Monthly Archives: February 2016

There is something surreally disquieting in the digital illustrations of Italian artist Daria Petrilli. Sometimes her images portray imaginary women whose clothes seem carved out of sublime natural landscapes; at others her pallid or pondering muses sprout birds from their … Continue reading →

Teenagers love "Creepypasta", those Internet horror stories, passed around on forums and other sites that disturb and frighten readers. The word comes from the expression "copypasta", an internet slang term for a block of text that people copy and paste over and … Continue reading →

Maybe it's due to the recent announcements regarding the changes in the structures of catwalk shows, but this season New York Fashion Week has been a redundant and somewhat useless event with very little content.  Take Rodarte's catwalk show: their … Continue reading →

Creatively speaking, limitations can empower you. It is indeed often the case that the best things (from articles to artworks, from films and fashion designs to videogames…) end up being produced in times of adversity, while going through budget constraints, … Continue reading →

As seen in yesterday's post, throughout the decades visual futurist Syd Mead imagined a future made of complex architectures and flying vehicles, yet in interviews he also stated clothes may mutate one day, thanks to the integration of electroluminescent fabrics … Continue reading →

Visionary set designers devised the futuristic cities that appeared in some of the most memorable sci-fi films. Dramatically different from real brick and stone buildings, these structures turned into reality not only the dreams of film lovers, but also the … Continue reading →

There is currently an exhibition on at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne, entitled "Blue: Alchemy of a Colour" (until 20th March) that analyses the meaning and history of the blue shade through highly detailed textiles, ceramics, and exquisite … Continue reading →

New York Fashion Week was usually a commercial affair with a bulimic calendar and with quite a few celebrities and fashion icons sitting in the front rows. Yet the digital revolution that threw fashion into an insta-frenziness introduced to this … Continue reading →

It is often the case that people with absolutely no money are often blessed with copious quantities of creativity, but at times can't make their dreams come true since they lack the necessary funds to develop their researches or finalise … Continue reading →

New York Fashion Week kicks off today, yet there are other more intriguing events to see in the Big Apple, apart from following a bulimic calendar packed with collections that may end up being completely useless, especially in light of the … Continue reading →