wonderMode

Playboy vet Aaron Duncan on the birth of his online platform for luxury fashion by both new and established designers

Although Playboy is regularly associated with a “less is more” approach to fashion, its former Global Licensing Senior Vice President and Creative Director, Aaron Duncan, has proven otherwise with his virtual marketplace for luxury fashion and accessories, wonderMode. Born out of a desire to enable lesser-known designers to sell their original work to the public, the e-commerce site features high-end, curated fashion and accessories from …

Prouvé RAW

A luxury denim brand partners with Swiss furniture pros for a fresh update of mid-century classics

Prouvé RAW, G-Star’s latest collaboration in promoting its creative approach to other fields outside of clothing, links the denim brand with modernist Jean Prouvé’s furniture designs. Two years ago, the Amsterdam-based company approached Swiss contemporary furniture manufacturer Vitra and proposed a makeover of 14 pieces by Prouvé. Creative teams from both sides worked via email, video conferencing and in-person meetings to realize the project, the …

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Making the Evoque

A behind the scenes video with Range Rover learning about the bridge between design and manufacturing

When Range Rover asked me to be a City Shaper and help tell the world about their all-new Evoque one of my first requests was to meet the car’s designers and visit the factory where they’re being built. Exploring the role of design at Range Rover we visited their creative team in Gaydon, England to learn about how the LRX concept vehicle was translated to …