Monthly Archives: June 2016

It is sometimes surprising how, while looking at a fashion collection, your mind may be conjuring up images of specific artworks or architectures. Take for example Ports 1961's Resort 2017 collection: its moods, shapes and colours seem to evoke the abstract … Continue reading →

Stars are recurring themes in the works produced by illusionist, magician and film director Georges Méliès. Even his Manufacture de films pour cinématographes, Georges Méliès's studio trademark, actually included the English words "Star Film Company". It was only natural therefore … Continue reading →

There are so many photographs of designs on runways all over the Internet and we have grown so accustomed to seeing backstage pictures of fashion shows that, quite often, it becomes almost impossible to get a fresh angle on a … Continue reading →

Embedded technology in wearable garments and accessories is not just a passing trend but a real obsession with many opportunities for fashion designers keen on looking into this field with an open mind. Yet there are different technologies and applications out there and … Continue reading →

A wooden structure welcomes visitors outside the Pavilion of China at the 15th International Architecture Biennale in Venice. This is the "Dou Pavilion", developed by Untinno and a Chinese University of Hong Kong team led by Professor Zhu Jingxiang. The structure … Continue reading →

Fancy a new (possibly surreal) bag but can't afford it? Don't despair, but move from the "against scarcity; inventiveness" mantra we learnt at the 15th International Architecture Biennale. Take a teapot-shaped plastic watercan of the sort you can find in … Continue reading →

In the last few months there have been a lot of debates about the hand-made Vs machine-made dichotomy that culminated in the "Manus X Machina" event at the Met Museum. Yet a few interesting examples of this dichotomy were on display last … Continue reading →

Simple wooden chairs and desks are suspended from the ceiling of one of the Sale d'armi of the Arsenale at the Venice Architecture Biennale. They look like relics from an old school and contribute to give the space a mysterious … Continue reading →

A famous picture taken in 1977 shows Nicolae Ceauşescu looking at a model of the future Bucharest from a sliding bridge and giving advice to architects. Years and decades have passed since then, but the metaphors and unspoken meanings hidden … Continue reading →

Most participants to this year's Venice Architecture Biennale responded in intriguing ways to the brief set by curator and director Alejandro Aravena – "Reporting from the Front". Quite a few projects on display at the architectural event suggest indeed that … Continue reading →