Anne Sofie Madsen has quickly and easily become Copenhagen Fashion Week’s bright shining star. Her fascination with dark fairy tales carry each collection through a captivating narrative partially achieved through her self illustrated textiles and through the meticulous craftsmanship we have come to associate with her label. Her F/W 2012 collection is titled “Sedna”, (...) Read More about Anne Sofie Madsen F/W 2012 (117 words)

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Recent MA in Womenswear Footwear graduate, from Royal College of Art, Victoria Spruce has a truly distinct point of view when it comes to footwear. In this collection she explores the dynamic of contrast in leather and rubberized plastic. The current SS12 collection combines 3D printing with leather (...) Read More about TrendWatch : Victoria Spruce (32 words)

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For their F/W 2012 runway show at the Grand Palais in Paris last week, Dries van Noten had five painters steadily working on a 30m long mural. The mural gave life to the collaboration for the seasons prints by recreating the work of typographer Job Wouters (aka Letman) and Dutch artist Gijs Frieling.(...) Read More about Dries van Noten Menswear Collaborates with Gijs Frieling for F/W 2012 (1 words)

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The other day we were submitted this fantastic editorial shot on location in Hong Kong called “Senior Citizens“. Models Meng at Synergy and Patti Zhao at Model Genesis were photographed by Baldovino Barani and styled by Cheryl Leung for SCMP (South China Morning Post) Magazine – Jan 22, 2012.(...) Read More about “Senior Citizens” by Baldovino Barani for SCMP Magazine (0 words)

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Korean born, Brooklyn based Il Lee is best known for his ballpoint pen abstract artworks which he has been doing for more than 30 years. It is stunning to think about the labor that goes into each of these works, and not to mention how many pens it must takes to do the larger pieces, as big as 8′ x 12′ feet. I especially love the blue works featured here.(...) Read More about Il Lee’s Pen Art (16 words)

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” I like women to be real, like them to be beautiful, and I like them to have composition”, said British photographer David Slijper in a backstage interview for a Natalie Portman shoot. Though Slijper is mostly known for shooting fashion photography his approach is much more that of a still life photographer than one of a fashion photographer. Most interested in form and shape, (...) Read More about David Slijper’s Photography (73 words)

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What’s on the minds of the world’s leading designers? And what matters most to them right now? Design Voices by Anna Carnick seeks to answer these questions and more through engaging interviews with eight of today’s most prolific designers—Maarten Baas, Dror Benshetrit, Giulio Cappellini, Milton Glaser, Ross Lovegrove, Stefan Sagmeister, Massimo Vignelli, and Tokujin Yoshioka.

Gathered over the last few months of 2011, the conversations in this timely new e-book provide a rare glimpse inside these eclectic designers’ minds, (...) Read More about Design Voices: An Interview Collection for the Design Lover (109 words)

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Being fans of Hye?res International Festival of Fashion and Photography, we are happy to announce the jury selected ten young designers, of nine different nationalities. For the 27th edition of Hye?res Festival of Fashion Yohji Yamamoto was invited to judge the competition, with (...) Read More about Hyères Festival Ten Fashion Candidates (186 words)

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I am sure it would be a pretty fun project to design a conceptual school for younger children. There are so many factors that come into play when considering the development of a young child. Interaction, concentration, stimulation,  and light are just a few necessities that come to mind immediately but I am certain there are many(...) Read More about Tellus Nursery School’s Architecture (205 words)

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