k m'p ndI m A collection of concise but detailed information The only constant these days is change. Ever was it thus – but at the moment, the exceptionally rapid pace of technological innovation means that things like cryptocurrency and NFTs (remember those?) are sling-shotting in and out of our daily conversations. One new technology that I can – with some confidence – say is here to stay is artificial intelligence, which is upending everything from manufacturing to healthcare. As we widen our gaze to big-picture trends in this issue of Compendium, we hone in on the role of AI in fashion (p68), where this cutting-edge technology has implications in every aspect of the industry, from design to distribution. In the world of fine art, prices have been moving up and down quite a lot in recent years, a product not directly of technology but of overall market uncertainty. On page 88, our correspondent ventures under the surface to help demystify valuation and unpick which forces are really driving the art market these days. Like art, watches are immensely collectable, and that fact is changing the industry. Watch fairs were formerly drab, trade-only events, but now they are becoming public spectacles and, as our writer discovers (p80), they are changing the relationship between watchmakers and their customers. We hope you enjoy the carefully researched and meticulously crafted articles and photographs in this issue – all done by real, experienced journalists, not an AI bot in sight – and find much inspiration for the year ahead. Christian Schwalbach CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE JEFFREY T IVERSON reports on wine, among other topics, from his home in Paris BILL KNOTT has been a chef and restaurateur and is now a London-based food critic MING LIU writes on watches for the New York Times, FT and others CORNELIA MARIOGLOU has been yachting editor of Centurion for many years FIONA McCARTHY writes about interiors, design and architecture for a range of global publications MARK C O’FLAHERTY covers fashion and the arts for a range of global publications SCOTT REYBURN reports on the art market for the New York Times and The Art Newspaper ELISA VALLATA is the director of style and fashion for Centurion MARTIN VALLIN is a photographer and creative director based in Stockholm and Paris 10
