Jaanisays is a Scandinavian design house dedicated to creating meaningful and timeless design that tells a story. Creative director Jaani Vaahtera strives to offer new, interesting and surprising perspectives on long-lasting experiences. READ MORE

Playing with long exposure, movements and colorful lighting, Japanese photographer Satoshi Minakawa has some gorgeous fashion editorials in his portfolio. After building an excellent reputation in Japan, he moved to London in 2006 where his mix of fashion, READ MORE

Dr Romanelli was invited by the Hostem, one of London’s freshest multi-brand boutiques to take over its third ground floor room. This is what Romanelli had to say about the collaboration, “In the last few years I’ve been heavily inspired by Americana and military. And for Hostem I’ve done some amazing Americana pieces with the Japanese brand Anachronorm, their fabric manufacturing is amazing, easily ten steps ahead of what we’re capable domestically. For some of the more army inspired stuff,..

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In late 2008 Nicholas Kirkwood was appointed creative director of Pollini, replacing Jonathan Saunders. “When I took on this position, I didn’t have the full season to prepare the SS11 collection, so I decided to focus on two things that I thought could make a difference, one being to define some of the structures that would become signature silhouettes for seasons to come, and the second to work with ready-to-wear designers I believed in, collaborating on their fashion show shoes.”

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De Joode Design (for Soonsalon) combines photography with patterns in the creation of custom wall-coverings / wallpapers . At a distance, these designs are stylish and ornamental but up close they reveal to be beautiful, kaleidoscopic photographs! De Joode has designed three collections of many READ MORE

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20 year old Conner Youngblood is the hottest new thing to hit blog world as of late. His single “Monsters” is a seductive anthem that finds its distinct appeal in its genre defying nature. The Yale undergrad flawlessly marries the banjo with an electronic almost dub-steppy beat as if they were meant to be and delivers some poetically felt verses that have still got me contemplating the roots of their derivation. READ MORE