Monthly Archives: June 2013

Philip Beesley is definitely among the favourite architects of Irenebrination readers. Fans of his work and of the fashion and architecture connection will be happy to know that a new collaboration between Canadian architect and sculptor Beesley and Dutch designer Iris Van … Continue reading →

When in the early '50s Italian architect Carlo Scarpa designed the Venezuela Pavilion in the Giardini space of the Venice Biennale, he probably never thought that a few decades later the walls of his structure incorporating three volumes sliding against each other, … Continue reading →

Yesterday's post looked at the interpretation of a fashion armour for a futuristic battle. Let's remain in space for another day with a brief post that looks at the video installation "Once Upon a Time" (2002) by Steve McQueen at … Continue reading →

Near the entrance of the Pavilion of Latin America-IILA (Italo-Latin American Institute) hosting the collective exhibition "El Atlas del Imperio" curated by Alfons Hug and Paz Guevara for the 55th International Venice Art Biennale, there is a humorous spherical installation … Continue reading →

Hundreds (or actually thousands…) of fashion-related exhibitions are organised every year all over the world. Most of these exhibitions are accompanied by interesting and well-researched catalogues, that, in some cases, because of lack of funds or of proper time to … Continue reading →

Inspirations can come from the most unlikely places: Colombian artist José Antonio Suárez Londoño started his meticulous drawing practice after author Héctor Abad asked him to participate in a project that consisted in Suárez Londoño drawing a picture a day … Continue reading →

Summer has just started, but the calendar for new and exciting exhibition that will only start in Autumn is almost ready. If you plan to visit Paris this September, take note of the "Dans la ligne de mire, scènes du … Continue reading →

Sundays are about relaxing and sometimes about meditating in silence about the few last days while programming the week ahead. So let's move along this lines and consider for today Shary Boyle's "Music for Silence" installation for the Canada Pavilion … Continue reading →

As predicted, the long Italian Autumn/Winter season of tax evasion stretched into Spring and had its culmination just a couple of days before Summer arrived, on 19th June when a court in Milan declared Italian design duo Stefano Gabbana and … Continue reading →

It is always a pleasure to see young students from fashion design institutions all over the world coming up with original and well-researched collections. Sometimes there are students who offer a very literal interpretation of a specific theme or inspiration … Continue reading →