Monthly Archives: October 2019

You don't need to be a fashion insider to see trends being en vogue again, you just need to be old enough to witness a specific colour, cut or silhouette coming back into fashion. If you are a fashion historian … Continue reading →

If you search in any dictionary the meaning of the word "house", you will find one main definition – a place for human habitation. But when does a house, no matter how big or small and where it may be … Continue reading →

There is something that architect Gyo Obata, furniture designer George Nakashima, graphic artist S. Neil Fujita and artists Ruth Asawa and Isamu Noguchi have in common – they represent second-generation Japanese American creatives, but they also experienced life in the … Continue reading →

A Stranger Things-like mood opens Britni Harris's documentary "Goff", on today at the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF: NY) at New York's Cinépolis Chelsea. American architect Bruce Goff can be heard in the background as we are shown images … Continue reading →

"Who is going to live in cities? Who are cities for?" Leilani Farha, the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, wonders a few minutes into the documentary "Push" by award-winning director Fredrik Gertten, on today at the Architecture & Design … Continue reading →

Why does a human being need a space to meditate and pray? In his career Italian architect Mario Botta often wondered this question. So it is only natural for a documentary dedicated to his work – "Mario Botta: The Space … Continue reading →

It is always sad to write an obituary, but it is sadder to write it for a young and creative spirit like Sophia Kokosalaki. The Greek-born London-based designer died on Monday at 47 from cancer, according to media reports. Born … Continue reading →

A legend from the Miao, an ethnic group mainly living in southern China's mountains, entitled "Ribbon Maiden", recounts the vicissitudes of a Miao girl. The emperor desired her since he was enchanted by her beauty and embroidery skills, and promised … Continue reading →

Aerial views have often inspired architecture projects and fashion collections. The contemporary history of fashion has for example seen collections integrating aerial images of landscapes, urban conglomerates or photographs taken from the NASA archives. Yet aerial images can be used … Continue reading →

Digital fashion, as seen in a previous post, can certainly be a fun game as it offers people the chance to pick garments and accessories and play around with them, using them to dress up models in a videogame or … Continue reading →