The Israel-born Reykjavik-based designer Sruli Recht is an expert of using primitive animal-based materials in his design. His latest menswear collection, Field…
Modern Superhero: 3.1 Philip Lim FW2012
In my previous trend presentation, I foresee that superhero will become the trend. We are not talking about wearing Superman S…
The World Is Bound
The invention of knitting machine many decades ago is revolutionary; it exercises crafts skills that used to be artisan-exclusive. However,…
Celebrating Words – WORDS WORDS WORDS at Selfridges
People read less, communication is limited to 140-char short; Is the beauty of words being neglected? Maybe we should take…
INSPIRE: Massive Knit
Left: Stine Ladefoged FW2012 (Copenhagen Fashion Week) Right: Phat Knit by Bauke knottnerus
The woman hiding behind polka dots – Yayoi Kusama at Tate Modern
An exhibition not to be missed. Tate Modern is running a retrospective for Yayoi Kusama till 5 June. This conceptual…
A 2012’s look on the roaring twenties and the Lost Generation
It’s almost a certainty for the fashion industry to “move forward by looking backward”. In 2012, the wheel of time…
More on 3D printing – Make it Physible
We shared the Send to Print/ Print to Send exhibition two days ago (click here if you miss it). In…
A New Take on Chinese Heritage
Western designers have a tendency to borrow Chinese elements in their collection. For example, Louis Vuitton sent out a series…
Send to Print/ Print to Send
I believe we are approaching the tipping point of 3D printing. Additive manufacturing (another term for 3D printing) has been…
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