MUD: The scent of London
Crowned Designer of the Year by Maison & Objet, Tom Dixon took a sentimental piece of London with him to the design and interiors…
Events
Creative Catwalking: The new approach to the runway
With S/S 2015 womenswear show season officially kicking off today in New York we highlight designers approaching the standard catwalk show differently, thinking outside of the somewhat…
Hairspiration: Afropunk Fest 2014
Bored of manufactured street style, we are inspired by the real peoples style whose influences include culture, music and location. The Afropunk festival is in its tenth year and…
The 2014 Emmy’s: USP Takeaway Trends
‘Red’ Carpet Reds The standout shade of the Emmy’s. Actresses embraced the colour of the carpet en masse. Big Skirt Ball Gowns We’ve been watching this trend…
Hair and cocktails: Bleach branch out
Not content with simply being the hippest hairdressers in the world, the founders of Bleach Alex Bownsell and Sam Teasedale have branched out into the world of…
Alternative Retail: the corner shop
A new take on the traditional corner shop has popped up in Bethnal Green, East London. Artist Lucy Sparrow has filled a former derelict…
Fashion & technology: shoppable selfies
The results of the 12 week long New York Fashion Tech Lab mentoring programme were revealed at this week at Hearst in NYC this week. The programme sponsored…
See this: House of Vans
Vans have chosen London as the newest House of Vans location, joining the Brooklyn, NYC venue as a physical manifestation of the cult brand. The House of Vans…
Graduates 14: Texprint
Texprint selects and mentors the best textile designers graduating from the UK colleges and offers them a chance to show case their work to industry…
Graduates 2014: New Designers Part 2
New Designers Part 2 showcases graduating students from furniture, product and interior design as well as graphics and illustration. Just like Part 1 , it’s an important…
See This: Sheila Hicks, Séance
79 year old Parisian-based American artist Sheila Hicks has created Séance, an fantastical architectural insulation made of yarn as part of Design Miami/Basel. Pigment-rich piles of…
Graduates 2014: New Designers
Showcasing the work of recent graduates across textiles, ceramics, glass and jewellery, part 1 of New Designers was a a riot of colour, texture,…
Graduates 2014: Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art, the only MA only college in the UK is renowned for its alumni and this years cohort of designers are…
Graduates 2014: Memphis Style
Memphis inspired prints emerged as textural, surface, colour and shape influences at the recent update graduate shows adding weight to the growing trend of everything Memphis….
Graduate Fashion Week 2014
The Best of Graduate Fashion Week show demonstrated the skill, ingenuity and joie de vivre of this year’s crop of graduates. Dramatic but demure,…
Droning on
Drones are becoming an increasingly popular platform for designers and DIYers to experiment with. At the recent Maker Faire in California, UK company Extreme…
RCA Fashion Highlights
A strong showing from this year’s RCA fashion graduates – USP highlight some of the most inspirational collections. Katherine Roberts-Wood played with curves and straight…
TREND ALERT: Girl gangs
The annual MET Ball in NY hosted by Anna Wintour saw an emerging trend of starlets storming the red carpet en masse pledging brand…
Steamprint colour inspiration from Jetske Visser
Simple and poetic design is perfectly epitomized in the ‘Steam Print‘ project from Dutch Designer Jetske Visser. Placing colour and materials at the core of what she…
SEE THIS: Pick Me Up at Somerset House
Now in its fifth year, the UK’s original contemporary graphic arts festival Pick Me Up showcases graphic art in all its forms. Aimed…
