A snapshot of the contemporary concerns of the design world. 8 years of #designsoftheyear: The Designs of the Year 2015 nominees @ Design Museum London. Frank Gehry’s Fondation Louis Vuitton, Google’s self-driving car, Asif Kahn’s Sochi Olympic Megafaces are just some of the high-profile projects represented in the exhibition of The Designs of the Year … Read more
From creative clashes to the crude sign in Chanel HQ’s men’s toilets, these documentaries reveal the truth behind the glamour of fashion
A Beverly Hills mansion that has been widely publicized with much celebrity and international buyer interest, triggering a bidding war, has been sold to Swedish billionaire Markus Persson for $70 million. This is the highest price ever paid for a home in Beverly Hills and it closed in a lightning-fast six days. Persson’s purchase included … Read more
Venini has created a series of ten unique sculptures. Italian art glass maker Venini pays tribute to the iconic Yves Saint Laurent fragrance introduced in 1983 with a series of unique sculptures. Ten sculptures inspired by the Yves Saint Laurent Paris flacon are available in a selection of high-end stores, priced at $7,500 in the … Read more
This spring British niche perfume house Penhaligon’s will launch Ostara, a luminous solar floral created by Master Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour. Inspired by the daffodil, the fragrance is a modern interpretation of this delicate and incandescent flower. The flower that represents the optimism of the English spring inspired French nose Bertrand Duchaufour to create the bright yellow … Read more
Biggest ever survey in 16 countries finds adverts for live tigers, orangutans and chimps – plus a ‘toilet-trained’ gorilla