Welcome Digest [12.3.25]
2025 Young Artists list, Fakemink on a LEGO podcast, a Creative Directory, and more
Welcome To December 3rd
Today’s Important Headlines
🎨 CULTURED magazine publishes 2025’s Young Artists list
Released annually, the list compiles 27 U.S. artists aged 35 and under, selected by a variety of editors, contributors, art dealers, and international collectors. Rarely confining themselves to one material or medium, these artists have truly earned their spots on the list. Some favorites include Alex Vernet, Hannah Taurins, and Asher Lifton.
🚇 Chanel’s NYC subway show feels redundant and aesthetically bankrupt
Contrasting with what many online are calling “the most cursed subway stop in NYC”, Chanel’s NYC show was staged on a pristine abandoned platform of the Bowery station. It is unclear how Chanel’s new collection (which itself is strong) plays into the subway theme, and the whole show feels tone-deaf and lazy. Like an intern saw Sofia Coppola’s 1994 “X-Girl show” or Tom Ford’s 2019 presentation, or more broadly just Chanel biting Demna.
🎥 Pick a Piece LEGO stop-motion podcast project announces its 3rd episode dropping, January 2025
An ambitious amalgamation of a podcast, stop-motion lego animation, and underground rap cameos, UK based multi media project Pick a Piece returns in January. With episode 2 featuring voice cameos from Fakemink, Jim Legacy, and Fimiguerrero, we are very excited to see what the project has in store.
👥 Fashion substacker @mustbemargiela posts Creative Directory 2025 edition
Ashantéa Austin (also known as @mustbemargiela) unveils an impressive diagram tracking creative director shifts between all of the main luxury fashion houses over the years. Complete with color-coding for past and present directors, as well as arrows denoting when directors move between houses, Austin says she aims to showcase a shift reminiscent of 2003-2008, with plans to expand the timeline and add additional layers in the future.
🎄 Kartik Research and Diet Paratha team up to create series of handcrafted Christmas trees
South Asian agency Diet Paratha and Indian-based brand Kartik Research collaborate with traditional Indian artisans on a series of three-layered Christmas trees constructed from 60-70-year-old antique Katha quilts, quilted Arjrah blocked silk, and hand-embroidered, naturally dyed chintz in linen. These meticulously crafted trees can be found at any of the 11 iconic Dishoom cafes around the UK this holiday season.
Headline curation and words by Mikail Haroon (@mvkail)
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From The Archive
An extra piece of content from the Welcome Archive for Magazine subscribers only.
‘What the World Eats’ is a photo series shot by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio that showcases the diets of families from around the globe.
The project documents households from over twenty countries, each photographed beside a week’s worth of their groceries.
Two decades later, its images feel even more relevant as conversations around climate change, food waste, and inequality grow louder.
