Raf Simons x Fred Perry A lifelong fan of Fred Perry British fashion house, designer Raf Simons, the creative director at Christian Dior, has collaborated on six capsule men’s collections with the brand, his most recent launching in March 2013. Simons is often viewed as one of the most influential contemporary fashion designers. Raf Simons … Read more
Douglas Coupland Designs Luxury Furniture Line For SwitzerCultCreative Canadian novelist, visual artist and designer Douglas Coupland launched his first collection of furniture designs, in collaboration with Vancouver-based SwitzerCultCreative luxury design collective. Douglas Coupland’s first novel in 1991 was the acclaimed “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture”. “The ‘Douglas Coupland for SwitzerCultCreative’ collection is a … 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
Baume & Mercier Announces Premiere of Men’s Watch Collection and Celebrity Design Collaboration to be Unveiled at SIHH 2013 Swiss Maison d’Horlogerie Baume & Mercier debuts Clifton new men’s collection at the highly anticipated Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) show in Geneva. Powered by Swiss-made mechanical movements, this predominantly automatic collection is inspired … Read more
Ora Ito’s kitchen accessories for Guzzini Heineken, Adidas, Sagem and Nike, a signature Hôtel O, all these collaborations are found in the portfolio of the French designer Ora Ito. The latest partnership includes a collection of kitchen accessories produced for Guzzini and presented at Paris interior decoration and design trade show Maison & Objet (January … Read more
The PPR Group and Christopher Kane enter into a partnership The Scottish young designer, Christopher Kane has seen French luxury group PPR (owner of Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Saint Laurent and Italian brand Gucci) invest in his label. PPR acquires 51% of the luxury designer brand. PPR will enable the Christopher Kane brand to … Read more