Francis Kéré and SOM have unveiled a desert-inspired sandstone build for the Las Vegas Museum of Art.
Francis Kéré, working with SOM as architect of record, has revealed plans for the 60,000-square-foot Las Vegas Museum of Art in Symphony Park, set to become the city’s first standalone art museum. The sandstone-clad building takes cues from the Mojave Desert and nearby Red Rock Mountains, with a shaded entry plaza designed as a civic threshold rather than a formal forecourt. Inside, a canyon-like vertical core anchors galleries, a sculpture plaza, and light-filled circulation spaces that nod to Las Vegas modernism, including references to Paul Revere Williams. The project positions the museum as a year-round public space for locals as much as for the city’s visitors.
Eight global fashion brands will make their debut at Paris Fashion Week Men’s and Couture.
Paris Fashion Week will introduce eight new international labels across its January men’s and couture calendars, with debuts spanning countries including Spain, Saudi Arabia, Greece, and Vietnam. The men’s schedule, running January 20–25, includes first-time Paris appearances from brands such as ERL, Saudi label KML, Barcelona-based Sonia Carrasco, and Tokyo Fashion Prize winner ssstein, alongside a mix of runway shows and presentations. Couture week follows January 26–29, with Greek designer Celia Kritharioti and Vietnam-born, Paris-based Phan Huy joining the official lineup for the first time. Together, the additions signal a broader geographic reach as Paris continues to fold emerging global voices into its core fashion weeks.
Matches—formerly MatchesFashion—will relaunch following Hulcan luxury group’s acquisition.
Matches—formerly MatchesFashion—will return in 2026 after Hulcan, a newly formed luxury group, acquired its intellectual property along with the in-house label Raey. Hulcan was founded by Joe Wilkinson and Mario Maher, the duo behind the members-only shopping platform Mile, which will now sit alongside Matches and Raey under one portfolio. Backed by $150 million in strategic capital and investors that include LVMH Luxury Ventures and the Hermès family, Hulcan plans to reposition Matches as a tightly curated, omnichannel retailer. The relaunch follows a failed turnaround under previous owner Frasers Group and marks a second attempt to revive the once-influential e-tailer.
After posting a $13 billion loss on electric vehicles, Ford is discontinuing the F-150 Lightning.
Ford will end production of the fully electric F-150 Lightning as it retreats from aggressive EV plans after losing roughly $13 billion on electric vehicles since 2023. The company will pivot the truck toward an extended-range version and redirect investment to gas-powered and hybrid models, while retooling key facilities, including renaming its Tennessee EV plant to focus on conventional trucks. Ford expects EV-related losses to reach nearly $20 billion this year and now projects that hybrids, extended-range vehicles, and full EVs will make up about half of its global sales by 2030, up from 17 percent today. Executives framed the shift as a response to slower consumer demand, high costs, and a changing policy landscape around electrification.
Oxford’s Christ Church college has acquired Lewis Carroll’s personal copy of Alice in Wonderland.
Oxford’s Christ Church college, in partnership with the Bodleian Libraries, has acquired Lewis Carroll’s own copy of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, donated by American philanthropist Ellen Michelson. The 1865 volume carries Carroll’s handwritten notes, early plans for a later children’s edition, and ten surviving pencil drawings by John Tenniel, making it a working document rather than a pristine rarity. The book holds deep institutional ties: Carroll studied and taught at Christ Church, and the story itself grew out of his relationship with the Liddell family there. After decades in the United States, the copy will go on public view at the Bodleian in January before entering the college’s permanent care.
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