Rely solely on the skill of the artisan is perilous for a designer – Ronan Bouroullec

«When you see your work has a social impact, people continue to work and to survive». Ronan Bouroullec on how centering the artisan can lead to a sustainable industry

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Mujō: originating from Buddhism, it refers to the impermanence of all being

A product as a tool to enact change – Mujolab is not solely about creating a plastic alternative, but about opening a dialogue that spurs people to question and reflect

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«Never show four white stitches in one image» – A talk with Jonathan Hallam

An interpersonal fascination between Martin Margiela and multidisciplinary artist Jonathan Hallam led to La Femme de Cabine – an homage to the House, fusing anonymity with ubiquity

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Charlie Siem – violin variations to pay homage to Masters and Legacies

The British violinist presents new album Between the Clouds, gathering classical pieces from his 20-years music repertoire: «There is a lightness to them like a cloud»

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The danger of losing the traditions of ballet to the pace of the contemporary

Patricia Zhou worked at dance companies across Europe or the States with her primary focus laying on Russian style ballet rather than the English techniques

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Probiotic clothing, not sci-fi but science: wearing a base layer made of bacterial colonies

«There are more bacteria in your armpits than there are humans on this planet». How genes, environments, and clothing effectuate a human’s body odors

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The misconception of wetsuits. The impact of surf-gear on our natural ecosystems

Wetsuits traditionally made from petroleum-based material – UK located brand Finisterre invented an eco-friendly version made from Yulex: revealing its business model

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An ethical marketplace for artisans

Goodee – in conversation with the founding duo Byron and Dexter Peart. «How could those products expand to be better for the people and the progress?» – A digital B-Corp Certified marketplace

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Diversity is what makes us more equal. Liliane Lijn – 1969 to the present

«There is a kind of coherence between what I did then and what I do today». Messages, opinions, and discoveries, understanding life in a way beyond images

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«I do things that I have done as a child» – The Brazilian zeitgeist in an age of isolation

With the short film Cálida, Victor Hugo Mattos pays homage to his place of escapism – Bahia, transporting the audience to a place of sanity and idealism

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The footwear niche onto a circular path – cases at Veja + Rick Owens, Virón and Hodei

Non-sustainably produced shoes take 50 years to decompose. Few brands set on sustainability to decrease the issue of the footwear branch

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The lighting industry: a conversation about design, materials and the LED bulbs

New York artist Caroline Zimbalist centers her work around sustainable, biodegradable lighting options, thriving to infuse an excess-consumption-society with thoughtfulness

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Ceramics. Formed from the earth, shaped with water, hardened by air and fire

The work of Brooklyn based ceramist Yuko Nishikawa is guided by the Japanese onomatopoeia ‘piku piku’, «an involuntary movement caused by unexpected contact»

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Kinyan Lam brings to light the lost art of the Dong people

A conversation with the Hong Kong designer – the Dong cloth, a traditional fabric manufactured and used by the Dong people, an ethnic group from Guizhou

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Gucci and The RealReal: 230 metric tons of carbon and 10 million liters of water saved

Reforestation through One Tree Planted and resale on The RealReal, Gucci’s ongoing commitment to social and environmental responsibility

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Paris, Tétier Bijoux – Nothing dies, everything transforms

Florence Tétier has released a Tétier Bijoux jewelry collection designed during isolation: drawing inspiration from everyday life using only what was available

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The Sky in a Room – an Italian pop song is a contemporary visual poem

Fondazione Nicola Trussardi unveiled the project The Sky in a Room by the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson at San Carlo al Lazzaretto, Milan

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Putting biodiversity at risk of extinction and threatening the lives of tribal people who rely upon the Earth’s lungs

Claudia Andujar’s photography grants the indigenous tribe Yanomami the support to fight for their rights and existence. «I’m connected to the indigenous, to the land, to the struggle. I have always searched for the meaning of life in this core»

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MATTER, Denver. Self-sufficiency in the DNA

Rick Griffith and Debra Johnson follow the pulse of time while infusing it with history. «We are connected to our times and we know exactly what to do»

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How to craft a product that both serves and satisfies?

Sarah Kauffman. The American designer works with military parachutes and upcycled fabric scarps: «Parachutes have a story themselves which does not need to be manipulated»

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AMF Necessories, the luxury items that act as a vehicle for a better future

AMF Necessories’ sustainable core strategy. «We create luxury items as a vehicle for giving people a better job, making the air cleaner, and contributing to a better future»

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Embracing escapism by putting the pleasure of playing with fashion to the fore

Directed by Jonathan Anderson, the Show-on-the-Wall stems from a desire to discover formats of communication that respond to the times we are living in

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A path of subtraction, capturing time and sublimating it

The Spring Summer 2021 collection of Giorgio Armani reiterates a sight of elegance with the individual is at its core, balancing precision and sensuality, purity and concessions to eccentricity

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Givenchy through the lens of Williams’ friend Nick Knight

Under the Creative Direction of Matthew M. Williams, the Parisian Luxury Maison Givenchy has unveiled its first jewelry collection campaign, featuring the bold yet elegant

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Fear of God x Zegna. A conversation of two minds untied by the language of luxury

The Italian family business Zegna launches its collection is designed in collaboration with the American Luxury brand Fear of God. «Our open conversations and emotions were translated into garments»

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Discovering the unknown in a moment that forbids the novelty of unexplored places

Maddalena Arcelloni is known for photographs that are both a testimony and a tale of confinement. In ‘Incredibly Close’ her work is exhibited in Milan from September 23rd to November 20th

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Fifties and Sixties’ pictures shot at Forte dei Marmi’s Capannina – La petite robe

The SS 2021 collection of Italian designer Chiara Boni celebrates «the lightness and carefreeness of a season, filling the heart with joy and serenity», acting as message of re-birth

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A dialogue between scent and ingredient, inspiration and outcome

Loewe launches a plant-based home scent selection. «There is an intimacy and coziness, but also a celebration of the natural world, to these candles that I find both timely and timeless»

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2 Moncler 1952, Girl Up. Genderless tailoring to redefine the power of femininity

On September 8th, Moncler Genius – a concept supporting the message ‘One House, Different Voices’ – unveiled a collaboration with Girl Up, within the Moncler 1952 collection

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Dana Schutz – ‘Shadow of a Cloud Slowly Moving’. Floating around pictorial genres

At her solo exhibition in London, artist Dana Schutz presents paintings and sculptures depicting her fascination in «fictional conditions, psychological sensation and subjective experience»

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Jacquemus – ‘Images’. Photographs evoking a raw poetry, in the moment, unretouched

Simon Porte Jacquemus – The designer who bridges culture with wanderlust and finesse while running one of the leading French fashion Houses on the market

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Estelle Hanania. It’s Alive! – An exhibition guided by puppets and ventriloquism

The Maison de Europenne de la Photographie in Paris has devoted its Studio program to emerging designers, offering them an audience to present their works.

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Le Muse Inquiete – Where Venetian history meets a stream of the contemporary

For the 125th anniversary year of La Biennale di Venezia and Cecilia Alemani, all its Artistic Directors have been invited to design the historical exhibition ‘Le Muse Inquiete’

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Chanel. The Fall 2020 eyewear collection makes heritage and innovation collide

Tweed. Just as it meets every desire in fashion, tweed also lends itself to every innovation. The French luxury house Chanel incorporates the fabric into its Fall 2020 eyewear collection

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Bikini Berlin. Fusing urbanistic with sustainability and change as a principle

The concept of a sustainable shopping mall makes its way to Charlottenburg’s center, uniting history and modernity and fusing urbanism with social networking

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Marie Tomanova x Estnation – a future free of gender binaries, valuing individuality

Launching on August 28th in Japan, the first collection of Czech photographer Marie Tomanova embodies «humanity, connecting as humans, being young and alive, and being yourself»

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Ermenegildo Zegna, questioning legacies in support of a conscious future

With 2020 marking the 110th anniversary of the Italian menswear brand Ermenegildo Zegna, the House came up with a campaign idea, exploring the concept of legacy under the hashtag #UseTheExisting

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David Lynch Foundation Italia — ‘Heal the Healers Now’. Change begins from within

David Lynch, Italia. Transcendental Meditation as a tool to reduce stress and insomnia healthcare workers are being confronted with during the Covid-19 pandemic

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The Innovators Program – pushing the boundaries of fashion

Starting from September, Matchesfashion has announced to launch The Innovators Programme where twelve designers will receive a mentorship and marketing support for one year.

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Roppongi Tsutaya Books, Tokyo. Catering to the needs of an international community

Tsutaya was founded in 1983 in Osaka as a realization of the idea of a need to create a stronghold of culture for grown-ups

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Maison Ruinart. Turning sustainable development into a source of innovation

For ten years, Ruinart has implemented a global practice of eco-design. An EPI measures the impact of the Maison’s projects, including packaging as service and visibility tools.

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Celine – a black-and-white portrait series of filmmaker Jean Luc Godard

Hedi Slimane, creative director of the French fashion house Celine, photographed a portrait series of French ‘Nouvelle Vague’ film director Jean Luc Godard, in Switzerland in July 2020

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Alexandre da Cunha ‘Arena’ – An exhibition curated in dialogue with Jenni Lomax

In his first exhibition Arena, Brazilian born and London based artist Alexandre da Cunha chose to display aspects of his observations of how objects sit in the world.

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Bottega Veneta weaves the digital age with identity, craftsmanship and heritage

For the Bottega Veneta Men’s collection, the House decided to stream a short film, delving into the identity and masculinity of multidisciplinary artists and their affiliation to clothing.

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Gathering artisans and craftsmen to give rebirth to the identity of a nation

Maria Grazia Chiuri staged the Dior Cruise show 2021 at the Piazza del Duomo in Lecce, a town in the southern Italian region Puglia. The show paid tribute to the region’s artisans

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Barocko – a cultural and aesthetic link binds the Baroque movement and Bvlgari

The Baroque aesthetic is revisited through Bvlgari’s contemporary filter versatility, rewriting the rules of high jewelry design and manufacturing

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Nick Knight in Cinecittà for a digital performance presentation

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced fashion brands and retailers to adapt to the circumstances and accept digital solutions as business strategies

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FUEL, London. Changing the perception of traditional graphic design

After thirty years, the FUEL team remains to be a duo. They never employed assistants or interns, nor had ambitions to enlarge the design company

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A cruise collection inspired by a stationary journey — a contradiction, but not a constraint

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2021 ‘Game On’ – a departure of an inner journey, where time is a social security factor‘Game On’ – Ghesquière’s strategy of asserting the fashion game

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Responding to the question ‘What does Moncler mean to you?’

Moncler Voices, the digital campaign calls individuals to participate in the project by creating an image that explains their vision of Moncler

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