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London Fashion Week: Ones to Watch
As London Fashion Week commences we look at 3 designers on the rise, getting set to present their collections during London Fashion Week. Richard Malone Richard Malone, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in fashion last year from Central Saint Martins, has already attracted the attention of some of the industry’s big guns — in…
Dress That Changes Shape Points To The Future Of Wearables At New York Fashion Week
Wearable technology might conjure up images of chunky watches that track our steps or enable phone calls, but there’s a host of other experimentation occurring in the world of fashion. At New York Fashion Week this week, for example, architectural sportswear label Chromat unveiled a technology-enabled dress that expands and collapses based on the wearer’s body…
London calling: Gareth Pugh on why there's no place like home
London Fashion Week starts on Friday and the esteemed British designer Gareth Pugh has spoken to The Guardian about his love for the capital, from his Peckham art squat days to hustling like Del Boy. “Ten years ago, I was selected last minute to take part in Fashion East. I had four weeks to create a collection from…
Lee Broom Presents The Flower Shop
To celebrate the launch of Lee Broom’s debut collection of vases, for one week only during The London Design Festival, his flagship store will become ‘The Flower Shop’. Available exclusively at the store, the ‘Podium’ vases will take centre stage in an immersive floral display throughout the store which will be completely re-designed for the…
Digital Disturbances At Fashion Space Gallery, London
A new exhibition coming to Fashion Space Gallery at London College of Fashion will examine the influence that technology has had on fashion. Running from September 11th – December 12th, Digital Disturbances considers the immeasurable influence of digital tools on fashion – from print design and wearable technology to social media and e-commerce. Read the…
Simon Miller Spring Summer 2016 Collection, New York
Jake Sargent and Daniel Corrigan are pleased to present the Simon Miller Spring Summer 2016 Collection Launch at Ramscale Studio, New York. With music by Sofi Tukker. Tuesday September 15th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at The Ramscale Studio, 463 West Street, 13th Floor between Bethune And Bank Street. Simon Miller is exclusive to 4. Shop the archive here.
Tom Dixon Presents MULTIPLEX In Partnership with Wallpaper
For this year’s London Design Festival Tom Dixon presents MULTIPLEX, an immersive, multi-sensory department store of tomorrow. The event will be hosted at The Old Selfridges Hotel, a 20,000 square foot site attached to Selfridges department store in central London. Visitors will be able to explore departments dedicated to technology, lifestyle, fashion, beauty, jewellery, as well…
Last days: The Mongolian Nomads Whose Way Of Life Is Lost To Climate Change
Climate change is threatening the nomadic lifestyle in Mongolia, with 90% of the landscape degrading into desert. Photographer Daesung Lee shows the nomads trapped between their fertile present and their arid future. Read the full post on The Guardian.
The Craft Of Khourianbeer
Sebastian Khourianbeer is a master leather craftsman. He deftly manipulates the material in bold, innovative ways, creating surprisingly tailored pieces, as well as curiously shaped bags. Khourianbeer will often work with a single panel of leather, or knit, resulting in an oversized silhouette that, through folding and stitching, is brought down to size. The lookbook for spring…
Tom Dixon At Northmodern Design Fair
Last week Tom Dixon was in Copenhagen exhibiting a range of the latest lighting, furniture and accessories at the Northmodern Design Fair. Northmodern is a new trade show for Furniture, Design and Art. Building on a strong design heritage in Denmark and with a unique position in Copenhagen, Northmodern facilitates a new and innovative business platform, hosting a…
Noemie Goudal's Fragile, Sinking Buildings
In her “Observatories” series Noemie Goudal builds models in paper before unifying them in empty, endless aqua landscapes. Evoking decay and abandon, the stark structures float like icebergs, questioning the limitation of reality and fantasy. “I don’t think that my pictures invite anyone into a fantasy world but rather a place made from the real that questions the…
Rick Owens To Open Boutique in L.A.
Rick Owens, the Paris-based designer who started his brand in 1994, is to open his first store in L.A. Located on a stretch of La Brea Avenue, the 5,200-square-foot, concrete-floored space will have high ceilings supported by angular beams, a water tank releasing slow-motion bubbles and a wall emitting fog. Designed by longtime architectural collaborator Anna…
Fuse Atelier's House in Tsudanuma Brings Light In Through A Perforated Concrete Facade
Square and circular holes puncture the concrete facade of this house in Japan by Fuse Atelier, allowing light to filter through to five small terraces concealed behind. The three-storey house is located in Narashino, a city 37 kilometres east of Tokyo, and on a busy road close to a railway station and several large shops. To block…
The New Avant-Garde: Two Fashion Brands to Watch
The front lines of fashion are being drawn in Europe, where up-and-coming designers Thomas Tait and Vetements are making their mark. Thomas Tait Canadian designer Thomas Tait, 28, has been on an upward trajectory since trading his hometown of Montreal for London: In 2010, at 22, he became the youngest student ever to graduate from…
A Raf Simons Retrospective Opens in Berlin
Photographer Willy Vanderperre is bringing the Raf Simons retrospective he put together for 032c’s print magazine to an art gallery. The Simons show will be the first at the magazine’s new space, 032c Workshop. Vanderperre has worked closely with Simons throughout his career, including many of his most iconic collections, like the recent collaboration with Sterling Ruby, and the retrospective covers over 20 years…
Frosilo Copenhagen, Denmark
Completed in 2005, the Frosilo project involved the overhaul of the twin 1960s-built silos, which were put out of service when the soybean processing plant closed in the 1990s. MVRDV was tasked with transforming the structures into an apartment block. Unlike the warehouse conversions common in the area, which maintain a historic character, the silos were seen by MVRDV as a bare structure that…
The Status Of Fashion Education In The Middle East
“Fashion design as an occupation was unfathomable because it simply didn’t exist,” says Elie Saab in a recently televised interview with CNBC. The eldest son of a wood merchant who raised five children in a Beirut suburb has most certainly found success in a vocation that was once incomprehensible, and has been actively working to…
How Anonymous Designers Are Trading On Their Creators' Lack Of Ego
The most talked-about show of Autumn Winter 2015 Paris Fashion Week was held in the dingy enclaves of a subterranean leather club, Le Dépot, in the Marais. The models were street-casts and were adorned in items that didn’t carry a designer name. Instead, they said “Vetements,” almost-French for “clothing”. This non-label is headed by designer Demna…
Fashion's New Beginnings with Zowie Broach
“Whoever takes over from me, it’s going to actually have a real influence on what happens next.” stated the Royal College of Art’s outgoing Head of Fashion, Wendy Dagworthy in one of her last interviews Currently achieving just that is her successor, Zowie Broach who since taking over in October last year, has been enacting changes to…
Reptile Interactions By Juul Kraijer
Dutch photographer Juul Kraijer’s Penumbrae series documents a bestiary of terrestrial and avian creatures. Penumbrae, which refers to the astronomical term for the region between light and shadow, focuses on the moments of interaction when snakes, barn owls, and insects nestle into the curves of her model’s body. The photographer’s critters are sometimes drawn from her surroundings while some of…
