Catégorie : Other interests
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The Jacquemus Effect | Part 2: When Space Becomes Story
How Jacquemus Turns Locations Into Emotional LandscapesThe Geography of Brand DesirePlace, for most brands, is logistics. For Jacquemus, it’s language.A flower shop in Paris instantly becomes a cultural event. A new retail space opens with no fanfare, no merchandise overload, just light, calm, and the scent of Provence. A lavender field becomes a runway, then…
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Inside the Media’s Traffic Apocalypse
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty, Google Last spring, the entertainment and lifestyle website Bustle saw huge spikes in traffic for a handful of stories — between 150,000 and 300,000 search views each, compared to the usual 1,000 or less. Bustle had long struggled to place high in SEO rankings or land on the Google News module,…
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The New Renaissance Era: A 3 Step Brand Ambassadorship Playbook
The Pulse // Beyond LuxuryRemember the times when a brand’s ambassador was a perfect, immaculate figure, tied to a single dimension of personality? Think Kate Moss for Calvin Klein or Think Charlize Theron for Dior J’adore? They were visually striking and iconic. But would that kind of approach work today? Probably not fully.We live in…
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Always start with art
Meeting culture where it isIn this Thursday’s guest edition, we welcome Haris Fazlani, co-founder and creative director of Wørks, a New York City-based creative studio dedicated to cultural advancement through strategy and design. The studio’s practice centers on building culturally attuned, concept-driven work through intentional storytelling and visual clarity. Selected clients include Nike, Louis Vuitton,…
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Astet Studio’s “Smoked Room” in Dubai Named Most Beautiful Restaurant in the World by the Prix Versailles
Astet Studio is delighted to announce that its interior design for Smoked Room, located within The St. Regis Residences on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, has been awarded the title of Most Beautiful Restaurant in the World by the prestigious Prix Versailles. Selected from a shortlist of 16 exceptional global finalists, Smoked Room was celebrated for its bold and evocative design language…
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The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth
As the longtime editor in chief of Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter was accustomed to big expenses: chauffeured town cars, five-star hotel stays, writer salaries that stretched into the mid six-figures. But in early 2001, he wondered if he had gone too far. Listen to this article with reporter commentary Annie Leibovitz, the magazine’s chief photographer,…
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How Louis Vuitton Took Over Sports
LVMH is spending $300 million a year on sports — but it’s not just advertising. Today’s newsletter breaks down how the luxury giant is creatively rewriting the industry’s sponsorship rules.(Christian Horner and Bernard Arnault via Mark Thompson/Getty Images)McLaren’s Lando Norris won the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix in May, but LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault stole…
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Tens of Thousands of AI Users Now Believe ChatGPT Is God
A growing number of tech users now believe that AI is God. They think they are accessing “the secrets of the universe through ChatGPT,” warned journalist Miles Klee last month. Do you think this is a tiny fringe of lunatics? No, not in the least. Just five days ago, the moderator of a pro-AI Reddit…
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[Out now] What to read next: McKinsey’s 2025 annual book recommendations
Your bookshelf is waiting New from McKinsey & Company Reading is more than a pastime. It’s also a good way to make sense of change, challenge assumptions, and evolve with purpose. That spirit is at the heart of McKinsey’s 2025 book recommendations, curated by Raju Narisetti, partner…
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OpenAI’s first AI device with Jony Ive won’t be a wearable
The device is also at least a year out from shipping. The device is also at least a year out from shipping. Thanks to a related trademark lawsuit, we know what OpenAI and Jony Ive’s first AI device won’t be. In court filings submitted this month, leaders from io — the consumer hardware team OpenAI…