17/04/2020 design & fashion visual culture
When the Financial Crash of 2008 began to take its grip on the United States, a former financial consultant adopted a nun costume and took the streets to join the Occupy movement. This was the moment Christine Meeusen started her journey of becoming Sister Kate, and later the revolutionary weed healing empire known as the Sisters of the Valley. Explore emerging new cannabis culture for 420.
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Fabrice Penot and Edouard Roschi are the creatives behind the seminal fragrance Santal 33, the perfumers who altered the perspective of an entire generation through their unisex fragrances. Featured in The Essence, we discuss how Le Labo's vision is still going strong.
Read more 13/01/2020 design & fashion visual culture
Italian-Canadian artist and filmmaker Floria Sigismondi took to LA’s iconic Chateau Marmont to celebrate the release of Eat the Sun, an evening hosted by Dakota Fanning and Gucci.
Read more 11/12/2019 design & fashion
Veteran perfumer Lyn Harris has a classically trained nose and cult following for her brand Perfumer H. Delve into her story as featured in The Essence, from learning in Paris to mastering modern elegance in London.
Read more 21/11/2019 design & fashion visual culture
When it comes to fragrances, they have to please both the nose and eyes. Creative duo Leta Sobierajski and Wade Jeffree have established themselves as a design team capable of transporting fragrances on a scented tale. We discover their craft through The Essence.
Read more 07/11/2019 design & fashion visual culture
The female figure is the best metaphor to represent the feelings, fragility, and contradictions that Cristina Coral often recognizes in herself. The Italian photographer has a soothing aesthetic that captures a sense of loneliness with atmospheric mystery, which is wholly epitomized in her 'Making Architecture' series.
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