Kering’s Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin have new owners

Kering announces the sale of Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin to their management. Kering is selling its entire stake (100%) in Sowind Group SA, which owns the Swiss watch manufacturers Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin, to its current management. A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned luxury Houses in Fashion, Leather … Read more

Woman Made: Great Women Designers champions the work of pioneering women in product design from all over the globe

    Kering and Phaidon partner to launch Woman Made: Great Women Designers. Kering and Phaidon unveiled Woman Made: Great Women Designers, a platform that celebrates women in the arts. This comprehensive new book spotlights women of the past, present, and future, and their contributions to furniture, textile, product, and lighting design. Aimed to inspire … Read more

Family-owned Danish luxury eyewear brand acquired by Kering luxury group

    Kering acquires family-owned Danish luxury eyewear company. Kering Eyewear acquires the Danish luxury eyewear brand Lindberg, a family-owned Danish eyewear company, renowned and awarded for its exceptional titanium optical frames, design, innovative and patented technology and impeccable craftsmanship. According to Kering luxury group, the high-end brand has a unique positioning and solid growth … Read more

Rencontres d’Arles 2021: Kering’s Women In Motion Award goes to photographer Liz Johnson Artur

  During the opening week of the 52nd edition of the Rencontres d’Arles festival, Kering and the Rencontres d’Arles will pay tribute to the career and commitment of the Russian-Ghanaian photographer Liz Johnson Artur. Kering luxury group and the Rencontres d’Arles present the 2021 Women In Motion Award for photography to Liz Johnson Artur. On … Read more

This new sustainability platform for gemstones and jewelry to catalyze positive change across the jewelry industry

  This free digital resource is available to the entire gemstone and jewelry industry, from mining to retail. LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury group,  launched of the Gemstones and Jewelry Community Platform, a joint initiative inspired by strong sustainability commitments. The Coloured Gemstones Working Group, created to catalyze positive change across the jewelry industry, has … Read more

A new financing round grants pre-owned luxury platform unicorn status

  The leading global platform for desirable second-hand fashion announces a new €178m (US$ 216m) financing round. Following a strong year that saw the platform’s transaction volume grow over 100% year-on-year, this financing round grants Vestiaire Collective unicorn status and ideally positions it for its next cycle of accelerated growth.   Since its inception in … Read more