Roly-Poly aesthetics re-define “ugly”
The fourth iteration of British designer Faye Toogood‘s Assemblage collection was showcased during Milan Design week and stood out as directional and thought-provoking. Continuing to…
Colour & Materials
Contrasting Colour & Material Inspiration
Dutch Interior artist Roos Gomperts searches for the light hearted and humour in the materials she works with, while looking for contrasts in shape and…
Controlling Colour in the home with Cromatica
Developed by Italian expressive design studio Digital Habits, Cromatica is a hybrid “light-speaker” that can stream music through Bluetooth, while its coloured LED lights…
Material inspiration: Bloom by Jun Murakoshi
Shown during Milan Design week Jun Murakoshi’s Bloom project, featured vases and fruit bowls which seamlessly blended blown glass and coloured threads. Intricately intertwined threads play…
Unconventional materials
Jólan van der Wiel is a true material Alchemist whose work sits somewhere between nature and artifice. Posing questions about our current physical laws…
TREND ALERT: Thermo-reactive tech from Alexander Wang
Alexander Wang’s new “thermo-reactive” range for A/W14 changes colour as it’s exposed to heat. The laser cut and woven pieces transition from black to…
TREND ALERT: Opening Ceremony collaborate with Magritte
As the trend for using art as print inspiration for S/S 14 (think Giles Deacon, Phoebe Philo at Céline, Aquilano Rimondi and Dolce &…
