Paying tribute to her roots, Irene Forte wanted a brand that was one hundred percent Italian. She set out to find a lab which would reflect her ethos in terms of sustainability and efficacy

A Spanish artisan brought the flowers of the Mediterranean to the court of King George II and opened Floris Jermyn Street

Three young people couldn’t sell their designs. In the Sixties, they opened a shop with two doors to the street – Diptyque, in the Boulevard Saint-Germain. A history for those who strive today

The rent had risen by 200% – Rei Kawakubo left Dover Street, although it was the London street that had launched the concept store, accounting for 35% of its turnover.

In conversation with the founder James Laffar – «My grandfather used to know a few of our clients back when he had bookstalls in the Sixties»

Era dalla seconda Guerra Mondiale che non si assisteva a una tale riconversione generale delle aziende produttive in Italia. La formula elaborata da ICR a Boffalora D’Adda

Il fotografo britannico John Rankin Waddell – Rankin – si confessa «Ci sono alcune mie fotografie che amo e che non suscitano interesse a nessuno, e viceversa. Bisogna affidarsi al giudizio obbiettivo di qualcuno di esterno»

Mid-century Danish Modernist furniture and 1944 Hans Wegner J16 Rocking Chairs, which nod to the building’s past as a retirement home

Craft, manualità, abilità tecnica – oppure cultura, coerenza e visione? Contano le domande, mai le risposte: una digressione sulla storia recente della moda

Una casa negli Hamptons appartenuta a Jackie Kennedy torna a nuova gloria – il pretesto per un discorso sul significato di ‘lusso’ nella visione di Reed Krakoff, creative director Tiffany