Brian Chesky, a former hockey player and industrial design student, is now worth $9.1 billion.Chesky started Airbnb after renting out his apartment to conference-goers who couldn't find a hotel.See how Chesky led the company to a successful IPO and beyond despite COVID-19 and other challenges.Before running Airbnb, Brian Chesky attended art school.After graduation, an idea hatched with his San Francisco roommate Joe Gebbia blossomed into tech unicorn Airbnb and has positioned Chesky as one of Silicon Valley's key players.In 2024, Airbnb recorded a 11% growth in pre-tax earnings at approximately $4 billion compared to 2023, and remained synonymous with short-term rentals across the US.Here's how the Brian Chesky, now 43, became one of the richest young tech founders in America.This story was originally published in 2016. It was last updated on March 10, 2025.Chesky grew up in Niskayuna, New York, north of Albany. Mike Groll/AP He was into hockey, and he also liked to draw and design new versions of Nike sneakers, which turned into an interest in art, according to a 2015 Fortune profile.Chesky's high school yearbook quote was "I'm sure I'll amount to nothing." He thought it was funny his dad didn't.I remember the day my dad saw my yearbook photo. He saw this and yelled, "Nothing?! Nothing?!" I thought it was funny... he didn't. Earlier this year, he was happy to find out I'd be speaking at both my high school and college as the commencement speaker. Now, off to Rhode Island School of Design. See you soon Dad! #RISD A post shared by Brian Chesky (@bchesky) on May 31, 2017 at 11:06am PDTMay 31, 2017 at 11:06am PDT "Earlier this year, he was happy to find out I'd be speaking at both my high school and college as the commencement speaker," Cheskywrote on Instagram in 2017. "See you soon Dad!"Chesky attended Rhode Island School of Design. Gretchen Ertl/AP The '04 grad served as captain of the hockey team and studied industrial design.At RISD, Chesky met Joe Gebbia, with whom he would eventually cofound Airbnb. Airbnb Right before graduation, Gebbia reportedly pulled Chesky aside and said: "Before you get on the plane, there's something I need to tell you. We're going to start a company one day, and they're going to write a book about it," per Fortune.Chesky first worked as an industrial designer. Getty Images After graduating from RISD, Chesky moved to Los Angeles to work as an industrial designer, for which he made $40,000 a year, according to Forbes.But shortly thereafter, he moved to San Francisco and in with Gebbia.The two unemployed grads soon ran out of cash, said Leigh Gallagher, author of the book, "The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions and Created Plenty of Controversy." When a design conference came to town in October 2007 and caused all the hotels to sell out, Gebbia pitched Chesky the idea of renting out their space to those who couldn't find a place to stay. Guests could sleep in air mattresses on their living room floor. "They thought they were going to get hippie backpackers, and instead, they got lots of people just like them who wanted those air mattresses," Gallagher said in an interview with the Knowledge at Wharton show. "They had people sending their resumes and their LinkedIn profiles, so they thought, 'We might be on to something.'"A few months later, Gebbia and Chesky were joined by their engineer friend, Nathan Blecharczyk. Airbnb Together, the three guys started what was at the time called Airbedandbreakfast.com in August 2008."I think they came along at the right time, because it was the Great Recession," Gallagher said. "People were looking for a cheap way to travel, and they just struck a chord with millennials, who were a massive market that at the time was not really being spoken to by the traditional hotel industry."Since then, Airbnb has not only shortened its name, but has listings in more than 220 countries worldwide. Glassdoor/Airbnb The company says it has served an estimated 2 billion guests since its 2008 launch. Airbnb has a market cap of $89 billion as of March 2025.In 2015, Chesky was named to the Time 100 as one of the most influential people alive.Chesky sits down with comedian Stephen Colbert on CBS' The Late Show. CBS Photo Archive/Contributor/Getty Images Apple's former design chief, Jony Ive, wrote at the time that Chesky's "audacity is fabulous.""The service that Brian and his partners imagined," the Apple executive said, "is soaringly ambitious and utterly practical.""Bringing people together is something of a passion for Brian," Ive said. "With Airbnb he's helped create millions of personal connections. That's an achievement that even the best hotels in the world should envy."In 2016, Chesky, as well as Airbnb's two other cofounders, all publicly signed the Giving Pledge.Airbnb co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia Airbnb By doing so, they promise donate more than half of their wealth within their lifetimes. The pledge is a philanthropic initiative started by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda French Gates.Up until 2016, Chesky was still renting out his couch in his San Francisco apartment on Airbnb.Chesky, co-founder and CEO of AirBnb, attends the Reuters Global Technology Summit in San Francisco Thomson Reuters But after getting caught flouting a San Francisco law that requires hosts to register with the city, Chesky was forced to take the listing down.In February 2020, cancellations began rolling in from China due to a mysterious virus. Mike Windle/Getty Chesky and his team were three weeks away from filing for Airbnb's IPO.The early days of the pandemic seemed grim. AP Airbnb's revenue plummeted 80% due to COVID-related travel restrictions. The company burned through its cash reserves and opted to raise $2 billion in debt and equity financing to stay afloat. Its valuation, previously $31 billion, slipped to $18 billion.Airbnb laid off 1,900 employees, about 25% of its full-time staff. Gabrielle Lurie/Reuters Employees said they felt betrayed, but Chesky was also praised for his handling of the situation. Workers were given generous severance packages, and Chesky offered to help find them jobs elsewhere.But then Pandemic-weary travelers turned to Airbnb. Mike Cohen/Getty Images for The New York Times Bookings bounced back by as much as 127% between April 2020 and May 2020.Airbnb went public on December 10, 2020, under the Nasdaq ticker symbol ABNB.Chesky's high above Time Square on Airbnb's December 2020 Listing Day. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Barron's called it a "blockbuster" IPO. On its first day of trading, the company was valued at $86 billion, more than hotel rivals Marriott, Hilton, and Intercontinental combined.Chesky announced Airbnb would work to house refugees when Russia invaded Ukraine.Actor Ashton Kutcher and Brian Chesky on stage at a 2016 Airbnb event. Stefanie Keenan/Contributor When Russia invaded Ukraine in Feburary, 2022, Chesky tweeted that "Airbnb and Airbnb.org are working with our Hosts to house up to 100,000 refugees fleeing from Ukraine, for free," and appealed for hosts from neighboring countries including Poland, Germany, Hungary, and Romania to join the effort.In November 2022, Chesky listed a guest room in his home on Airbnb.Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky speaks at Cultivating the Art of Taste & Style at the Los Angeles Theatre during Airbnb Open LA - Day 3 on November 19, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Mike Windle/Getty Images The room had a queen-sized bed and a piece of Airbnb history: the novelty cereal boxes that Chesky sold in 2008 to fund the early days of the company. Chesky said he would make cookies and go to the gym with guests."I live here, so I'll be here," Chesky said in a video posted to his X account, which showed him taking photos of his home. "I did it 15 years ago, and I'm going to do it again."Demand for travel and experiences surgedCheky and journalist Kara Swisher at a February 2022 event. Jason Koerner /Stringer/Getty Images Airbnb recorded its first profitable year in 2022, with a $1.9 billion profit. It lost $352 million in 2021,Wall Street Journal.Countless other real-estate firms conducted mass layoffs due to the cooling housing market.Chesky at a 2022 event in New York City. Stefanie Keenan/Contributor/Getty Images In March 2023, Airbnb cut 30% of its recruiting staff, which represented just 0.4% of its total headcount of 6,800. "We're going to continue to grow, but we're going to grow modestly," CFO Dave Stephenson said in a February earnings call.His current net worth is $9.1 billion, per Forbes.Brian Chesky and comedian James Corden in Los Angeles in 2016. Stefanie Keenan/Contributor/Getty Images Forbes also ranked him as one of the most eligible billionaires in the world alongside Kim Kardashian and Elon Musk.Chesky hopes to expand Airbnb beyond short-term rentals and even travel, such as matching hosts with property managers and expanding the Experiences business.Brian Chesky speaks to the Economic Club of New York at a luncheon. REUTERS/Mike Segar "Why would Airbnb just offer homes? Why couldn't we offer significantly more things? And that's the future of this company," Chesky told Skift CEO Rafat Ali during the 2024 Skift Global Forum. "We're going to take the Airbnb model, and we're going to bring it to a lot of different categories."Sam Altman credits Chesky for advice that helped saved OpenAI and prevented Altman from making mistakes after the OpenAI CEO was briefly fired in 2023.Airbnb's Brian Chesky was reportedly one of the first people OpenAI's Sam Altman contacted when he was fired. Jemal Countess/Kent Nishimura/Getty Altman said Chesky, along with venture capitalist Ron Conway, helped him navigate challenges at OpenAI. "They stopped me from making several mistakes and made none themselves," Altman wrote in a blog post. "They used their vast networks for everything needed and were able to navigate many complex situations. And I'm sure they did a lot of things I don't know about.""I am reasonably confident OpenAI would have fallen apart without their help; they worked around the clock for days until things were done," he said. Chesky allows his employees to work from anywhere as long as they come into the San Francisco office once monthChesky pictured at Airbnb headquarters in San Francisco. REUTERS/Aron Ranen Chesky said in a 2025 Rapid Response podcast episode that difficult deadlines and regular progress checks are more important than demanding a return to office."I have a simple rule: we basically ask people to come to San Francisco one week a month," Chesky told host Bob Safian. "Some people come for just two or three days. Some people come for the full week.""I have not found a huge value in people being in the office all the time," Chesky said. "What I want is, for the most part, people coming to the San Francisco office, but I can't get everyone to move here to San Francisco, and I can't get them to fly here every week."Chesky helped popularize the term "founder mode." Brian Chesky on the floor of the NYSE in New York. BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS But he said people have gotten the definition twisted.On an episode of The Verge's "Decoder" podcast the Airbnb CEO explained what he thought people were misunderstanding about it."First of all, people don't know what founder mode is," Chesky said on the podcast. "They think it means swagger. I remember a tweet that said, 'I'm going founder mode on this burrito.' I don't know what that means. That wasn't the message.""If I could summarize founder mode in a couple sentences, it's about being in the details," he said. "It's that great leadership is presence, not absence."Axel Springer, Insider Inc.'s parent company, is an investor in Airbnb.

2025-03-10T23:29:55Z Read in app Elon Musk's net worth has dropped by $132 billion this year as Tesla's stock price has tanked. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? Elon Musk's net worth fell by $29 billion as Monday as Tesla's stock price also declined.Tesla's stock was down 15% as of close on Monday, while Musk's net worth was down 6.7%.Musk said Monday it's been hard to run his businesses while working on government efficiency.Elon Musk remained the wealthiest person in the world even after losing $29 billion on Monday alone.Musk was worth $301 billion as of Monday evening, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which updated to reflect stock values as of market close. Musk's net worth as of Sunday was $330 billion, meaning it fell 6.7% on Monday.The net worth drop was fueled by a decline in Tesla's stock price. Tesla's stock fell 15% on Monday, marking its biggest single-day decline since September 2020. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 was down 4% overall while the S&P 500 was down 3%.Tesla stock is down 55% from its high in December. Musk's net worth is down $132 billion, or over 30%, this year, according to Bloomberg.Some Tesla investors are worried the billionaire CEO might be spending too much time in Washington, DC, and not enough focusing on the electric-vehicle maker.Musk has been working closely with President Donald Trump and the DOGE office as it seeks to make cuts to eliminate waste and fraud in the federal government, including by cutting spending and the federal workforce.Trump has said the Tesla and SpaceX CEO is leading the office, but the White House and the Justice Department have denied it, instead naming another official as the administrator of the DOGE office.Musk said in an interview with Fox Business that aired Monday that it has not been easy to juggle leading his companies, like Tesla and SpaceX, while also working on government efficiency efforts.When asked how he was doing both, Musk replied, "With great difficulty," followed by a long pause and a sigh.Tesla facilities have also been the targets of several attacks, including gunshots and other acts of vandalism, that police have said could be motivated by Musk's politics and government work.When asked about those incidents during the Fox interview, Musk said he wanted to eliminated waste in fraud in government and that he believed he is "doing the right thing."

Destiny 2's Episode Heresy is off to a very strong start, and there's much more to come with Act 2 here's everything coming via the early patch notes for 8.2.5Tech23:00, 10 Mar 2025Destiny 2's next Episode is just days away(Image: Bungie / Lucasfilm Games)Bungie may have had its back against the wall somewhat in recent months, but Episode 3 'Heresy' of Destiny 2 has been a huge step in the right direction.It's exciting to play Destiny 2 again (and not just for the Star Wars crossover), and Bungie is looking to keep its metaphorical foot on the gas with Act 2 of Heresy launching this week.Article continues belowWith new activities, weapons, exotic catalysts and Artifact mods, there's an awful lot to look forward to, as well as the return of Guardian Games with a completely different vibe this year.Here's all you need to know about the Destiny 8.2.5 update:As is always the case, Heresy's second act will arrive at weekly reset, with the patch designated as 8.2.5.That's 5pmGMT for UK gamers, meaning you'll see the game go offline around 4pm before being prompted to back out and download the update on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.We're not yet sure how big the file will be, but expect server queues when you attempt to log back in.We'll add the full patch notes from Bungie once we have them, but for now here's a quick rundown of what to expect.The new Guardian Games armour has a gladiatorial feelFans have long felt disappointed that Destiny 2's in-game events are all too familiar year on year, but Bungie has made a big effort to revamp this year's event.A new mode, Rushdown, sees players tackle bosses from "Destiny 2s campaigns, Seasonal story missions, and Exotic missions". Each completion makes the next encounter harder, and you'll need to defeat five bosses in a time limit, with time added for each encounter beaten.Warm-up mode lets players, well, warm-up, while Standard and Expert modes increase difficulty. You can matchmake with your class, too, so we'll finally see who comes out on top in a boss rush between Titan, Hunter, or Warlock.Keraunios arrives alongside returning Guardian Games weaponsThe new weapon this time around is the Keraunios, an Arc Trace Rifle that should pair nicely with Episode Heresy's Arc-focused builds.Ready to tackle the Court of Blades?As with other players, I've really enjoyed The Nether that was added in Act 1, but it is a little lengthier than some seasonal activities.The Court of Blades offers a similar format of using runes to tweak your build throughout, but Bungie said it's a little shorter. players will fight through several arenas, including Io a location we've not been to since it was vaulted with Beyond Light's launch in 2020.New weapons are availableAs with any Destiny update, there are fresh weapons to earn. There's a Void Bow (Anamnesis), Strand SMG (Mirror Image), Strand Glaive (Refusal of the Call), Arc Sidearm (Division), and Void Fusion Rifle (Afterlight).There are also two new catalysts available for the Barrow-Dyad exotic SMG that launched with Act 1. We don't know how to get them yet, though.Elsewhere, fresh Artifact mods are here:Overload Trace Rifles: Uninterrupted fire from your equipped Trace Rifle causes the beam to stun combatants, delaying ability energy regeneration and exhausting them. Strong against Overload Champions. Exhausted targets deal reduced outgoing damage.Beam Medic: Rapid Trace Rifle final blows heal you and nearby allies. Powerful combatants increase the amount.Elemental Siphon: Rapid final blows with a Kinetic weapon or a weapon matching your equipped Super create an elemental pickup that matches your equipped Super. Boost: Elemental pickups grant matching Super energy when they are collected.Harsh Refraction: Trace Rifles do more damage to targets afflicted by elemental debuffs matching their element type.Limit Break: Casting a Super while you are critically wounded or have an elemental buff matching your Super element grants a period of increased Super damage.Article continues belowFor the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.

The journey The Day the Earth Blew Up went on to reach the big screen is Looney to say the least. Those scrappy Tunes managed to avoid the chopping block of one David Zaslav thanks to Ketchup Entertainment, which acquired the film by Looney Tunes Cartoons current cadre of creatives led by director Pete Browngardt. And on March 15, animation fans will be able to enjoy the 2D adventure on the big screen. io9 sat down with the voice actors behind some of our favorite cartoons, Eric Bauza (Daffy and Porky in the film) and Candi Milo (Petunia Pig in the film), to discuss playing in a longer format story for the Looney Tunes first full-length animated featureas well as the future of animation versus AI and the timelessness of characters no machine can replicate. Sabina Graves, io9: You both have worked together over the years, more often as some of the other Looney Tunes, but here as the trio of Daffy, Porky, and Petunia that gets to lead this alien invasion movie. How would you say having chemistry as long-time collaborators helped with stepping into these different characters? Candi Milo: Im always so excited when anybody realizes that there is a chemistry between the characters, and it is not easy playing against someone that plays two characters with two completely different dynamics. But its really easy when its Eric. Its because I do really respect his talent level and his dedication to these characters. But, we have great chemistry because were both a little lunatic. We have the kind of the same vibe, like were not coming in like, Im sorry I just left the nunnery yesterday. Please dont use that language around me. Were both like Whatever, lets bring the funny.Eric Bauza: Well, thank you Candiwithout her and her body of work and what shes done before me, there wouldnt be a runway for me to land on. So it only makes sense that I am working with someone like her. And yeah, I think the key is to have fun and not take it so seriously, you know, and especially when youre behind these characters, driving the Daffy-Mobile and the Porky-Mobile. Milo: Could you die from the way Daffy is back? For me his Daffy, which [is] less mean, this is the idiot that I grew up on. Bringing that [back] with [director] Pete Browngardt and the whole team, deciding that thats the Daffy they want him to play, just made my life. Thats the Daffy that I remember seeing.You know, when they hand him the hammer. Shut up! I was like, Shut up!Bauza: [Playful Daffy voice] When you think of aloof, think of Eric Bauza! Someone who doesnt know what hes doing. But yeah, again, its these characters that you know. You dont want to see Porky get punished, but in a way youre eating popcorn while watching this poor pig get served by Daffy every turn in this movie. But then towards the end it it all comes together. And I think its a beautiful story. Milo: Friendship always wins out. Ketchup Entertainment io9: So would you say Pete really did let you run free with creating these characters? But also, did you look back on the introduction to the charactersI mean specifically [Candi] for Petuniawhen you were bringing them to life here?Milo: When I got the audition, I did look back, Sabina. I looked back at the very early ones where it wasand it took me all day today to figure out that it wasvery Judy Holliday. [Imitates voice] It was kind of like she talked like this, and so I did two takes; the second one was just me. The feedback came back from [Warner Bros. Animation president] Sam Register that they didnt want to do a stupid girl, and they didnt want to do a girlfriend. They wanted this character to be a scientist, so Sam kept saying, Tell her to lower her register, and they played Sam my second take, and he went, Lets go with that. But Pete writes for my sense of humor, anyway, and that [whole] teamthey write the way that I think is funny, and Im pretty sure its the same thing for Eric there. You guys have a shorthand. Bauza: Oh yeah, Pete and I had been working for a number of years on Looney Tunes Cartoons, and then, of course, Uncle Grandpa for Cartoon Network. So it was kind of a match made in [cartoon] heaven because he really is just like those directors back in the 40s. He really has that sensibility of like, Mad or Cracked Magazine a littlenot the Disney, not the perfect picture. Its kind of a little off, and I think thats why Candi and I were on it because were a little off. We get the sense of humor, is what Im saying.Milo: It is that thing where I think that both Eric and I, in our acting, go against traditional voice acting and traditional roles. Sometimes gender gets pushed onto women. [Petunia is] a scientist that is made fun of for her brain, and she [rebels] against that, but always on the side of friendship. I really believe that if Petunia thought she had come between the friends, shed take herself out of the picture, and she joins the friends at the end. So I just think that [the team], Pete, Alex [Kirwan], Johnny [Ryan], [is] so great [at that]. io9: I definitely agree. Taking it back to what you were saying, Eric, about how youre very influenced by the different Looney Tunes cartoon production units of the past, with Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones and the voice actors who have since then taken part in this incredible legacy of the franchise, and have really made it recognizable in style and in voice. What is so essential in keeping that human element of that little bit of crazythat artistic expression thats true to the Looney Tunes cartoons, and not letting AI get its hands on this? Bauza: Well, you know theres a certain manic-ness to [performing]. I think AI is good to a point, technology will always be there, itll always advance. And hopefully, it lands in the hands of good people and not bad people, because it can be used at least in the production sense in what we do as a guide. But when it comes to the final execution of something then that should be turned off, you [should] bring the people back to their desks and have them do what they do, what theyre supposed to do, and thats create art from only a place that a human can. You know, after all, AI is just collecting information from what weve already done, right? [Daffy voice in a standard inflection] But then it gets to a point where you know it might sound like this, and thats fine. [Daffy voice in a more chaotic inflection] But when you gotta do this, thats when you can tell. Thats when the wheels fall off AI, when it needs to emote.Milo: There was a commercial. I forget what it was forit might have been during the Olympicswhere you had a couple walking down a lane and they were not real, the child was not real, the cherry blossoms were not real. I had participated in this group of looking at this, and they ran three ads and [asked], Which one of these is AI? and I called it and said, All three of these are AI because its the coldest. Its not how people move. Things arent moving. [I think to myself], I dont want you to get better. I want you to go away and just help us medically. Thats what I would really like. Its just help [on] medical [issues]figure out how we can feed people. What can we do to stop the spread of diseases, that thats what I want you to do, and leave this alone because it is just in-artful I think were going to see it [evolve], But I think were were going to see hand drawn 2D animation is art. io9: The Looney Tunes in particular, especially across mediums and across generations are so timeless. I call them the Lords of Memery, because the younger generations will immediately recognize the Tunes in memes. And even in a meme, theres still a creative mind that has come up with the little anecdote that speaks to the choatic id within us that characters like Bugs, Daffy, and the rest tap into. How do you think modern audiences will find their way to The Day The Earth Blew Up thanks to that? Bauza: Yeah. Well, I mean, with The Day the Earth Blew Up again, theres just countless countless visual gags in it, and such well drawn scenes with characters that you know they look great on a poster. Theyre very well designed, but theres some things in here that Ive never seen in any other cartoons. io9: The Farmer John stuff! I was dying. Ketchup Entertainment Milo: Oh yeah! When we were doing the nomination screenings people were dying when only the mouth was just [still] and then floating, but never moving. To me thats just genius like, who thought of that? Hey, heres a great idea this is what this character is, he is the antithesis of [Daffy and Porky], these never stop lunatics. And then this guy here Bauza: Who happens to have the luck of adopting them or having them on his doorstep.Milo: And so Im hoping [and] I know that Eric is as welleverybody at Ketchup [Entertainment] is praying that we do well. [That] people clamor for more of this quality, this 2D hand-drawn, and maybe we can come out of the CGI [animation] oval flat oval like that. Thats a whole genre, thats a whole thing, and I dig it, and I get it. But I would love to see much more of this. Not skewed for an age group, but for a sense of humor. io9: Exactly. These are different genres within the medium, and they should all be able to coexist!The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie opens this Friday. Want more io9 news? 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One of the many wonderful things about animation is you can literally own the movie you love. Before computers took over, each frame of a movie was made by hand and those images were often sold as collectibles. Owning a screen-used movie prop or costume is one thing. Owning the entire screen is something else entirely. And thats exactly what you can do thanks to Heritage Auctions, which is running The Art of Anime, Vol. VI, a stunning collection of original animation art from all of your favorite anime. Gundam, Pokmon, Akira, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, its all here. Plus, this specific auction has a focus on Studio Ghibli, so there are stunning frames from films like My Neighbor Totoro, Kikis Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and many more. You can see, and bid on, everything in the auction at this link. Below, weve picked out just a few of our favorites. And, we quoted the number $17 million because thats how much Heritage Auctions made just from animation in 2024. So we figure that should cover all these and then some. Pokmon Heritage Auctions Dragon Ball Z Heritage Auctions Cowboy Bebop Heritage Auctions Kikis Delivery Service Heritage Auctions Princess Mononoke Heritage Auctions End of Evangelion Heritage Auctions Trigun Heritage Auctions Super Dimension Fortress Macross Heritage Auctions Sailor Moon Heritage Auctions Akira Heritage Auctions Ghost in the Shell Heritage Auctions Gundam Heritage Auctions This is more than just an auction, Jim Lentz, Heritages Vice President of Animation and Anime Art, said in a press release. Its a tribute to the artistry and vision that have made Studio Ghibli a household name. Collectors and fans alike will have the opportunity to own pieces of history from the films that have inspired generations. To see all 1,200+ pieces in the auction, and what the current bid is, head to this website. It culminates from March 22-24 so start saving up. And if someone has that $17 million, DM me for my Venmo. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.

Hair Salon 1975 / FATHOMSave this picture! Tatsuya TabiiWellness InteriorsHiroshima, JapanArchitects: FATHOMAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:110 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Tatsuya Tabii Lead Architects: FATHOM More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. This is a project to convert a property with a poor approach into a men's salon on the third floor of a tenant building in an arcade in Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, which is entered from a closed and narrow spiral staircase. By using the poor visibility and approach as a backhand, the shop proposes fashion, art, and lifestyle that only those who arrive here can know. We wondered if we could create a space like a members-only online salon that only you know about and don't want to share with others, making you want to come back again. The name of the shop is derived from the British musician of the same name, The 1975, and I had listened to his albums in the past, so music became a common image source with the client.Save this picture!Increasing the repeat rate is an important factor in running a men's salon, as the clients will continue to come back once they have decided to stay here, and gimmicks are needed to make them want to come back again. An unknown, closed place, a gimmick that makes clients keep coming back, and music as a common image - what emerged from these words was the act of digging for records. Even today, when subscriptions are commonplace, this style of digging is still alive and well, and each time you dig through a record, you become fascinated by the world of the record. By incorporating such a story, we hoped to create a men's salon that is like a record shop, where you get hooked like a swamp every time you visit.Save this picture!Save this picture!However, it is important to note that the clientele we are looking for are not the DJs and people with a deep knowledge of music who visit record shops. Analysis of the clientele of the affiliated shops showed that they are mainly neutral men who are interested in fashion, art, and beauty. Therefore, we scaled out the rows of record sleeves and arranged them as 34 large, transparent acrylic panels in an L-shape in the space to create a minimalist record shop made of transparent acrylic. The short side of the L-shape serves as a cutting space, where visitors spend most of their time. By embedding a fixed mirror stand in the centre of a series of transparent acrylics, the repetition of the transparent panels and the total reflection of the mirrors create an object that is a work of art and captivates the visitor for the duration of the treatment.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The long sides belong to the flexible space, so two sheets of transparent acrylic were sandwiched together and hung from the ceiling using hardware to softly divide the hair salon and gallery, with movable mirrors placed at equal intervals between them. Objects between the acrylics are joined using original hardware, and the transparency of the wall function makes it possible to display the artworks in multilayered layers. This space allows visitors to experience the various cultures proposed by the shop as a gallery or pop-up shop. The movable mirrors are usually housed in a series of acrylics, but when the mirrors are used, they can be pulled out like digging a record, transforming the space into a hair salon.Save this picture!Save this picture!By suspending the original outlet boxes from the ceiling, the infrastructural function associated with the mirrors is made to disappear, and the idea was to allow the series of acrylics to float more in the space. The approach to the spiral staircase was made to look as if the entire space was luminescent in blue, the shop's concept colour, due to its closed nature by using dark blue materreal.Save this picture!The world you see as you walk up the stairs is a wide, bright, white space in contrast. The idea was to make the space closed by collapsing all existing openings in order to give the space a stronger sense of transparency and openness by continuously floating large acrylics and to take advantage of the poor location to embed a story that will remain strongly in the memories of visitors as a single experience.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officeFATHOMOfficePublished on March 10, 2025Cite: "Hair Salon 1975 / FATHOM" 10 Mar 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1027316/hair-salon-1975-fathom&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

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