Luxury fashion house CHANEL brings together some of the most celebrated talents across film, art, architecture, dance, music and fashion in a new podcast series that launches today. CHANEL Connects pairs innovative creators to reflect on the unique challenges of 2020 and imagine the new cultural frontiers of 2021, as galleries, museums, and stages prepare to reopen to a radically transformed world.

Participants in the seven-episode series include actors Tilda Swinton and Keira Knightley, musician, designer and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams, filmmakers Lulu Wang, Garrett Bradley and Eliza Hittman, artists Arthur Jafa and Jennifer Packer, designer Es Devlin, dancers/artistic directors Akram Khan and Tamara Rojo, editorial director Edward Enninful, creative consultant and writer Amanda Harlech and curator Andrew Bolton.

Listen to the CHANEL Connects podcast series in full on CHANEL.com

Self-recording their contributions from their homes and studios, the speakers talk openly about topics as diverse as the importance of female representation in the arts, changing technologies, celebrity culture, evolving creative expression, fashion history, dance in the time of social distancing and more.

Listen to the CHANEL Connects podcast series in full on CHANEL.com

“While galleries, stages and studios have been dark, artists have not stopped creating and imagining new ways forward,” says Yana Peel, Global Head of Arts and Culture at CHANEL. “CHANEL Connects sees cultural game-changers delve deep into their imaginations to share ideas across disciplines, projects and institutions. As well as being a fascinating insight into the minds of today’s most creative innovators, it’s a prescient reminder to continue supporting the arts, championing what’s next and celebrating work that has the power to transform lives and wider society.”

CHANEL Connects is available on the CHANEL podcast 3.55 through Spotify, Apple and CHANEL.com