Dear Friends,
Welcome to another edition of the AGU Report, where we share the latest and greatest in cultural recommendations and gems from around the world. From lifestyle to locations, here’s a glimpse of what we’ve seen this week.
New Releases
Dune 2: A stunning spectacle and continuation of Denis Villeneuve’s cinematic universe. The movie opened up at $81.5 million at box office in the US, making it the biggest opening weekend of the year. Below are just a few shots that showcase the scale of the film’s vision, with an all star cast including Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler and Florence Pugh.
Dune Gallery Central Saint Martins - Class of 2024: CSM is known to produce some of the most exciting talents in fashion, culture and design from the UK each year. This year their latest crop of graduates were interviewed about their upcoming collections. Some interesting designers to follow include Gracey Owusu-Agyemang, Joshua Ewusie, Renato Bras and more.
The Rebalancing of Design Management - an article written by Cap Watkins, Senior Product Design director at Lattice. The piece goes into detail about the idea that design managers should not simply focus on managing people, but should also own part of the work themselves too. Aiming not only to help elevate the people in the team, but the work itself.
Antonia Apartment - interior design and architecture by Francesc Rifé Studio.
Pharrell Williams pitching a song concept to Jay Z back in 2003. The song became Allure, which was featured on The Black Album.
Vintage inflammable furniture archive pics - curated by Lusso.
Probably the best job role application of all time. Inspired by Wes Anderson.
Coperni Air Swipe Bag: 99% air, 1% glass. The Parisian brand used NASA’s nanomaterial silica aerogel (the lightest solid on the planet) to create a portable CD player inspired bag. The bag was co-developed alongside Professor Ioannis Michaloudis. **Insane btw**
Alcohol free and wellness free members club and hotel, created by Harrison Hide. Check out his page to watch him and his team build this concept from the ground up.
This Chilled Amapiano Mix has been on repeat all week. May the vibes be with you too. Created by DJ Fifi.
Scenic views from Tampah Hills, Lombok, Indonesia - filmed by Julia
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AGU
This is so dope! Thanks for curating all this for us xx