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Ellen Hodakova Larsson of Hodakova has wins the LVMH Prize for Young Designers.
Swedish fashion designer Ellen Hodakova Larsson has been awarded the 2024 LVMH Prize for Young Designers. Larsson will receive more than $440,000 and a year of mentorship from LVMH leaders. Other wins included Duran Lantink, who received the Karl Lagerfeld Special Jury Prize, and Michael Stewart’s Standing Ground, which won the inaugural Savoir-Faire Prize.
Chicago’s Obama Presidential Center will feature a monumental Julie Mehretu mural.
Julie Mehretu will create an 83-foot-tall stained glass mural, Uprising of the Sun, for the Obama Presidential Center, which will open in Chicago in 2026. The mural will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches, incorporating imagery from influential Black artists Robert S. Duncanson, Jacob Lawrence, and Afewerk Tekele.
Coach parent Tapestry kicks off fashion week by debating the FTC in a New York court.
Coach parent company Tapestry defended its $8 billion acquisition of Michael Kors owner, Capri, in court just hours before its New York Fashion Week runway show. The court showdown took place amid FTC concerns over potential antitrust violations relating to the possibility that such an acquisition would kill competition in the “accessible luxury” space.
The Brooklyn Museum unveils a new architecture-inspired logo for its 200th anniversary.
The Brooklyn Museum has revealed a new logo developed with Other Means and inspired by its neoclassical architecture by Gilded Age firm McKim, Mead, and White. The logo’s sans-serif typeface, limestone-inspired gray palette, and ligatures reflect both the building’s design and its evolution over time.
The Biden administration allocates $521 million in grants for EV charging infrastructure.
The Biden administration announced it will distribute $521 million in new grants to 30 states for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, focusing on underserved communities and rural areas. Since 2021, the number of publicly available EV charging ports has doubled to more than 192,000, with a broader goal to install 500,000 chargers by 2030.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Kraft-Heinz dips into the design world with Jell-O-inspired furniture.
Forget FaceTune? Gen-Z fashion girlies send film cameras trending.
Like many Americans, VP-hopeful Tim Walz isn’t a homeowner.
Stanley tumbler accessories are a thing, even if they shouldn’t be.
