Monthly Archives: July 2020

Practicing social distancing to fight against Coronavirus has become the new normal in the last few months. Most public spaces have adopted signs, stickers and displays to remind us where we should sit, stand or stop, but maybe not many designers … Continue reading →

Museums and exhibitions have been slowly reopening all over the world after the long months of Coronavirus lockdown, but curators and event organisers have also been trying to come up with more intimate events that may be enjoyed by smaller … Continue reading →

In the last two posts we examined the work of the late Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto and looked at the way he often employed traditions as starting points for his designs. Yamamoto moved for example from the Kabuki theatre or … Continue reading →

In yesterday's posts we mentioned some of the Japanese inspirations of the late designer Kansai Yamamoto, including the yakko, a caricature of a Japanese warrior, often featured on masks in Japanese Kabuki theatre, and samurai. Among the designs inspired by … Continue reading →

Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto (山本 寛斎, Yamamoto Kansai) passed away on July 21, after suffering acute myeloid leukemia since March 2020. His death was announced by his daughter, actress Mirai Yamamoto, through the official Instagram account of the designer. … Continue reading →

It is maybe rare nowadays to visit a Catholic church and find certain architectural features, such as columns, partitions or sections of walls, covered in decorative fabrics. Yet this tradition of dressing up architectures in precious textiles still exists in … Continue reading →

As seen in the previous post, many creative minds all over the world remained active even during the Coronavirus lockdown. Inspired by quarantine, face masks intended as protective devices, but also by fetish masks, London-based designer Freyja Sewell came up … Continue reading →

Each of us spent the Coronavirus lockdown in different ways, from smartworking to cooking, from reading or learning a new skill to nurturing our creativity. Colombian-born artist Oscar Murillo has been quarantined for months in his hometown of La Paila, … Continue reading →

Lombardy was the Italian region hit the hardest by the spread of Coronavirus. In March Bergamo turned into the epicenter of the tragedy: pictures and footage of the convoy of military vehicles carrying hundreds of coffins away from the city … Continue reading →

The digital format of the Haute Couture week in Paris may be awkward for those ones who usually attend the shows in person, but it may open wide the doors of the high fashion world to a larger number of … Continue reading →