Monthly Archives: April 2021

For many of us, food turned into a great comfort during this pandemic: as most places shut down, the trip to our local food shops or supermarkets felt like a thrilling moment, a unique experience during which you could meet … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at unique hand-made platform shoes from the '70s. Let's continue the footwear thread, but get off our platforms to explore more minimalist and flat-soled shoes – Vibram's FiveFingers and their more fashionable incarnations. Invented in … Continue reading →

As lockdown restrictions are gradually eased in various countries and the vaccine campaigns continue all over the world, we start hoping that things may get better and that, in a few months' time, we may return to our pre-Covid lives … Continue reading →

Do you like learning more about crafts and traditions from all over the world and you don't know Garland Magazine yet? Well, you should check it out now. Based in Australia, Garland was launched in 2015 as a partner of … Continue reading →

Another Day, Another NFT. Yes, after Christie's auction of a purely digital work with a unique NFT, or Non-Fungible Token, hit the headlines in March, NFTs have multiplied, proliferating like mushrooms in different fields – from art and music to … Continue reading →

It is not rare to see fashion borrowing from the big screen and, in the history of fashion and film, there have been some costume designers who became constant inspirations for fashion collections. Yet costumes are obviously also inspired by … Continue reading →

When we think about ballet our minds immediately conjure up ethereal visions of dancers performing en pointe work. Yet history tells us that pointe work wasn't derived from the poetic visions of a choreographer, but from a sort of acrobatic … Continue reading →

Cryptocurrencies have revolutionised the way of making and trading money, generating new ventures and businesses, but traditional currencies have definitely inspired quite a few artists throughout the decades. The KLF burnt a million quid in 1994, entering the history of … Continue reading →

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been around for a few years now, but a trend has literally exploded in the last few months, maybe pushed also by the pandemic that confined us in our houses and in digital spaces, culminating in … Continue reading →