Felix Art Fair bets on solo booths to recreate the feel of a studio visit.
Felix Art Fair will dramatically reshape its format starting in 2027, abandoning its split between the Hollywood Roosevelt’s upper-floor suites and poolside cabanas in favor of a unified layout centered entirely around the cabana complex. Exhibitors will be encouraged toward solo and two-artist booths instead of larger group displays, a shift organizers say will eliminate notorious elevator bottlenecks and make the fair feel more like a studio visit. Despite the smaller footprint per booth, organizers expect to maintain or slightly grow the roughly 60-gallery count. The fair will also open applications to unrepresented artists for the first time.
Olivier Rousteing succeeds Julien Dossena as Rabanne’s creative director.
Olivier Rousteing is joining Rabanne as creative director, the designer confirmed, ending weeks of speculation. Rousteing succeeds Julien Dossena, who departed Rabanne in June after 13 years in the role. The appointment comes roughly a year after Rousteing exited Balmain, where he spent 16 years, including 14 as creative director, a role he took on in 2011 at age 25, making him one of the youngest designers to ever lead a major Paris fashion house. In a statement announcing the move, Rousteing called joining Rabanne “a tremendous honor” and praised the house’s legacy of “innovation, craftsmanship, and fearless creativity.” Rousteing’s first collection for Rabanne will debut at Paris Fashion Week in March 2027.
Rauschenberg Foundation adds to Artist Rooms with a trio of 1980s sculptures.
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has donated three works by the artist to Artist Rooms, a collection managed by Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland. The gifted pieces, G-I Glut (1986), Rasputin’s Revenge Early Winter Glut (1987), and Mobile Cluster Glut (Neapolitan) (1987), belong to Rauschenberg’s 1980s “Glut” series, which, like his better-known Combines, transforms found materials, largely scrap metal, into sculpture. Though less widely known than his Combines, the series has surfaced in major institutions before, including a dedicated Guggenheim Museum exhibition in 2009. The three newly donated works will go on view this September at Tate Modern as part of a gallery featuring 25 works by the artist.
Nokia’s new retro phones come with a built-in AI assistant.
HMD has launched four retro Nokia feature phones, combining the simplicity of old-school brick phones with a dedicated AI assistant button built into the keypad’s D-pad. The phones run on a basic browser and don’t support traditional apps, but the AI button, powered by Shenzhen-based Sikey AI, allows for voice-controlled functions like making calls, setting alarms, and turning on the flashlight, as well as answering simple queries like sharing recipes or translating phrases. The feature is free for the first 180 days, after which it costs around £3 a year in the EU and £2.25 a year elsewhere, requiring activation through a separate smartphone.
John Loring, who shaped Tiffany & Co.’s modern identity, dies at 86.
John Loring, the author, curator, and longtime Tiffany & Co. executive who spent three decades shaping the jeweler’s public identity, has died at age 86. Loring served as Tiffany’s design director from 1979 to 2009, a period during which the company expanded its global footprint while reinforcing its status as one of America’s most recognizable luxury brands. Following his retirement, he was named design director emeritus.
Rimowa makes “ink blue” a permanent colorway for luggage and leather goods.
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