Studio Work
A curated selection of visual and sound projects.
IN 9
Paris - Womens Week
Liquid silk + jeweled detail.
A look designed from the week’s signals: cool color, soft shine, and sharp structure.
The silhouette moves first — wide-leg silk that drifts like a dress, but walks with intention.
The jacket sets the tone: beaded, tailored, and precise, catching light in small flashes instead of spectacle.
This is evening redefined through restraint.
Refined, controlled, and built for motion.
Soundscapes
Ambient Editions
Visual immersion
Sonic Alignment
Three Textures
Music · IN 9
A sound study drawn from what we’re hearing now.
Glossy, gritty, and weird-but-pretty—three textures shaping current music culture.
These are original audio studies, created as reference environments to translate the feel of what’s emerging.
You learn the shift by feeling it.
Listen
These aren’t soundtracks. They’re reference environments—short sound studies designed to make a texture instantly recognizable.
Glossy: clean, bright, compressed, high-sheen
Gritty: edge, saturation, aggressive transients, rawness
Weird-but-pretty: unexpected structure with pleasing tone
Audio study
Study 01 — Glossy
High-sheen polish. Clean edges. Controlled shine.
Study 02 — Gritty
Forward edge. Texture over finish. Raw pressure.
Study 03 — Weird-but-Pretty
Soft chaos. Off-center structure. Beautiful tension.
THE STAGE — LIGHT ARCHITECTURE
A runway built like a sculpture.
Hard geometry. Soft light. A single figure emerging in silk and beadwork — floating forward as the stage mirrors her presence.
This isn’t backdrop. It’s direction.
The signal: fashion is becoming atmosphere — designed to be felt before it’s understood.
Luxury - A quieter Era
High-end design is moving toward restraint.
Less emphasis on statements, more focus on craft, proportion, and longevity.
PARIS MENS — JUST ENDED
Menswear is moving back toward structure.
Sharp shoulders, longer coats, and deliberate tailoring dominated the shows.
Sundance
Next year’s indie films are being decided now.
This week determines which independent films reach wide audiences later this year.
Artist Profile
Igor Eugen Prokop is a Hungarian-born artist whose work fuses biology, philosophy, and moral inquiry—examining nature, human behavior, and responsibility.
Travel · IN 9
Monterey County Looks Ahead to a Milestone 2026
Monterey County is entering 2026 with renewed momentum, headlined by the long-awaited full reopening of Highway 1 through Big Sur, expected in March. After nearly three years of closures, the iconic coastal drive will once again be fully accessible, restoring one of California’s most celebrated travel corridors.
Alongside improved access, See Monterey is launching two major cultural initiatives:
“Monterey 1000,” a yearlong celebration marking a millennium of regional history, and
“Off the Canvas,” spotlighting Monterey County’s public art scene and the artists behind it.
On the hospitality front, new hotels and refreshed resorts are rolling out across the region, including Kimpton’s first Central Coast property in Pacific Grove, Sand City’s first hotels, revitalized wellness offerings at Pebble Beach and Carmel Valley Ranch, and several boutique openings in Monterey.
The food and wine scene continues to expand with notable new bakeries, wine tasting rooms, and chef-driven concepts debuting from Salinas to Carmel-by-the-Sea, reinforcing the area’s reputation for farm-, sea-, and vineyard-driven cuisine.
Together, infrastructure, culture, sustainability, and creativity converge — positioning 2026 as a pivotal year to rediscover Monterey County.
Source: See Monterey
IN 9: Wing Chun - Dance Drama
Shenzhen Opera & Dance Theatre brings Wing Chun to North America, translating martial-arts systems into choreographic language. Precision combat becomes rhythm, repetition becomes design, and a legacy form meets contemporary staging.
Watch the official preview below.
IN 9: Nutcracker Peak Week
Mid-December is ballet’s biggest annual audience moment—packed houses, touring runs, school shows, and the Snow Scene everywhere at once.
The live event remains the core, but companies now extend the experience through clips, behind-the-scenes access, and broader distribution —expanding its reach beyond the theater.
Watch how the moment travels.
IN 9: Fondazione Dries Van Noten — Craft, Creativity, and a Venetian Palazzo
Dries Van Noten is turning a historic Venetian palazzo into a new space for making. Fondazione Dries Van Noten will open in April 2026 inside Palazzo Pisani Moretta, a 15th-century building on the Grand Canal, between the Rialto Bridge and Ca’ Foscari.
The foundation is conceived as a place where craftsmanship is treated as its own language — a way cultures express identity through material, gesture, and time. It will bring together established and emerging voices across art, design, fashion, architecture, food, and other disciplines, encouraging cross-pollination between practices and connecting local talent with global perspectives.
Within the palazzo’s frescoed rooms and restored historic interiors, the Fondazione plans curated programs and activities that open these spaces to the public and extend the building’s legacy into the present.
Official site: Fondazione Dries Van Noten
IN 9: Detox Gallery — “I Grieve Different” Opens in Chelsea
Detox Gallery is opening a new month-long exhibition in Chelsea that puts grief on the wall — not as a single story, but as many. “I Grieve Different” brings together 18 multidisciplinary artists from the U.S. and abroad to explore loss, memory, identity, and resilience across painting, photography, sculpture, textiles, mixed media, and digital work.
The show opens December 11 at 529 Arts in Chelsea and runs through January 10, 2026. Detox Gallery is also hosting community programming throughout the month — including soundbath meditation, yoga and journaling, and a 2026 vision-boarding session — creating space for reflection and connection around the work.
Opening reception: Dec. 11, 6–9 PM
Exhibition dates: Dec. 11, 2025 – Jan. 10, 2026
Location: 529 Arts, Chelsea, NYC
RSVP + event details: luma.com/detoxgallery
IN 9: Whiplash in Concert Brings Live Jazz to Miami
Whiplash is coming back to the screen — with the music live. Whiplash in Concert hits Miami as part of the 2026 Miami Film Festival, pairing a full screening of Damien Chazelle’s Oscar-winning film with an 18-piece jazz big band performing the score in sync. Justin Hurwitz conducts, with drummer Greyson Nekrutman featured for the film’s signature live-solo energy. The show lands April 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM at Knight Concert Hall (Adrienne Arsht Center). Tickets are on sale now.
IN 9: Assouline Drops the First Emily in Paris Fashion Guide
Assouline just turned Emily in Paris into a fashion coffee-table moment. Out today, Emily in Paris: The Fashion Guide is the first official style archive from the series, curated by costume designer Marylin Fitoussi — the mind behind Emily Cooper’s maximalist, meme-ready wardrobe and the show’s viral color-clash magic.
The book pulls back the curtain on how those looks get built: Fitoussi’s favorite outfits, behind-the-scenes references, mood boards, sketches, and the styling logic that makes clothing feel like part of the story. It lands right on time for the Season 5 premiere on Dec. 18, serving as a runway recap for the show’s evolution so far.
If you’ve ever paused to catch a look, saved an outfit, or tuned in for the style — this one’s for you.
IN 9: Sydney Irving Welcomes 2026 with “Something Better”
Sydney Irving is stepping into 2026 with a clear mood: forward. Her new music video “Something Better” lands as a hopeful reset anthem for her own generation — a song built for the turn of the year and the belief that what’s next can be kinder.
Though it arrives in winter, Irving says it wasn’t written for Christmas in particular. It’s about the incoming new year: the reset, the momentum, the choice to look ahead with optimism. Co-written with friend and co-producer Steve Sopchak, this release is the definitive version after years of performing it live.
“Something Better” is the third visual from Irving’s album Unfashioned Creatures (DEKO Entertainment / Warner Music Group ADA). At 22, she’s moving from a Central New York rise to a wider stage, now backed by her touring band, The Creatures, with showcase performances starting January 2026.
Go deeper: Sydney Irving EPK 2025 →