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What Can You Draw With a Fountain Pen?
Taking a different approach to the Hypebeast Street Interview series, in this installment, we teamed up with Montblanc to ask two artists to put its Meisterstück fountain pen to the test with a 60-second sketch.Since its launch in 1924, the Meisterstück has spearheaded Montblanc's innovation in writing instruments for over a century. Translated to “masterpiece” in German, it’s become a symbol of writing excellence and meticulous craftsmanship with a stand-out black precious resin cap and barrel, and a handcrafted solid gold nib.What started as a response to consumers asking for a “Sunday-use” pen – one that offers a finer experience not meant for everyday use — has since turned into Montblanc’s most iconic design. With its codes inspiring a range of products from leather goods to new tech ...
For Just $117 USD, This Picasso Could Be Yours
SummaryThe "1 Picasso for 100 Euros" charity raffle returns, offering up the painter's 1941 portrait "Tête de femme"With a €100 EUR (about $117 USD) buy-in, the winner will be selected on April 14 at Christie's ParisFunds from ticket sales will benefit Fondation Recherche Alzheimer, a French organization supporting Alzheimer’s researchThe international charity raffle "1 Picasso for 100 Euros" is back, offering art lovers a chance to bring home a masterpiece for an easy, €100 EUR (about $117). Now in its third edition, the upcoming initiative centers around a 1941 work by the great Spanish painter, with proceeds pledged to Fondation Recherche Alzheimer, a French organization supporting Alzheimer’s research. The winner, who will walk away with the €1 million (roughly $1.1 million) work, will...
SHOWstudio Turns 25 with ‘NATURALLY’ Short Film
SummaryNick Knight's SHOWstudio celebrates its 25th anniversary with an upcoming fashion short film, titled NATURALLYReleasing on December 17, the film reflects the studio's enduring curiosity for technology's role in shaping fashion image cultureSHOWstudio, the fashion film lab led by Nick Knight, rings in 25 years, and is releasing a 3D film to celebrate. The new short film, titled NATURALLY, keeps with the studio's 'first-to-do-it' reputation, shot on high-tech Ray-Ban Meta glasses.Dropping December 17, the project is fronted by Anok Yai, Naomi Campbell, Mona Tougaard, Susie Cave and Xiao Wen Ju, and will circle three narrative arcs, mind, body and soul. Featured within the film will be designs by Iris Van Herpen, alongside pieces by SHOWstudio collaborators from the last quarter centur...
AUPEN Founder Nicholas Tan Set for Art Debut at Le Bon Marché With ‘PARIS@STCLEMENTI.COM’
SummaryAUPEN founder, Nicholas Tan, is set to debut his art exhibition, PARIS@STCLEMENTI.COM at Le Bon MarchéThe exhibition serves as a love letter to France and will run from December 13 - 14, 2025Nicholas Tan, the founder of the globally acclaimed, LVMH Métiers D’Art-partnered brand AUPEN, is scheduled to make his first-ever public art debut with the exhibition PARIS@STCLEMENTI.COM at Le Bon Marché, France’s oldest department store, on the ground floor for two days, running from December 13 – 14.The exhibition is conceived as Tan’s love letter to France, a country where he lived and worked while building AUPEN and where he rediscovered himself. For Tan, France represents a unique space where history, style, and rebellion coexist. The emotional core of the exhibition stems from his person...
This Is the Ultimate Mercedes-Benz G-Class Experience
Ever wanted to push a Mercedes-Benz G-Class to its limits? Well, now you can.The G-Class was first launched as a civilian vehicle in 1979 and its development was a cross-country collaboration between engineers in Mercedes-Benz’s base in Stuttgart, Germany, and hand-crafted production plant in Graz, Austria.The car’s innovative design features, off-road capabilities, and dominant look pushed the boundaries of automotive when it launched, however, its success at the 1983 Paris-Dakar Rally catapulted it to a performance realm, and it wasn’t long before it took the market by storm. Currently boasting an aspirational luxury SUV status, it has remained a brand staple for four decades, transcending generations and climbing the ranks as a fan-favorite of any car enthusiast.Now, Mercedes-Benz is gi...
A Look Behind the Inaugural Art Basel Awards Miami Beach with BOSS
Earlier this month, Hypebeast joined the art world as they flocked to Art Basel Miami Beach. Checking out its prestigious showcases, events and exhibitions, this year’s edition also introduced the inaugural Art Basel Awards in partnership with BOSS. With over 20 years of Miami Beach fairs, the awards brought a new tradition to the weekend-long schedule, recognizing artists, creators and other industry professionals in nine wide-ranging categories. Before the ceremony, 11 winners were handpicked from a shortlist of 36 medalists, each determined by the way they harness their craft to challenge the norms of the modern art scene, closely aligning to the Be Your Own BOSS platform celebrating trailblazers in sports, fashion, culture, and art.As well as linking to its overarching ethos, BOSS’ spo...
Nan Goldin’s Magnum Opus Gets a Gagosian Show
SummaryGagosian's Davies Street gallery is set to host The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, Nan Goldin's influential photo series, from January 13 through March 21, 2026The exhibition delivers a radically incisive reflection on downtown New York, and marks the first UK presentation of the series in fullNan Goldin once described her seminal series, The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, as “the diary I let people read.” Lauded as one of the century's most influential bodies of work, the series embarks on a cultural voyage into East Village's punk bohemia — the backrooms of bars, empty beds, dim bathrooms and smoke-laden clubs. In her own words, it captured “exactly what my world looks like, without glamorization, without glorification.”In London, Gagosian is turning back the clock to take us back to ...
Philadelphia Art Museum Celebrates 100 Years of Surrealism
SummaryPhiladelphia Art Museum presents Dreamworld:Surrealism at 100, a sprawling survey tracing surrealism from its origins to contemporary iterationsOn view through February 2026, the Philadelphia show features an exclusive section dedicated to European surrealists that sought refuge in North America after World War IIIn 1924, poet and artist André Breton issued his Manifesto of Surrealism, which outlined a “crisis of consciousness” — the abandonment of imagination in favor of the kind of decorum and judgement that came with adulthood. To aid this condition, he proposed surrealism as an artistic rebellion that reclaimed wonder, embraced intuition and pushed the limits of creative possibility.At Philadelphia Art Museum (PhAM), the movement comes into focus with Dreamworld: Surrealism at 1...
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Lexus’ Next LFA Sport Concept Receives Electrified Iteration
SummaryLexus premiered the LFA Concept, an all-electric (BEV) sports car developed to preserve and evolve essential car-making techniques under the philosophy of "Toyota's Shikinen Sengu"The concept shares engineering DNA with the GR GT and GR GT3, focusing on a low center of gravity, lightweight all-aluminum frame, and superior aerodynamicsThe design embodies "Discover Immersion" with a highly refined, minimalist cockpit and a low, sculptural coupe form that visually links it to the original LFALexus has sent shockwaves through the automotive world, officially unveiling the LFA Concept -— the all-electric successor to its legendary V10-powered supercar. This stunning second-generation machine serves not just as a halo car, but as a definitive statement on the brand's high-performance elec...
Mercedes-Benz Reveals First Look at the New G-Class Cabriolet
SummaryMercedes-Benz has commenced official road testing for the new G-Class Cabriolet, confirming the return of the iconic open-top off-roaderThis new model will be a four-door convertible featuring a power-operated retractable soft-top, maintaining the G-Wagen’s signature boxy profilePrototypes are currently being tested in Austria and will undergo rigorous winter trials in Sweden ahead of the expected debut and launch in 2026The automotive world is buzzing with the official start of testing for the new Mercedes-Benz G-Class Cabriolet, marking the return of the iconic drop-top off-roader after a significant hiatus. Following an overwhelmingly positive response to preliminary teasers, Mercedes has swiftly moved prototypes onto public roads in Austria for rigorous dynamic evaluations.This ...
Hauser & Wirth Announces Plans for Its First Italian Gallery
SummarySwiss mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth will open its 18th outpost in Palermo, SicilyThe upcoming gallery will be staged within the historic Palazzo Forcella De Seta, a prominent arts venue for the cityHauser & Wirth has announced plans for its Mediterranean expansion with a new gallery in Palermo, Sicily. The 18th location by the art powerhouse, the upcoming gallery also marks its first permanent foray into Italy.The new gallery will take shape inside the storied Palazzo Forcella De Seta, the neo-Gothic landmark perched on Palermo's waterfront. Built in the mid-19th century for the Marquis Forcella, the palace has played home Galleria Mediterranea, the city's first private art gallery, from 1937 to 1940, a 1950s “gambling den” and the Administrative Justice Council. More recently...
