ShowStudio gets exhibition at Somerset House
Naomi Campbell, Bring and Buy, ShowStudio, 2005. Copyright by Nick Knight. Beginning during London Fashion Week, Somerset House will present an exhibition on ShowStudio, founded by Nick Knight. In 2003, both Lucire and ShowStudio were vying for a prize in the same category in the Webby Awards—which ShowStudio deservedly took that year. The exhibition […]
Lucire experiments with a new look online
We’re currently experimenting with a new look at Lucire, our first facelift in three years. In the world of the Web, three years without a change is a long time. And if you like what we’ve done, we’ll roll it out more widely across the site. Hop on over to the first article […]
Mini shows Coupé Concept for 50th anniversary
On August 26, 1959, the British Motor Corp. released the Mini—or, more accurately, the Austin Seven and Morris Mini-Minor. The British icon celebrates its 50th anniversary today, and BMW, the current owner of the Mini brand, shows a coupé concept. It’ll be shown in the metal at the IAA—the Frankfurt Motor Show—and there’s a chance […]
Porsche launches Panamera at Laguna Seca
Porsche launched its Panamera four-door grand tourer at Laguna Seca, at the 36th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races held between August 14 and 16. While the event typically sees classics—450 racers turned up, of which 145 were Porsches—the German marque brought new Panameras, along with four exhibits from the Porsche Museum. As the videos below […]
Walter Cronkite deserves today’s praise
[Cross-posted] It’s quite sad to learn of the passing of former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite today. Although Cronkite had not been on the nightly news since his retirement from that show in the early 1980s, his job taken over by Dan Rather, he remained in the public eye with occasional documentaries and interviews. Even young […]
Manuel Bozzi commemorates Woodstock’s 40th
Pisa-based jewellery designer Manuel Bozzi has released his Flying Standard Gibson pendant to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock on August 15. Bozzi, according to his company, is a rock and roll fan, and the new pendant is a continuation of an earlier theme he started. He already knows the Gibson Flying V Standard guitar […]
This came in from Mint Condition, the PR company and showroom in Auckland, New Zealand. We love the homage to Saul Bass, never mind that the labels being sold are really good! You may also like New Zealand Fashion Museum tells the El Jay story at Kirkcaldie’s Resurrecting another five articles from last century Behind […]
Twiggy’s 60th birthday exhibition hits London, September 19
Above: The iconic image of Twiggy, aged 16 and weighing 90 lb, photographed by Barry Lategan in 1966. It has been known that a book celebrating Twiggy’s 60th birthday, Twiggy: a Life in Photographs, will be published by the National Portrait Gallery this year, but only today has news emerged about the dates for an […]
Balibo trailer shown in advance
The people behind the Australian political thriller Balibo, directed by Robert Connolly (The Bank, Three Dollars) have provided us with its trailer a few days before its website goes live. The film follows the story of five Australian journalists who were murdered in East Timor in 1975. Balibo stars Anthony LaPaglia, Oscar Isaac, Damon […]
Volvo: a history of motorsport
Volvo has been involved in motor racing since 1928. With a Volvo review coming up in Lucire, we thought it would be interesting to delve back into the Swedish car maker’s history. While people know Volvo for safety, it has been very successful in competition over the last 80-plus years. You may also like Volvo […]
