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WELCOME
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
WARM GREETINGS FROM THE 2154 TEAM AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF 2154. 2154 IS A MAGAZINE TO TAKE YOU TRAVELLING INTO THE FUTURE. FOR ME, FASHION IS ABOUT CREATING THE FUTURE OF ART, DESIGN, MUSIC AND COMMUNICATION. THIS IS THE MAIN CONCEPT IN CREATING THIS MAGAZINE: OPEN YOUR EYES AND LOOK TO THE FUTURE.
2154 IS A FUTURE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE WHOSE FOCUS IS ON THE FUTURISTIC AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT IN SOCIETY. ITS LAYOUT AND STYLE ARE CLEAN, ELEGANT, AND ARTISTIC. ITS AIM IS TO SHOW HOW THE FUTURE IS INFLUENCING SOCIETY NOW, GIVING INFORMATION TO READERS OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT IN THE WORLD. THE MAGAZINE IS ISSUED FREE ON THE FIRST OF EVERY MONTH AND AVAILABLE IN ALL MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA STORES AND IN AIRPORT LOUNGES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AS WELL AS IN DIGITAL PRINT OR IPAD APP, OR TO DOWNLOAD ONLINE.
THIS MONTH, WE WILL TRAVEL TO ABU DUBAI TO WONDER AT THE LATEST ARCHITECTURE DESIGN, THE NEW LOUVRE ABU DUBAI BY JEAN NOUVEL, A NEW VERSION OF THE MOST FAMOUS AND ICONIC MUSEUM IN THE WORLD, THE LOUVRE PARIS. ALSO TO LOOK FORWARD IS A FASHION SHOOT OF A KIND WE HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE: REMOTE, MYSTERIOUS- EXPLORING THE FUTURE ARENA.
JENNIFER FUNG
editor@2154.co.uk
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Contents
FASHION & GROOMING 9 FASHION FORWARD: Gucci 3D Glasses 12 READ THE LABEL: Masion Martin Margiela
PROFILES & INTERVIEWS 22 Q & A: Professor Raymond Oliver on Future Fashion
FASHION STORIES 14 PHOTO STORY: Scene 20 PHTOO STORY: FUTURAL 24 PHOTO STORY: Le Ferai
ART & DESIGN 10 ART: Ross Blecknor, United 30 ARCHITECTURE: The Wonder of Abu Dhabi
LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT 36 GADGET GUIDE: This month’s techno dreams 38 AUTO COUTURE: The new four seat Solar Electric Supercar
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Contributors WHAT YOU HOPE THE FUTURE WILL BE LIKE...
JENNIFER FUNG
KATIE DOBSON
JORDAN DINSDALE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
FASHION DIRECTOR
BEAUTY DIRECTOR
THAT IT WILL BE MORE EQUAL BETWEEN
EXTREMELY TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED
SPACE TRAVEL AS LEISURE, TRAVELLING
ALL COUNTRUES IN TERMS OF WEALTH
WE
MOST
TO SPACE FOR A HOLIDAY TRIP. PUBLIC
AND POVERTY. THAT ALL POEPLE WILL BE
THINGS
BUTTON.
WILL LOOSE ALL FAITH IN POLITICS-
ABLLE TO LIVE A HAPPY LIFE
COMPUTERS
WILL
BE JUST
ABLE BY
WILL
TO
CHANGE
CLICKING BECOME
CLOSER
TO
MASS REBELLION, RIOTS, PROTESTS ETC
REPRESENTING A HUMAN BRAIN
CHARLOTTE KENT
TOM CROMPTON
DAVID LABUSCHAGNE
MANAGING EDITOR / ASSISTANT
ONLINE EDITOR
DESIGNER / ART CO-ORDINATOR
I HOPE THE WORLD HASN’T TOTALLY BEEN
HEAVILY
DESTROYED BY POLLUTION. ALSO I HOPE
DOCUMENTS
THEY HAVE FINALLY FOUND CURES FOR
WILL BE ELECTRONIC, INSTANT ACCESS
FASHION RETRO (E.G. THE 90’S)
THE BIGGEST DISEASES. I ALSO HOPE
TO
VERY DITITAL AND ELECTRIC
OUR CARS FLY AND WE LIVE WE LIVE IN
WORLD, HOVERCRAFTS (IDEAS FOR ICEY
HOUSES THAT ARE SO TECHNOLOGICALLY
ROADS), INNANTIVE AND EXCITING WITH
ADVANCED THEY CLEAN THEMSELVES
OPPORTUNITIES
COMPUTERALIZED, (BOOKS
INTERNET
WHEREVER
FOR
AND ENTERPRISER
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AND
NEW
WRITTEN
MAGAZINES)
YOU
ARE
IN
BUSINESSES
VIRTUAL REALITY HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGING
PEACEFUL, COLOURFUL AND HAPPY
FASHION & GROOMING
Must- have
Fashion forward Gucci 3D Glasses
Gucci’s new 3D glasses allegedly improve the 3D viewing experience – beyond personal aesthetic The Gucci 3-D glasses contain a high tech multi-layered mirrored coating which allows the wearer to view themselves in a mirror without distortion. The mirrored coating not only provides a premium look as well as offers superior viewing and contrast enhancement, but also allows over 98 percent of visible light through, therefore not affecting viewing in a cinema environment.An anti-reflective coating has been applied to the back of the lens for additional overall image quality by reducing scattered light, glare and blue light. These aviator style 3D glasses will be available at Gucci boutiques now for £143 GPB.
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ART
Ross Blecknor, United
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FASHION & GROOMING
Read the label
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MMM asion
artin
argiela
“His creations are known for their mixture of innovation and wearability, for his ingenious solutions to how a garment’s essential elements can be re-imagined,” says a review of the book Maison Martin Margiela. Martin Margiela is a Belgian fashion designer. He has worked for Jean Paul Gaultier for two years before launching his own clothing and accessories label in 1988. Martin Margiela has been unique style surprised the fashion industry, no one can guess with Martin Margiela what the next step will be designed, or inspired by what even Martin Margiela’s whereabouts is always a mystery.
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FASHION STORIES
Scene
SCENE photography : jennifer fung stylist : katie dobson hair and make up : jordan dinsdale model: elise watson
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FASHION STORIES
Scene
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she wears: black/ gold fringe dress designer: faye chamberlain
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FASHION STORIES
Scene
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she wears: white sleeveless dress stylist own
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PHOTO STORIES
Futural
will be more extreme, more individual and more creative. will become more technology based. online shopping will grow rapidly and technology to assist shoppers will be more common. it could go back to the Aden times. vintage, expensive styles or people could be more influenced by celebrities or advertisments and wear less and less. keep going in circles, ‘history repeating itself’. will be very digital based yet using all recycled farbic. we will have to find a new way of clothing as throw away fashion can no longer service due to lack of resource.
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model: hazel han she wears: white long sleeved dress, white tights ( left ) she wears: silver foil top, sparking silver leggings ( right ) stylish own
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PROFILES & INTERVIEW
Q&A
PROFESSOR RAYMOND OLIVER
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The future is about living longer and creating a whole and external environment which improves the quality of life
The three main things are: the idea of an aging population, the second one is connectivity and population and the third thing that will be with us all through the 21st century is the idea of low cost renewable energy all those three things
That’s the biggst change; people will live longer on average
Quality of life based on lifestyle is more important because we are living longer’
Quality of life based on lifestyle is the key and the quality of life tense towards simplicity, convenience and wellness _________BY RAYMOND OLIVER
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FASHION STORIES
LE FERAI
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LE FERAI photography : jennifer fung stylist : katie dobson
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FASHION STORIES
LE FERAI
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hair and make up : jordan dinsdale model: kathryn and megan purves accessories: emma tang,’ the body is a temple’
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ARCHITECTURE
The Wonder of Abu Dhabi
A computer image of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel. The building is expected to cost about â‚Ź108 million to build, and will include art from all eras and regions, including Islamic art. 30. 2154
Desert Louvre The Louvre Abu Dhabi is sited in Saadiyat Island’s new Culture District, developed as the world’s largest single concentration of premier cultural institutions.
France’s historical museum, Le Musee du Louvre, the world’s premier shrine to art and home to priceless works like the Mona Lisa, has announced it will open a new Louvre in Abu Dhabi. The Louvre Abu Dhabi is a joint thirty-year cultural agreement between Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the French government. The 24,0000 square metre branch of the famous Paris museum, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, is expected to be open in 2012 as part of Saadiyat Island’s Culture District project. The Louvre Abu Dubai is about to become one of the world’s premier art galleries. ‘ The project is a unique example of international cultural cooperation. It reflects France’s capabilities of implementing huge cultural schemes, as well as the UAE’s keenness to open up other cultures, especially the French heritage,’ said Christine Albanel, Minister of Culture and Communication.
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ARCHITECTURE
The Wonder of Abu Dhabi
The purpose of Abu Dhabi’s cultural programme is to introduce people to both
The Musee du Louvre was charged with a twofold mission when it established
art and the ideas of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, as an exciting new universal muse-
in 1793: to promote cultural education and develop aesthetic sensibilities.
um created in Abu Dubai. The Pritzker Prize- winning architect Jean Nouvel,
Now, over two centuries later, the same values are at the heart of the project
who designed it stated: ‘ This building belongs to this site.’ The new Louvre to create the Louvre Abu Dhabi. On Tuesday 7 March 2007, the Louvre in will be inspiring, showcasing high quality artwork from all over the world Paris announced that a new Louvre museum would be completed by 2012 in but not merely recreating the Louvre in Paris. One of the main focus points Abu Dhabi as part of a thirty- year agreement between the city of Abu Dhabi of the museum project is said to be bridging the distance between Eastern and and the French government. This thirty- year agreement was signed by French Western art pieces, which will create a new dynamic of culture. It is located Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres and Sheik Sultan bin Tahnoon on Saadiyat Island, a low lying island 500 metres off the coast, in Abu Dhabi,
Al Nahyan. The contract prohibits the creation of any similar operation with
one of the world’s riches cities, now focused on developing visionary projects the name of the Louvre in any of the other emirates of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, based on modern architecture and sustainability. The final cost of the construc-
Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iran or Iraq.
tion is expected to be between €83 million and €108 million. The opening French President on this occasion Jacques Chirac praised the museum deal of the museum is also one of the most eagerly awaited projects of the city with Abu Dhabi, saying it reflects “ a certain idea of the world” in which each of Abu Dhabi, and it is also expected to raise the tourism bar of Abu Dhabi
party to the accord is proud of its roots and of its identity, is conscious of the
and aid in the evolution of the city into a global centre of arts and culture.
equal dignity of all cultures.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi gallery will make full use of natural light.
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Jean Nouvel and Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of TDIC inspect a prototype ceiling in Nov 2009.
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ARCHITECTURE
The Wonder of Abu Dhabi
The City of the Future: Abu Dhabi, the capital and the second largest city in the United Arab Emirates.
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The Louvre Museum is one of the most famous and iconic muse-
the complex taking its inspiration from traditional Arabian city. Stand-
ums in the world. It is the largest national museum in France, and the ing on piles founded on a bedrock 18m deep, its imposing form will be most visited museum. The Louvre is located in the first arrondisse-
topped by a 180m-diameter cupola supported on five perimeter pillars.
ment, or neighbourhood, of Paris, on the Right Bank of the Seine In his design statement, Nouvel said “ The museum is conceived as River. The museum consists of over six hundred and fifty square
a complex of pavilions, plazas, alleyways and canals, evoking
feet of space and contains almost thirty- five thousand pieces of art. the image of a city floating on the sea. Hovering over the comThe building it is located in, the Louvre Palace, was originally a twelfth-
plex will be a form inspired by traditional Arabic architecture.�
century fortress, although the building has been renovated and expanded
When completed in 2013, the 24,000-sqm Louvre Abu Dhabi will have
many times since the. The gallery celebrates humanity’s long journey
6,000 sq metres of galleries devoted to a comprehensive permanent
with the remarkable scope of a collection that spans thousands of years. display of ar
chaeology, fine and decorative arts, and 2,000 sq me-
It reaches world audiences, with visitors from America, India, and China, tres for temporary exhibitions. The Louvre Abu Dhabi will be presand its highlights include such iconic, universally- admired works, as the ent major artifacts and works of archaeology, the fine arts and decoraMona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and the Victory of Samothrace. The de-
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LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT
Technology
Gadget reviews THE TECHNOLOGY PREDICTED TO SHAPE TOMORROW’S WORLD
Futuristic Seating Design with Computer Technology This is the future seat of the sophisticated, because this chair has been created using computer technology. The sexy-looking Maya Single Chari is specially designed to relieve your body and mind. The reclining Maya chair is combined with a 26 or 32-inch screen, a pair of powerful 60W speaker, offering you the best possible lounging relaxation to de-stress you.
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The B-Membrane Looking at this new design, no one, even on second thoughts, would make a wild guess that this device is related to computers. The name B- Membrane identifies an innovative design and idea. Its unique design eradicates the need for a monitor and this is replaced by a projector that is adjustable, able to develop into a captivating source of light environment. It has a touch screen keyboard which appears only when you are in need of it and the optical reader is perfectly incorporated into the design by sinuous lines. This device is definitely a mixture of functionality and style.
The Future of Mobile Search The future of Internet search is a mobile version, which rakes mobile search to a whole different level. The future of Internet searching will incorporate a touch screen, built-in camera, wifi, scanner, Google map and image recognition to produce a search platform. If you are looking for what a word means or what building you are standing near, just go on the mobile searcher and touch the translucent display, the device will then conduct a search of the area you checked on, using its image recognition and camera to find search matches for your criteria.
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LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT
Auto couture
Koenigsegg Quant A NEW FOUR SEAT SOLAR ELECTIC SUPER CAR
Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg, in conjunction with
all-electric car is powered through a combination of what it has
NLV Quant at the 2009 Geneva Salon- The Koenigsegg Quant: is a
to full capacity in 20 minutes, and solar energy supplied via a thin
NLV Solar of Switzerland, is showing its full scale four-seater
planned four-seat, solar-electric sports car, it was billed as a “car
of the future” designed to showcase NLV Solar’s nifty photovoltaic and accumulator technology.
Producing 512hp with maximum torque of 715Nm, the Quant runs 0–100 km/h in 5.2 seconds and hits a top speed of 275 km/h. The
dubbed a Flow Accumulator Energy Storage (FAES), which charges layer photovoltaic coating over the car. The combined solar/FAES offer a claimed range in excess of 500km. Koenigsegg is working
with NLV to create a running prototype to move towards a series
production in the near future. Koenigsegg Quant, www.koenigsegg.com
Billed as the ‘car of the future’, is manufactured using the latest photovoltaic coating, aerodynamic technology and electric power motor technology.
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