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Burberry presents Thomas Burberry Prize at Royal Academy of Arts

UK luxury brand Burberry has announced the winner of the Thomas Burberry Prize for Print. The award is one of the nine awards granted by the academic institution Royal Academy of Arts (RA), reads a press release. Daniel Lee, Burberry’s creative director and entrepreneur and creative Grace Ladoja selected the British artist Christine Wilkinson...

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Hermès to host London exhibition

Luxury French label Hermès is set to host a new exhibition in London, entitled Leather Forever, as part of its 175th anniversary. The exhibition celebrates the label’s relationship with leather, and will feature items from the brand’s archive as well as pieces commissioned by the Duke of Windsor for Wallis Simpson, and some of its latest...

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LeJu at the Royal Academy of Arts

Jewellery label LeJu, will be sold at the Royal Academy of Arts from 23 January - 18 April 2010 to complement the Van Gogh exhibition. Known for its colourful, vegetable ivory jewels, three of LeJu’s designs will be available for purchase: The Bubble necklace, the Flor necklace, and Polo earrings. On the partnership LeJu’s Dutch-born designer...