London design studio XAG has conceived the holiday season shop windows for luxury shoe brand Christian Louboutin. The designers found inspiration in Louboutin’s ‘Pigalle’ shoe to create a display that featured casts of the shoes… Christian Louboutin Christmas Windows by Studio XAG
London’s Design Museum has announced that it will display a new permanent collection dedicated to contemporary design and architecture from 20 January 2013. The exhibition will offer an investigation into the impact of design on… Narrating Extraordinary Stories about Ordinary Things: Unveiling the New Design Museum Collection
London hotel Claridge’s has unveiled its annual Christmas tree designed by Alber Elbaz. The partnership with Lanvin follows previous collaborations that saw John Galliano designing the hotel’s Christmas trees in 2009 and 2010. Meanwhile, London’s… Lanvin and Mary Katrantzou Design London Christmas Trees
French footwear designer Christian Louboutin has opened his first men’s store in the UK. This is the luxury brand’s fourth of its kind in the world, following Paris, New York and Los Angeles. Located within… Christian Louboutin Opens First London Men’s Store
Fashion brand Club Monaco (subsidiary of the global fashion retailer Polo Ralph Lauren) has made a slight detour from its preppy premises to embrace sartorial heritage in a very explicit manner by collaborating with British… Club Monaco Embraces Sartorial and Design Heritage
Actor Brad Pitt, who has famously dabbled in architecture and design over the years, has sketched and overseen the production of about a dozen limited-edition pieces of furniture in collaboration with luxury furniture maker Frank… Brad Pitt Designs New Line of Furniture
Converse has launched a limited edition collection of sneakers interpreted through the artwork of world-renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. The range was launched in a selected number of retailers in Brazil on 23 October 2012… Converse x Oscar Niemeyer Sneakers Collection
British department store Selfridges is unveiling a men’s footwear retail space within its flagship store in London’s Oxford Street on 6 November 2012. Featuring over 250 brands across 10,000 square feet, the new space will… Selfridges to Open World’s Largest Men’s Shoe Department
Alexander McQueen has unveiled its first men’s flagship store in London’s Savile Row. For the first time, the full men’s ready-to-wear line and accessories can be found under the same roof. Savile Row, renowned worldwide… Alexander McQueen Inaugurates London Men’s Flagship Store
For anyone who appreciates the processes of reading and writing, jotting down thoughts and notes by hand is still a very much admired communication form. At The Style Examiner, we are big fans of putting… Beautiful Instruments of Communication: Introducing Gnu Notebooks