In the year that sees the celebration of both the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy and Gucci’s 90th anniversary, Gucci and Fiat are proud to unveil the 500 by Gucci, a special edition of the iconic Fiat 500 customized by Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini in partnership with Fiat’s Centro Stile. Launched on the opening day of Milan Fashion Week, the 500 by Gucci will also be on presented at the Geneva International Auto Show from March 3–13, in a dedicated Gucci pop-up store within the Fiat stand.

In today already walks tomorrow,” once wrote Friedrich von Schiller. This became the idea behind the new Future Perfect Art Contest initiated by the Beautiful/Decay label, “a printed book series and apparel line with a focus on experimental, grotesque, and groundbreaking art,” and sponsored by Toyota Prius. The brands are encouraging creative minds to share their visions of tomorrow though graphics (entrants can use any medium for unveiling their concepts), with the best works to be featured in the upcoming Beautiful/Decay book .

The new BMW sub-brand focused on developing sustainable mobility solutions has been launched. “BMW i represents a new movement in premium mobility. The products and services have been conceived around a revolutionary approach: purpose designed and purpose built for sustainable, premium mobility. It’s a new day in our industry; a new era for individual mobility. This is BMW i—Born Electric,” said Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales and Marketing, in Munich on Monday.