Culture
Ibrahim Mahama and Pilotti: A Shared Language of Making
Contemporary art often feels disconnected from the real world. This new collaboration shows how human hands, labor, and shared histories fundamentally shape culture. The project titled “Failed Industrial Utopias”, a partnership between the Italian collective Pilotti and…
Reykjavík as Method: Helga Ólafsdóttir on DesignMarch, Cultural Legacy and What Comes After the Festival
For years, DesignMarch has offered Reykjavík as a meeting point for designers, architects, makers, industries and ideas. Meanwhile, design festivals elsewhere compete for visibility, scale and international relevance. Iceland, however, has developed a different proposition….
Maleah Joi Moon: From Broadway to A Different World
With a Tony and a Grammy already won, Maleah Joi Moon takes on Netflix as Deborah Wayne in A Different World. For the actress, joining the beloved television legacy means finding her own place within…
Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires
“Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires” will chart the city’s 1,600 years of tradition, art and design This autumn, the V&A is presenting “Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires”, the accompanying publication for…
How Silent Film Fashion Created the Original Influencer
Long before the birth of Instagram and the rise of the fashion influencer, there was an even more enigmatic figure that revolutionized the American fashion industry without having to say a word. She was the…
La Còla, Where Contemporary Art Meets Social History
A former wine cooperative turned creative hub, La Còla marks a new cultural chapter for the Minervois, preserving the rural heritage of Southern France’s Languedoc region, through an exchange of history, creation and modern art….
Mara Hoffman on Sustainable Fashion
After twenty-four years of building one of fashion’s most distinctive independent labels, Mara Hoffman chose to close her brand, not as a surrender, but as an act of imagination. Now, the sustainable fashion designer is…
London Fashion Week: IRK Takes Over the Century Club Rooftop with VIP LFW
IRK joined VIP LFW and Fashion Scout for the opening party of London Fashion Week. VIP LFW unfolded on the Soho roof terrace of the Century Club beneath the open London sky, with Mermaid Gin…
Coco Rocha: On Being a Supermodel
Coco Rocha gives us the full picture on modelling, beyond the camera lens. In this exclusive interview, supermodel Coco Rocha peels back the glossy veneer of fashion to reveal the grit, artistry, and resilience that…