Monthly Archives: July 2012

Despite books, exhibitions, contemporary designers and numerous posts on this site proving that knitwear is alive and kicking, some people still think it's a boring art. Yet there have been not only fashion designers, but also artists who proved through … Continue reading →

The last few posts (from Wednesday on) were based on my current researches on surface elaborations. This one moves from the same theme, but, rather than looking at surfaces in knitting, it focuses on a comparison between a natural material … Continue reading →

The first genuine experiments in textile design took place in the Bauhaus laboratory directed by Anni Albers and focused on yarns with opposite qualities used to produce experimental fabrics (in paper/cellophane, cotton/wool and rayon/cellophane) with a communicative power generated by … Continue reading →

Moving from yesterday's post we will be looking in the next few days at other interpretations of the surface focus trend. For today let's look at some of the surface elaborations in the garments showcased at the stand of Italian … Continue reading →

Some of you may be familiar with the futuristic spiky sculptures and structures created by Australian architect and paper artist Horst Kiechle, such as his One Room project or his doorway with Protrusions. These projects came back to my mind … Continue reading →

Journalist and accessory designer Samuel Gassmann already appeared in a previous post on this site. He deserves another mention today since he recently launched at Tranoï fair his new collection. The latter features once again some lovely pieces all made … Continue reading →

I don't particularly like boasting about myself, so take this quick post not as a way to promote myself (in fact, being totally disgusted with what goes on into the world of fashion and journalism at the moment I will … Continue reading →

Not all of us may be into the metallic trend, but technologically advanced products by yarn companies such as Kyototex manage to win the favour of many designers, even of those ones who do not usually like sparkling garments in … Continue reading →

We continue today the special about the Feel the Yarn competition that started yesterday with an interview with the winner, Xiao Li. I did this special for Zoot Magazine. After a successful BA graduate collection at London College of Fashion, … Continue reading →

I'm republishing today a special about the Feel the Yarn competition at Pitti Filati that I recently did for Zoot Magazine. There was a wide range of inspirations – biology, chemistry, geometry, electronic devices, film, folk traditions, Brazilian literature, nature … Continue reading →