Art, fashion, culture, no fluff, just vibes.
🪑 Bianca Censori’s Furniture Era
Designer, muse, performance artist? Bianca Censori has unveiled a furniture collection in Seoul as part of Bio Pop, tables and chairs made from (or inspired by) crutches, complete with latex-clad models folded into them like living sculptures. She calls it “a self-portrait in constraint” and declares that “domesticity is the mother of all revolutions.” The internet, meanwhile, is whispering Allen Jones reference… or copy? Make of that what you will.
🎧 Performance Art, but Make It Politics
Ahead of his NYC mayoral inauguration, Zohran Mamdani staged a 12-hour listening marathon at MoMI in Queens. Titled The Mayor Is Listening, the piece borrowed a page straight out of Marina Abramović’s playbook, with New Yorkers booking three-minute, one-on-one slots to share their dreams, their worries, and the change they want to see across New York.
🏠JW Anderson Goes Full Homebody
Jonathan Anderson has opened his first JW Anderson homeware-only flagship on Pimlico Road, London. Think Irish pottery, Murano glass, Welsh blankets and hand-dyed textiles, all housed in a space that feels more like an artist’s studio than a shop. It’s a clear pivot away from hype fashion and towards slow luxury, craft, and objects you’ll actually live with. In keeping with both the ethos of the brand and the spirit of its new environment, there is an emphasis on art.
🧵 Hermès, Doing What Hermès Does Best
Hermès commissioned 78 artists this year under the theme Drawn to Craft, and it shows. At a time when many brands are increasingly relying on AI, this level of commitment to makers, skill and long-term thinking feels like a genuine win.
đź”® Pinterest Predicts 2026 (Brace Yourselves)
According to Pinterest, trends are moving 4.5 times faster than they were seven years ago, which goes a long way in explaining the collective sense of fatigue. Their 2026 forecast spans fashion, beauty and culture, calling out everything from circuscore and forest floor aesthetics to lace-everything, brooches, cool blues and khaki-coded palettes, alongside glitchy glam, opera core, vamp romantic and even a gummy-inspired look. Fun? Absolutely. Sustainable for your nervous system, or the planet? That’s far more debatable.
And with that, we’re signing off for the year. Wishing all our readers a very happy festive season, whether you’re switching off, gallery-hopping, or simply embracing a slower pace. We’ll be back from our own holidays on 5 January, refreshed and ready for more art, fashion and cultural rabbit holes. ✨
