Monthly Archives: February 2015

There is an excellent documentary entitled Why a Film about Michele De Lucchi? directed by Alessio Bozzer that introduces people to the work of this wonderful Italian architect, designer and member of the Memphis Milano movement through an engaging interview. … Continue reading →

In a post written almost three years ago we wondered if it wasn't maybe the time to bring back Italian designer Cinzia Ruggeri on the scene. It has taken quite a while, but our question has just been answered by … Continue reading →

It is not a secret that designer Thomas Tait is a fan of Dario Argento's films: the designer used indeed as the background music of some of his previous runway shows remixed bits and pieces of Goblin's soundtracks for Argento's … Continue reading →

One of the images included in yesterday's post referenced a detail from Louise Bourgeois' "10 a.m Is When You Come To Me". The latter is a mixed media installation featuring 40 sheets of music paper in a linen covered portfolio … Continue reading →

Over 30 years have gone since Louise Bourgeois was revealed to the world with a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Showcasing her deeply personal work, the event singled her out as one of the most … Continue reading →

It is always a pleasure to follow the career of young designers who were originally featured on this site and see how well they are doing. Three years have gone since China-born but London-based Xiao Li won the "Feel the … Continue reading →

"We have to seize the moment, think for ourselves, question authority and make a better world", John 'Hoppy' Hopkins (1937-2015) The highly technological world we live in provides us daily with incredible visual stimuli, but it has definitely generated an … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at the power and energy of protests as filtered through a fashion collection characterised by some military references. We have also analysed in previous features the link between fashion and public/private spaces. New York-based readers … Continue reading →

Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison (11 October 1872 – 8 June 1913) is a controversially fascinating emblem of women's emancipation. A militant activist who joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU; formed in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst) in 1906, Davison … Continue reading →

According to materials scientists and historians the downfall of Napoleon's great army was caused not by powerful weapons, but by tiny buttons. In December 1812, Napoleon's army, originally comprising 600,000 soldiers, returned from Russia with only 10,000 men. Unbeaten until … Continue reading →