Monthly Archives: December 2014

Naked trolls with their faces covered in make up and a pile of messy hair on their heads languidly stare at visitors; an impeccably dressed doll of Diana Vreeland stands tall in another glass display, the red nails on her … Continue reading →

Innovation through tradition. This description perfectly summarises the creations of knitwear designer Carlo Volpi.  Born in Italy, but based in London where he studied fashion and where he developed a passion for knitwear that lied dormant in his mind and … Continue reading →

One of the best ways to discover the knitwear trends for the next season is usually by visiting dedicated research areas at yarn fairs. The one at the Pitti Filati 75 (last July) was particularly rich, in fact it was … Continue reading →

The Winter issues and online features of many fashion publications quite often revolve around the magic glamour of the festive season. While this is perfectly understandable, it also means that only certain sides of the attractive factor of knitwear – … Continue reading →

Works of art made with fibers can be enjoyed on multiple levels: from the materials and techniques employed to their colours or the specificity of weave; from their sizes and shape to the structural and tactile results that they produce. … Continue reading →

So far we have seen quite a few collaborations between architecture and fashion, but trends for next year are pointing towards further and wider connections between the two disciplines. You can indeed bet that we will see fashion designers or … Continue reading →

There are fashion collections that immediately bring up to your mind connections with the art world, but, at times, also advertising campaigns can do the trick (think about the A/W 2014 Missoni campaign we looked at a while ago). This … Continue reading →

Quite often the Christmas season at the cinema is plagued by a series of superficially and sugary useless stories, though in the last few months we have seen the successful rise of the film set in a dystopic future, so … Continue reading →

Specific fashion events launched by prestigious auction houses in the last few years have proved that investing in important and historically recognised names can lead to many financial rewards. Yet having a substantial budget to invest is definitely not enough. … Continue reading →

This past week was mainly dedicated to art, design, technology and science, so it seems only apt to rediscover today an Italian artist forgotten by many, Remo Bianco.  In 1964 Bianco launched indeed a Manifesto for Chemical Art, in which … Continue reading →