Monthly Archives: June 2022

Stuck in the city but dreaming about summer holidays? Well, keep on dreaming, but do so looking at architectural models of summer guesthouses. The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston has got some pretty ones in its collection. You can … Continue reading →

We often talk about architectural fashion, but, in the history of fashion and design, there are also architects who tried to create collections or designed patterns for textiles. One iconic pattern that actually didn't go into production in the end, … Continue reading →

Fashion-wise there have been quite a few companies that created accessories using mycelium leather. Last year, Stella McCartney, for example, launched garments and accessories made with Mylo mushroom leather produced by California-based company Bolt Threads. Danish Ganni also announced at … Continue reading →

Among the institutions presenting the work of their graduates during Milan Design Week at Base Milano (Via Bergognone 34, until today), there is also the Swedish School of Textiles. Its graduates presented at Base an exciting exhibition with a series … Continue reading →

Romanian award-winning multi-disciplinary design lab Foraeva created a sensation a few years ago when its founders – designer Lana Dumitru and architect Vlad Tenu – launched a sculptural biomorphic dress covered in crystals. The inspiration in that case was a … Continue reading →

We tend to see the fashion industry as a glamorous place, mainly populated by hip designers who often think they are untouchable gods and celebrities in astonishing gowns on endless red carpet events. Yet there is more behind the fury … Continue reading →

Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein has been accused multiple times of copying someone else's designs, from other retailers à la Zara's (there are even Instagram accounts comparing identical designs by the two retailers…), to famous fashion designers and brands including … Continue reading →

In the previous post we looked at a project recycling digital and physical waste by an Artificial Intelligence. Let's continue the thread but get human again with the recycling project "PLOT | DetoxCirculArt". Launched today during Milan Design Week, the … Continue reading →

In the last 10 years the number of designers and fashion houses producing collections and capsules with recycled and upcycled materials has definitely increased, but now the practice of recycling may become a trend also in the digital world. LG … Continue reading →

Yesterday night firefighters were still working to extinguish a massive blaze that started on Saturday night at the BM Inland Container Depot, a Dutch-Bangladesh joint venture, at Sitakunda, 40km from the port city of Chittagong, in southeast Bangladesh (216 Km … Continue reading →