Fondazione Prada has opened the 2025 call for entries to its film fund.
Fondazione Prada has opened submissions for its 2025 Film Fund, a $1.75 million annual program that will finance 10 to 12 independent films. Projects at any stage—development, production, or post-production—are eligible, with awards ranging from $17,500 to $292,000. The fund sets no limits on geography, theme, or style, and aims to support both emerging voices and established directors seeking new directions. Applications close on October 17, with selected projects to be announced early next year.
Japanese label Soshiotsuki has won this year’s LVMH Prize for Young Designers.
Japanese label Soshiotsuki, designed by Soshi Otsuki, has won the 2025 LVMH Prize for Young Designers, securing $467,000 and a year of mentorship from the luxury group. The award was presented at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris by actress Deepika Padukone. Steve O Smith received the Karl Lagerfeld Special Jury Prize, while Torishéju Dumi was honored with the Savoir-Faire Prize, each accompanied by $233,000 and tailored mentoring. Past winners of the LVMH Prize include Marine Serre, Nensi Dojaka, and Grace Wales Bonner.
Former National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet will soon direct the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Kim Sajet, former director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, will become director of the Milwaukee Art Museum on September 22. During her twelve years in Washington, she broadened the museum’s collections with contemporary programming, doubled attendance, and secured more than $85 million in funding. Her career also includes leadership roles at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In Milwaukee, Sajet plans to champion living artists while deepening educational initiatives rooted in the museum’s historical holdings.
Gen Z is really not into the always-on surveillance potential of smart glasses.
As Meta and other companies push smart glasses into the mainstream, Gen Z is leading backlash over their potential for constant surveillance. Viral TikTok posts describe unsettling encounters with camera-enabled eyewear, sparking widespread concern about being filmed in public without consent. Researchers note that unlike millennials, who embraced oversharing, younger users tend to guard their privacy closely, shaped by the risks of digital exposure in school, work, and social life. Despite growing sales, many in Gen Z view smart glasses as an unacceptable intrusion into personal boundaries.
U.K. architects seem to be unclear on how fire-safe green walls really are.
A Dezeen investigation has found that U.K. architects may be misled about the fire safety of green walls because suppliers use testing methods that don’t reflect real-world conditions. One system only passed after half its mass was saturated with water, while another claimed strong results based on trials that excluded plants altogether. Marketing materials often present these outcomes without disclosing such caveats. Fire engineers warn that the adapted tests are unreliable and call for stricter standards to prevent risks comparable to those exposed after the Grenfell Tower disaster.
Today’s attractive distractions:
RH reveals a Champs-Élysées stunner with Eiffel Tower views.
Several timepieces have been named finalists for the “Oscars of watches.”
As we stare down the end of 2025, Gen Z is all about locking in.
A new generation of dating apps is taking choice fatigue out of the algorithm.
