IMpressions

ASICS’ Kinetic Playscape

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Salone del Mobile attracts an increasing number of fashion brands, often with a launch or a moment to mark. At Garage 21, ASICS presents the Kinetic Playscape, its first consumer-facing…

Wolterinck’s World

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To celebrate The Living Gallery, Wolterinck opens the doors of its transformed Laren space. Designed and developed by Marcel Wolterinck more than twenty years ago, the property consists of a…

Trend: Desert Codes

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Classic films set in desert landscapes, like Out of Africa and The English Patient, serve as reference for more than one designer this season. Atmosphere, heat, dust and desert. The…

A Field in Transition: Cao Fei at Fondazione Prada

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Rice fields, drone technology and shifting agricultural landscapes form the backdrop of Cao Fei’s exhibition Dash. Moving between documentary footage, installation and speculative fiction, the work explores how labour and…

Notes on Paris Fashion Week

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Paris closes the fashion week season. Highlights from Isabel Marant, Louis Vuitton and Lacoste form three distinct directions. Isabel Marant, photography courtesy of Isabel Marant Wanderlust into the sunlight At…

Louis Vuitton at Palazzo Serbelloni during MDW

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Art Deco is one of my favourite design periods, especially in interiors. Now returning during Salone del Mobile, though seen through a different lens, a century later. At Louis Vuitton,…

Hermès at La Pelota

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My second stop during Salone takes me to La Pelota. The setting, revisited each year during Salone, is defined by columns and light tones. An open space with beautiful objects.…

Hong Kong Art Shines at KunstRAI

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Hong Kong and Amsterdam are not immediately comparable, yet the association arises naturally. Two trading cities where international influences and local traditions continuously intersect. Within the global art market, Hong…

The first stop in Milan: Plan C

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The sun is out in the centre of design. The first space during Milan Design Week sets the tone. Enter Plan C, with a simple intention: finding a statement necklace.…

Milan Notes

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Milan is a city of style. Salone del Mobile in spring, and Milan Fashion Week, twice a year. Season after season, established houses define the schedule, with space for emerging…