomes not only a Kartell absolute best-seller but, on the strength of 1.5 million pieces sold, it is, … Read more

Light of tomorrow: International VELUX Award 2012

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International VELUX Award 2012 for Students of Architecture: Team from Switzerland Takes First Prize Among 983 Entries International VELUX Award 2012: “resonance, memory” took first prize   A team of two students of architecture from ETHZ in Zurich, Switzerland, took the International VELUX Award 2012 for their poetic project “resonance, memory”. In 2012 the International … Read more

David Lynch universe in Dom Pérignon jeroboams

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David Lynch’s limited-edition bottle designed for Dom Pérignon How looks a bottle of iconic champagne in the iconoclastic David Lynch vision? Lush, dark, hallucinatory, irresistible… The famous movie director incapsulated in his version of Dom Perignon limited-edition bottles the symbols of his cinematic universe. Made for the Rosé 2000 and the Dom Pérignon 2003, David … Read more

Brad Pitt wearing Chanel No.5

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Brad Pitt explores his relationship with Chanel No. 5: “There you are – CHANEL N°5 Part 1” New Chanel No. 5 video starring Brad Pitt Inspired by Chanel’s “1973 commercial” shot by Helmut Newton featuring French film star Catherine Deneuve, movie director Joe Wright worked with Brad Pitt, the first man who has starred as … Read more