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Finding the Future in the Past: NIGO Reimagines Moncler & Mercedes-Benz Heritage

Powered by the Moncler Genius platform for co-creation, multi-hyphenate design talent NIGO has created the Moncler x Mercedes-Benz by NIGO collection and the G-Class Past II Future limited-edition car, fusing 80s and 90s design with New York hip hop culture. As a designer, entrepreneur, record producer and DJ, the Japanese polymath NIGO is...

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Business

Amazon orders 200 Mercedes-Benz electric trucks

Online retailer Amazon has purchased 202 electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 vehicles from Germany's Daimler Truck, the automaker said Tuesday, marking both firms' largest-ever order for battery-powered lorries. Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) are responsible for six percent of EU greenhouse gas emissions, according to the European Commission, and...

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Mercedes-Benz collaborates with Superplastic on limited-edition collection

German automotive brand Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a limited-edition toy and apparel capsule collection with luxury art toy creator Superplastic. The collaboration was unveiled at an event in New York City on June 21 and showcased a reimagined version of the Wackeldackel, the nodding-head dashboard dog that has graced cars around the world....

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Saul Nash ties fashion, cars and gaming together for new collaboration

British fashion designer Saul Nash, who won The Queen Elizabeth II Award earlier this year, has unveiled a limited-edition capsule collection with Mercedes-Benz and SK Gaming. The collaboration, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz eSports partner SK Gaming, features two limited-edition pieces designed by Nash, a jacket and a...

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Heron Preston collaborates with Mercedes-Benz on Airbag concept collection

American fashion designer Heron Preston has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz to unveil a capsule collection paying homage to the airbag by using recycled airbag materials and upcycled materials from the carmaker. The conceptual looks celebrate the 50th anniversary of the airbag and the 40th anniversary of the life-saving feature’s use in...

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Retail

Amazon introduces 1,800 electric vehicles to its delivery service

Amazon has announced it is introducing 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Vans to its delivery service in Europe. Mercedez will be producing the eSprinter and the eVito models for Amazon which will save thousands of metric tonnes of carbon dioxide, the company said. The electric vehicles will be ready to deliver goods to consumers in...

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia to become global destination for Resort Collections commencing May 2016

Event’s shift in timing and focus will better serve Australian fashion industry and its global audience. IMG announced that Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia will become the first event to host an annual, organized showcase of Resort collections. The global event hosted in Sydney each year will shift from its previous April dates and focus on...

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'The new location of New York Fashion Week' is...

The General Post Office, also known as the Moynihan Station, is said to be the new location for IMG's New York Fashion Week come September. At least, according to Fashion Week Daily. The 1.4 million square foot area, located on W.33rd Street, was built in 1912 by McKim, Mead & White and was designated a landmark in 1966. Although the news has...