The Belgian fashion guru Ann Demeulemeester, one of the most influential and inspiring fashion designers of our time, signed a book deal with famous Rizzoli publishing house, the famed Italian purveyor of art tomes. The 54-year-old Belgian fashion legend is working on a book with a foreword by American singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist … Read more
Who will be the winner of the LVMH Prize for Young Designers 2014 edition? The choice of the LVMH prize finalists came to be a difficult decision. After much deliberation, the selection committee came up with an unexpected shortlist of 12 designers instead of the originally-intended 10. Launched in November 2013, the inaugural LVMH Young … Read more
Maison Martin Margiela developed, in cooperation with Belgian luxe wallpaper company Omexco, a new unprecedented line of home decoration dedicated to well-dressed walls. The new collaboration will be exhibited at this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milano. The new wallcoverings include five design themes with different color offerings for each pattern: “l’optique”, “la paésine”, … Read more
Cartier le style et l’histoire at the Grand Palais. 534 pieces from the Cartier Collection, 16 private loans, 104 loans from museums and institutions, 294 documents from the Cartier Archives, 28 tiaras and 18 mystery clocks will be displayed in the prestigious Salon d’Honneur room at the Grand Palais from December 4, 2013 to February … Read more
The 2013 batch of Samuel Adams Utopias. The brewers at Samuel Adams announced the 2013 batch of Samuel Adams Utopias, the brewery’s most renowned luxury barrel-aged, extreme beer and one of the year’s most anticipated beer releases. This year marks the first time Samuel Adams brewers have blended Utopias with Samuel Adams Kosmic Mother Funk … Read more
Veuve Clicquot‘s champagne had always artistic innovative packaging like origami-style foldable champagne bucket by Belgian designer Mathias Van De Walle or Jeff Koons’ mini replicas of his life-sized “Balloon Venus” art installations for Rosé Vintage 2003. With Veuve Clicquot‘s “Naturally Clicquot” packaging by French designer Cédric Ragot, the famous French champagne house based in … Read more