Monthly Archives: July 2013

At last year's Venice International Architecture Biennale a few architects came up with projects and ideas surrounding buildings, structures or research centres designed with extremely cold climates in mind. Ukraine for example presented the "Mirage Architecture Project", inspired to curator Alexander … Continue reading →

Different materials and substances can possess very different properties. Latex for example can be natural, synthetic or artificial, and be employed for a wide range of items and objects. Natural latex consists of rubber in particle form in an aqueous … Continue reading →

The term "curvilinear" immediately conjures up images of the vaults of Gothic buildings especially when mentioned in conjunction with architecture. Yet, in fashion, it can be employed for different purposes and to achieve more dramatic effects, as proved by London-based Xiao Li. The … Continue reading →

The way the human brain works fascinates many scientists, but also fashion designers: Christopher Kane's Autumn/Winter 2013-14 collection features indeed embroidered images and prints of brain scans. Barcelona-based artists Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Canet pushed things even further by combining technology and … Continue reading →

Surface texture is the criterion that controls the quality of a surface. The texture of a fashion design has a visual and functional value and, quite often, surface texture and form go hand in hand. Design duo Giulia Astolfi and … Continue reading →

Among the engineering techniques for curing concrete, that is stopping freshly poured concrete from drying out too quickly, there is laying a plastic sheet on top of the concrete slap after wetting its surface. The sheet applied to stop the … Continue reading →

Asia has been playing a strong role in fashion in the last few years. Quite often in design competitions held in Europe, you meet more students from the Asian continent than from the United States, a clear sign that things have … Continue reading →

Winning the 2012 edition of the "Feel the Yarn" competition brought luck to fashion designer Xiao Li. A couple of weeks ago, Li won indeed the Diesel Award at the Trieste-based ITS competition, confirming her talent, but also the importance of smaller … Continue reading →

Beauty and style canons change decade after decade in accordance with the evolutions and revolutions society goes through. In our relentlessly fast times, though, such canons change at an even more frantic pace, quite often making us ponder what we … Continue reading →

If you enter a space occupied by a creative person you usually discover a world in which a multitude of works await completion. Some works may remain there for a few weeks, others for months or even years. In some … Continue reading →