Archive for July 2025
BENEDICT HAENER: RETHINKING VALUE IN JEWELRY
Breaking Boundaries: The Art of Benedict Haener Benedict Haener is a Swiss artist and goldsmith who turns the rules of jewelry upside down. With a sharp eye for detail and a playful spirit, he transforms precious materials like diamonds and gold into objects that look like everyday items—sugar, paper, even candy. His work blurs the…
Read MoreAFTER PARTY: NIGHTCLUBS LOST IN DAYLIGHT
AFTER PARTY: NIGHTCLUBS LOST IN DAYLIGHT. A photographic journey into French nightclub facades by photographer François Prost. After Party opens with a twist: Cinderella is already home, barefoot, the spell broken. So what remains? The clubs. Captured in the stark glare of daylight, François Prost’s photographs strip French discotheques of their nocturnal shimmer. Indeed, gone…
Read MoreJORDANE SOMVILLE: JEWELS AS RELICS
JORDANE SOMVILLE: JEWELS AS RELICS. Between ornament and relic, each piece speaks. Jordane Somville doesn’t fit in a box. She sculpts, she glazes, she fuses, and she listens. Meanwhile, in an era where design trends spin fast and flat, Somville turns to ritual. Her studio becomes a playground for the hand, the impulse, and the…
Read MoreCHOUPETTE STARS IN HUBLOT’S BIG BANG CAMPAIGN
Big Bang Energy, à la Choupette Two decades ago, Hublot launched the Big Bang—a watch that said no to quiet design and yes to bold statements. It fused unexpected materials and disrupted the rules of traditional watchmaking. I like that. I too am a disruptor and I turned the fashion world upside down without ever…
Read MoreENTRE TRÓPICOS: EXHIBITION OF DESIRE
ENTRE TRÓPICOS: EXHIBITION OF DESIRE. A lush dive into Brazilian sensuality through art. Two artists, two visions, one tropical pulse. Entre Trópicos opens on centuries of fascination. Ever since colonial times, the tropics have stirred the Western imagination, as landscapes of desire, excess, and transformation. This exhibition, organized by 193 Gallery for the Brazilian Season…
Read MoreRETRO GROOVE ENSEMBLE: IRK PLAYLIST #2
It’s a RETRO GROOVE PLAYLIST featuring an ensemble of world jazz that lets you travel across the globe and through time. Dive into this mix of alternative jazz, soul, and funk movements from Japan to Brazil. This journey also takes you via France and the USA. Listen to our second IRK playlist that just dropped…
Read MoreYVES SAINT LAURENT AND PHOTOGRAPHY VISION
A New Book Tracing the Intimate Bond Between Yves Saint Laurent and Photography On July 10, 2025, Phaidon releases Yves Saint Laurent and Photography. This striking new book explores the fashion icon’s deep connection to the photographic image. The project was conceived by the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris, under the direction of President Madison Cox. It offers a carefully curated…
Read MoreJÉRÔME PROCHIANTZ AT MODERNE ART FAIR 2025
Jérôme Prochiantz will showcase an extraordinary selection of sixty photographic prints from his private collection at the Moderne Art Fair 2025, held in Paris from October 23 to 26. This unique exhibition, set in the prestigious Place de la Concorde, celebrates the eclectic vision of Prochiantz and his commitment to sharing photography as cultural heritage.…
Read MoreTUPAC THE LEGEND AN EXAMPLE FOR MILLIONS
Tupac Shakur was never just a rapper. “He was an example for millions,” Michel Haddi says. He became a cultural lightning rod who channeled rage and tenderness into verses that still feel urgent decades later. His life burned fast and bright, marked by contradiction. He could be fierce in one moment, reflective the next, a…
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