The opening of M+, a long-awaited art museum that will anchor Hong Kong’s perennially delayed West Kowloon Cultural District, was originally scheduled for 2017. That date has since been pushed back several times—to 2020, early 2021, and now fall 2021. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron and comprising 700,000 square feet, M+ “has reached completion,” a spokesperson told The Art Newspaper. “Work will now focus on the construction of internal fittings and fixtures, including the installation of the M+ collection,” which will feature 20th- and 21st-century visual art, design, architecture, film, and Hong Kong visual culture.

Blame spiralling construction costs and mismanagement for the delays. Duncan Pescod, CEO of the West Kowloon Cultural District, was recently forced into leaving his role after six years, perhaps because construction costs associated with the district ballooned from $2.8 billion to $9 billion. When completed in 2024, the embattled waterfront district will encompass an Art Park, M+ Pavilion, the Xiqu Centre for Chinese Opera, the Hong Kong Palace Museum, and the Lyric Theatre. Most of the district’s completed facilities remain closed due to Covid-19, but the M+ Pavilion reopened in September with “Stakes and Holders,” a solo exhibition by the artist Shirley Tse that displays until November 1.

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French furniture maker Fermob has been expertly keeping the outdoors colorful, functional, and playful for decades. Seasonal variety comes by way of nearly 20 designers (from Jean-Charles de Castelbajac to the late Terence Conran, who designed their Kintbury collection) whose work is produced by the firm in different iterations. Tables, chairs and lighting have all made their way through their doors and into outdoor spaces in numerous countries. Simplicity, durability, and fun rest at the brand’s core, remaining central concerns throughout the design process.

A longtime yoga practitioner and health coach, Ann Korman discovered jewelry making during a yoga training in Rishikesh, India, where a guru offered to impart the traditional Vedic understanding of gemstones. She now channels these teachings into ARK Fine Jewelry, a Los Angeles studio whose 18 karat gold pieces are imbued with the healing energy of ancient tantric symbols that, when meditated upon, spark spiritual growth.

When: Until Dec. 23

Where: Hauser & Wirth, London

What: Unfolding across the mega-gallery’s two London spaces are a series of newly unveiled paintings and ceramic tile mosaics that continue to explore Johnson’s recurring themes of anxiety of escapism, which have become all-too-timely in today’s sociopolitical climate. Among the new works is a collection of sculptural paintings in which Johnson replaces the canvas with a mosaic of fractured glazed ceramics—a continuation of his decade-spanning Broken Men and Broken Crowd series. Look closely, and one can discern renderings of wild, agitated, and cathartic human figures that meditate on notions of identity in the midst of shifting realities.

Thanks to disruptions caused by Covid-19, U.S. and European fashion brands owe overseas suppliers and garment workers billions in goods. According to a new report from the Center for Global Workers’ Rights and the Worker Rights Consortium, garment factories and suppliers around the world have lost at least $16.2 billion in revenue between April and June 2020 as behemoth fashion brands have canceled orders or outright refused to pay for orders placed before the pandemic.

“In the Covid-19 crisis, this skewed payment system allowed western brands to shore up their financial position by essentially robbing their developing country suppliers,” Scott Nova, who co-authored the study, tells The Guardian. The delayed payments have left suppliers in Bangladesh and Cambodia little choice but to scale down operations or close altogether, leaving millions unemployed and illustrating a substantial power imbalance within the fashion industry.

At this point, Alireza Razavi has mastered the art of crafting statement furniture. Completing high-end interiors in Paris, London, and New York has given his award-winning French firm, studio razavi architecture, remarkable dexterity with ultra-refined materials. It also affords him the freedom to get creative and experimental. The newly unveiled Alborz Armchair—available exclusively on Design Dose—is the first prototype of a forthcoming five-piece collection slated to be unveiled in 2021. Totemic in stature and dark as the night, the black lacquer-painted piece confidently asserts itself as sculpture, while a flat seat perched atop two conical legs lends function and balance.

Sonos is a consumer electronics company based in Santa Barbara, California, that creates and manufactures wireless home sound systems that are set up quickly and make listening easy. The brand’s free app connects directly to home WiFi networks, with the ability to send different songs to different rooms at the same time. Sonos supports the most popular music services, internet radio, audiobooks, podcasts, and music downloads; you can even set it up to play your vinyl collection.

Surface Says: For those looking to add extra oomph to their home, the Sonos Sub, a high-performance subwoofer in a sleek encasement, makes for a worthwhile addition. It’s hard to disagree with the brand’s mission to fill rooms with music.

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