Fashion & style—With help from British artist and photographer Nick Veasey, the V&A takes a closer look at pieces from the Balenciaga Shaping Fashion exhibition.
With help from British artist and photographer Nick Veasey, the V&A takes a closer look at pieces from the Balenciaga Shaping Fashion exhibition. Collections are examined in a custom-built X-ray studio, dispelling long-standing myths about Cristóbal Balenciaga’s designs by revealing the intricacies hidden beneath the folds and layers of individual garments.
Podcast—Through a selection of true stories from the world of business and beyond, economist Tim Harford encourages us to recognise there are lessons to be learnt wherever you look.
Everybody knows that, in business, you have to learn from your mistakes; the only downside is having to make them first. Through a selection of true stories from the world of business and beyond, economist Tim Harford weeds out the kernel of truth from the chaff of detail, and encourages us to recognise that there are lessons to be learnt wherever you look.
DIY—Isolation-born skill sets are all the range - haven’t you heard? If not, Norwegian brand Holzweiler, whose banner cry has always been about a conscious footprint, has a little something to get you motivated.
Isolation-born skill sets are all the range – haven’t you heard? If not, Norwegian brand Holzweiler, whose banner cry has always been about a conscious footprint, has a little something to get you motivated. Holzweiler Hacks support the preservation of fashion, by encouraging customers to reuse, repair and upcycle garments. Show off your hacks on Instagram with the hashtag #holzweilerhacks, and you might just win a €1,000 gift card to spend on the Holzweiler webshop.
Music & performance—Berlin-based music platform COLORS, plays host to an superbly curated mix of global artists.
Berlin-based music platform COLORS plays host to a superbly curated mix of global artists. Performers are given nothing to hide behind – no flashy visuals – just a microphone and a coloured backdrop. Artists routinely bestow the platform with some of their most personal performances, embracing the opportunity to do away with distractions and allow the music to speak for itself.
CUBICLE—Composition, typography and layout creation: watch the meticulous design journey of a CUBICLE fashion feature as it comes to life, hosted by CUBICLE founder Shini Park and CUBICLE art director Camilo Gonzalez.
Composition, typography and layout creation: watch the meticulous design journey of a CUBICLE fashion feature as it comes to life before your very eyes, hosted by CUBICLE founder Shini Park and CUBICLE art director Camilo Gonzalez in an exclusive Instagram Live ‘Observation Workshop’ session.
Art & design—Download 21 Seats To Color colouring book, by Jean Prouvé, via Galerie Patrick Seguin.
Fans of architect and metalwork designer Jean Prouvé are blessed with this 21 Seats To Color colouring book – published by Parisian gallery and exhibition space Galerie Patrick Seguin. Freely available as a print-out, this could well be the key to some truly cathartic, but stylish regression.
Music & performance—From the world-renowned Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of virtuoso Russian conductor Kirill Petrenko comes this breathtaking performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No 7.
From the world-renowned Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of virtuoso Russian conductor Kirill Petrenko comes this breathtaking performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No 7. It premiered in 1813 with an audience of soldiers, and Beethoven attributed his composition to a feeling of indebtedness to “those who have sacrificed so much for us” – a feeling familiar to us citizens of the COVID-19 age.
Beauty & fragrances—Dr Sturm hosts the “biggest masking event in history” – a global fundraiser inviting experts, musicians and friends for intimate conversations and education.
The beauty benefits of the makeup-free isolation programme we so eagerly signed up for haven’t quite surfaced as we’d expected, so a little help from German doctor and skincare specialist Dr Barbara Sturm arrives just in time. Live from Los Angeles, Dr Sturm hosts the “biggest masking event in history” – a global fundraiser inviting experts, musicians and friends for intimate conversations and education.
Charity—Gaeleen Quinn partners with strategy & design consultancy Polonsky & Friends in a charity-auction initiative.
Gaeleen Quinn (founder of Q&A Hospitality consulting and the Bogota Food & Wine Festival) partners with strategy and design consultancy Polonsky & Friends in a charity-auction initiative that allows citizens to give back to the immigrant workforce – so crucial to the restaurant industry – affected by the global health crisis. Raising over $12,000 so far, the auction offers the chance to bid for a personal 30-minute Q&A chat with the industry’s most respected chefs.
Fashion & style—The elusive Vogue (US) archive or every single issue and every page since 1892 is open to the public, free of charge.
For a limited time only, the elusive Vogue (US) archive is open to the public, free of charge (previously membership cost over $1,500 to access). Searchable by decade, brand, designer and photographer, the archive makes available every single issue and every page since 1892. Just put aside a good few hours, sign up, and get stuck in. We’re engrossed in everything 1950s, so meet you there.