· FEATURED, INTERIOR DESIGN ·
Karl Lagerfeld’s Parisian ApartmentKarl Lagerfeld’s futuristic apartment is located in the Quai Voltaire in Paris. The Kaiser chose the vanguard of contemporary design, and reinvents the concept of the Parisian artist studio in the terms of the twenty-first century. Very design and chic, also I think it’s a little too ‘cold’ for my taste, what do you think?
· DESIGNERS, FEATURED ·
Amélie Pichard F/W 2013 CollectionIn this day and age of massive daily uploads of new designers, new collections and new product, it is rare that a designer gets my attention. The same ideas get regurgitated in different physical incarnations, some are nice, but really, it’s the same concept over and over again. When I saw new-ish designer Amélie Pichard’s recent [...]
· FASHION ·
Vans x Kenzo CollectionGreat style for this summer! Vans is thrilled to announce its newest designer collaboration capsule collection with Kenzo! The collection, which is set to hit stores April 1st, includes six unique vibrant color-ways and patterns infused into two of Vans’ classic styles.
· GRAPHIC DESIGN, PAINTING ·
Geoff McFetridge’s New Show at Cooper ColeYou should already know artist Geoff McFetridge for his work with The New York Times, Colette or Nike. His very graphic signature style of pastel colors and simple shapes made him famous in the graphic design and art world. McFetridge has an upcoming new solo exhibition at Copper Cole in Toronto, so
· FASHION ·
Missoni x Converse Archive ProjectTaking a trip into the Missoni archive for inspiration, the Italian knitwear company has once again teamed up with Converse to create some new limited edition sneakers. The Pro Leather and Auckland Racers all append the Missoni multi-stitch, multi-color and grayscale gradient knits to go with the F/W 2012 collection, available this Friday exclusively at [...]
· EXCLUSIVITY, EXHIBITION, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
#Lexus Attracts: the launch of the 2013 LS 460 F SportT rendland had the privilege of attending the #Lexus Laws of Attraction exhibit in San Francisco, which launched the new 2013 LS 460 F Sport. Lexus teamed up with renowned fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth, home furnishings designer Jonathan Adler and Barneys Creative Ambassador Simon Doonan to aid in debuting the new
· EXHIBITION ·
Darcel Disappoints X Colette: 150/15 ExhibitionSarah Andelman chose a special and well-know friend of Colette, to help her blow the 15 candles on the Parisian boutique’s birthday cake. Craig Redman (with whom has collaborated many times, most memorably for Colette’s christmas cards), in order to honor Colette’s anniversary, illustrated 150 of its friends and collaborators
· DESIGNERS ·
TrendWatch: Piece d’Anarchive S/S 2012 CollectionVirginie Muys and sisters Deborah and Priscilla Royer are the Trio behind hot new french label Piece d’Arnachive. An interesting name mixing two different terms: Anarchy and Archive – The word Archive in reference to the expertise and the French heritage of tailoring techniques, and Anarchy for their envy to disrupt the conventions. “This name was born [...]
· BOOK & MAG, STILL LIFE ·
26 Typewriters by Exit Creative Company“26 Typewriters” is a beautiful project by New York based Exit Creative Company – They commissioned photographer duo Ioulex to capture each machine on 35mm and medium format film shooting more than 150 before narrowing the selection down to the final 26. Typewriter lovers will enjoy their 36-page limited edition book or their prints available now [...]
· TECH ·
Dior launches New Luxury SmartphoneThree years after the launch of their Black Diamond phone, Dior just released the new “Haute Couture” touch smartphone called “Reveries”. If you “dream” about a diamond, white gold and pearl phone, it’s yours for only 85000€ (approx. 122,500 US$). I would love to see the user interface and OS, maybe it runs Android ?
· ILLUSTRATION ·
Lovisa Burfitt Fashion IllustrationsI just discovered the amazing fashion illustrations of Swedish Lovisa Burfitt. She has been working as an illustrator since she graduated from the Beckmans School of Fashion in 1997. Working with the likes of H&M, Procter&Gamble, Absolut Vodka, Bloomingdales and Kenzo amongst others. Lovisa is also a talented fashion designer with
· DESIGNERS, FASHION, TRENDS ·
PACO RABANNE Goes Back To Ready To WearIt’s been 5 years since Paco Rabanne himself stopped creating ready to wear collections and left the house. This fashion week in Paris marked the return of the house Paco Rabanne to the fashion industry with Indian designer Manish Arora at the head of the collections. Not a fashion show this time but a presentation [...]