Louis Vuitton is kicking off 2026 on an unexpectedly adorable note, introducing an elephant-shaped “Elephantasy” bag charm in Monogram canvas alongside its new wave of cute accessories. The cute-ification of classic LV pieces signals a potential collectible-cult moment in luxury.

@valentino.beauty invites seven digital artists into the world of BORN IN ROMA Among the collaborations, Born in Roma meets the graphic world of @simonbailly , where the fragrance becomes the protagonist of a visual narrative. “A young woman wanders through a multicolored labyrinth… she finds a mirror, picks it up, and looks at herself. From the shadows of a labyrinth to the brilliance of the light, she chooses Valentino.”
To celebrate the initiative, each final creation just got revealed on @valentino.beauty Instagram

Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi just announced a major Mark Rothko retrospective, bringing emotional colour fields into one of Italy’s most historic Renaissance palazzos. High drama, high contrast, high pilgrimage potential.

Takashi Murakami protégé Aya Takano has teamed up with Fendi for a dreamy, otherworldly capsule that blends Japanese pop surrealism with Roman luxury codes. Ethereal girls, cosmic colours and serious collector energy.

The Audeum Audio Museum has officially opened in Seoul, dedicated entirely to the art, history and culture of sound. Think immersive listening rooms, design-led acoustics and exhibitions that treat audio as a fine art form. Yes, we’re obsessed.

💥 PARTNER SPOTLIGHT - NENA LANG💥

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Nena Lang is a Vienna-based contemporary artist working in abstract painting. Her practice centers on layering, using palette knives and unconventional tools to translate inner states into physical form.

With a background in theatre, Lang brings a deep understanding of presence, timing, and emotional truth as lived experience. Painting entered her life later, during a period when words and roles no longer felt sufficient. On canvas, she found a space where emotion could exist without explanation – raw, contradictory, and honest.

Her paintings are built slowly, through resistance, pressure, and repetition. Rather than seeking chaos, Lang works through structure, using rhythm and order to contain intensity. Texture, shadow, and movement become carriers of emotion, allowing the work to be felt before it is understood.

Lang’s work invites a quiet dialogue between painting and viewer. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally across Europe and the United States, including New York, Miami, Milan, and Venice, with participations in the XIV Florence Biennale and the 59th and 60th Venice Biennale. She continues to explore themes of emotion, memory, identity, and transformation through an evolving abstract language.

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Exhibitions:

1.⁠ ⁠Max Beckmann, Städel Museum, Frankfurt

2.⁠ ⁠Beautiful Jewelery Preview, Artcurial, Paris

3.⁠ ⁠Psyche of Fae O, Galerie Presenhuber, Vienna

4.⁠ ⁠Meret Oppenheim, Levy Gallery, Berlin

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