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Hypebeast
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
NIGO, Pharrell Williams and NOT A HOTEL Team Up for JAPA VALLEY TOKYO
Fresh of their appointment asNOT A HOTELcreative advisors,Pharrell WilliamsandNIGOhave announced plans for JAPA VALLEY TOKYO, the latest cultural complex by the Japanese hospitality group, set to open in 2027. JAPA VALLEY TOKYO reimagines the splendor and serenity of California's wine country through a distinctly Japanese lens, swapping Napa Valley wine for craft sake brews. Staged in the upcoming Yurakucho Park, the project describes itself as a 'visionary art, retail and hospitality precinct' with a rotating lineup of fashion, food and design pop-ups. Marking a first for NOT A HOTEL, JAPA VALLEY TOKYO breaks from the brand's usual getaway model to introduce a city-centered creative playground in the heart of Tokyo, with the hopes to 'weave art into the fabric of daily life.' Concept renderings tease a maze of arched, timber-clad structures, complete with lush roofing and floor-to-ceiling windows for sunny interiors. At the center of the lies a reclining COMPANION sculpture byKAWS, anchoring the hectare-sized site with a sense of wonder and play. The New York-based artist was also tapped to curate artworks for NIGO's cliffside NOT A HOTELhomelast year. JAPA VALLEY TOKYO is slated to open for a limited time in 2027. Stay tuned for more updates.
Hypebeast
10-07-2025
- Business
- Hypebeast
NOT A HOTEL Opens Tokyo Office in Harumi, Featuring The NIGO Lounge
Summary NOT A HOTELhas announced the opening of its new multi-purpose NOT A HOTEL OFFICE in Harumi, Tokyo. This expansive, warehouse-like space will serve as the company's official headquarters, despite its remote-work-first philosophy. Designed by NOT A HOTEL ARCHITECTS, the office layout includes diverse workspaces, event areas, and meeting rooms, all crafted to embody the company's distinct worldview. The new office serves as both a laboratory and a creative hub where NOT A HOTEL can experiment with novel work methods and envision future products and services. Its design promotes flexible adaptation, encouraging all members to collaborate and innovate. A standout feature of the new headquarters is The NIGO Lounge, an exclusive event and workspace produced by internationally renowned creative director NIGO®. This private lounge is reserved solely for owners of NOT A HOTEL properties, offering a unique, limited experience for one group per day. Equipped with state-of-the-art smokeless yakiniku grills and back kitchens for meal preparation, it's designed to host intimate dinners and parties. Inside The NIGO Lounge,NIGO's personal design sensibilities are evident. A massive storage wall, consisting of 284 units of the Swiss USM Haller modular furniture system (a long-time favorite of NIGO's), is stacked high in a U-shape. This meticulous organization provides both functionality and a striking visual backdrop. The NOT A HOTEL OFFICE also prominently features an authentic Jean Prouvé 6×6 Demountable House from 1944, imported directly from France. This historic structure, filled with vintage French modernist furniture, reflects NOT A HOTEL's minimalist design philosophy and perfectly captures their ethos of 'living anywhere.' The main common area boasts a remarkable 15-meter-long wooden table, serving as a central point for both office work and black block stools, a collaboration withVirgil Abloh, are arranged around this imposing table, adding a touch of contemporary design. This 40-meter-deep space is designed to foster spontaneous interaction, allowing diverse ideas and people to converge. The office also includes 36 free-address desks and four quiet pods, combining openness with functionality. A meeting space with a dark gray kitchen, equipped with the same high-end appliances and cutlery as NOT A HOTEL properties, rounds out the dynamic environment. Furthermore, the office acts as a display for NIGO's personal collection of rare items and features PRATONE lounge chairs, blending a functional workspace with elements of a curated art gallery. This innovative office design truly embodies NOT A HOTEL's forward-thinking approach to work and hospitality. NOT A HOTEL OFFICECROSS DOCK HARUMI, 1FHarumi 4-7-4Chūō-ku, Tokyo-to104-0053
Hypebeast
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
NIGO Unites Global Subcultures in a Vibrant KENZO SS26 Collection
Summary KENZO, under the creative direction ofNIGO, unveiled itsSpring/Summer 2026collection, dubbed 'CLUB KENZO.' This season transforms the runway into a dynamic space where past, present, and future cultures converge. Drawing inspiration from three iconic cultural epicenters – Andy Warhol's The Factory, Kenzo Takada's 1970s Parisian studio, and NIGO's own expansive community spanning streetwear, celebrity, and creative contemporaries – the collection is a playful, interrogative blend of subcultures and refined design. Held at Maxim's, a venue steeped in its own history of cultural convergence, the show's soundtrack byHiroshi Fujiwarafurther paid homage to NIGO's deep roots. The collection, titled 'Club KENZO,' celebrates the spirit of carefree summer love, where the act of dressing for a night out becomes a bold statement. The Kenzo Guy and Kenzo Girl take cues from each other, blurring the lines between 'his, hers, and theirs,' embodying a style that's serious about going out, but not serious in its wear. This playful attitude manifests in graphics inspired by bowling alleys and a whimsical love story between a tiger and a bunny, resulting in charming 'bunnies with tiger stripes' – a metaphor for the unexpectedly exquisite outcomes of blending different worlds. The bowling motif is carried out in the platform shoes, constructed with either a solid wooden base or one that appears to be a plastic casing of sorts, reminiscent of a snow globe that features mini figurines through clear liquid. Staying on theme of being over-the-top maximal, the collection also saw, cartoon animal-like wicker baskets as bags, vibrant floral printed purses and more. The punk subversion is highlighted in the house's introduction of Italian tailoring which features hot pink dinner jackets that transform into bold daywear with new custom monogram linings, while NIGO's reinterpreted Japanese tailoring becomes a new statement for eveningwear, rendered in fine satin. Militaria and workwear pieces are injected with punk-inspired colors and elevated with luxurious details like mother-of-pearl buttons and bright faux fur. A rose-adorned chef's shirt with asymmetrical buttons pays homage to founder Kenzo Takada, grounding the collection in signature archival silhouettes. Patterns and motifs are a vibrant collage: archival florals, including a revival of Kenzo Takada's own rose print, mix with early 1990s designs that gain a psychedelic character when remixed with contrasting shapes like stars, checkerboard, and harlequin prints. This new graphic universe establishes a unique, ongoing language for the house. Audacious accessories like bedazzled belt buckles featuring the KENZO branding as well as other tongue and cheek phrases like 'MEOW' and 'WOOF' add to the collection's wild and bold declaration that nothing should ever be as serious as it seems. Bags gain 'attitude' with lived-in leather and hardy canvas, further customized with patches and spray paint, reflecting punk aesthetics and NIGO's appreciation for well-worn collectibles. Cow-hide matching jackets and pants add to the animalistic motifs throughout the collection, pairing with tiger-stripped hoodies and overcoats.
Time of India
04-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Sebi introduces new guidelines for MF nomination process: What investors need to know
To simplify and safeguard the nomination process in a mutual fund, markets regulator Sebi has come up with more operational guidelines. The move will lead to certain changes in the coming months. WHAT IS NOMINATION IN A MUTUAL FUND? WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Nomination is the process of appointing a person to take care of your assets in the event of your death. Regulatory guidelines make it mandatory for new folios/accounts opened by an individual in a single name to make a nomination. In case investors do not wish to nominate, they need to confirm the same in the application form. Nomination makes transmission easy for the heirs in the event of the unitholder's death. However, in the absence of a nominee, the heirs/claimants will have to produce a host of documents like a will, legal heir certificate, no-objection certificate from other legal heirs etc., to get the units transferred in his/her name WHAT ADDITIONAL THINGS DOES ONE HAVE TO MENTION IN THE NEW NOMINATION FORMS THAT WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM JUNE 1? Best MF to invest Looking for the best mutual funds to invest? Here are our recommendations. View Details » by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Air conditioners without external unit. (click to see prices) Air Condition | Search Ads Search Now Undo Starting June, a new format of the nomination form must be used. This new format is available on all mutual fund house websites, mutual fund registrar websites and that of Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI). As per the new rules, investors will have to provide the nominee's full name, relationship with investor, percentage of share, address, email ID, mobile number. In addition to the above they have to provide one of the following identity details, namely PAN, driving licence, last 4 digits of Aadhaar or passport number. If the details are incomplete there could be delays or rejections due to NIGO—not in good order—and the form could be rejected. Investors have to merely provide these details in the form and no proof of any documents is required while making these nominations. Investors can also opt out of the nomination by using the relevant form and there is no change in that form. In addition, an investor can also authorise one of the nominees to operate the account on his behalf, in case of incapacitation, and authorise the nominee to encash his assets up to a specified percentage from this account or folio. DO EXISTING INVESTORS IN MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES HAVE TO DO ANYTHING NOW? It is not mandatory for existing mutual fund investors, who have a nomination in their folios, to make any changes now Live Events HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN YOU NOMINATE? You can add 3 nominees up to August 31, 2025. And from September 1, 2025 you can add up to 10 nominees in a folio. HOW CAN YOU MAKE A NOMINATION IN YOUR MUTUAL FUND FOLIO? Completion of the nomination is simple and can be done online through RTA (registrar and transfer agent) websites or fund house websites. For those not keen to do it online, one can use a relevant physical form, sign it and send it to the fund house. In case the mobile numbers or email IDs of the second holder are not updated with the fund house, the online process will not work and investors may have to do it by filling a form only.
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South China Morning Post
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
A wine to savour, a design to remember
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Advertisement The best wines are those that weave themselves into moments – shared among friends, uncorked in celebration, gifted as symbols of taste and thoughtfulness. But some bottles transcend mere function, becoming objects of desire, their presence lingering long after the last drop has been savoured. The latest collab between Australia's legendary winemaker Penfolds and Japanese creative luminary NIGO achieves precisely this. With Penfolds 65F by NIGO, artistry meets oenology in a limited-edition release that reinterprets the winery's storied iconography through the lens of a design visionary. This is not merely a bottle of wine; it is a cultural artefact, a collector's piece and a nod to the enduring power of craftsmanship – both in winemaking and in the visual language of luxury. A tale of two traditions For over 180 years, Penfolds has shaped Australia's viticultural landscape, producing wines that have garnered a global following. But great brands are not content to simply rest on their legacy; they thrive by actively engaging with contemporary culture, all while proudly upholding the integrity of their heritage. Advertisement NIGO at Penfolds Magill Estate, where the historic red and white chimney inspired his design for Penfolds 65F by NIGO. A collector's masterpiece It was in this spirit that NIGO, the Creative Director of Human Made and Artistic Director at KENZO, embarked on his final project as Penfolds' Creative Partner. The brainchild is an exquisite 750ml release, inspired by his first visit to Penfolds Magill Estate in South Australia. What makes this provocative design a home run is a striking architectural relic – the red and white chimney, a towering structure that has stood over the Magill Estate winery for nearly a century. Its 65-foot height lends the wine its name.
