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LVMH Celebrates 25 Years of Promoting Young Fashion Designers | LVMH Prize

Over the 25 years since the foundation of LVMH, the Houses in the Group have all been inspired by a passion for creativity and innovation while nourishing an exceptional heritage rooted in time- honored know-how. As Bernard Arnault explains: “Innovation is more powerful when it springs from a preserved heritage.”

LVMH launched the Prize for Young Fashion Designers in 2013. This initiative, open to fashion throughout the world, embodies the commitment to patronage of the Group and its Houses in favour of young talent.

The LVMH Prize is open to designers under 40 who have produced at least two collections of womenswear or menswear, or two genderless collections and is dedicated to designers from all over the world.

Applications must be submitted on the Prize website: lvmhprize.com. They will close on Sunday 30th January 2022.

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QUANT : The Life and Legacy of 1960s Fashion Icon, Mary Quant.

Studio Soho releases Quant – a production from Goldfinch Entertainment – the first official feature documentary celebrating the incredible life-story of the trailblazing fashion designer Dame Mary Quant. 

In her directorial debut, Sadie Frost pairs archive footage with dramatized scenes (featuring Camilla Rutherford as Quant) with striking creativity. Original interviews with Quant family members and titans of the fashion and beauty industry – Jasper Conran, Kate Moss, Charlotte Tilbury & Vivienne Westwood – provide a rich texture for exploring the creative, personal and professional life of a beloved cultural icon.

QUANT is directed by Sadie Frost (Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Love, Honour & Obey). Producer credits include (Set the Thames on Fire and Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow). The film is Creative Produced by Ben Charles Edwards (Set the Thames on Fire, Father of Flies) and Kirsty Bell (Waiting for Anya, Sometimes Always Never) of Goldfinch Entertainment.

Quant gets a UK cinemas release on 29th October 2021.

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Balenciaga Brings High Fashion to Fortnite

Inspired by Balenciaga’s iconic collections, the new Balenciaga Fit Set of outfits for players introduces fresh looks for four of Fortnite’s fan-favorite characters – Doggo, Ramirez, Knight, and Banshee. The new Outfits are completed with new Balenciaga backblings, pickaxes, and more for players to express themselves in completely unique ways.   Accompanying the launch of the digital apparel Set, we’re also debuting a community-driven living lookbook campaign via the Strange Times Featured Hub inside Fortnite. At the center of the Hub sits a Balenciaga retail store inspired by the brand’s brick-and-mortar locations, all set in an unexpectedly strange city. Updated throughout the week, the new Hub and Balenciaga store will showcase the Fortnite community’s fashion on billboards, featuring creative images that mash up players’ self-expression with unexpected elements. With Balenciaga joining the world of Fortnite to celebrate digital fashion, both brands are also debuting a limited-run collab of physical apparel exclusively available in select Balenciaga stores and Balenciaga.com. The new line features hats, tees, hoodies and more inspired by the community-favorite point of interest (POI) Retail Row and hits shelves globally on September 20 or September 21 depending on region. “Our partnership with Epic didn’t start with Fortnite, actually,” says Demna Gvasalia, artistic director at Balenciaga. “It started with our own first video game, Afterworld, which we built using Unreal Engine to debut our Fall 2021 collection. From there, we have continued to be inspired by the creativity of Unreal and Fortnite communities. It made total sense, to me, that we collaborate further by creating these authentic Balenciaga looks for Fortnite and a new physical Fortnite clothing series for our stores.” “Fashion has a long history in the Fortnite community, where players have the agency to show up however they want in our world,” says Adam Sussman, President at Epic Games. “Self-expression is one of the things that makes Fortnite so unique, and there couldn’t be a better first fashion partner than Balenciaga to bring their authentic designs and trendsetting culture to millions of players around the world.”

(Source: Epic Games) 

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Louis 200, an artistic adventure to celebrate the bicentennial of Louis Vuitton’s birthday

To mark the bicentennial of the birth if its founder Louis Vuitton – born on August 4, 1821 – the storied Maison has unveiled Louis 200, a multifaceted event to celebrate his exceptional life – adventurer, entrepreneur, designer and innovator – as well as his rich legacy. The exciting agenda includes Louis: The Game, Louis 200 and a documentary entitled Looking For Louis. Beyond the homage, these entertaining alternative formats are an invitation to explore the history of the Maison from a contemporary perspective.

Looking For Louis is an exclusive documentary that retraces the story of Louis Vuitton from his humble beginnings to international renown. At the age of just 14, young Louis decided to leave his natal village in France’s Jura region, setting off on foot for Paris. After a two-year journey he became an apprentice to renowned trunkmaker Romain Maréchal before founding his own Maison in 1854 near the prestigious Place Vendôme in Paris. With an intuition that luggage would assume growing importance thanks to the revolution in transport, Louis Vuitton developed a waterproof coated canvas and redesigned trunks with flat tops, setting the stage for an amazing success story.

The Maison drew inspiration from this initiatory journey to develop a platform game, Louis: The Game. Fusing advanced animation with two centuries of heritage, the game challenges participants to embark on an adventure through six imaginary worlds. Guiding the Louis Vuitton mascot Vivienne, players explore the enthralling world and visionary spirit of Louis Vuitton. On her journey to a festive birthday destination, Vivienne must collect as many Monogram candles as possible in addition to keys to access successive levels. Each candle unlocks a postcard that reveals an anecdote – collaborations, special orders, technical trivia, family history, artistic initiatives, runway highlights and more. Players can also collect fashion accessories and seek out one of the 30 NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens).

As part of the Louis 200 festivities, the Maison is showcasing 200 exclusive display windows created by 200 exceptional talents. The iconic trunk invented by Louis Vuitton in the 1850s has been rethought as a blank canvas to welcome 200 interpretations. The 200 contributors were given carte blanche to redesign the object, create interactions and spark dialogue, freely choosing their medium and techniques. And because a birthday celebration as prestigious as this would not be complete without a gift, Louis Vuitton has pledged to donate 10,000 euros in the name of each of the 200 visionaries to one of 15 non-profit organizations, making a total donation of two million euros. Selected for their emphasis on enabling young people and people from disadvantaged communities to discover the arts and creativity, these associations span myriad dimensions of creativity across 13 countries on five continents. The Louis 200 endeavor thus forges bonds between the avant-garde trunkmaker and contemporary artists, a salute to creative genius that bridges generations and continents.

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World’s First CBD-Infused Activewear Collection

Acabada ProActiveWear introduces itself as the world's first and only CBD-infused activewear brand. For the proactive woman, Acabada's products are designed by a team that has over 60 combined years in the apparel industry, creating modern, fashion-forward pieces that perform as well as you do. Conceptualized in New York and made in Portugal, Acabada infuses luxury fabric with the highest quality organic CBD, to ensure that women will look, feel and perform at their best. With Acabada ProActiveWear, recovery starts from the moment you get dressed by helping to fight soreness and promote healing before the first squat, lunge or crunch.

Each Acabada collection will be a limited-edition line available only until all units are sold. Future collections will feature new pieces, styles and colorways, with the brand's second drop this October. Taking inspiration from the streets of New York City, Acabada ProActiveWear's first line includes high-performance sports bras, tops, leggings, shorts, jackets and bodysuits, all designed to be worn day into night. Ranging from black and white to gunmetal grey, with different colors and styles launching with each drop, these CBD-infused garments are constructed from sustainable, luxe fabrics in both high shine and matte finishes, with prices starting at $120 for sports bras and tanks, $160 for leggings, and $250 for jackets and jumpsuits. "Our variety of garments were designed with the active woman in mind, providing her the opportunity to not only workout in high-fashion styles, but also continue her day in luxurious fabrics that are breathable and move with her," says Katrina Petrillo, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Acabada ProActiveWear.

With over 30 years in the apparel industry, Acabada CEO and Co-Founder Seth Baum recognized the positive effects of CBD on pain and inflammation and the fact that top athletes embrace the active ingredient as a part of their training and recovery ritual. Baum assembled a team of experienced fashion designers, including Co-Founder and CCO Katrina Petrillo, and together they created a high fashion yet innovative product that is primed to disrupt the market. "While typical CBD products such as tinctures and edibles are growing exponentially in popularity, we began to envision a product that addressed health and wellness through a different lens. By physically infusing CBD into our garments, our product lives at the intersection of fashion, fitness, and wellness," says Baum

Through a scientific process called microencapsulation, Acabada strategically infuses CBD molecules into luxe, high-performance fabrics by wrapping microscopic droplets of zero-THC, hemp-derived CBD with a protective coating. Using a patented textile finishing treatment, the microcapsules bond to the fibers in the fabric. Strategically placed within the garments to align with muscle groups, the microcapsules gradually open over time as each layer meets with friction from your skin. When the individual capsules break open, the CBD is released and trans-dermally absorbed, where it interacts with your body's endocannabinoid system (ECS) to help regulate and reduce pain and inflammation caused by physical activities. While microencapsulation has been used to infuse apparel with ingredients such as aloe vera, antioxidants and fragrances, Acabada's innovation has shifted this conventional process into the wellness category to provide all of the natural healing benefits associated with CBD.

"Just like CBD is infused in our activewear, the letters CBD are in our name aCaBaDa," explains Baum. "Acabada comes from the Portuguese word for 'finish,' Acabar, perfectly telling the story that our fabrics have been finished with CBD."

Each garment from Acabada ProActiveWear contains up to 25 grams of zero-THC, lab-certified, 99.9% pure CBD, which will allow the benefits to last through 40 high-intensity wear and wash cycles. As customers approach 40 wears and washes, they can choose to sustainably recycle their CBD-infused garments through Acabada's upcycling program, where the recycled, synthetic fabrics will be repurposed where needed as commercial materials. With this program customers will also receive a 30% exclusive discount on their next Acabada ProActiveWear purchase.

For more information about Acabada ProActiveWear. visit www.AcabadaActive.com. 

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Fashion Scout UK | Open Call | Emerging Fashion Designer

Now in it’s fourteenth season, Fashion Scout is one of the UK’s largest fashion showcases for emerging and established design talent and a prominent fixture among the Paris showrooms.

Fashion Scout UK is delighted to announce that applications for the Fashion Scout SS20 season, 13th-17th September 2019, including the renowned Merit and Ones To Watch Awards. Previous winners of the awards include; Phoebe English, Eudon Choi, Roberts Wood, Angel Chen and Xiaoli. Could you be next?   APPLY HERE. 

Renowned for championing creative design talent, Fashion Scout have scouted and presented in London and Paris, a whole generation of designers including Peter Pilotto, Felder Felder, David Koma, William Tempest, Eudon Choi, Pam Hogg, Fyodor Golan, Craig Lawrence, Baartmans and Siegel and Agi & Sam. Alongside the best innovative British talent, Fashion Scout provides unrivaled platforms in London and Paris for carefully selected international designers and collective showcases including China, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia. Frequented by top media and buyers including Suzy Menkes, Sarah Mower, Angelica Cheung, Susie Lau, Michael Mok and Humberto Leon as well as globally recognised fashion personalities including Rei Kawakubu, Anna Piaggi, Kate Moss, Laura Bailey, Dylan Jones, David Gandy and Henry Holland, Fashion Scout has built an acclaimed reputation as a leading international fashion showcase.

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Activate 2019 Call for Speakers Now Open

Activate, the Search & AI Conference, will be held September 9-12, 2019 in Washington DC.

Last year, Lucidworks rebranded our annual conference to “Activate”, creating the world’s premier Search and AI conference. Like its predecessor, Lucene/Solr Revolution, the conference brought together the best from the open source Lucene/Solr project, but also increased the focus on applied AI techniques for driving enhanced relevancy and personalization, and the complementary research, technologies, and innovations happening within industry to drive the cutting edge in search and information retrieval.

Activate 2018 became a resounding success! With the largest audience ever and with presentations from over 100 speakers presenting 70 sessions that drew a global audience from 39 countries to the beautiful city of Montreal, it was our biggest and best conference to date!

This fall, we are back in the United States and are planning for even more significant growth in terms of number of attendees and number of sessions, as we once again bring together the best and brightest Search and AI minds in Washington, D.C.

For those of you working on Search and AI or within the Apache Solr ecosystem, the call for speakers is now open, and this is your chance to get in front of all those hungry minds and share your expertise.

Call for Speakers

While always keeping you up-to-date on the latest in open source Solr and complementary technologies (Spark, Fusion, Machine Learning, NLP, etc.), we also want to continue to attract and embrace a much larger, diverse community of participants interested in tackling many of the emerging interdisciplinary problems in search and relevancy.

The intersection of Search and AI continues to be the largest area of growing interest we hear from our customers, and we will further expand upon that theme this year.

Of course, these “smarts” must tie into a larger ecosystem, including a scalable search platform, engaging and assistive user experiences, and a deep understanding of the business use cases to which intelligent search is being applied. READ DETAILS/APPLY. 

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AMO Designed Exhibition 'Figures of Speech' On Virgil Abloh Opens In Chicago

This fall, the High Museum of Art will present “Virgil Abloh: ‘Figures of Speech’” (Nov. 9, 2019–March 8, 2020), the first museum exhibition devoted to the work of the modern, genre-bending artist and designer who became creative director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear line in 2018.

Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, where it debuted in June, the exhibition focuses on Abloh’s creative process, collaborative work and pioneering discipline, which ranges across media and connects visual artists, musicians, graphic designers, fashion designers and architects. The works on view will offer an in-depth look at the defining highlights of Abloh’s career, including his recent designs for the Louis Vuitton menswear collection, video documentation of his most iconic fashion shows and his distinctive furniture and graphic design work.

“Abloh is an inspiring creative force who defies often traditional classifications and boundaries while remaining committed to his distinctive vision. When the opportunity came to present his work, we could not say no,” said Rand Suffolk, Nancy and Holcombe T. Green, Jr., director of the High. “Atlanta’s cultural community personifies style, trend-setting and pushing the limits of traditional design. We know Abloh’s work will resonate with our audience, just as it has been celebrated worldwide.”

Raised outside of Chicago by parents who emigrated from Ghana, Abloh trained in engineering and architecture and from an early age cultivated an interest in music, fashion and design. While pursuing a master’s degree in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology, he connected with then-emerging Kanye West, joining a fledgling creative team to work on album covers, concert designs and merchandising.

Abloh applied the experience he had gained working with West to his own stand-alone fashion brand, Off-White™, which he established in Milan, Italy, and presented at the seasonal shows of Paris Fashion Week alongside luminaries of the high fashion world.

An artist who is always looking for new inspirations, Abloh takes an approach to fashion that is prompted equally by contemporary art, his architectural training, and the style-conscious world of music. He uses the codes of fashion to deconstruct modes of dress in a playful, Duchampian style. His inspiration began with the readymade of streetwear in urban centers like Chicago, where looks emerge spontaneously and organically from trend-setting youth. Likewise, his work celebrates the ethos of street fashion, where high culture is appropriated, sometimes corrupted, and served up as something fresh and new.  

“Abloh’s designs reflect his keen perceptiveness of the world around him and his appreciation for and understanding of the pulse of popular culture in various media,” noted Kevin Tucker, the High’s chief curator. “That he is able to quickly distill these wide-ranging influences into his own distinctive approach is a testament to his abilities and fuels the international appeal of his work.”    

Key sections of the exhibition will include:

• Abloh’s graphic, music and design work for Kanye West’s creative content company Donda, including his collaborations with West and Jay-Z

• Selections from his Off-White™ fashion line, including designs for women and men from 2015 to the present that embody the essence of urban streetwear

• Examples of his furniture designs in gridded metal and other industrial materials

• Collaborative works realized with artists Jenny Holzer, Arthur Jafa and Ari Marcopoulos

• Designs for manufacturers, including shoes and Serena Williams’ “Queen” dress for Nike, prototypes for a 2019 line of furnishings for IKEA and recent works from his tenure as creative director of Louis Vuitton menswear

Exhibition Catalogue

The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated 512-page monograph. For Abloh, the museum catalogue is another opportunity to “question everything.” The publication, produced in collaboration with the artist himself, explores a decade of his creative output in a two-booksin-one format. The catalogue section offers an overview of Abloh’s multi-hyphenate work by exhibition curator Michael Darling and features essays and interviews with key voices in art, fashion, design and architecture, including Samir Bantal, Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, Rem Koolhaas, Michael Rock, Taiye Selasi and Lou Stoppard. In the archives section, hundreds of never-before-seen images pulled from the artist’s personal files reveal the remarkable breadth of his influences and collaborations. Designed by the London-based design firm OK-RM, the volume is published by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, in collaboration with DelMonico Books/Prestel.

Exhibition Organization and Support

“Virgil Abloh: ‘Figures of Speech’” is organized by Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. This exhibition is made possible by Premier Exhibition Series Sponsor Delta Airlines, Inc.; Exhibition Series Sponsors Georgia Natural Gas, Northside Hospital and WarnerMedia; Premier Exhibition Series Supporters the Antinori Foundation, Sarah and Jim Kennedy, Louise Sams and Jerome Grilhot, and wish foundation; Benefactor Exhibition Series Supporter Anne Cox Chambers Foundation; Ambassador Exhibition Series Supporters Tom and Susan Wardell, and Rod Westmoreland; and Contributing Exhibition Series Supporters Lucinda W. Bunnen, Marcia and John Donnell, W. Daniel Ebersole and Sarah Eby-Ebersole, Peggy Foreman, Robin and Hilton Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Jones, Margot and Danny McCaul, Joel Knox and Joan Marmo, and The Ron and Lisa Brill Family Charitable Trust. Generous support is also provided by the Alfred and Adele Davis Exhibition Endowment Fund, Anne Cox Chambers Exhibition Fund, Barbara Stewart Exhibition Fund, Dorothy Smith Hopkins Exhibition Endowment Fund, Eleanor McDonald Storza Exhibition Endowment Fund, The Fay and Barrett Howell Exhibition Fund, Forward Arts Foundation Exhibition Endowment Fund, Helen S. Lanier Endowment Fund, Isobel Anne Fraser–Nancy Fraser Parker Exhibition Endowment Fund, John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Exhibition Endowment Fund, Katherine Murphy Riley Special Exhibition Endowment Fund, Margaretta Taylor Exhibition Fund, and the RJR Nabisco Exhibition Endowment Fund.

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San Francisco Design Week (SFDW)  2019 : CommUNITY

(San Francisco, Calif. – May, 2019) Collaborations among creative professionals are on the rise, creating a dynamic community of purpose in today's complex world. This year, San Francisco Design Week (SFDW) returns, June 20 - 28 at Pier 27, announcing its 2019 theme: CommUNITY.

The community event is organized by AIGA San Francisco, the professional association for design in partnership with industry organizations

IDSA, the Center for Architecture and AIA, SFFAMA, and, IXDA. The eight-day celebration highlights San Francisco as the world’s most influential design center, offering visitors a rare opportunity to engage with the region's thriving design industry.

Over 350 events across the San Francisco Bay Area, from Silicon Valley to San Francisco, will be promoting dynamic design-led ideas from more than 60 partners.

“San Francisco is the innovation capital of the world ,” says Dawn Zidonis, executive director, San Francisco Design Week. "Powerful ideas have taken root from the region's nimble start-ups to become global phenomena, affecting the daily lives of billions of people across the world. Designers are often key participants, either as entrepreneurial partners, or as problem-solvers, bringing high value to a business concept. San Francisco Design Week offers a rare window into the future."

This year’s program continues to reflect the diversity of design disciplines practiced across the Bay Area. A major part of Design Week is the Design Hub, a central location which houses a broad range of activities, including talks, installations, and exhibitions, followed by a week-long series of events hosted across the city at design studios and other local venues, such as museums, shops, restaurants, and pop-up locations.

Engage, and interact with design products from leading brands and independent makers as you enjoy panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay. The exhibition space is free and open to the public throughout the day.

The 5,000 sq. ft. exhibition showcase reaches thousands of designers across multiple disciplines, from interior to industrial, VR to product, AI to graphic and more. THE DESIGN HUB HIGHLIGHTS:

SFDW Design Awards

Following the success of last year's SFDW Design Awards, the international design competition returns, seeking to encourage thought leadership by supporting designers whose works can contribute towards a positive future for society. The Design Awards celebrates and recognizes exemplary work in all fields of design, including architecture, interior design, industrial design, communication design, and user experience design. The awards celebrate "Where Innovation Meets Social Responsibility".

Eighteen winning projects will be selected by a jury comprised of distinguished professionals. This year's judges include:

John Maeda, Global Head, Computational Design and Inclusion, Automattic, Maeda Studio

Katie Dill, VP of Design, Lyft

Eche Martinez, Founder/Interior Designer, Eche

Diane Dorrans Saeks, Interior Design, Author

Shawn McLean-Bergel, Founder, Interior Design/Workplace Design, McLean-Bergel

August de los Reyes, Director of User Experience, Google

Michelle Hatton, Design Director/Senior Associate, Gensler

Tung Chiang, Creative Lead, Studio Director, Heath Ceramics

Tiffany Chu, Co-Founder, Remix

Jonah Becker, VP of Design Fitbit

Ana Arriola, General Manager and Partner Design Director, Microsoft

Last year, overseas applicants included Italy, China, USA, United Emirates and Japan. Winning entries will be displayed during the SF Design Week Opening Night Gala, as well as inclusion in the permanent online showcase for honorees.

2019 CommUNITY Theme Silent Auction

Leading San Francisco and acclaimed international designers will celebrate the 2019 CommUNITY theme by showcasing original artifacts they have produced especially for the event—posters, typeface, product, sculpture, motion graphic or artwork–– a response to the concept of “communicating unity.”

The original works will be sold in a silent auction during the opening night party with proceeds benefiting San Francisco Design Week (SFDW) to enable its mission to bring together the local Bay Area and international design community. The 2019 theme is the result of a collaboration with MUCHO. "Shore" art installation by Swiss Designer Adrien Rovero: the designer unveils the installation which features 120 “Dolos” modules that are playful inflatable two-sided seats. Together they create a common gathering space for conversation and community. The artist partnered with PCH and SFDW on this venture.

CITY-WIDE VENUES:

"Dynamic Minds" Series

Led by best-selling author and leading interior design blogger Diane Dorrans Saeks, this year's expanded interior designer program follows on the great success of last year's program.

The program offers a rare opportunity to tour top architecture and interior design studios, meet with designers and architects one-on-one, as well as attend talks and seminars led by Dorrans Saeks, including:

--“Inside the Creative World of Ken Fulk” featuring an inspiring visit to the new St. Joseph’s Arts Society, a former historic church, not open to the public, with a reception to follow. Highlights of the program also include visits to top offices such as: Gensler, Foster & Partners, Skidmore Owings Merrill, Aidlin Darling, ODADA, and Suzanne Tucker.

--"Inside the Studio"—Visits to Saitowitz, Jonathan Browning and The Wiseman Group; ODADA, BCJ and Modernism gallery/ Aidlin Darling architects; Geoff de Sousa studio and showroom of de Sousa Hughes, and BAMO.

Other events:

–Designer John Maeda's talk, "How to Speak Machine" explores new thoughts on how to demystify the nature of computation and its underlying impact on digital products made today, including the 2019 Design In Tech Report.

--Design heroine Gere Kavanaugh book event, "A Colorful Life". Meet the designer and talk.

– Designing with Machine Learning: This Stanford d.school workshop will explore the intersection of machine learning and design in a lower resolution and experiential way. An essential workshop if the following apply to you: Do you tune out when people mention machine learning, artificial intelligence, and other big words that reference emerging technologies? Do you want to understand what they are and how they might support your work and impact society? Are you “not a tech person”?

Design Sites Map

This year, SFDW's new city map identifies top lifestyle hot spots favored by design aficionados, including public art, retail, coffee shops, restaurants, pop-ups and exhibits around town.

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Kering and Savory Institute Collaborate for First Verified Regenerative Sourcing in Fashion

Kering and The Savory Institute announced a new collaboration to recognize the positive impact regenerative agriculture can have in the fashion industry. As a first in fashion and Luxury, Kering has become a Frontier Founder under Savory’s Land to Market™ program to advocate verified regenerative sourcing solutions and expand the regenerative agriculture framework in fashion’s global supply chains.

Through its use of agricultural raw materials, the fashion industry and its supply chains are directly linked to the degradation of soil, conversion of natural ecosystems and biodiversity loss. Regenerative agriculture can protect and reverse this environmental degradation, including restoring healthy soil, which removes CO2 from the atmosphere and acts as a carbon sink for mitigating climate change. The inclusion of regenerative raw materials is also one of the three key principles to building a circular economy in fashion. Consequently, leveraging regenerative agricultural systems for the sourcing of raw materials has the potential to be a game changer. As such, Kering has become a Frontier Founder under Savory’s Land to Market program to promote and support the regenerative production of raw materials and utilize Savory’s pioneering methodology, Ecological Outcome VerificationTM (EOVTM), in its leather and fiber supply chains that come from grazing systems, such as wool and cashmere. EOV measures the indicators of ecosystem functionality in order to ascertain the overall health of the land and grazing systems that support the production of these raw materials. The resulting science-based and empirical data provides farmers with critical information to make better decisions and realize the ecological results from regenerative grazing.

As an element of their collaboration, Kering and Savory will identify and develop a new network of farms that Kering will be able to access. As a first step to build regenerative supply within this network, Kering will focus on its key sourcing regions and work together with Savory to support farmers pursuing and demonstrating positive ecological outcomes on their land. This will provide the Group with a new sustainable sourcing solution that verifies its key raw materials and provides traceability back to the farm. Furthermore, the resulting network of farms will offer a pathway towards more restorative and regenerative practices for other companies to follow and can be incorporated in fashion and Luxury’s supply chains more broadly.

“Regenerative agriculture is a multi-benefit solution which supports Kering’s sustainability ambitions to mitigate our environmental impacts and deliver positive outcomes along our supply chain,” said Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of international institutional affairs at Kering. “We are proud to collaborate with Savory to pioneer innovative and nature-based solutions in fashion as part of our broader commitment to contribute to solving our industry’s global challenges around biodiversity and climate change.”

“We are delighted to welcome Kering to our growing roster of Frontier Founders across sectors,” said Daniela Ibarra-Howell, Savory Institute’s CEO. “This is an important step forward for fashion and we commend Kering’s leaders for having the foresight to build an approach to sourcing that is rooted in regenerative outcomes. It’s a win for farmers, consumers and of course, the environment on which we all depend.”

About Kering A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Maisons in Fashion, Leather Goods, Jewelry and Watchmaking: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin, Ulysse Nardin, Girard-Perregaux, as well as Kering Eyewear. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Maisons to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow's Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. We capture these beliefs in our signature: “Empowering Imagination”. In 2017, Kering had nearly 29,000 employees and its Houses generated a revenue of €10.8billion.

About The Savory Institute The Savory Institute, a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization, facilitates large-scale regeneration of the world’s grasslands through Holistic Management. Together with Savory’s global network of Hubs, the Savory Institute equips farmers and ranchers around the world with education, training, and implementation support to achieve success within their cultural and ecological contexts. Savory Institute also removes barriers and creates enhanced conditions for large-scale progress by informing policy, engaging the marketplace, and increasing public awareness. Savory’s long-term goal is to positively influence the management of 1 billion hectares of grasslands by 2025, thereby contributing to global climate-, water- and food-security. Savory is headquartered at 1500 28th Street, Boulder, CO 80303. Tel: 303.327.9760. Additional news and information about the organization is available at www.savory.global, and Facebook.

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“Made in DC" Collaborative Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Pop Up Space at Reagan National Airport

Celebrates Women and Minority-Owned Businesses Leading the DC Community

The “Made in DC Pop Up Collaborative”, a coalition of 12 leading women and minority-owned businesses in DC, has partnered with the Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) and the Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority (WMAA) for the first ever “Made in DC” Pop Up to be located at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

The Pop Up showcases distinguished brands, artists, and makers from the DC metro area who make a variety of products from snacks, beauty, apparel, and accessories, and specifically celebrates women and minority entrepreneurs leading the DC community. Each brand is part of the Made in DC program which certifies makers producing goods in the DC metro area.

A ribbon cutting celebrating the opening of the Pop Up will be held on Thursday, June 13 at 12:00pm and will be located in Terminal B (pre-security) at DCA.

The ribbon cutting will be hosted by senior leadership of the Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority including President and CEO John Potter as well as Kristi Whitfield, Director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development. All 12 business owners of the coalition will also be in attendance. The public and media are encouraged to attend.

With over 24 million travelers passing through DCA each year, the collaborative effort provides an unparalleled opportunity to shine a light on the talent, innovation, and high-quality products being produced right here in DC. The Pop Up is expected to run through July 31st.

The effort is led by Rahama Wright, founder of Shea Yeleen and one of the founding brands of the Collaborative. Ms. Wright states, “I have been a longtime member of the DC small business community. For the duration of my career, I have worked to support women and minority-owned businesses through efforts such as these. I am excited to lead the Collaborative and to have the support of both the city and the airport authority to showcase these exceptional brands made right here in DC.”

The following businesses are members of the Collaborative. A representative from each will be in attendance at the Ribbon Cutting and available for interviews.

Made in ­DC Pop Up Collaborative Members:

Bailiwick. An apparel brand artfully merging the worlds of design, culture and purpose. https://bailiwickclothing.com/. Founder, JC Smith

Bicycle Trash: A brand of high quality accessories, using would-be trash to create new durable items, such as belts, bags, bottle openers, and bottle carriers. https://www.bicycletrash.com/ Founder, Topaz Terry

Culture Socks: Bold and innovative sockwear that honors culture, creativity, and consciousness. Founder, Leigha Hollis

Definition Studio: A jeweler that creates modern artisanal accessories from sustainable materials. www.definitionstudiodc.com Founder, Hatice Rosato

Little Likes Kids: Beautifully-illustrated and lovingly designed toys inspired by, and truly reflective of, the lives of today’s kids. www.littlelikeskids.com, Founder, Kemi Tignor

Mischo Beauty: A clean luxury beauty brand, offering award-winning, richly hued and high performance nail lacquers. https://www.mischobeauty.com/, Founder, Kitiya King

Native State Foods: A maker of premium, organic snacks made with sustainably sourced superfoods from around the world. www.NativeStateFoods.com, Founder, Angela Palmieri

Oh-Mazing Foods: A food producer specializing in making handcrafted granola as a healthier alternative snack. https://www.ohmazingfood.com/. Founder, Stephanie Williams

Shea Yeleen: A DC based social impact company that creates high-quality pure and non toxic shea butter products, ethically sourcing ingredients from women-owned cooperatives in Ghana. www.sheayeleen.com, Founder, Rahama Wright

Southeastern Roastery: Finely roasted, specialty coffees with a café opening soon. Founder, Candy Schibli

12past7: A custom illustration company which uses minimal packaging and recycled materials. https://www.12past7.com/, Founder, Kait Duning

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LVMH announces signature of a five-year partnership with UNESCO to support Man and Biosphere (MAB) biodiversity program

Consistent with its longstanding commitment to biodiversity and following the conclusions of the 7th plenary session of the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), LVMH is teaming with UNESCO as a partner to the agency’s « Man and Biosphere » (MAB) intergovernmental scientific program, which aims to safeguard biodiversity across the planet. The MAB program provides an important framework for international cooperation to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It is one of UNESCO’s major programs.

Within the scope of this partnership, the LVMH group will be present alongside UNESCO at major international events in the next two years. This agenda includes the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity in November 2020 in Kunming, China.

LVMH and the Group’s Maisons will also rely on UNESCO’s scientific expertise to advance their sustainable sourcing programs via its network of 686 biosphere reserves. This brings LVMH Maisons the benefits of a network of experts at the regional level and in different disciplines to drive the development and success of their initiatives to protect biodiversity. At the same time, this partnership will facilitate the implementation of innovative solutions for natural and sustainable resource management and the identification of products and new markets centered on the quality and traceability of the materials used.

In addition, LVMH will contribute to scientific research projects led by the MAB and will make selected infrastructure resources available to help establish pilot sites for conservation and responsible long-term protection of biodiversity.

Audrey Azoulay, General Director of UNESCO, stated: “We look forward to this partnership with LVMH to preserve biodiversity and our environmental heritage, and we are extremely pleased to receive support on this essential issue from a group with a powerful international footprint. We have the expertise, knowledge and commitment to slow the erosion of biodiversity, and together we must take action for our planet and for future generations.”

“This partnership marks a significant step forward along the path on which the LVMH group has already embarked to safeguard biodiversity. We are delighted to have this opportunity to work closely with UNESCO on these essential issues,” said Antoine Arnault, Member of the LVMH Board.

By supporting the MAB program, LVMH continues its active commitment to biodiversity, which in 2012 led the Group to endorse the French National Strategy for Biodiversity. LVMH is also a founding member of the French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) and contributes to the biodiversity working groups of Orée (French cross-industry association) and the French “Fédération des Entreprises de la Beauté”.

In 2012, LVMH formalized its environmental commitments within the LIFE (LVMH Initiatives For the Environment) program which aims to strengthen the environmental performance of the Group and its Maisons around four shared strategic priorities:

“Products” target: By 2020 the Group will improve the environmental performance of all its

“Supply Chain” target: More closely monitor traceability and compliance of the materials and ingredients used to make products that embody the Group’s excellence while preserving natural resources. Apply the highest standards in 70% of procurement chains by 2020 in order to achieve 100% by 2025.

“Climate Change” target: Reduce CO2 emissions from energy consumption by 25% by 2020 compared with the 2013 baseline, continuing efforts to combat climate change.

“Sites” target: Improve environmental performance indicators (water consumption, energy consumption, waste production) by at least 10% for all production and administrative sites and stores.

This Group-level engagement is joined by numerous engagements at LVMH Maisons, notably:

Guerlain, who has been a long-time supporter of the Brittany Black Bee Conservatory on Ouessant Island and has since 2015 provided support for the Observatoire Français d’Apidologie center.

LVMH Champagne Maisons (Dom Pérignon, Krug, Mercier, Moët & Chandon, Ruinart et Veuve Clicquot), which were the first in the region to receive Sustainable Viticulture certification in 2014, followed in 2015 by High Environmental Value Agriculture certification for their entire vineyards.

Hennessy, who achieved the objectives of its Ecophyto 2025 plan six years ahead of schedule and has for several years been involved in innovative sustainable agriculture and environmental protection trials.

ABOUT THE MAB PROGRAM

« Man and Biosphere » is an intergovernmental scientific program whose major objectives include the reduction of biodiversity loss and addressing ecological, social and economic issues. Because it spans issues that bridge multiple areas – scientific, ecological, social and development – the MAB is an interdisciplinary program that draws on natural and exact sciences, economics and education in order to improve human environments and preserve natural ecosystems. In particular it fosters innovative approaches towards economic development that respects social, cultural and ecological values. The program is based on an extensive network of actors and 686 biosphere reserves in 122 countries, providing support sites for the conservation of biodiversity and testing of solutions to ensure their preservation.

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Detecting Consumer Product Trends Using AI

Commerce.ai is hosting a pitch event for startups that want to differentiate themselves using data-driven decision making and AI to explore new market opportunities. In a rapidly changing e-commerce ecosystem with new trends like Direct-to-Consumer, is Amazon a necessary evil? In the era of private labels, find out how emerging brands can aggressively compete and grow by accessing insights from new data sets, which was not possible before AI.  

Apply as an early-stage Food and Beverages Startup to Pitch in front of Investors from Coca-Cola and others at a Meetup jointly hosted by Plug & Play and Commerce.AI on 2nd May 2019 at Plug & Play Headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA. Fill-out the application HERE. 

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Private G-SHOCK Fitness Class at Golden Gate Bridge Park

Join G-SHOCK for a private outdoor fitness class Wednesday, March 27 at 8:00 AM at the picturesque Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

The event, which will celebrate G-SHOCK’s popular GBD800 Training Timer Watch collection, will be hosted by local trainers from BootCamp SF - a local bootcamp fitness group that specializes in training outside.

The class will have you putting G-SHOCK’s toughness to the ultimate test, completing an interval training, high-intensity workout. Would love for you to join us as we celebrate the GBD800 collection in one of the most iconic location in San Francisco.

All participants should plan to meet in the music concourse near the bandshell in Golden Gate Park at 7:45 AM.

Full details can be found in the invite below.

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Redress Design Award

The Redress Design Award is the world's largest sustainable fashion design competition. Organized by Redress, the competition works to educate emerging fashion designers around the world about sustainable design theories and techniques in order to drive growth towards a circular fashion system. 

The Redress Design Award is a sustainable fashion design competition inspiring emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste. Designers are educated with the theory and techniques to enable them to create desirable sustainable clothing via reconstruction, up-cycling and zero-waste design techniques. The competition puts emerging sustainable design talent in the spotlight, creating a platform for the next generation of designers to break the boundaries of conventional fashion forever.

Each competition cycle takes participants on an educational journey lasting several theory and design-packed months. We challenge participants to flex their creative genius and prove that they have the ingenuity and conviction to transform textile waste into stunning, scalable and commercially viable collections that will inspire and redress the world. 

The top ten finalists will be selected to come to Hong Kong to take part in sustainable fashion educational activities and showcase their collections at HKTDC Hong Kong’s Fashion Week CENTRESTAGE. 

View Guidelines HERE.

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LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers 2019 – Call for applications

The applications for the 6th LVMH Prize will open on Monday, December 17, 2018. Applications must be submitted exclusively on the Prize website LVMHPRIZE.COM The application closing date is set for Monday February 4, 2019.

The LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers is open to all designers under 40 who have produced at least two womenswear, menswear or unisex collections.

Since it was launched in 2014 by the LVMH group, the Prize has truly benefited young fashion designers and is aimed at young designers from all over the world. Over the course of the five previous editions, it has demonstrated its commitment to discovering, supporting and nurturing young promising talents.

The winner of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers will receive 300,000 euro and enjoy a one-year mentorship provided by a dedicated LVMH team, in all the fields of expertise involved in developing a brand.

Moreover, the Prize honours three young graduates who have completed a course in a fashion school by giving them the opportunity to join the creative team at one of the Houses of the group for one year, as well as a 10,000 euro grant.

Selected among 1,300 candidates hailing from 90 countries, the 20 semi-finalists of the fifth edition were invited to Paris during Fashion Week. The 2018 Prize was awarded to Japanese designer Masayuki Ino for his brand Doublet, while Rok Hwang from South Korea, was awarded the Special Prize for his brand Rokh.

Additional information regarding the sixth edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers will follow early January, including the members of the jury, the panel of international experts from the fashion industry who will select the finalists of the 2019 LVMH Prize, the schedule of the Prize and the communication themes.

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Andy Warhol Polaroid Pictures

BASTIAN ANNOUNCES LONDON GALLERY TO OPEN IN FEBRUARY 2019 INAUGURAL EXHIBITION OF POLAROID PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDY WARHOL, FEBRUARY – APRIL 2019

Coinciding with BASTIAN’s 30th anniversary, the gallery is delighted to announce the opening of a London space in February 2019. Located on Mayfair’s Davies Street, this will be BASTIAN’s first international outpost outside of Berlin. Under the direction of Aeneas Bastian, son of founders Céline and Heiner Bastian, the 90 square metre ground floor gallery is situated in a 20th century townhouse that will be renovated by David Chipperfield Architects. 

BASTIAN’s curatorial programme will continue to focus on its artist roster with an emphasis on leading German and American post-war artists, as well as other historical and contemporary figures from beyond its stable. 

The inaugural exhibition, running until April 2019, presents a series of 60 portrait and self-portrait Polaroid photographs by Andy Warhol, depicting artists, actors and friends of his eccentric Factory entourage including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paloma Picasso and Yves Saint-Laurent. Reflecting the origins of BASTIAN itself – rooted in the founders’ long-standing and personal relationships with their artist roster – the exhibition offers an intimate portrayal of New York in the 1970s and 80s during the establishment of a new visual culture. 

As well as staging public exhibitions, the London space will act as a hub and reference point for illustrating the development of German art from the early 20th century through to the present day. Aeneas Bastian comments: "We are thrilled to be expanding our activities to London, which remains one of the centres of the contemporary art world. Moving forwards we intend to build on the gallery’s legacy of supporting and exhibiting both modern and post-war German art by showing exhibitions of Max Liebermann, Emil Nolde as well as lesser known German artists, whose work can rarely or never be seen in London." 

The expansion to London reflects BASTIAN’s international outlook and continuing development trajectory. In September 2017, the Berlin gallery - located on Am Kupfergraben - was donated to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, the building will be handed over in an official ceremony in January 2019. Serving as a Centre for Cultural Education, ‘Haus Bastian’ will open to the public next year. The Berlin gallery will continue to operate from BASTIAN’s offices and showrooms, whilst a new space is located. About BASTIAN Founded in 1989 by Céline and Heiner Bastian, the gallery is dedicated to representing and exhibiting modern and contemporary art. Under the direction of second generation Aeneas Bastian since 2016, the core exhibition programme includes 20th Century artists such as Pablo Picasso and Jean Dubuffet, as well as German and American post-war artists including Joseph Beuys, Anselm Kiefer, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol. 

As well as publishing exhibition catalogues, artist monographs and catalogues raisonnés, BASTIAN participates at international art fairs including TEFAF Maastricht, TEFAF New York, Art Berlin, Art Düsseldorf and Frieze Masters. 

Location: 8 Davies Street, London W1K 3DW Telephone: + 44 (0)20 3356 2713 Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm Admission: Free www.galeriebastian.com/en @galeriebastian For media and image enquiri