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Parisian knitwear queen Sonia Rykiel, who we call for a moratorium on describing as “flame-haired,” is the latest designer to heed the call of Swedish fast fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). Following in the footsteps of everyone from Karl Lagerfeld and Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons to Marimekko and last spring’s Ibiza-meets-Bombay romp with Matthew Williamson, Rykiel has signed on as H&M guest designer for winter 2009 and spring 2010.

What’s new? Lingerie, for one thing. “We loved the joyful chic of Sonia Rykiel’s 40th anniversary runway show [held last fall at the Parc de Saint-Cloud in Paris] and in that spirit this collection is all about revelling in great lingerie for its own sake,” said H&M creative advisor Margareta van den Bosch in a statement issued today announcing the collaboration. “This is a totally modern, new kind of lingerie look, and when we started to work together with Rykiel on it, we just couldn’t stop.” Other than addictive underthings, which will debut in 1,500 H&M stores on December 5, the company promises “an iconic knitwear collection for women and girls accompanied by playful accessories.” The second collection is slated for a more limited launch (at approximately 250 stores) in late February. Look for a surfeit of black with pops of jewel tones, stripes, lacy flourishes, and cut-rate intarsia.

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It’s got a designer robot telling off a robot client in an English accent. If this isn’t kittens, I don’t know what the fuck is.

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Une belle horloge murale à personnaliser soi-même. Conçu par Michael Rösing et le studio Radius Design, elle s’articule autour de plusieurs éléments fixes comme les aiguilles, à placer en fonction des goûts et de la surface sur le mur. Disponible en aluminium et acier.

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Still rolling into new cities, the Bicycle Film Festival continues to pick up speed, thanks in part to their clever and beautifully-shot trailer. Cyclists sporting letters that spell out “Bicycle Film Festival” return in this second trailer directed by Marco Mucig, this time for humorous scenes of the partial alphabet playing bike polo.

Set to a tune from Italian band Disco Drive, Mucig’s eye captures the bike’s agility with shots—edited by Fabio Capalbo—that speak to his snow and skateboarding passions, providing a documentary quality to the promotional video. Check out the director’s Three Months in Finland for more of his imagery.

With Europe, Australia and Japan still on the itinerary, keep an eye out for festival happenings near you.