Metaverse Gets Magazine, Anna Sui Collaborates, BFC Gets New President
NEW HEAD OF BFC: David Pemsel, co-founder and CEO of public relations firm ScienceMagic.Inc, has been named the new chairman of the British Fashion Council, organizer of London Fashion Week and the Fashion Awards.
He succeeds Stephanie Phair, who was promoted to Group President from Chief Client Officer and strategy at Farfetch this month. Phair remained in the role for four and a half years. She took over from Natalie Massenet, former president and founder of Net-a-porter, in May 2018.
In his new role, which Pemsel will hold for three years, he will support Caroline Rush, CEO of BFC , with the development and implementation of the organisation's strategy and building the profile of British fashion around the world.
Related GalleriesPemsel said it was "a privilege" to take on this role and champion the British fashion industry at a time of "significant change".
“It is important to the board that creativity, innovation and responsible business are at the heart our strategy now and in the future,” he said.
"The intersection where creativity and business meet has been my passion for a long time, I hope my experience in this space can have a demonstrable impact on an industry that generates such great economic and cultural value,” he added.
Pemsel became non-executive director of BFC in 2016. At the time, he was its CEO of the Guardian Media Group, where he transformed the British newspaper's digital business and restored the group's profit.
Prior to joining Guardian Media Group, Pemsel started Shine Entertainment and worked as the marketing director of the ITV group.< /p>
In 2020, Pemsel launched ScienceMagic.Inc with Julietta Dexter and Daniel Marks, which has now left the , from the communications agency The Communications Store. He is also the owner of ScienceMagic.Studios, a sister company that caters to web3 economies for brands, talent and their communities.
ScienceMagic.Inc clients include Gabriela Hearst, Tiffany & Co., Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Harvey Nichols, Canada Goose, Allbirds, Barbour, Max Mara, Glossier, Geox, Depop, The White Company, as well as The Crown Estate, Greenwich Peninsula and Regent Street.
Pemsel was due to take charge of the Premier League in 2020, but resigned two months before he was due was only set to take the role after allegations emerged in British tabloid The Sun about his private life. The Sun later apologized to Pemsel and removed the article. — TIANWEI ZHANG
METAVERSE MAGAZINE: If there's room for real estate, fashion, music , art, and more in the metaverse, there might also be room for journalism.
With this in mind, Gloria Maria Cappelletti, Milan-based art and fashion curator and champion of digital art, launches Red-Eye, a magazine ready to live inside and outside the metaverse.
"I exp...
NEW HEAD OF BFC: David Pemsel, co-founder and CEO of public relations firm ScienceMagic.Inc, has been named the new chairman of the British Fashion Council, organizer of London Fashion Week and the Fashion Awards.
He succeeds Stephanie Phair, who was promoted to Group President from Chief Client Officer and strategy at Farfetch this month. Phair remained in the role for four and a half years. She took over from Natalie Massenet, former president and founder of Net-a-porter, in May 2018.
In his new role, which Pemsel will hold for three years, he will support Caroline Rush, CEO of BFC , with the development and implementation of the organisation's strategy and building the profile of British fashion around the world.
Related GalleriesPemsel said it was "a privilege" to take on this role and champion the British fashion industry at a time of "significant change".
“It is important to the board that creativity, innovation and responsible business are at the heart our strategy now and in the future,” he said.
"The intersection where creativity and business meet has been my passion for a long time, I hope my experience in this space can have a demonstrable impact on an industry that generates such great economic and cultural value,” he added.
Pemsel became non-executive director of BFC in 2016. At the time, he was its CEO of the Guardian Media Group, where he transformed the British newspaper's digital business and restored the group's profit.
Prior to joining Guardian Media Group, Pemsel started Shine Entertainment and worked as the marketing director of the ITV group.< /p>
In 2020, Pemsel launched ScienceMagic.Inc with Julietta Dexter and Daniel Marks, which has now left the , from the communications agency The Communications Store. He is also the owner of ScienceMagic.Studios, a sister company that caters to web3 economies for brands, talent and their communities.
ScienceMagic.Inc clients include Gabriela Hearst, Tiffany & Co., Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Harvey Nichols, Canada Goose, Allbirds, Barbour, Max Mara, Glossier, Geox, Depop, The White Company, as well as The Crown Estate, Greenwich Peninsula and Regent Street.
Pemsel was due to take charge of the Premier League in 2020, but resigned two months before he was due was only set to take the role after allegations emerged in British tabloid The Sun about his private life. The Sun later apologized to Pemsel and removed the article. — TIANWEI ZHANG
METAVERSE MAGAZINE: If there's room for real estate, fashion, music , art, and more in the metaverse, there might also be room for journalism.
With this in mind, Gloria Maria Cappelletti, Milan-based art and fashion curator and champion of digital art, launches Red-Eye, a magazine ready to live inside and outside the metaverse.
"I exp...
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