Monthly Archives: October 2012

You may have heard how a recent US court case claims that on Abercrombie & Fitch boss' private jet there are rather peculiar rules the male models working as stewards must abide to. According to a former pilot making the … Continue reading →

If, like me, you were traumatised (albeit in a positive way…) by too many years spent at balllet classes and developed as a grown-up a penchant for 1950s hats, you probably also display a rather psychotic behaviour that prompts you … Continue reading →

If you like contemporary photography and love bright colours you may be familiar with the work of Mika Ninagawa. One of Japan’s most acclaimed photographers and locally considered as a sort of culture icon thanks to record breaking exhibitions held … Continue reading →

During September's New York Merdeces-Benz Fashion Week, students from the Academy of Art University got the chance to showcase their S/S 13 collections and the results of a unique collaboration with Ubifrance, the French Trade Commission portal. Ubifrance is a governmental … Continue reading →

A symbolic representation of the unknown, the labyrinth appears in all cultures and in different disciplines – from theology and astrology to art, literature and film. In some cases mazes are used as allegories, they have ritualistic meanings, connecting the … Continue reading →

On an ordinary morning of 1966 Le Figaro readers opened their newspapers and discovered a rather shocking image for those times, an advert showing a pair of naked hairy legs occupying an entire page. This image (View this photo), René … Continue reading →

In a previous post I explored spiral structures and also mentioned Zaha Hadid's installation “Arum” showcased at the 13th Venice International Architecture Biennale. When I saw it inside the Arsenale, the pleated metal structure that forms the core of the … Continue reading →

Let's continue for at least another day the “future” thread that started on Friday by looking at some of the projects revolving around innovative visions for the city of Maribor as presented by the Slovenian Pavilion at the 13th Venice … Continue reading →

Many designers consider issues such as the future and how we will live and move in the decades to come as incredibly fascinating and inspiring, as we have also seen from yesterday's post focused on the possibility of travelling in … Continue reading →

Leaden skies usually hang over Lille, yet last week British designer Ross Lovegrove imagined a future in which the dull grey curtain wrapping this lovely town in France may be suddenly ripped by the lights of futuristic flying vehicles. The … Continue reading →