Tag Archives: Levi Strauss

Renzo Piano + Denim + Sustainability = The World’s Greenest Museum

When I think of denim, I obviously picture a great fitting skinny jean or jacket . Well, how about insulation?   Renzo Piano, Italian maestro of architecture, designed the new California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. Since the opening in Fall 2008, it has proven to be the vanguard of sustainability, orchestrating the [...]

WWD Denim News: APC Opens Third Hong Kong Outpost / Levi Strauss Launches Global Division

 
APC Opens Third Hong Kong Outpost
by SUZANNE HARRISON
From WWD ISSUE 06/18/2009

HONG KONG — French fashion house APC has opened its third store in the heart of the Central shopping and entertainment district here.
The 500-square-foot unit on pedestrian-heavy Wyndham Street here features a contemporary blend of exposed and shabby concrete beams, pale timbers, well-lit mirrors and a rectangular black [...]