Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli does not shy away from reflecting on what the heyday of Haute Couture could look like in today's globality, and furthermore one in which China is key for the luxury industry. Fashion needs to be "plural".
From May 23 to 26, the fourth edition of the international Révélations Biennial dedicated to fine crafts and creation will be held at the Grand Palais in Paris.With panache: with a wind of freedom fostered by the growth of the market for contemporary fine craft.
Praising timelessness as the Paris Fashion Week runs at full tilt may sound out of beat. And yet, betting on a timeless style as talented designer Maiko Kurogouchi does it might just help to make clothes last longer for a more sustainable fashionable wardrobe.
The traditional codes of luxury are facing obsolescence and renewal. The time has come to reinvent a dream of creation that reconciles the culture of image and the culture of responsible manufacturing. And this is the mission of the Biennial 1.618.
The J-Tex Showroom in Paris : where fashion professionals go to discover the latest textile innovations by Japanese companies rich in ancient know-how of excellence, and determined to meet the needs of today's high end fashion brands.
For this winter, the iconic floral prints of the Parisian company founded in 1958 are beautifully reinterpreted, giving a refreshing modernity to the brand. Without denying its stylistic DNA whatsoever, on the contrary, here and there, a boiling creativity was renewing the in-house heritage know-how of prints.
The Guy Laroche collection for spring summer 2020 drew warm applause at the Pavillon Vendôme where it welcomed an utmost stylish reinterpretation of the heritage Parisian fashion brand exploring a certain idea of freedom. ...
Summoning the art of poetry, the Valentino Autumn-Winter 2019-20 collection offers a story of the inner world and the touchable - an ode to imagination, and above all to the experience of the most beautiful and complex feeling there is: love. ...
The Alaïa house will survive the death of the extraordinary couturier. More than ever, the house honours his creative heritage that will be kept alive thanks to the new Alaïa Foundation. ...
The label Made in France is so unconstrained. Did you know that a garment "made in Romania" may have been made from textiles made in France? To promote French textiles suffering from an image deficit, the Union des Industries Textiles created the France Terre Textile label. ...
Lanvin in the time of Jeanne Lanvin: Palais Galliera takes us on a journey through the world of the oldest Parisian couture house: from the discovery of superb illustrations to the expression of the virtuosity of craftspeople with pieces from the company's rich archives. ...
Meeting with the master watchmaker Michel Parmigiani, founder of the eponymous Swiss brand. About his vocation and expertise, we talked about the specifics of crafts and the need to perpetuate them, of course, but also about inspiration and even mysticism. Spotlight on the beauty of master craftsmanship! ...
That we live in a world that is increasingly saturated with images has led Peter Szendy to explore their economic dimension. An area of research called by the philosopher « iconomy », a neologism derived from « icon » and « economy ».
"We are creators." Forget about sclerosing categories, labels of designers, artists or craftspeople. The Biennial Révélations proclaimed loud and clear craftspeople as "a creative community in motion", expressing a new modernity and relevance in the landscape of contemporary creation.
Proud and happy...! Winner of the Heritage Prize, " Dream artisans", which we co-directed with Pascal Stelletta, will be broadcast at the Biennale Révélations dedicated to fine crafts, and nestled in the magnificent Grand Palais venue in Paris.
The annual meeting of the European Days of Fine Crafts celebrated the new generation of craftspeople. Who are they? How do they work? Their daily lives? The statement exhibition wanted to overcome the culturally based poor image and low profile of manual work.
Three news, three ways to immerse yourself in the art of jewels and gems in Paris. The common point between Jean-Marie del Moral's book "Flore", the Galerie des Bijoux of the the Union centrale des Arts décoratifs (MAD) & the Van Cleef & Arpels School? Van Cleef & Arpels supports them. In other words, a reference!
"In Greece, Chanel is more valuable than cash", was the tragic headline of an article in the Washington Post. As counterfeiting finances terrorism, promoting the value of real high end creation has become a cause to fight for by all, including UNESCO for the first time.
On December 24th 2019, Pierre Soulages will be 100 years old, and for the Louvre Museum it was a well worth occasion to pay tribute to the eminent artist with a solo exhibition “Soulages at the Louvre” until March 9th 2020. ...
At the emblematic Parisian bookstore-gallery of Saint Germain-des-Prés, La Hune, French Buddhist monk and photographer Matthieu Ricard invites us to his contemplative journey and hymn to beauty. ...
To the beat of her own drum: Dorothea Lange’s photography illustrates the strength of her instinctive empathy as a means capable of restoring human dignity against all odds. The first exhibition in France in twenty years devoted to Dorothea Lange at the Jeu de Paume implicitly raises the issue of activism and art practice today.
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The leading event of the gardening world and the excellence of European nurseries in the spotlight at the 7th edition of the Flower Show "The Journées des Plantes de Chantilly": from collection plants to the great classics, as well as objects, furniture, gardening tools, arts & crafts and traditional know-how. ...
Renown for marching to the beat of his own drum in every aspect of his work, Azzedine Alaia did hit his mark again with the not-to-be-missed exhibition conveying his art of couture and details with a totally sensible, personal and high-octane touch ─ miles away from usual clichés evoking master craftsmanship and ateliers. ...
Every year from March to November, the singular and radical work of the Giverny Gardens of Monet offers us an infinite reservoir of imagination. "He is a painter who says that you have to paint what you don't see," Jean-Luc Godard rejoiced. ...
