SVRN : MINIMALIST DESIGN
South Korea-based interior design firm WGNB has redesigned the space of Chicago fashion boutique SVRN. The redesign pays homage to the family history of its owner, David “Oogie” Kim. The spatial design was reinterpreted from the oriental perspective, that is, focused on the surrounding relationship of the object. Visual tension is created by the ever-changing […]
LORIANE LEGER OR THE ART OF LETTING NATURAL BEAUTY SPEAK
Having grown up in Haute-Savoie, Loriane Leger came to Paris in the early 2000s to study and develop her art with Make Up For Ever. She graduated at the top of her class. Over the years, she climbed the ladder and maintained her creative and free spirit. Guided by her travels and nature, this young […]
KOLOR, A COLORFUL AND UNSTRUCTURED SPIRIT
Kolor is a Japanese brand founded in 2004 by Junichi Abe. After studying at the Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo, he worked at the “Comme des Garçons” design studio with Junya Watanabe, whom he helped launch his label. During this same period, he met his wife, Chitose Abe, founder of the Sacaï brand. In this […]
JENNY HYTÖNEN A SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND THE BODY
Jenny Hytönen is a young Finnish woman who received a standing ovation in October 2022 at the previous edition of the Hyères Festival for her “Untitled” collection. Winner of the Grand Prix Première Vision and the Prix du Public, this 25-year-old designer saw her future change before her eyes thanks to a collection halfway between […]
WHAT TO REMEMBER FROM THE VERY FIRST FEAR OF GOD FASHION SHOW
Born on the other side of the Atlantic, Fear of God is an independent American brand, founded in the early 2010s in Los Angeles by Jerry Lorenzo, son of basketball player Jerry Manuel. Quickly becoming inevitable for any self-respecting streetwear fan, the universe designed Jerry Lorenzo has embraced the codes of classic luxury, through cuts […]
TANIA FRANCO KLEIN A SPECTRAL VISION OF HUMANITY
Her photographic practice oscillates between reality and fiction in a strange space where dramatic pairings of light and shadow play on perspectives like film stills. Tania Franco Klein’s portfolio is a fascinating play of cinematic images saturated with light and color. In her narrative process, this native of Mexico City probes the social behaviors of […]
PAUL GUILHAUME, THE LIGHT OF DOCUMENTARY
A regular collaborator of Léa Mysius (he is responsible for the images of Ava and Les Cinq Diables, films for which he is also a co-writer) and director of photography for Jacques Audiard’s black and white urban film Olympiades, Paul Guilhaume is one of the most promising cinematographers of his generation. With Casa Susanna, broadcast […]
MICHEL GONDRY, BETWEEN TWO FILMS
Presented last month at the Cannes Film Festival’s Quinzaine des Cinéastes, The Book of Solutions is Michel Gondry’s first film since Microbe et Gasoil, released in 2015. Eight years during which the director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind stayed away from the big screen, but not from cinema. In 2014, on the advice […]
BENJAMIN MILLEPIED REVISITS CARMEN
Transposing a great classic of 19th-century French literature and opera into contemporary America: this is the program of Benjamin Millepied’s first film. And what better way to launch the film career of the former director of dance at the Paris Opera than with a film adaptation of Carmen? Prosper Mérimée’s novel had already been adapted […]
THE HYPERREALISTIC SCULPTURE, ENCORE!
Nantes – France At a time of transhumanist utopias and cosmetic surgery, how do we view our imperfect bodies? Born in the United States in the 1960s, hyper-realist sculpture is experiencing a resurgence of interest that raises questions: after the Musée Maillol and the Fondation Beyeler,1 it is now being honored at the Musée d’Arts […]