Colette cofounder Sarah Andelman’s Just an Idea has popped up in Tokyo.
Sarah Andelman’s roving retail concept Just an Idea has touched down in Tokyo with a weeklong pop-up, blending Parisian collaborators like PSG and Le Petit Nicolas with Japanese creatives including Team Ikuzawa, RK, Yoke, and Khoki. Curated with menswear expert Motofumi “Poggy” Kogi, the space creates a cross-continental creative dialogue.
The Lucas Museum has laid off 14 percent of its full-time workers.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles has cut 14 percent of its full-time staff, eliminating 15 positions—primarily in education and public programming—as it restructures ahead of a planned 2026 opening. The layoffs follow a leadership shakeup earlier this year, with George Lucas stepping into a curatorial role and industry veteran Jim Gianopulos named interim CEO.
The Getty Villa will reopen on June 27 with an exhibition of Bronze Age artifacts.
The Getty Villa will reopen June 27 with “The Kingdom of Pylos,” a major exhibition exploring the art and artifacts of Late Bronze Age Greece. The reopening follows months of restoration after the Palisades Fire, which forced the museum’s closure and scorched the surrounding landscape.
Animation platform Cartwheel purports to make 3D motion animation 100 times faster for makers.
Cartwheel, a new animation platform built by veterans of OpenAI, Pixar, and Google, streamlines 3D motion animation by letting users generate scenes from text, video, or live performance. The tool compresses weeks of work into minutes, offering a faster, more flexible alternative to conventional pipelines for everyone from indie game developers to major studios. Backed by $10 million in new funding, Cartwheel has already drawn early interest from teams at DreamWorks, Roblox, and Duolingo.
Hudson Yards has revoked plans for a Wynn Resorts casino, following considerable backlash.
Hudson Yards has scrapped its proposal for a Wynn Resorts casino after sustained resistance from community groups, including the High Line’s founders. The developers cited ongoing opposition and shifting financial priorities as reasons for withdrawing from the city’s gaming license process. Revised plans for the site now emphasize public space and affordable housing.
Today’s attractive distractions:
In The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson’s newest, highly stylized universe.
Jackie Kennedy’s engagement rings tell a story of their own.
Tariffs, the job market, immigration law—what to know as an international designer.
Okay, here’s the deal with “buying property” on the moon.
