Monthly Archives: July 2011

In the last few months I've been carrying out some personal researches on three topics: Man Ray's rayograms and their application in fashion; Naum Gabo's works and his theories about the artist embracing modernity, employing new materials such as plastics, … Continue reading →

The two images in this post relate to two projects showcased at the Trieste-based Biennale exhibition. The first one is called the “Conchiglia” (Shell) dress; the second is instead entitled “L'altro” (The Other) and symbolises through the use of two … Continue reading →

There wasn't much time to do some proper sightseeing while in Trieste for the ITS#TEN and that was a shame, but I still managed to squeeze in a sort of (well, unexpected) architectural trip while going to see the Biennale … Continue reading →

While in Trieste for the ITS#TEN I had the chance of having unexpected yet very interesting and educational debates about quality in contemporary fashion. These conversations somehow prompted me to look for images relating to quality, fabrics and textiles and … Continue reading →

Winners of the ITS#TEN competition were revealed last night in Trieste, after a catwalk show during which the finalists of the Fashion category presented their designs. And the winners are: ITS#FashionFashion Collection of the Year Award: Shaun SamsonDiesel Award: Niran … Continue reading →

The jury of the Trieste-based ITS#TEN competition is currently gathered in Trieste to choose the winners of the Fashion & Accessories, Jewellery and Photography categories. This year over 1,200 portfolios were sent in from 270 schools and 87 nations. Finalists … Continue reading →

Yesterday I took a tour of the archive of the ITS# competition for Zoot. I'm republishing today a short report I did about it for the magazine.  Famous for its Viennese architecture, coffeehouses and artists and philosophers who frequented it … Continue reading →

Six years ago artist Alexis Themistocleous presented his first solo exhibition – “From Evolution to Revolution” –  at the Morfi Gallery, in Limassol, Cyprus. Themistocleous explored then the possibilities offered by cloning and the consequences of faulty experiments, turning the … Continue reading →

There is an exhibition currently on in Paris (address: 16 Villa Gaudelet)  organised by Some/Things and entitled “& He Went Into The Sea in His Carriage & Horses” (more about it later). The event is actually inspired by a rather … Continue reading →

Helen Rödel first studied literature, languages and marketing, subjects that may not be directly related to fashion design. Yet Rödel soon discovered her true vocation and, prompted by the “Do It Yourself” ethic, inspired by her German origins and by … Continue reading →