Ferrari released preview images of its first electric car’s interiors—designed with Jony Ive and Marc Newson.
Ferrari has unveiled the interior and interface of its first fully electric vehicle, the Ferrari Luce, which was designed in collaboration with LoveFrom, the San Francisco-based creative collective and design studio founded by former Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive and industrial designer Marc Newson. The Luce cabin prioritizes tactile, physical controls such as CNC-machined recycled aluminum buttons, toggles, and dials over wall-to-wall touchscreens. Revealed in San Francisco as part of a multi-year partnership with Ferrari that began in 2021, the interior reflects Ive and Newson’s minimalist design language. The full exterior of the Luce is set to debut in May.
French authorities put an end to a decade-long ticket fraud scheme that cost the Louvre $10 million.
French authorities have arrested nine people, including two Louvre employees and several tour guides, in connection with a decade-long ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre that prosecutors say cost the institution more than €10 million. The alleged scam involved repeatedly reusing tickets. Evidence from surveillance and wiretaps also suggests some defendants paid cash to museum insiders to bypass checks. Authorities seized €957,000 in cash—as well as €486,000 in separate bank accounts. A formal judicial investigation includes charges of organized fraud, money laundering, corruption, aiding illegal entry, and use of forged documents. The case has prompted the Louvre to strengthen its anti-fraud measures amid rising concerns.
Giorgio Armani designed the costumes for the opening ceremony of the 2026 Vienna Opera Ball.
Giorgio Armani designed the costumes for the opening ballet performance at the 68th Vienna Opera Ball—one of his final creative projects—dressing sixteen pairs of dancers from the Wiener Staatsballett. The outfits featured long tulle gowns with soft, flared lines for the ballerinas, and fluid ensembles for male dancers; gold sequin and crystal embroidery enhanced movement. The collaboration, linked to Armani’s longstanding relationship with the performing arts world and the ballet’s new artistic director Alessandra Ferri, underscores the event’s blend of tradition and high fashion—and its reputation as one of Austria’s most renowned cultural and social occasions.
The Skyscraper Museum’s new exhibition spotlights the invention of Park Avenue.
Open now through September at The Skyscraper Museum, a new exhibition delves into the development of Park Avenue—which began as a visionary effort to cover train tracks departing from Grand Central Terminal. Conceived of as a terminal city, the monumental infrastructure project blended the worlds of real estate and rail transit. This part of New York City history, which many are likely unfamiliar, is illustrated through photography, maps, models, and ephemera.
SCAD president and founder Paula Wallace has been awarded France’s Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
On February 11, Savannah College of Art and Design founder and president Paula Wallace was awarded France’s Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres—one of the highest civilian orders bestowed by the French Republic. “Through her visionary leadership and enduring dedication to creative education, historic preservation, and cultural exchange, Paula Wallace has made a lasting contribution to France’s cultural landscape,” shared Mohamed Bouabdallah, the cultural counselor of France in the U.S. and the director of Villa Albertine. Wallace has played a transformative role in Lacoste, France, home to SCADLacoste, which welcomes more than 30,000 students and visitors annually.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Composed of holographic rock crystal, rose gold, and diamonds, Boucheron’s “Faisceaux” brooch enters the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Sky Ferreira, Djo, Laurie Anderson, and John Cale all contributed to Charli XCX’s exquisite “Wuthering Heights” album.
Inspired by a mid-twentieth-century postcard, artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s Sunday Without Love has been acquired by The Rollins Museum of Art.
25 Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy clothing pieces are up for auction.
