Hainan Airlines is taking uniforms to haute couture heights

Hainan Airlines debuted their new Laurence Xu uniforms at Paris Couture Week Fall/Winter 2017.The fusion of traditional Chinese elements and popular international fashion created an Oriental masterpiece that turned heads in Paris. The uniforms by Laurence Xu Haute Couture combine elements of classical, time-honored Oriental aesthetics and the silhouette of a modern Western suit, infusing … Read more

Meet The Most Powerful Road Going Lotus Sports Car Ever. Just 60 Editions Planned

Following the successful introduction of the Lotus Evora 400 and Evora Sport 410 to global markets, Lotus has unveiled its most powerful road-going model ever – the Evora GT430.   Powered by a new development of the 3.5-litre V6 supercharged and charge cooled engine producing 430 hp, and benefitting from a significant hike in downforce, … Read more

Jean Nouvel and star designer Oki Sato of Nendo reinvent the Pontos Day Date for Wallpaper x Maurice Lacroix

Maurice Lacroix and Wallpaper* Magazine: back again for another impressive design journey. A few years ago, Maurice Lacroix decided to partner with Wallpaper and embarked on an exciting adventure which consisted of reinventing the Pontos watch thanks to the participation of outstanding designers. The informed reader will remember that in 2009, product designer Gwenaël Nicolas, industrial designer … Read more

Forget Alexa, Amazon’s next big product is … wine

World’s largest retailer moves from tech products to its own wine, to revive the ‘direct connection between wine-maker and customer’

The cabin of the 787 Dream Jet is turning into a gallery of art, design and craftsmanship

In September 2016, the world’s first 787 Dream Jet made its maiden flight to Hong Kong and joined Deer Jet’s managed fleet. Once under the management of Deer Jet, this masterpiece of human engineering and design was turned into an art object. The exhibition series “Dreams Encounter the World” has displayed the craftsmanship used to … Read more

Paul Smith’s bright and breezy spring-summer 2018 collection

Paul Smith’s bright and breezy spring/summer ‘18 collection for men and women brought an air of positivity and optimism to Paris Fashion Week. Orange, purple, red and yellow dominated the classical and playful Paul Smith fashion show in Paris. Irreverence is injected with Japanese fish packaging graphics on cross-body box bags, ties, shirt pockets and … Read more