Huntsman and Swatch’s Arty Collaborations Presented at the Venice Biennale

MILAN — The current Art Biennale in Venice is not only spotlighting new artistic installations but also highlighting the thin boundary between art and the world of fashion and accessories, as projects promoted by Huntsman and Swatch show. Savile Row tailor Huntsman collaborated with Italian artist Beatrice Caracciolo to replicate her black-and-white work “Pine Needles” on the silk lining of 11 limited-edition bespoke jackets. Huntsman’s chairman Pierre Lagrange is said to have been inspired to team with the artist after buying one of her works in Beijing. To celebrate the capsule collection, Lagrange cohosted with Sotheby’s an intimate lunch for guests at the Gritti Palace hotel in Venice last week. A Huntsman bespoke jacket featuring Beatrice Caracciolo’s “Pine Needles” lining.  Courtesy Photo Available to purchase for Sotheby’s private clients, each jacket comes at a price of 5,000 pounds, or $6,458 at current exchange. All the proceeds of the sale will be destined to La Frontiera, Caracciolo’s Paris foundation that aims to provide studio space to artists who can’t afford it. This is the latest in a series of Huntsman’s artistic collaborations. Previously, the label featured works such as René Magritte’s “Man in a Bowler Hat” and pieces by Francis Bacon as the lining inside its jackets. Last

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