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SummaryPop art legend Ed Ruscha teams up with andSons Chocolates for a $295 USD limited-edition dark chocolate barA love letter to California, the Central Valley-shaped bar comes packaged in a cloth-bound box featuring Ruscha’s “Made in California” (1971) lithographEd Ruscha has partnered with Los Angeles-based chocolatier andSons on the perfect sweet treat for the art lover in your life, arriving just in time for the holidays.Taking cues from the artist’s bold, graphic signature, the bar takes its shape after the topography of California’s Central Valley, where the Pacific Ocean kisses the Santa Lucia Mountains. Each bar comes housed in a cloth-bound box adorned with a reproduction of Ruscha’s iconic “Made in California” (1971) lithograph.The chocolate itself fuses the tastes of Peruvian ...

When Hypebeast approached  Rodolfo Hernández and Matteo Vessella to help shape its 20th anniversary visuals, the pair saw an opportunity to reinterpret a platform that had influenced them for years.“Our visual language comes from all the things we grew up with,” Hernández says. “Video games, movies, anime, contemporary art. We take pieces of each world and connect them until the image feels like us.”Rather than rely on symbols or direct references, the duo leaned into emotion. Vessella explains, “We focused on the vibe. Hypebeast has always carried this raw energy and a sense of discovery. We tried to translate that feeling more than anything else.”This approach shaped the entire project. Instead of mapping a strict concept, they let the work evolve through instinct. Hernández adds, “There...

“Vivienne Westwood, The Sex Pistols, Seven Stars, coffee with milk and strawberry cake. And Ren flowers. Nana's favorite things never change.”Ai Yazawa’s beloved manga series Nana is turning 25, and Vivienne Westwood is stepping in to celebrate.Last month saw a special, anniversary re-edition of Volume 1, complete with a new cover of heroines Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu dressed in head-to-toe Westwood and, of course, a tartan-printed spine, though the full Vivienne Westwood x Nana collection, now available online, takes the collaboration off the page. Featuring a range of garments, accessories, jewelry and footwear, the collection plays off the personal style of both leads, spanning Komatsu’s coquettish flair to Osaki’s hard-edged punk.Alongside new items are contemporary evolutions of arc...

Culture is a team sport, something that adidas knows well. Last month saw the return of Nuestra Cultura Al Mundo, the brand’s creative platform celebrating Hispanic and Latino/a/e changemakers, and with it came a spotlight on a new cohort of voices making waves in their communities, proving that even a corner of culture can contain a universe of its own.Front and center this year are Jenn Soto and Diego Nájera, two skaters embodying what it means to move with passion, pride and purpose, both on and off the deck. Hailing from opposite coasts, the two are brought together by an ardent commitment to the people and places that raised them, and skateboarding, just as much a vehicle for self-expression, belonging and storytelling as it is for speed. More than a trick, each turn, grind and slide ...

SummaryThe Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will open on September 22, 2026, in Los Angeles’ Exposition ParkThe building features a "spaceship silhouette" by Ma Yansong and includes 35 galleries over 100,000 square feetThe collection features over 40,000 works, spanning Frida Kahlo and Norman Rockwell to Jack Kirby and George Lucas’ film propsOpening September 22, 2026 in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, the long-awaited Lucas Museum of Narrative Art finally has its date. The billion-dollar, 300,000-square-foot landmark lands next to the Coliseum and the University of Southern California with an 11-acre park for the city to share.The Lucas Archives bring models, props, concept art, and costumes from George Lucas’ film legacy. Two theaters, a library, a restaurant and café, retail, and classrooms...