LA FRAGANCIA DEL HOGAR SE VISTE DE INVIERNO
Los primeros días helados del año se prestan muy bien a las alegrías del cocooning. Un arte que el reconfortante aroma de una vela realza maravillosamente. Porque las fragancias para el hogar combinan hábilmente diseño y creatividad, descubra nuestra selección de temporada para encantar el invierno. En su origen, la vela estaba destinada a iluminar, […]
HARRIS REED EMBRASSE « L’AIR DU TEMPS »
Après le départ, il y a un an, du duo néerlandais Rushemy Botter et Lisi Herrebrugh de la maison fondée en 1932 par Robert Ricci, l’annonce a fait le tour de la fashion sphère, lorsque nous apprenions, le 21 décembre dernier via une dépêche, la nomination de Harris Reed à la direction artistique. Nina Ricci, […]
ZOOM ON THE LUNAR ARCHITECTURE OF THE JOHN LOBB BOUTIQUE
From Paris to New York to Los Angeles to Tokyo, the House of Lobb has 19 stores worldwide. It all began in 1851, when the company was founded. The founder walked from Cornwall, his hometown, to London where he began his career as a bootmaker. He then headed to Australia in the middle of the […]
L’ABEILLE NOIRE PRESTIGE EDITIONS, THE NEW JEWEL OF THE HOUSE OF GUERLAIN
As part of its commitment to the protection of biodiversity, and more specifically that of bees, Guerlain has joined forces with the jewelry house Bäumer and the Baccarat crystal factory to reissue the iconic perfume bottle designed by Lorenz Bäumer a decade ago, L’Abeille de Guerlain. This renowned collaboration reflects the unparalleled expertise of these […]
KEVIN GERMANIER CELEBRATES LIFE AND COLOR
A graduate of Central Saint Martins in London, Kevin Germanier made a splash in his first show in 2020, when he entered the official Paris Fashion Week calendar. But this young entrepreneur is also committed to the fashion industry by advocating for a more sustainable and ethical society. His eponymous brand “Germanier,” launched in 2018, […]
NO MATTER HOW DRUNK YOU ARE, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE BOTTLE
Just like olfactory trends, the perfume case has never stopped evolving over the decades. Since the Roaring Twenties, marked by Lalique or Baccarat, designers have imbued their era with their creativity. A talent that is still reinvented today, in the midst of an ecological emergency. It is at the beginning of the twentieth century that […]
GREENHUSHING OR THE ART OF KEEPING QUIET
Fashion, the second most polluting industry in the world after energy, continues to develop between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and constant innovation. But beware of the “greenwashing” that we all know and which has been highlighted for several years as sometimes being abused, especially for marketing purposes. In 2022 and after an overheated summer, it […]
ICTYOS, THE MARINE LEATHER OF TOMORROW
Nowadays, fashion is becoming more and more important in our lives. We use clothes to dress up, to convey a message, to express an idea or show our belonging to a group or a social environment. But we must also recognize that the clothing sector is among the most polluting in the world after the […]
200 CREATIVE VISIONS FOR THE LOUIS VUITTON BICENTENNIAL
The French trunk-maker continues to celebrate two centuries of creation by settling its traveling exhibition in New York until the end of the year. For over a year, the luxury brand has been paying tribute to the avant-garde spirit of its founder Louis Vuitton, born in 1921, embarking on a journey around the world with […]
TIM WALKER, WONDERFUL THINGS :
A FANTASTIC EXHIBITION
On September 23rd, fashion photographer Tim Walker arrived at the press conference of the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam accompanied by his mother. A presence that reveals how much his childhood inspired him and how he integrated this fairy-tale universe into his photographs. He began his career at the age of 181 18, when he started […]
BATA SHOE MUSEUM OR THE HISTORY OF FOOTWEAR THROUGH TIME
For thirty years now, the Bata Museum in Toronto, Canada, has been exhibiting its impressive collection of 15,000 shoes, spanning more than 4,500 years of history. The Bata Shoe Museum (BSM), housed in architect Raymond Moriyama’s iconic building, celebrates the role, style, function, and evolution of footwear. Four galleries within the museum are open to […]
GINORI 1735 OPENS ITS FIRST BOUTIQUE ON RUE SAINT-HONORE
For almost three centuries, Ginori 1735 has been one of the world’s leading brands in the luxury and lifestyle sector. Since 2013 it has been part of the Kering Group. It has always been associated with great personalities from the world of fashion, art, design, architecture, cinema, and furniture. The Manufacture’s product range is the […]
VALERIANE LAZARD DESIGNS POLENE’S FIRST NEW YORK STORE
Purity, minimalism, and nature are the three words that define the architectural work of Valeriane Lazard. In charge of the interior design of their boutique in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, it is quite natural that the brand Polène wanted to continue their collaboration with the design of their first New York boutique. A nugget […]
MUGLER X WOLFORD : ZOOM IN ON THE COLLABORATION OF THE MOMENT
A versatile artist: stylist, director, photographer, interior designer, Manfred Thierry Mugler has established himself as a creator who goes against the grain of folkloric and unstructured fashion. The Wolford brand has built an international reputation by collaborating with prestigious designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Emilio Pucci, and Valentino. A first collaboration had already seen the […]
INTO THE CREATIVE EXTRAVAGANCE OF TOM VAN DER BORGHT
The Belgian fashion designer and multidisciplinary artist is revolutionizing the conventions of fashion through his colorful, quaint, offbeat, and ultra-pop universe, which makes upcycling his signature playground. “My work is about blurring the lines between fashion and performance art. I don’t want to be pigeonholed,” explained Tom Van Der Borght at the Hyères Festival in […]
THE ART OF REDEFINING PRADA’S SCENIC TERRITORIES
AMO, the research and design arm of OMA, the firm founded by Rem Koolhaas, has been developing the interiors of Prada’s retail spaces and the set designs for the company’s fashion shows for the past twenty years. Since the advent of digital technology and the emergence of social networks and the metaverse, bridges have been […]
THE BOIJMANS VAN BEUNINGEN DEPOT, MIRROR WORK
Dutch fashion label Francon chose the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam as the venue for its latest collection. A special building, designed by the MVRDV architectural studio, which serves as an archive for the museum of the same name, but which is also the first of its kind to be accessible to the public. […]
SONOS AN ULTRA-DESIGNED COLLABORATIVE MUSIC CENTRE
The Brinkworth architecture studio has struck again. Thirty years of design in 300 cities around the world. The firm has transformed a former gallery and studio, Club Row, into a ‘collaborative house.’ Now called Sonos, it has become a social and collaborative hub for London’s music and creative communities. The aim was to design a […]
FOCUS ON THE NEW DREAMY FORNASETTI SHOP AT HARRODS
Piero Fornasetti was a renowned Italian painter and designer. His artistic production is reinterpreted today by his son Barnaba and brings the painter’s artistic imagination to life in every shop. In the 1950s and 60s, Fornasetti’s favorite motif was the face of a polymorphous, placid woman on the objects he painted. His eyes are inspired […]
LA SAMARITAINE IN ARTY MODE
The history of La Samaritaine, located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, began in 1870 when Ernest Cognacq, a former fabric salesman, decided to set up a business on rue du Pont Neuf with his wife, Marie Louise Jay. In 1900, the couple began collecting artworks to display in their store. They were then bequeathed […]
GRASSE, ICONIC CITY OF PERFUMERY
Perfume was first created in Ancient Egypt, in the form of resin fumes sent to the gods. But it was later reborn in the flower fields of Grasse, the modern cradle of perfumery. The fame of Grasse develops during the Renaissance, thanks to the tanneries. Although leather gloves were very fashionable at the Court of […]
JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THE PIAZZETA OF CAMILLE MICELI
A strong, iconic element of the Italian city, the “Piazzeta” (the little square) is at the heart of the second collection designed by Camille Miceli for Pucci. “It’s a joyful and warm place, shaded here and there by beautiful trees, where the colorful and cheerful tablecloths of the trattorias dance in the wind, embodying La […]
GUCCI REVISITS KUBRICK
For its Exquisite Fall-Winter 2022 collection, the luxury House revels in excess, drawing inspiration from the films of one of the 20th century’s greatest directors. Some cried foul when they saw Gucci’s Exquisite campaign. The cries are still ringing. What do the Italian label’s clothes say when immersed in Stanley Kubrick’s masterpieces? The question remains. […]
RENDEZ-VOUS AT THE RIVES DE LA BEAUTÉ
The 12th edition of Rives de la Beauté will be held in Paris from September 21st to 25th. A week of events dedicated to perfume, celebrating the vision of a contemporary and responsible beauty. An open route, punctuated by olfactory stops in partner boutiques. An opportunity to discover Memo, EX NIHILO, Obvious, Floraïku, and many […]