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Nicholas Knightly unveils a contemporary nod to Pauline Moynat’s empathetic design for women on the move

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  Long ahead of it’s time in 1903, Moynat was advertising women’s handbags on long straps, to wear hands free. Moynat‘s Creative Director Nicholas Knightly revives Pauline Moynat’ s feminine flair brought to the métier of luxury trunk-making. Moynat turns a fresh page under the new creative direction of Nicholas Knightly. With a keen eye … Read more

Yoko Ono wins Austrian Oskar-Kokoschka-Prize

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Yoko Ono wins EUR20,000 Austrian art prize Austrian 2011 Oskar-Kokoschka-Prize went to Japanese avant-garde artist and peace activist Yoko Ono. The 78 old artist has been awarded the 20,000-euro ($26,100) art prize in Austria. Ono, Beatles John Lennon’s widow, is an “outstanding artistic personality,” jury president Gerald Bast said. She is due to pick up … Read more