Honoured to be invited as a jury member at the Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2024 From Cartier to Balmain, from Fenty to Nike, it is indeed stimulating to be immersed into such visually rich projects, showcasing the creative power of fashion houses across formats and codes.

Hot off the press! Thrilled to announce my latest book, “Luxury Brand and Art Collaborations: Postmodern Consumer Culture”, is now out from Routledge. Over the past two decades, collaborative initiatives between luxury brands and the art world have been increasing in number and relevance, becoming one of the most...

I had the nicest time discussing with Richard Federowski from consultancy Roland and Berger about the pressing issues and the opportunities of implementing sustainability and the ESG principles into the luxury business practice [link here] From spontaneous initiatives to formalised benchmarking; from sectorial specialisation to cross-industrial collaboration, luxury brands...

Fashion is definitely rooted in change. However, besides the change of styles and looks, can the business of fashion change itself to better address the challenges of today and lead the future? And how do technology and digital fashion play into it? Looking forward to joining again the amazing...

I have been remotely invited at SDA Bocconi Asia Center to discuss with an engaged cohort of students and professionals how the modern fashion system came to be built on the social quest for novelty, and how circular business models need to factor that in when delivering value. It is all a matter of time:...

I had the best couple days at the “In Pursuit of Luxury” conference, discussing with academics and practitioners the impact of luxury brands’ economic growth on craftsmanship and the making. I presented a paper looking at how art collaborations redefine luxury production, craftsmanship and the making. Launched in its...

What a great discussion we had on our panel this afternoon with the amazing Costas Kazantsis (Fashion Innovation Agency at London College of Fashion), Louise Laing (Phygital Twin), Leanne Elliott- Young (Institute of Digital Fashion), Leslie Holden (The Digital Fashion Group), Ward de Kruiff (EPAM)! Part of the thought-provoking...

Last week I had the pleasure to discuss with Ben Luke on “The Week in Art” podcast of The Art Newspaper [link here] about the origins and the trajectories of luxury brands and art collaborations, with a specific focus on the latest Yayoi Kusama X Louis Vuitton iteration. In the...

Very pleased to be featured on the magazine of this year WWNA (Why the World Needs Anthropologists) Magazine, titled: Regeneration [link here] Below the text of the interview spanning through favourite readings and the contribution that anthropology can offer to the luxury industry. alma mater? Bunka Gakuen University (Japan)...

Super excited to launch the “Luxury Forward Series” @ Sotheby’s Institute of Art with a great panel discussion on: – How are digital products integrating with material consumption? – How is product aftercare and the purchase of preloved luxury products altering our consumption pattern? – What business opportunities are...