Monthly Archives: September 2021

It is not so rare for some people working in the creative industries (at least for those ones who have managed to preserve their integrity and maintain their humility…) to reach a moment in their life when they feel strong … Continue reading →

Sustainability is a keyword in many different fields nowadays, including architecture, fashion and design. In some cases fashion designers turned to interior designers who previously developed recycled materials, to give a sustainable twist to their collections. Kris Van Assche called … Continue reading →

The Clash's Paul Simonon once stated that pink is "the only true rock'n'roll colour" and, while for some pink is punk and for others it is a threatening shade, for today let's look at pink as a cool colour in … Continue reading →

Sometimes you see a collection and can immediately define it – from its lines, shapes and silhouettes – as architectural. Ryunosuke Okazaki’s collections do have an architectural touch, but there is something about them that does not allow you to … Continue reading →

Creating an advertising campaign is no mean feat: making sure the message gets to your consumers is a key point, but it can often be extremely difficult to give a sort of arty touch to an advert, even when the … Continue reading →

Creating eye-catching graphic designs for powerful advertising campaigns can be difficult, but creating timeless and iconic visuals is creatively challenging, even though it is not impossible, as proved by the works of Sardinian painter and graphic designer Giovanni Pintori. Born … Continue reading →

In one of the latest posts dedicated to Sardinia we mentioned the pleated and embroidered skirts part of the traditional costume of the island. These skirts are ample and heavy and they are usually supported by petticoats. Traditional costumes often … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we mentioned embroidered items from Sardinia, but there is a Sardinian artisan who used traditional techniques to create a very personal modern glossary, Maria Lai (1919-2013).  Lai decorated for example bedsheets with embroideries that, from a distance, … Continue reading →