HTSI celebrates the rise of multi-hyphenate careers in art and fashion
HTSI editor Jo Ellison introduces a feature on multitaskers, highlighting model-designer Marte Mei van Haaster, who uses phytoremediation to extract PFAS from water and soil for artistic purposes. Her exhibition opens in Antwerp. Singer and entrepreneur Troye Sivan, with three Grammy nominations, launches fragrance Sage's Rose in the UK with his sister Sage Mellet. Podcaster and designer Chris Black debuts Hanover, a normcore clothing line. Hotel designer Bill Bensley, known for The White Lotus interiors, showcases his sustainable 20-acre property in Chiang Mai and funds rainforest protection in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains.
Key facts
- Marte Mei van Haaster is a 33-year-old Dutch model and design student focusing on phytoremediation.
- Van Haaster's exhibition opens in Antwerp.
- Troye Sivan has three Grammy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination.
- Sivan launched fragrance Sage's Rose in the UK with his sister Sage Mellet.
- Chris Black launched Hanover, a normcore clothing line.
- Bill Bensley has never cut down a single tree in his career.
- Bensley and his husband Jirachai Rengthong fund rainforest protection in the Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia.
- Bensley's property is in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Entities
Artists
- Marte Mei van Haaster
- Troye Sivan
- Sage Mellet
- Chris Black
- Bill Bensley
- Jirachai Rengthong
Institutions
- HTSI
- Financial Times
- Prada
- Hanover
- How Long Gone
- The White Lotus
Locations
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Soho
- London
- UK
- New York
- USA
- Chiang Mai
- Thailand
- Cardamom Mountains
- Cambodia
- Western Australia
- Australia