Eindhoven based designer Bart Hess has created this brilliant video introducing the graduate designers’ work of the Dutch Fashion Academy’s students for Modebelofte 2011, the fashion part of the Dutch Design Week. Re-shaping the human silhouette in a fluid slow motion exploring volumes, while only focusing on the garments. The video is an absolute work of [...]
Feit‘s silent protest to keep the craft alive is note worthy on so many levels. Since 2005, the small team of shoe makers dedicated to the art of hand-sewn shoes have been catering to individuals and retailers with a taste for customization. After two years of an exclusive online presence as artists of traditional shoe [...]
Formafantasma, has done it again! Known for showing us materials in a new light, the Eindhoven duo takes a look at the world of polymers pre-oil times as well as combining nature and plastic. Botanica is commissioned by Plart, an Italian foundation dedicated to scientific research and
It is not often that I review web design on Trendland, not because I don’t like it, but more because there is nothing too exciting to talk about it. Well, there is now. This past Sunday I surfed for hours on some of the best web/graphic design and typography websites in the world. I was [...]
American artist/illustrator Jason Naylor would call himself a ‘creator’ – His works employs a lot of both illustrations and typography, working a lot on beauty trend illustrations, especially for Mac Cosmetics and their beautiful TrendZine – Here are some really inspiring beauty manipulation, that I’m sure you will enjoy as much as I do.
To follow the Pantone color reports for Spring 2011, here is the Fall 2011. This Pantone Fashion Color Report coincides with the end of New York Fashion Week. This season’s report features the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for fall 2011, along with designer sketches, quotes and
Inspired by science fiction and old Hollywood movies, the young Danish designer Julie Eilenberger introduces her latest work. A knitted sweater, a crochet bathing suit and an oversize jacket, make up her gorgeous latest collection. Currently completing her thesis in Berlin, Julie has already shown in 3 Berlin Fashion Weeks and completed a collection for [...]
2009 graduate from the Design Academy of Eindhoven, the creative film-maker, stylist, designer, artist and photographer Niek Pulles (aka Heyniek) forecasts his “Fantastic Fatalism” collection based on the upcoming 2012 apocalypse. Here are some of his mood-boards and illustrations.
WWD predicted the top-10 Pantone colors for the upcoming spring 2011 collections, so far after the New York fashion week and the present London fashion week, their prediction has been very accurate… See more details below
Imke klee is a stylist, photographer and trend analyst at Li Edelkoort (Trend Union) in Paris. I just stumbled over these beautifully executed color-coded pictures of ‘things’, that probably finish in a Trend Union book.
M en in skirts has been one of the biggest taboo’s in western culture for as long as I can remember. Though almost everywhere else in the world besides North America and much of Europe skirts (of different types) are widely accepted and employed, our culture still holds some prejudice against skirts as a form [...]
Yii was started by the Taiwan Craft Research Institute to stimulate a more creative conversation between Taiwanese designers and traditional craftsmen. The collection revolves around 3 main themes, Inspired by Nature, Cultivation and Sustainability. It’s the result of 15 designers working together with 20 master craftsmen and went on show at the salone di mobile [...]