Kering 2016 First-Quarter Revenue. Strong performance in Luxury in an uncertain environment

On January 21, 2016, the Corporate Knights’ Global 100 index published at the World Economic Forum in Davos ranked Kering as one of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world. Kering was the only Luxury group featured in the 2016 Global 100 index, and ranked second in the Textile, Apparel & Luxury Goods sector. … Read more

Vincent van Bot: the robots turning their hand to art

Twenty-six robots designed by students across the US will compete in an art contest that offers a glimpse into the creative potentials of artificial intelligence

Vintage cars with a glorious past: Italy may change, but the 2016 Mille Miglia doesn’t

The thirty-fourth revival of the Mille Miglia, the most famous road race of all time, will be held from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 May 2016. The event, as is tradition, is scheduled a week before the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Monaco. For the fourth year running, this celebration of vintage cars will be … Read more

Brief encounters: Undressed at the V&A

From Queen Victoria’s mother’s pantaloons to Kim Kardashian’s ‘butt-lifters’ – an exhibition about the history of underwear explores the beautiful and bizarre inventions beneath our clothes

Nature at full gallop: Slim d’Hermès Pocket Panthère

Hermès Watchmaker unveiled a one-of-a-kind creation born from an association between engraving and enamelling. Echoing the Hermès annual theme for 2016: “Nature at full gallop”, the great cat featured on the dial of the Slim d’Hermès Pocket Panthère is drawn from an illustration by the artist Dallet, who worked with the house in the 1980s. … Read more

Issey Miyake: 45 years at the forefront of fashion

At 77, Issey Miyake is still at the cutting edge of design. Tamsin Blanchard joins him in Tokyo