A new take on geta from Andrea Gramaccia; Ruby’s latest for summer; Zegna shows winter ’21
Italian interior and product designer Andrea Gramaccia has created a wonderful, occidental take on the Japanese geta, the traditional footwear which has the form of a flip-flop but a wooden base. Gramaccia was contacted by the Japanese company Mizutori to create geta. Cleverly, he based the concept around a circle and cutting it in […]
Pierre Cardin, visionary designer, dies aged 98
Claude Iverné/Creative Commons 3·0 Top: Pierre Cardin’s official portrait in 1992. Above: The cover of the book accompanying Pierre Cardin’s 60th anniversary retrospectives in 2010. Legendary fashion designer Pierre Cardin died December 29 aged 98, according to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, of which he had been a member since 1992. Born Pietro Costante Cardin […]
Twenty years of Lucire’s Car to Be Seen in
Honda E: already inducted into the Red Dot Design Museum. The Honda E has been named Lucire’s Car to Be Seen in for 2020, the award joining a bunch of others from dedicated motoring and motoring media organizations around the world. For some reason I thought the second-generation Toyota Prius was once named a […]
Beauty in brief: Aman’s new fragrances; sustainable hair care from Ella Mae
Scents that travel Often profiled in our travel section, including some memorable features from personal visits by our travel editor, Stanley Moss, Aman finds itself in a beauty story as it launches five 50 ml eaux de parfum created by master perfumer Jacques Chabert. They follow Aman’s foray into skin care in 2018, and […]
Corradi Cinema Lounge at 77ª Mostra internazionale d’arte cinematografica di Venezia concludes
Iosip Mihail German film Und morgen die ganze Welt (And Tomorrow the Entire World) was first up at the Corradi Cinema Lounge on day 10 of the 77ª Mostra internazionale d’arte cinematografica di Venezia at the Ausonia Hungaria hotel. The film, which premièred the day before, is another topical tale, this time about a group […]
As predicted in Lucire six years ago: Ikea moves into fashion
It took six years for the prediction to come true: author and management consultant Stefan Engeseth forecast in 2014, as first published in Lucire, that Ikea would extend its brand into fashion next. The story, which ran here first, was eventually picked up by the international media. Last month, Ikea announced it was […]
Net-à-Porter offers limited-edition luxury items for Qixi Festival
In time for the Qixi Festival, often branded in the occident as the Chinese Valentine’s Day, Net-à-Porter has unveiled its social media campaign featuring five short romantic videos, of people meeting their loved ones at different ages. In addition, celebrity couple model Emma Pei (裴蓓) and Rojamtic Wang (王朱筱寅), who had appeared together promoting Princess […]
Yoshikimono part of Tokyo National Museum’s Kimono exhibition
Yoshikimono Artist and musician Yoshiki’s kimono designs will be among those on display at the Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館) for its Kimono exhibition, which runs till August 23. There are 300 pieces in the exhibition, including those worn by Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu, spanning a period from the 12th century to today. There are […]
Hoshinoya smartphone app monitors onsen crowd size
Karuizawa, one of the 15 resorts where the new app is first deployed In response to the coronavirus, Hoshinoya Resorts has rolled out a new smartphone app at 15 properties, which monitors the size of crowds at their popular onsen, public hot springs. Onsen, which is one of the highlights of going to a […]
JINS Eyewear extends range of blue-light-blocking lenses
JINS Eyewear, one of the leading producers of eyewear in Japan, has widened its range of blue-light-blocking lenses. There are three more types: regular JINS Screen for everyday use, Screen Pro for heavy screen-time usage, and Screen Night for night-time use only. The company says it has sold c. 12 million pairs of JINS […]
