Lapland might be one of the least likely places for fashion-related production, but it will be the home of a new $420 million textile fiber factory that is planned. The Finnish fashion and textile technology company Infinited Fiber Company will be developing its first Infinna fiber production facility at Stora Enso’s Veitsiluoto industrial site in the city of Kemi. Located in the northernmost region of Lapland, Kemi is on the northern shore of the Baltic Sea. The new factory is going to be devel
Photographer, journalist, director, producer, author, curator, raconteur Lawrence Schiller is a man of many skills, all of which seem to have a stream of connectivity. Whether connecting the past and the present through his creative endeavors, connecting people for key projects, or connecting the dots of a story to entertain, inform or provoke, the 85-year-old is still at it. His decades-long career could be boiled down to working with the court of public opinion. “How do you present things to
ARTFULLY MADE: To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s reimagined Islamic galleries, the Met Store is touting artisans and age-old craftsmanship techniques through “The Heirloom Project.” After a sampling of the collection debuted last year, the just-released assortment highlights a broader range of designs from more diverse makers. The development of the program was put in motion in spring 2021 and table linens from AlNour were initially offered. Madeline Weinrib s
Despite the barrage of coverage of the war in Ukraine, many would be hard-pressed to imagine how the country’s businesses are managing to go forward. Fashion designer Elena Reva is among the more than 10 million people who have left their homes in Ukraine, either fleeing to another country or to elsewhere in that nation. As of Monday, there had been 3,527 civilian casualties in the country 1,430 have been killed and 2,097 have been injured since the Russian Federation’s invasion started on Feb
With public safety becoming an increasing concern in several major U.S. cities, some residents, workers and commuters are becoming more conscious of their surroundings. The homicide rate increased last year in 22 major American cities by 5 percent compared to 2020, according to the Council on Criminal Justice. Some companies are taking heed. Amazon revealed last week that it was temporarily relocating employees from its downtown Seattle office to a nearby location, following an uptick in crime i