V&A to open Refurbished Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art, the first major gallery of Japanese art in the UK A selection of mobile phones designed by Naoto Fukasawa, a Hello Kitty! rice cooker, toaster and kettle; a cloisonné enamel handbag imitating snakeskin; and a group of kimono from the 1920s-1930s are among recent acquisitions that will be shown … Read more
The flashy buildings of Astana rise up implausibly from the flat plains of oil-rich Kazakhstan to form a city stuck between a Soviet past and an aspirational present
As the inaugural New York menswear fashion week draws to a close, we report from the frows of Manhattan. But were the clothes cutting edge enough to rival Paris, London and Milan?
Sotheby’s London announced the opening of a specially curated exhibition “The Value of Art: The Past & Future of Collecting.” The exhibition explores the different factors that come in to play when appraising and collecting works of art, from ideas surrounding the emotional, historical and cultural value in addition to the overt relationship between money … Read more
Ducati and Pirelli commissioned Vibrazioni Art Design to create a work of art on the Ducati Scrambler two-wheeler. The specialv limited edition was introduced on 22 May at the London “Bike Shed” (an event dedicated to special bikes) called the “SC-Rumble.” And so the “SC-Rumble” was born, a special edition manufactured as a single unit. … Read more
2016 Dodge Viper American Club Racer (ACR): The most torque of any naturally aspirated sports-car engine in the world. Certified for public roads and engineered to wring every last hundredth of a second out of road course lap times, the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR combines the latest in aerodynamic, braking and tire technology. The car, the … Read more