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Cowboys and Indians by Andy Warhol

The term Pop Art was invented in the 60s; it’s a term that comes from both contemporary pop culture and the power of images. Substantially linked to the consumer society, pop art uses this as its main source of inspiration, often in an ironic way. Andy Warhol would become the king of this. Warhol style...

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Aëdle’s VK-1 Headphones

“Certain journeys transport us much further than we could imagine” confides one of the founders of this French start-up. It’s true that Aëdle’s adventures began on the web in 2011. There the headphones found their first 1,000 customers as well as the approbation of the international press. Their goal was simple: ensure that distinguished design...

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Chanel’s Fall/Winter 2013-2014 Ad Campaign

In just one ad campaign’s time, Lagerfeld is going into photographer mode once again. Just for the occasion, the creative director defies the laws of gravity and illustrates his work at Chanel in the same way that the brand glides above the rest; belonging neither to yesterday, nor to tomorrow, less so to today, this...

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The Serpenti Collection By Bulgari

Before being catapulted into the “must-have” league by the mythic film Cleopatra, Bulgari’s serpentine jewelry was already making an appearance in store windows of Paris’ place Vendôme in 1932. The line was called “Tubogas” and made reference to the industrial aesthetic that was de rigueur in those days. The skeleton gave its watch bracelets a rendition of...

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Emblematic Pieces from Balenciaga’s Latest Collection: the Centerpiece of New Ad Campaign

2012 was one of those years where a number of heads of the great French couture houses stepped down. Far from the conceptual aesthetic of ad opuses developed by Nicolas Ghesquière, Alexander Wang is anchoring himself in a radical modesty topped off by an urban character. His mission? Pursue the modernization of the label with...