Arthur Kar started as a car dealer for rare and vintage automobiles. Following the success of his car dealership, L’Art de l’automobile, he turned his brand into a clothing business, fulling his dream: a car company that can be expanded into a 360 brand. He is driven by his passion for cars, art, fashion, and […]
Can a smashed Porsche 911 be a breath-taking work of art? According to Porsche purists, the idea is revolting because Porsche vehicles are art themselves without the need of additional embellishments. Daniel Arsham, however, challenges this belief with his Crystal Eroded Porsche 911. Daniel Arsham was born in 1980 and is one of the most […]
HISTORY Porsche, the sports car giant we all know and love, has some very surprising beginnings. In 1931, a 55 year old automotive engineer by the name of Ferdinand Porsche founded a small automotive design shop with his son-in-law and a young businessman. “Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH”, as it was known back […]
Currently, Earth is home to over 7.4 billion people, with half of those living in urban settings and using 80% of the planet’s resources. By 2050 the world’s population is expected to reach 9.8 billion, with 70% of that population expected to live in urban areas. The main challenge that every city is facing is […]
The Vessel is a $150 million structure in the heart of New York’s Hudson Yards. Designed by Thomas Heaterwhick, it has 154 interconnected stairways and is labeled as a public benefit, whilst simultaneously hypocritically driving up the prices of the apartments in the surrounding buildings. Nicknamed “the colossal shawarma” and a “mythical giant’s wastepaper basket” […]
In the span of four days, from the sixth to the eleventh of September 2021, Cannes hosted one of the biggest boating shows in France. On the Côte d’Azur, the festival brought together people from all over the world, succeeding in breaking the attendance record it set in 2019. All of the well-known yachting brands, […]
The name Soho house is definitely no coincidence. It refers to the founding location of the first Soho House in the Soho neighbourhood of London, more precisely on 40 Greek Street, in a vacant space above founder Nick Jones’s French Restaurant “Boheme”. When the premises became vacant in 1995, Jones seized the opportunity to start […]
Armani/Silos is an exhibition space located in the heart of Milan’s Design District, in Via Bergognone 40, showcasing Giorgio Armani’s style and aesthetic philosophy. Opened in 2015 to celebrate 40 years of the designer’s creative work, it was built on what was originally the granary of a major international company. Giorgio Armani fittingly chose to […]
Officine Universelle Buly 1803 is one of the most iconic perfumes and cosmetics brands and remains a symbol of the art-de-vivre to this day. The brand perfectly reflects what it means to be a Bar à parfums, a real temple of fragrancies. Bar à parfums originated from the idea of bar à champagne, in which […]
On the 30th of September, the latest movie from the 007 franchise “No Time to Die” was finally released in theatres after multiple postponements due to COVID-19. The movie was an immediate box office success, and was described as amongst the best appearances of Daniel Craig as the fictional British MI6 agent James Bond. From […]