Dior’s Kim Jones has won France’s prestigious Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur award.
Kim Jones marked a career milestone in Paris, presenting Dior’s menswear collection while receiving the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian award. The accolade follows Jones’ latest Paris Fashion Week Men’s presentation, which has been acclaimed for blending the maison’s heritage with modernity and pushing boundaries of gender fluidity.
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei thinks AI could outpace human intelligence by 2027.
In an interview with WSJ, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, revealed ambitious plans to enhance the capabilities of the company’s AI chatbot Claude, including improved memory, voice interaction, and web integration, as the company navigates surging demand and rapid technological advancements. With revenue growing tenfold last year and a projected milestone of one million chips by 2026, Anthropic is vying for dominance in the AI space, competing with OpenAI to deliver smarter, more interactive models. Amodei predicted AI could surpass human intelligence within three years, emphasizing both its transformative potential and the challenges it poses.
Ai Weiwei’s latest New York exhibitions feature art made exclusively of Lego and Woma bricks.
Ai Weiwei’s latest exhibitions in New York reimagine widespread art and news imagery through monumental mosaics crafted from Lego and Woma bricks. At Faurschou New York, works like the artisti’s reinterpretation of Claude Monet’s Water Lilies #3 and Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware explore themes of identity and free speech. Vito Schnabel Gallery showcases similarly striking pieces, including Weiwei’s spin on Andrew Wyeth’s painting, Christina’s World.
According to data from 26 different forecasts, 2025 home prices are expected to increase by 2.7 percent.
Data from 26 different home price forecasts, including Zillow and Moody’s, offers contrasting outlooks for U.S. home prices in 2025, with Zillow predicting a modest 2.9% increase and Moody’s anticipating a 0.4% decline, citing opposing market forces. Zillow attributes its predictions to low inventory and potential rate cuts, while Moody’s highlights a steady rise in listings as demographics shift.
Two Van Gogh paintings are leaving Switzerland for the first time in 100 years to be shown in London.
Two rare Van Gogh paintings of the Arles hospital, created during his recovery after mutilating his ear, will be exhibited at London’s Courtauld Gallery from February to May 2025. These masterpieces are part of the Oskar Reinhart Collection and will be on loan for the first time due to renovations at Reinhart’s Swiss museum.
Today’s attractive distractions:
A pinnacle of biophilic architecture from the 1970s is newly restored.
Pat McGrath’s glass skin face mask is the talk of the beauty world.
This Yves Behar-designed electric micro truck will soon be solar powered.
Rumors are swirling that this Y/Project alumnus could take over Maison Margiela.
