See why Arksen’s eco marine adventures challenge the landscape of luxury travel
Entrepreneur, investor, environmentalist Jasper Smith is redefining luxury travel with his company Arksen’s curated eco marine adventurers. I catch up with him to see how his venture is developing in light of the coronavirus pandemic and growing concern over the environment.
Interview: Virgil Abloh and Gorden Wagener imagine a new kind of luxury design
Louis Vuitton menswear artistic director Virgil Abloh and Mercedes-Benz chief designer Gorden Wagener imagine a new luxury concept with Project Geländewagen
From ‘Me Too’ to ‘Black Lives Matter’, How the car industry could do better
How the modern car industry should address deep rooted race and gender inequalities as highlighted by the ‘Me Too’ and ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaigns
Rolls-Royce Ghost is a peek into the new face of luxury
The new Rolls-Royce Ghost is a highly accomplished product – it wears its luxury lightly to be a fine illustration of a more subtle and discreet post-pandemic luxury landscape.
The ultimate car accessory could be this Negroni Trunk
The Negroni Trunk, by New York men’s style fixture Matt Hranek, joins the Rolls-Royce Champagne Chest and Bentley Picnic Hamper as a must-have luxury road travel accessory.
How the luxury landscape will change post-pandemic
Rolls-Royce is calling it post-opulence. Bannenberg & Rowell say it is post-hedonism. Is luxury about to enter a new age post-pandemic?
Classic adventure in the Adirondack Guideboat
Adirondack Guideboat is a heritage company based in Vermont where brothers Justin and Ian Martin craft rowing boats from cedar and fibreglass using artisan skills that honour the classic design passed down some 150 years
How will in-car UX design evolve with AI, AR, and 5G?
UX design is becoming one of the main drivers in car design with Pininfarina’s AutonoMIA a demonstration for personalised, intuitive and immersive user experience system
Mercedes design chief Gorden Wagener on how he plans to take the brand into the sustainable era
Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz design chief Gorden Wagener explains how he plans to take this traditional brand into the sustainable future
Why businesses should support the arts post-pandemic
As head of BMW’s cultural engagement Thomas Girst is deeply passionate about arts and ideas. He involves the company in interesting projects which not only help the artists and institutions, but the partnerships also subtly boost BMW’s brand image externally and internally
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Refik Anadol’s artwork at Frieze Art is a dialogue on humans And machine
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Sustainable lessons from ‘The Art of Earth Architecture’
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Émeric Lhuisset on the power and possibilities of photography
In 1972, Associated Press photographer Nick Ut...
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‘Women In Design’ – the alternative design history
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New books celebrate the Bauhaus centenary and its legacy
I attended an art and design foundation course much...
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Discover innovative, extreme, ingenious urban designs in ‘The Contemporary House’
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See why Arksen’s eco marine adventures challenge the landscape of luxury travel
Entrepreneur, investor, environmentalist Jasper Smith is redefining luxury travel with his company Arksen’s curated eco marine adventurers. I catch up with him to see how his venture is developing in light of the coronavirus pandemic and growing concern over the environment.
Interview: Virgil Abloh and Gorden Wagener imagine a new kind of luxury design
Louis Vuitton menswear artistic director Virgil Abloh and Mercedes-Benz chief designer Gorden Wagener imagine a new luxury concept with Project Geländewagen
From ‘Me Too’ to ‘Black Lives Matter’, How the car industry could do better
How the modern car industry should address deep rooted race and gender inequalities as highlighted by the ‘Me Too’ and ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaigns
Rolls-Royce Ghost is a peek into the new face of luxury
The new Rolls-Royce Ghost is a highly accomplished product – it wears its luxury lightly to be a fine illustration of a more subtle and discreet post-pandemic luxury landscape.
The ultimate car accessory could be this Negroni Trunk
The Negroni Trunk, by New York men’s style fixture Matt Hranek, joins the Rolls-Royce Champagne Chest and Bentley Picnic Hamper as a must-have luxury road travel accessory.
How the luxury landscape will change post-pandemic
Rolls-Royce is calling it post-opulence. Bannenberg & Rowell say it is post-hedonism. Is luxury about to enter a new age post-pandemic?