Perfume trends: in the wake of the 70s & 80s
The rise of the middle class and the liberation of morals redrew the olfactory landscape of the 1970s. By the end of the sixties, a wind of freshness was blowing through perfumery, embracing the desire for women’s emancipation. The launch of Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium at the end of the decade marked a turning point […]
DOWN WITH THE MASKS!
In the context of an unprecedented health crisis, masks have invaded our daily lives and also revolutionized fashion and beauty trends. But it is difficult to know what is really hidden behind those masks. We can guess at a luscious mouth highlighted with lipstick, or a fine nose studded with freckles, but who would think […]
Diego Faivre : objects per minute
After working in a factory as a “blue collar worker,” Diego Faivre, who attended the Design Academy in Eindhoven, became aware of the value of time, which was evaluated, calculated, and recorded. A real indicator to evaluate human performance. A concept he wanted to explore through his “Minute Factory,” which underlines our obsession with time […]
EGONLAB: VISUAL ARTISTS
Emerging French brand EGONLab dresses all morphologies, all genders, and all ages with timeless pieces revisited in the light of their contemporaneity. True to their iconoclastic DNA, these self-described visual artists offer an urban punk wardrobe. Superimposing masculine and feminine, modernity and historical know-how, durability and creativity, they create clothes as a hymn to the […]
Digital, 3D creations, and NFT at the crossroads of a new art
NFTs have been in troubled waters for the past few months, encountering turbulence from Wikipedia, which refuses toaffiliate these digital tokens to the field of art, and the brands that fear more counterfeiting, not to mention the Picasso family, which is torn about the digitalization of certain works of the painter (in particular around a […]
Loewe and Miyazaki: Animated capsule
The collection was released on the Loewe website on January 7 in honor of the late director Hayao Miyazaki. Their collaboration is inspired by his film Spirited Away (Chihiro’s Journey). Jonathan Anderson, Loewe’s creative director, describes the collection as “an ode to loyalty as well as friendship.” The designer features the main characters of the […]
Forte volley, between onirism and poetry…
The Italian label has been established in the heart of the 6th arrondissement of Paris for several years. The project, led by Robert Vattilana and Giada Forte, has blossomed like a flower, between femininity and softness. In terms of materials, brass and rose quartz predominate in the middle of a space tinted with white and […]
Pierre Corthay: A boutique-workshop with creative contrasts
The Pierre Corthay boutique-workshop located near the Place de la Madeleine was designed by NeM (Niney et Marca architectes agency). The designer aspires to “make shoes that are more desirable…” and needed a place that could reflect his handcrafted and custom-made creations. He wanted to combine traditional and contemporary. The store’s woodwork has remained intact […]
Shang Xia, a store that looks like a bird’s nest…
Japanese architect and writer Kengo Kuma, who has been awarded the distinction of Officier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France, has designed the boutique for the Chinese brand Shang Xia. The Hermès subsidiary, located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, designs luxury clothing, furniture, and other decorative objects featuring elegant and refined […]
VINCENT LEROY : Anamorfosis
Formado en diseño industrial en la École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle de París, Vincent Leroy ha dado al diseño una espectacular dimensión monumental que le ha llevado al éxito. Su última obra, expuesta en los escaparates de las boutiques Yves-Saint-Laurent de todo el mundo, dice mucho de su trabajo en la confluencia del arte, […]
VINCENT LEROY : Amorfosi
Formatosi in design industriale all’Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle di Parigi, Vincent Leroy ha conferito al design una dimensione monumentale spettacolare che ha fatto la sua fama. La sua ultima creazione, disseminata nelle vetrine delle boutique Yves-Saint-Laurent nel mondo, la dice lunga sul suo lavoro al crocevia tra arte, architettura e design: sculture caleidoscopiche […]
VINCENT LEROY : Anamorphose
Formé au design industriel à l’École nationale supérieure de création industrielle de Paris, Vincent Leroy a donné au design une dimension monumentale spectaculaire qui fait son succès. Sa dernière réalisation, essaimée dans les vitrines des boutiques Yves Saint Laurent du monde entier, en dit long sur son œuvre à la croisée de l’art, de l’architecture […]
YAMNE CHABI-GARA : UN MATIERISMO CONTEMPORANEO
Les Hikkikomori, son estos jóvenes japoneses en situación de aislamiento elegido. Estos son también los títulos de las grandes pinturas matéricas del pintor Ymane Chabi-Gara. Desde el descubrimiento cultural hasta el aprendizaje de idiomas, Japón está en el centro de la imaginación del artista, “tan alejado de las referencias occidentales, saca a relucir cosas diferentes”, […]
YAMNE CHABI-GARA, MATERIALISMO CONTEMPORÁNEO
Les Hikkikomori, sono questi giovani giapponesi in una situazione di isolamento scelto. Questi sono anche i titoli dei grandi dipinti materici del pittore Ymane Chabi-Gara. Dalla scoperta culturale all’apprendimento della lingua, il Giappone è al centro dell’immaginazione dell’artista, “così lontano dai riferimenti occidentali, fa emergere cose diverse”, dice. È quindi la sua immagine che si […]
YMANE CHABI-GARA, UN MATIÉRISME CONTEMPORAIN
Hikikomori. C’est le nom qui désigne ces jeunes hommes japonais en situation d’isolement choisi. C’est aussi le titre des grandes toiles matiéristes de la peintre Ymane Chabi-Gara. De la découverte culturelle à l’apprentissage de la langue, le Japon est au cœur de l’imaginaire de l’artiste : « [C’est] tellement loin des références occidentales, cela fait émerger des […]
Xinyi Cheng : nouvelle coqueluche de Paris
Très demandée en Europe, elle cumule les expositions. Après avoir habillé les murs de la Bourse de commerce-Pinault Collection, ses œuvres seront visibles chez Lafayette Anticipations, dévoilant ainsi aux curieux venus s’enivrer de talent pictural le génie de la fameuse Xinyi Cheng. Cinq ans après son arrivée à Paris, Xinyi Cheng est l’une des artistes […]
Xinyi Cheng : nueva estrella en París
Muy solicitada en Europa, esta artista ha realizado un gran número de exposiciones. Tras haber colgado sus obras en las paredes de la Bourse du Commerce François Pinault, estas se expondrán finalmente en Lafayette Anticipation. Esto pondrá en evidencia su genio para los curiosos que han venido a embriagarse con el talento de la famosa […]
Xinyi Cheng: nuovo idolo a Parigi
Molto richiesta in Europa, accumula mostre. Dopo aver appeso le sue opere alle pareti della Bourse du Commerce François Pinault, è a Lafayette Anticipation che saranno visibili. Rivelando così il suo genio ai curiosi venuti ad inebriarsi del talento della famosa Xinyi Cheng. Cinque anni dopo il suo arrivo a Parigi, Xinyi Cheng è una […]
ALBERTO BIASI : Ipnotico
Nel 1965 Alberto Biasi (membro fondatore del Gruppo N, filiale italiana dell’arte luminocinetica) partecipa alla storica mostra The Responsive Eye al MoMA di New York. Da allora ha continuato ad approfondire le sue esperienze “ottico-dinamiche” e la loro ricezione retinica da parte dello spettatore. Il concetto di “occhio motorio” attribuisce infatti il primato allo spettatore: […]
ALBERTO BIASI : Hipnótico
En 1965, Alberto Biasi (miembro fundador del Gruppo N, la rama italiana del arte luminocinético) participó en la histórica exposición The Responsive Eye en el MoMA de Nueva York. Desde entonces, no ha dejado de profundizar en sus experimentos “óptico-dinámicos” y en su recepción retiniana por parte del espectador y es que el concepto de […]
ALBERTO BIASI : Hypnotique
En 1965, Alberto Biasi (membre fondateur du Gruppo N, branche italienne de l’art lumino-cinétique) participe à l’exposition historique « The Responsive Eye » au MoMA à New-York. Depuis, il n’a de cesse d’approfondir ses expériences « optico-dynamiques » et leur réception rétinienne par le spectateur. Le concept d’« œil moteur » donne en effet au regardeur la primauté : fondés sur l’instabilité […]
WANG KEPING : Métamorphoses
Evocando alcune divinità arcaiche che emergono dalla profondità del tempo, le monumentali sculture in legno di Wang Keping affascinano per la loro densità e sensualità. Maternità, Origine del mondo, Donna ciclope…, metà figura, metà totem, appaiono congelate nelle loro metamorfosi, sospese tra la forma e la non forma, incarnazione e astrazione… Scolpite in alberi secolari, […]
WANG KEPING : Metamórfosis
Evocando a algunas diosas arcaicas de las profundidades del tiempo, las monumentales esculturas de madera de Wang Keping fascinan por su densidad y sensualidad… Maternidad, Origen del Mundo, Mujer Cíclope…, mitad figura, mitad tótem, estas obras parecen congeladas en sus metamorfosis, los personajes suspendidos entre la forma y lo informe, la encarnación y la abstracción… […]
WANG KEPING : Métamorphoses
Évoquant quelque déesse archaïque surgie du fond des âges, les monumentales sculptures en bois de Wang Keping fascinent par leur densité et leur sensualité. Maternité, Origine du monde, Femme cyclope… Mi-figures, mi-totems, elles apparaissent comme figées en leurs métamorphoses, suspendues entre la forme et l’informe, incarnation et abstraction… Sculptées dans des arbres centenaires, ces figures […]