Author: Andrew
Before even being the name of our house, diptyque was the name of an adventure, that of a true friendship between three artists, Christiane Gautrot, Yves Coueslant and Desmond Knox-Leet. It then became the adventure of their spiritual heirs until today, when intuition keeps outweighing sole calculation. memento, the online magazine of diptyque, is our new way to capture this initial mindset.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation announced today that an independent, 11-member jury has unanimously selected six concept designs as finalists from the 1,715 anonymous submissions to the international architectural competition for a proposed Guggenheim museum in Helsinki, Finland. The shortlisted entries represent both emerging and established architectural practices in seven countries and offer fresh and distinctive approaches to museum design and to the changing role of the twenty-first-century museum.
Toyota Racing won both the Manufacturers and the Drivers categories of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), a series of eight endurance races, including the renowned Le Mans 24 Hours event, held on international road racing circuits.
The Mayor of London has announced new research which indicates that London is a world leader in financial technology (FinTech). He revealed the figures while attending an event in Singapore to showcase London’s FinTech sector as part of a six day trade mission to the Far East to create jobs, growth and promote London.
The animated video is the first of its kind in the hospitality industry
Maker refers to a contemporary culture which stands for a technology-basedextension of DIY culture; it is a non-profit group that transforms various creative ideas into reality. On November 16, a corporation agreement of the International Maker Center was signed at China Hi-Tech Fair 2014 (CHTF 2014).Meanwhile this center cooperated with Germany Steinbeis University to build up the Shenzhen International Maker Center, which will attract more resources and capital worldwide, hence creating a new era of Maker.
G-7 Holdings Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange code: 7508) announced on November 25 that its Malaysian subsidiary based in Kuala Lumpur, G7 Retail Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., will open motorcycle goods store “Bike Seven Klang Sentral” on November 27.
Targets rapid growth for Dean & DeLuca with presence in 15 countries and hundreds of new stores in two years
On November 21 (local time), Chinese leaders and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key jointly unveiled Yili Oceania Production Base, which is the first project in a new package of cooperation between the two countries. The project covering packaging, production, processing and R&D is the world’s largest integrated dairy production base.
Public-Private Partnership to Develop Next-Generation of Japanese and American Leaders –