Monthly Archives: April 2016

Milan Design Week kicked off today and, if you're in town, in between one thing and the other you should check out the exhibition "From Foot to Head", by the MA Fashion and Textile Design students at Nuova Accademia di Belle … Continue reading →

There are very few people I respect in the fashion industry. That's mainly to do with the fact that most people fluctuating in the industry have a split personality and while they are immaculately and stylishly dressed and sound charming … Continue reading →

In a previous post we wondered if the fashion industry or if specific fashion brands may be benefiting from the refugee crisis, considering the results of a survey carried out among the brands working with Turkish suppliers by the Business … Continue reading →

Let's continue the textile/yarn thread that started yesterday by looking at another exhibition currently on at the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden (The Netherlands), and revolving around the art of Claudy Jongstra. Based in the village of Spannum, two hours from Amsterdam, … Continue reading →

It is always interesting to see an exhibition being reinvented whenever it starts touring and therefore moves from the museum, gallery or institution that originated it to get adapted to a radically different space. Yet, rather than being dismantled to … Continue reading →

As visitors of exhibitions we often complain about not being able to speak to the contemporary artists showcasing their pieces and maybe ask them about the inspirations, themes and techniques they employed in specific works. Yet the Bath School of Art … Continue reading →

For quite a few years now Mindcraft, the showcase organised by Danish Crafts, an institution of the Danish Ministry of Culture, has been a key appointment during Milan Design Week. The event developed in a coherent way, moving from the … Continue reading →

Jagged, uneven, solid, long and thick shards of glass form unlikely gems for postmodernist necklaces and bracelets: looking at them you wonder if the wearer may get hurt by putting them on, but then you realise that's definitely not going to … Continue reading →

The official email from Zaha Hadid Architects announcing last week the sudden death of Dame Zaha Hadid in Miami came as a shock for many people working in different fields, not just in architecture. You may have liked or not … Continue reading →

As seen in the last two posts, quite a few dilemmas currently pervade the fashion industry, but not many commentators have highlighted that fashion may be simply changing because society is changing (think about it: the miniskirt was a direct … Continue reading →