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...from the U.S. via Heathrow. For BA, that restricted access has been a gold mine. With the industry in meltdown in the wake of 9/11, BA "rightly used the cartel of Heathrow to the U.S. to generate a large proportion of recovery in profits," says Nick van den Brul, an airline analyst at BNP Paribas in London...
When I asked him for visions of 100 years from now, Van Praagh nailed surprisingly clear predictions. "Funny thing is?this sounds weird?but something that has to protect the skin. I don't want to say space suits, but something that protects us from rays coming through. Something that provides its own environment, like a second skin." Or a space suit. He also predicted "some kind of glasses that protect from the sun's rays." I didn't want to say anything, but sunglasses seemed a tad disappointing as 2107 invention...
Still, as a visionary, Van Praagh was far more forward thinking than anyone else in this issue. His concept of the future is bold and beautiful and, though he kept saying "this is really weird," not at all weird. Just awesome. I'm going to carry a man bag, see more breasts and have one son named Alex and another named Alec. Waving goodbye, as he walked back into his cheery bungalow just across the street from the façade used for My Three Sons, Van Praagh, looking almost beatific, yelled, "Nice meeting you, Josh!" And, for a moment...
...Visionaries: PAOLA ANTONELLI ANDRE BALAZS YVES BEHAR DOMENICO DE SOLE ROB FORBES TOM FORD NORMAN FOSTER NICOLAS GHESQUIERE NICOLAS G. HAYEK NICK HAYEK JR. JAIME HAYON JOHN MACKEY FREDERIC MALLE JASPER MORRISON NAU COLLECTIVE MARK PARKER ANNE-SOPHIE PIC MIUCCIA PRADA PHILIPPE STARCK MARGARETA VAN DEN BOSCH ANDREW WEIL EVA ZEISEL
...think it's time to move on, to change things. A challenge is sometimes not so good for our nerves, but that's the fun part of fashion.' ?Dries Van Noten on his desire to turn away from vintage influences in favor of a new aesthetic...