The Italian fashion label Marni is holding an exhibition during Art Basel and Design Miami 2012, displaying 125 chairs made in Colombia by ex-prisoners.

Italian luxury label Marni recently opened three new shops in China — a flagship store in Shenyang as well as new boutiques in Shanghai’s REEL shopping centre and Nanjing’s Deji Plaza.

Italian fashion label Marni, in collaboration with Estée Lauder company, is to release a new female scent, called Marni, in February 2013.

After months of waiting, the eagerly awaited capsule collection designed for Swedish retailer H&M by Marni’s founder and creative director Consuelo Castiglioni will hit some 260 stores worldwide and online March 8.

Consumers can head to the H&M website to get details on the rules for shopping the line, although as with the Versace collaboration these vary depending on location.

More images from Marni for H&M campaign have been revealed, with Chinese model Liu Wen and actress Imogen Poots appearing in the Moroccan-themed shots.

Staying close to the dreamy North African aesthetic seen in the Sofia Coppola-directed commercial, Wen and Poots are joined by male model Sam Hayes to showcase the designer collaboration.

Influences in the collection include African prints and Bauhaus modernity, while silhouettes range from sporty to feminine shapes.

The first images of the Marni for H&M collection have been revealed following a star-studded launch party last weekend.

On February 17 celebrities including Winona Ryder, Jessica Chastain, Freida Pinto and Milla Jovovich gathered in Los Angeles to celebrate Swedish high street retailer H&M’s collaboration with the Italian fashion house.

“I’m a huge fan of Marni, I have been for years. I love the whole idea of taking high fashion and making it affordable and accessible with H&M,” said Ryder.