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En 1913, Fratelli Prada abrió sus puertas en Milán, convirtiéndose en la marroquinería favorita de la burguesía italiana. Décadas más tarde, cuando Miuccia Prada heredó la empresa familiar comenzó a desafiar las convenciones ¿que rodeaban la moda del momento: hizo del nailon un material lujoso, despojó a las mujeres de adornos superfluos y hasta se atrevió a jugar con lo que socialmente se consideraba feo. La diseñadora se alió con artistas contemporáneos y a través de sus desfiles habló de feminismo, de problemáticas sociales o del uso de la tecnología. Es una firma ligada indisolublemente a la cultura contemporánea.

Después de dos álbumes teñidos de funk y disco, Prince Rogers Nelson se convirtió en el maestro del Minneapolis Sound en 1980 con su tercer álbum, el sulfuroso y acertadamente llamado Dirty Mind. Desde sus primeros discos para Warner Bros. Records, el hombre que pronto sería apodado el Kid de Minneapolis dedicó su vida a una abundante y variada producción musical. Prince atravesó la década de 1980 con una irreverencia y audacia que lo caracterizarían. Después de encadenar varios éxitos (Little Red Corvette, Purple Rain, Kiss, Sign O' The Times o Batdance) y más de 100 millones de discos vendidos, Prince supo reinventarse con cada uno de sus discos, burlando las predicciones de quienes lo creían muerto, resurgiendo constantemente de las cenizas, y siempre sorprendiendo a través de nuevas direcciones artísticas. De Madonna a Miles Davis, de Michael Jackson a Kate Bush, todos los grandes nombres de la música popular quisieron grabar con él. Tras la inesperada muerte del cantautor en 2016, The Prince Estate ha trabajado para exhumar de The Vault, su bóveda acorazada de Paisley Park (su casa-estudio), álbumes preciosos hasta ahora inéditos. Miles de canciones aún reposan allí; cada lanzamiento es un evento global.

Booth showcases his innovative and sophisticated modern interiors, which mix a keen sense of tranquility with bold and elegant details, as well as homes renovated inside and out, and houses designed and decorated from the foundations up. Both his exteriors and interiors display a harmonious blend of traditional and contemporary elements, resulting in an appealingly timeless aesthetic. This exquisitely designed tome presents his forward-thinking vision. The spectacular projects featured span the country from coast to coast—from a dramatic Los Angeles hillside dwelling with expansive windows to a contemporary Nashville home that marries brick, metal, and wood. For his own Provincetown seaside getaway, he has chosen an unexpected cutting-edge style. These projects show how he pushes the boundaries of design while imbuing spaces with soul.

With a master’s degree in architecture and a gift for human connection, the Houston-based designer approaches each house he designs with both precision and profound empathy. Grounded in classical principles of balance and proportion, Johnston’s interiors are celebrated for their crisp lines, tailored details, and timeless elegance. Yet within this architectural rigor, he introduces unexpected, artful moments that infuse every space with originality, vitality, and modern livability.

In a world increasingly defined by the fleeting and the disposable, Retrouvius stands as a beacon of sustainability, creativity, and enduring beauty in interior design. Each space transformed by the studio is imbued with a history and a character uniquely its own, and a deep respect and sensitivity for original, historic designs and materials. As interior designers and architects increasingly adopt sustainable practices to reduce their environmental footprint, Retrouvius has been discovering new life in the old and patinaed, new purpose in the centuries overlooked. Its work is a testament to the belief that sustainability can be synonymous with sophistication, and that the past can beautifully and intelligently inform the present.

While anchoring his practice in the traditions of antiquity and the Renaissance, Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) paved the way for modern sculpture. From a very early stage, he was interested in movement, the expression of the body, chance effects, and the incomplete fragment. It was these elements that gave shape, and the impression of life, to such famous works as The Kiss and The Thinker.