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ARCHIVISM PUTS MUSEUM LABELS ON CLOTHES YOU CAN BUY

“When a garment comes with its own history, buying it becomes a form of cultural literacy.” Take Away At Shanghai’s Suhe Haus, ARCHIVISM turned Phoebe Philo-era Céline into a shoppable…

SONGMONT MAKES A DUMPLING BAG A CHINESE DESIGN SIGNATURE

“The next generation of global luxury may not look less local. Furthermore, It may become more confident about where it comes from.” Take Away Songmont’s soft, sculptural bags have become…

WHERE AI REMEMBERS YOUR NOSE

“Your fragrance stops being a product you choose. It becomes a personal library that remembers you.” Take Away Instead of buying one fragrance and sticking with it, imagine a digital…

“A private salon creates intimacy around discovery.” “Dinner, conversation and discovery happen around the product.” “The circle has to be worth joining.” Take Away Furthermore, In Shanghai, luxury is quietly…

From Furniture to Fantasy: How IKEA Sleepovers Turn Stores into Unforgettable Experiences

What Is It? IKEA Sleepovers are personalized events in which selected IKEA Family members or giveaway winners spend a night inside an IKEA store. Furthermore, Guests test beds, enjoy live…

Ultraviolet: A Multisensory Dinner Where Reality Melts

What Is It? In Shanghai, there is a restaurant that completely redefines what it means to go out for dinner. Ultraviolet, created by chef Paul Pairet, is not simply about…

Re-PIZZA: Turning Food Waste into a Culinary Revolution in Shanghai

What Is It? The Re-PIZZA project is a bold initiative launched in Xintiandi Shanghai to tackle one of the biggest sustainability challenges that hovers upon our consumerist society: food waste.…

RADIO WHAT’S NEW? SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU

WHAT IT IS? Furthermore, Born connected and with access to unlimited entertainment, we (as a generation) forgot that not so long ago, music wasn’t so easily accessible. What iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify…

SKP-S: BEIJING’S FUTURE DEPARTMENT STORE

WHAT IT IS? ‘SKP-S’ (Shin Kong Palace), located in Beijing, China, is an avant-garde luxury department flagship store, combining a collection of high-end designer brands with several art installations and…

A CLOUD OF SPRAY MADE OF METALS.

Sou Fujimoto architects, a Tokyo-based architectural firm founded by the outstanding Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, has reinvented the significance of the “tower” in the twenty-first century with the construction of…