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Lucas van Vugt's relationship with fur started in his early childhood, when he created stoles and headpieces for his dolls using old fur trims from his grandmother’s garments. Now he has moved on to designing fur homewares. While studying as an industrial designer at Design Academy Eindhoven, he experimented designing fur homewares and even cerated a quilt using pigeon feathers. He then went onto to do an internship at Furlab in Amsterdam, where he learned more about the techniques and skills required to handle fur...
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Fur Futures member Laura Apsit, 24, was in high spirits as she successfully opened up her showroom on the new Duke Street Grosvenor Development, in London’s Mayfair. “It’s been a lot of hard work and late nights, but I am ecstatic with the finished result,” she said. Having previously collaborated with designers such as Valentino, Givenchy, Armani Privé, Alexander McQueen and most recently Louis Vuitton for their L’invitation au Voyage campaign, Hasan Hejazi and Boodles the Jewellers. It only seemed natural to open up her...
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Public Morals and Freedom of Choice: A Double Win for Common Sense Several court rulings in the last few weeks suggest those in power might have overstepped the mark when it comes to legislation on fur and the tricky issue of public morality. You can see the societal backdrop to the rulings I talk about below echoed in the recent European elections. It seems voters and national governments have lost faith in the endless new laws flowing from Brussels. They appear jaded with the endless...
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