Monthly Archives: August 2014

In the last few seasons fur has become fashionable again, reappearing on numerous runways. Yet, there are two main reasons why this is a trend for only a few ones: apart from the fact that the majority of consumers can … Continue reading →

The Renaissance is unanimously considered as a key period in history: art and civilisation changed during it, marking the transition from the darkness of the Middle Ages to the modern world.  Human beings became the centre of the universe, and … Continue reading →

Matching sneakers with elegant dresses is one of the current main fashion trends. Options are wide when it comes to both shoes and dresses and, depending on your budget, you can either opt for high street or haute couture pieces. … Continue reading →

During Pitti Filati 75, Japanese yarn company Hasegawa launched for the Autumn/Winter 2015-16 season its new Silk Mohair Series and a special yarn (Silk Mohar 1/40NM) that can be used to knit cable patterns.  Among the interesting mohair/silk yarns for … Continue reading →

Many designers and graphic designers are familiar with the decorative seigaiha (or seikaiha) pattern, consisting in semi-circular repeated and overlapping blue sea waves. This simple but striking pattern was used to decorate not only architectural features (including gates) in Japan, … Continue reading →

We analysed in a previous post the connections between cinema and the 14th Venice International Architecture Exhibition. As pointed out in that feature, assorted fragments and extracts from 82 films are indeed screened along the Arsenale itinerary in the "Monditalia" … Continue reading →

It's the height of Summer and in case you're a vintage fan and you're wondering what was trendy in the early '50s, here's a picture of a Schiaparelli design taken from an Italian magazine from 1951. The Summer dress came … Continue reading →

We have been following projects involving the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) - the largest cultural project in Hong Kong focused on providing a vital district for the local arts scene – since its early developments, looking at architecture, but … Continue reading →

There are different ways to pay homage to somebody famous, and one way is to look at their style or wardrobe. In the case of Lauren Bacall – who died yesterday – this is quite easy to do since she … Continue reading →

Food never ceases to amaze, impress and surprise us: artificial sugar confectionery and cereals in synthetic pastel shades lure us from supermarket shelves in their eye-catching packages; we can prepare at home ultra bright neon frosted candy apples, and food … Continue reading →