KAWS gives Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Concept timepiece an art-forward update. Audemars Piguet and KAWS have teamed up on the limited-edition Royal Oak Concept Tourbillon “Companion,” a run of just 250 watches that meld haute horology with contemporary pop art. KAWS’ trademark Companion character is integrated...
Angelina Jolie recently commemorated her eponymous design atelier’s first year spent operating from Jean-Michel Basquiat’s former art studio at 57 Great Jones Street. In that time, Atelier Jolie has quietly emerged as a place where art- and design-obsessed New Yorkers can connect with makers whose work...
It’s tempting to classify the 43-year-old Bahamian designer and Future Perfect Prize recipient Anina Major as a ceramicist, but there’s more to her practice. The RISD alumna and Saint Heron Ceramics Residency mentor works in clay, but her creations are informed by the basket weaving traditions of...
Referred to as “the Oscars of the Swiss watch world,” the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève has honored extraordinary advancements in horology since 2001. This year, IWC Schaffhausen’s Portugieser Eternal Calendar—the first watch of its kind from the prestigious brand—took home the top prize, known as the...
When siblings London and Abella Glorfield founded their music startup, Kickback, they set out to give tech-fatigued members of their Gen-Z cohort a more analog way to enjoy their favorite music. A four-year stint as a musician signed with RCA Records eventually culminated in London joining...
On a subterranean level of Almine Rech’s Tribeca gallery, Brooklyn-based artist Matthew Schreiber pairs a mesmeric, site-scaled laser installation with four new holograms from his ongoing Orders of Light series. The confluence of works, all studies on the manipulation of light, forms “Undertow,” his first solo exhibition...
Björk’s Centre Pompidou nature installation will run during the U.N. climate conference. Björk and Aleph Molinari have created Nature Manifesto, an AI-powered sound installation at the Centre Pompidou that recreates the calls of endangered and extinct animals. Accompanying the haunting composition is a manifesto emphasizing climate...
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After just 18 months, Peter Do has stepped down as Helmut Lang’s creative director. Peter Do will step down as Helmut Lang’s creative director at the end of November, ending his tenure that began this past March. Despite high expectations, his debut collection received mixed feedback...
Takashi Murakami gets into the fashion game and launches a flowery footwear brand. Takashi Murakami has launched his own footwear brand, Ohana Hatake. Its debut silhouette is a pair of colorful EVA foam slides inspired by traditional Japanese house slippers that are available via raffle on...