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FUTURE/CRAFT: TECHNICAL ABILITY
A tech start-up founder with a Masters in engineering and a PhD in computer science and business, Dr Felix Frank Obschonka was invited to join Montblanc in 2014. His appointment as director of new technologies marked the beginning of a new chapter for the 100-year-old brand, which is synonymous with… read more »
FUTURE/CRAFT: HOME GROWN
Halcyon Days was established in 1950 as an antiques shop in Mayfair. The original founder, Susan Benjamin, had a particular interest in sourcing enamel boxes from around the world. Fascinated with the artefacts and their history, she decided to revive the craft of enamelling as a decorative artform, which had… read more »
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FUTURE/CRAFT: KINETIC ART
Completing our trio of 3D illustrated films, commissioned to accompany our Future/Craft campaign, is this mesmerising moving image by XK Studio. The digital artist duo – Alexa Sirbu and Luka Vojir – created the animation in response to a brief that asked them to explore the theme of modern luxury.… read more »
A CONVERSATION WITH: JEREMY WHITE
THE ROYAL EXCHANGE: How have shopping habits changed since the crisis hit, and what are your thoughts on how they might evolve as we come out of lockdown? Jeremy White: Well, the main thing that’s happened is that everybody has been forced to experiment with e-commerce. People have been given… read more »
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FUTURE/CRAFT: GOING GREEN
For a brand whose name and logo references the trees its founder would pass each day on his way to school, perhaps it stands to reason that Mulberry would take its environmental responsibilities seriously. The Mulberry tree logo is said to represent ‘a love of nature, the importance of family… read more »
FUTURE/CRAFT IN MOTION
As part our Future/Craft campaign, we commissioned digital artists Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir – otherwise known as XK Studio – to create a series of 3D illustrated films inspired by the idea of modern luxury. Using tools and techniques typically used to create high-end visual effects for film and… read more »
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FUTURE/CRAFT: BACK TO BASICS
Founded in Germany in the early 20th century, Leica is one of the world’s most iconic camera brands, desired and revered by photographers across the globe. But what earned Leica this status and, a century later, continues to command so much respect from the photographic community? The answer to this… read more »
A CONVERSATION WITH: GERALDINE WHARRY
THE ROYAL EXCHANGE: What does the role of a futurist involve? GERALDINE WHARRY: As a futurist I look at long-term scenarios. I work with a focus on the style industry but my research takes me far beyond fashion. I also look at science, tech, policy, politics, socio-economic culture and… read more »
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FUTURE/CRAFT: EVOLUTIONARY VISION
Founded in Liverpool and a family business for more than 200 years, Boodles (as it is known today) has played the long race to become one of the leading names in British jewellery design. First established in 1798, it wasn’t until the mid-1960s that the brand began to expand its… read more »
FUTURE/CRAFT: ON THE WATCH
FAMILY VALUES I grew up in an amazing family. My father was a PhD aeronautical engineer and an ex-RAF pilot, so he had this incredible talent for building things. My dad would restore old aircraft, we built a plane that we still fly, a sailing boat that we lived… read more »
