Monthly Archives: March 2013

The study of dynamic forces and transformative powers is a current preoccupation of many professionals operating in different disciplines, including art, architecture and fashion. We live in a society immersed in the fast and faster rhythms of constant change and … Continue reading →

Rubelli fabrics have been widely featured on this site, but another fun post about them won't definitely hurt. This is another Rubelli DIY project, a follow up to my Four Seasons headdress and it moves once again from the small … Continue reading →

Typography is a key inspiration in fashion especially when it comes to creating clear, refined and inventive lettering for graphic prints (but we also looked at the influence of typography in yarns in a previous post). The history of fashion … Continue reading →

Puppets, marionettes and dolls have strong connections with fashion. Historians will tell you for example that in 1700s, fashion from France was exported to Venice via "la poupee de France", known in Venice as "la piavola de Franza", a doll … Continue reading →

Throughout history textiles have been used by different populations to tell stories relating to a specific landscape, heritage or cultural identity. We live in a globalised world and in a multi-cultural society, but contemporary textiles are still being used to … Continue reading →

Roughly four years ago during the Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé auction at Christie's, a round shaped brown leather armchair with a stylised lacquered wood frame and armrests modelled in the shape of two serpentine dragons was sold for … Continue reading →

New Pope, New Style, we may say, using a rather superficial fashion language. But how will the Church and the Vatican change with the arrival of Pope Francis? Irenebrination asked Paolo Serpone from historical Neapolitan company Serpone, producer of the … Continue reading →

Widely considered as an architectural landmark in São Paulo, the Centro de Lazer Fábrica da Pompéia (Pompéia Factory Leisure Centre), better known as SESC Pompéia, and designed by Lina Bo Bardi, boasts among its most striking features eight aerial walkways that … Continue reading →

Roughly three years ago Scottish designer Jamie Bruski Tetsill started experimenting with graphic shapes and geometrical figures. Last year geometry became his brand identity and he founded Shapes of Things Ltd.  The main aim of the brand is producing a series of … Continue reading →

Despite the global interest in new and advanced production technologies, the process of making something with our hands has become once again a source of great pleasure. The reasons behind this reborn interest in handmade products and in traditional techniques … Continue reading →