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Alo and Harry Nuriev Hosted the Ultimate Recovery Lounge at Miami Art Basel
Alo’s vision is to help individuals reach their potential when it comes to fitness and wellness. In a second-year wellness partnership with Miami Art Week, the loungewear brand collaborated with artist Harry Nuriev and Crosby Studios to build a recovery lounge unlike any other.Miami Art Week is always larger than life, and as it continues to draw bigger crowds, more spectacular artists and immersive exhibitions, it’s only fitting that Alo brought forth a mind and body recovery experience that is just as ambitious. New York and Paris-based artist Harry Nuriev shared his often experimental and awe-inspiring vision with Alo, bringing excitement to the activation, which kicked off with a party on December 6th. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Crosby Studios (@crosbystudios)“For me,...
Malbon and JBL Say Yes to Music on the Golf Course
Typically when people hear of Art Basel Miami Beach, they might think of bananas taped to walls, Wynwood street murals and South Beach benders. And while that continues to be the case in 2023, there’s another side to Art Basel week that a select number of people get to witness: golf.South Florida, a destination for golf in the winter? That shouldn’t be news to anybody. But thanks to Malbon Golf and its new partner JBL, Miami Shores Country Club, located about 15 minutes north of Brickell, was exposed to a different brand of golf. It’s younger, it’s more laid back, yet flashy at the same time, and thanks to JBL it’s definitely louder. The energy was palpable on Wednesday morning even though many of the attendees were up into the late hours the night before.On Tuesday evening, Malbon, whose ...
OPPO’s Exhibition at Paris Photo Transcended the Bounds of Mobile Photography
Paris Photo was held last weekend at the historic Grand Palais Éphémère on the Champ-de-Mars on November 9 through 14. As an associate partner, smartphone giant OPPO played an ambitious part in the cultural event as the only smartphone brand in attendance.OPPO’s collaboration with Paris Photo spotlighted the brands commitment to pushing the boundaries of mobile imaging while elegantly merging technology and fine art by exhibiting a series of photographs captured on OPPO devices to demonstrate the creative possibilities of their advanced camera systems. During the exhibition, OPPO and Hasselblad announced plans to co-develop next-generation HyperTone Camera Systems in 2024. This collaboration demonstrates their shared vision of following aesthetics to usher in a new era of computational pho...
BMW Discovers What “The Neue New” Means to Adwoa Aboah, Kit Connor and Alton Mason in Latest Campaign
As German car brand BMW kick-starts a new chapter of mobility, it reveals an inspiring campaign that underlines the importance of going against the grain and doing something new through the lens of its future-focused transformation.Titled “The Neue New”, the multi-channel campaign made its debut earlier this year alongside the unveiling of the brand’s fully electric Vision Neue Klasse vision car at IAA Mobility. Modeling end-to-end innovation, the revolutionary Vision car brings together digitization, electrification, and circularity which provides a template for a new fleet of fully electric cars. Through the overarching campaign, BMW highlights this circular approach further by showcasing how it puts people at the forefront of this design language, shining the light on its promise of "Fr...
HYPEBEAST Presents Audemars Piguet’s Mini Music Series: Part 1
In the world of creativity and artisanship, the search for breakthroughs remains to be the eternal driving force for artists. With a passion for fostering human talent and bringing people together, Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet has collaborated with Hypebeast to curate a Mini Music Series, and invited a number of emerging musicians to challenge themselves to transform their own music from one genre to another, to push boundaries and demonstrate the boundless potential of music production.The first featured artist of this mini-series, Tyson Yoshi, is a Hong Kong independent musician, one of the next generation’s groundbreakers in the local music realm. Tyson Yoshi gained popularity on YouTube with his single 'Christy.’ His main style of music composition is influenced by his experiences ...
Hypebeast Africa x Samsung Culture Scouts: “Object of Affinity”
After breaking down their “Fit of the Day” last month, the Hypebeast Africa Culture Scouts have now captured their “Object of Affinity” on Samsung's S23 Ultra.From modes of transport that have opened a world of possibilities to essential accessories, and even a kaleidoscope, the scouts search far and wide for objects that mean the most to them. As Thebo Hlatshwayo says, “I tried to search for an object that wasn’t rooted in material importance or social status.” Not only providing a medium of self-expression, this list of items showcases their versatility and how these objects are able to transcend personal possessions to encourage their professional life.Hypebeast: What did you pick as your object of affinity?Mikhalia Vera Martha Petersen: The object of my affinity is my childhood bicycle...
Sundance DXB Returns for Fourth Installment of Its Global Festival
Known for its high-powered music showcases, Sundance DXB is quickly becoming the Middle East’s go-to festival, boasting a genre-tailored line-up at each event. This month, Braga Conceptz is set to host the fourth edition of the music festival, focusing on the world of hip-hop. Commemorating the genre’s 50th anniversary, the upcoming festival sees a curation that encapsulates hip-hop’s contemporary landscape. Set to headline the event is 6ix9ine who will be joined on the bill by new-gen rappers NLE Choppa, Polo G and Kojo Funds with their setlists of chart-topping tracks. Aside from musical performances, Sundance DXB 2023 will integrate commissioned works by local artists and brands. From installations to interactive creative displays, these pieces are set out to illustrate the history of h...
Dennis Ranalter Discusses Skiing, Tackling Racial Prejudice, and His Heritage in an Exclusive Interview with Hypebeast
Dennis Ranalter’s journey to becoming one of the most renowned freeskiers didn’t come without its obstacles. Ahead of the launch of his documentary, Descendance in partnership with The North Face, Hypebeast sits down with the athlete to discuss his journey, how the process of telling his story was therapeutic, and his most recent trip to Ghana.A revered figure in winter sports, his ability to blend influences from a variety of extreme sports to create a unique skiing style is what garnered worldwide attention. “I was always super fascinated by skaters and tricks, and how they bring their own style,” he says. Participating in his first skiing lesson at just three years old ignited Ranalater’s passion for being in the mountains that surrounded his hometown of Stubaital, Austria. By his early...
Dennis Ranalter Discusses Skiing, Tackling Racial Prejudice, and His Heritage in an Exclusive Interview with Hypebeast
Dennis Ranalter’s journey to becoming one of the most renowned freeskiers didn’t come without its obstacles. Ahead of the launch of his documentary, Descendance in partnership with The North Face, Hypebeast sits down with the athlete to discuss his journey, how the process of telling his story was therapeutic, and his most recent trip to Ghana.A revered figure in winter sports, his ability to blend influences from a variety of extreme sports to create a unique skiing style is what garnered worldwide attention. “I was always super fascinated by skaters and tricks, and how they bring their own style,” he says. Participating in his first skiing lesson at just three years old ignited Ranalater’s passion for being in the mountains that surrounded his hometown of Stubaital, Austria. By his early...
Inside the Hidden World of RWB With Akira Nakai and eBay Motors
Akira Nakai is a legendary Japanese car designer and owner of famed Porsche tuner garage RAUH-Welt BEGRIFF (RWB). While he’s globally renowned for his iconic RWB wide-body kit modifications on classic Porsche models, he’s also respected in Japan’s car tuner scene, racing and drifting his custom Toyota AE86. Nakai’s signature design is his knack for lowered body profiles alongside super-sized arches and wheels. Throughout his career redesigning cars at body shops, Nakai developed a deep interest in classic Porsche 911 models.Just this August, Nakai traveled to Canada to work on a special Porsche 911 for a lucky customer – it was the first commissioned 997 project Nakai built outside of Japan. In addition to applying his signature wide-body RWB kit to the Porsche 911 (997.1), the car was ma...
Your Friendly Runners: Forging Togetherness With Every Stride
Running is a global sport that transcends country borders and language barriers. However, this doesn’t change the fact that many view running as an isolated activity. Your Friendly Runners (YFR), a collective that focuses on the togetherness and shared joy of running, is showing why this couldn't be further from the truth.Growing exponentially, they’re much more than your everyday run club, as co-founder Matt puts it, “We’re not a running crew, we’re a crew that runs.” Through community building, they’re forging an expansive, incredibly tight-knit crew that brings all levels of runners together. This unbidden passion is also putting the group in front of key team sponsorships. This year, with PUMA being the official sportswear partner of the Manchester Half Marathon, the brand has teamed u...
LIV Golf Miami Proves Team Golf Is the Way Forward
Although 2023 may have introduced some uncertainty, for the likes of Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson and Greg Norman, the vision is as clear as ever. LIV Golf is going nowhere, and the 2023 season finale in Miami was confirmation of that belief.LIV Golf, the upstart golf tour consisting of 12 teams of four players, just capped off its second season. It was a year where eight events were expanded to 14, The CW signed on as the league’s first broadcast partner, Bryson DeChambeau shot a final round 58 to win at Greenbrier, and Brooks Koepka conquered the field at the PGA Championship.At the end of it though, 48 players descended on Miami, where four teams would eventually reach the Sunday finals. Those teams were the Crushers, RangeGoats, Torque, and defending champions 4Aces. A...
