Monthly Archives: September 2012

We looked at the history of Italian bespoke shoe company Dal Co' in some previous posts. As you may remember, Alberto Dal Co’ was born in 1902 in Traversetolo where he started working as a shoemaker at a very young … Continue reading →

Fashion changes constantly, renewing itself season after season. We could therefore argue that mutability is its main attribute. Architecture finds itself instead on the other edge of the spectrum, a building after all it's static and can't therefore be easily … Continue reading →

After yesterday's post a friend wrote me asking if I had further information on Munari and his work for Italian magazines, plus some images of the artworks featured in the recently launched Olivetti exhibition in Venice, a sort of new … Continue reading →

Creativity, fantasy, simplicity, form, movement and light are just a few of the main themes Bruno Munari (1907-1998) explored in his multi-faceted career. A talented Italian artist who worked on both visual and non-visual expression, Munari is indeed loved by … Continue reading →

According to a recently published book, The Knockoff Economy (with many thanks to my friend Maria who told me about it), imitation spawns innovation. In previous posts we tackled the issue of imitation in art, architecture and fashion wondering what … Continue reading →

I'm republishing today an interview I originally did for Zoot Magazine with Bath Spa University Fashion Design graduate Chloe Jones. Gothic architecture and stained glass windows are just two of the main inspirations behind Chloe Jones' graduate collection. Entitled "Our … Continue reading →

"Meeting Line" is the title of a project presented by Jean Nouvel and Habiter Autrement's Mia Hägg at the 13th Venice International Architecture Biennale and that moves from an investigation of Slussen, in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden, and from … Continue reading →

I honestly never thought that the architectural post about Cino Zucchi's "Copycat" installation would have inspired so soon a post on the copycat theme in fashion. I must indeed thank Proenza Schouler who gave me with their Spring/Summer 2013 collection … Continue reading →

Yesterday's post mentioned the theme of variation (in architecture, but also in fashion), so let's continue the thread along these lines for another day thanks to a project by a team featuring Peter Eisenman Architects, Belgian architectural practice Dogma, the … Continue reading →

Serialisation, similarities, resemblance, copying and copyright issues are among the main themes in some of the installations at the 13th Venice International Architecture Biennale. These topics are actually pretty interesting not only in the architectural field, but obviously also in … Continue reading →