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The Sixties of Courrèges revisited by Nicolas Di Felice in FW 2023
«Is the sky blue?» is the leitmotif that accompanies the collection's runway reflecting on contemporaneity and its obsessions
Moncler Richard Quinn and Craig Green – composed and polished like marble: Sanja Marušić
Water streams down the marble, flows through the cities and the taps it's a land of water and resilience, contaminated by many transitions – Sanja Marusic for Lampoon 18
The rawness of Maximilian Raynor’s practice through his residency in Woolwich
«It’s a make do and mend mentality, an ad hoc way of working, of finding materials - taping together rather than sewing. It’s that crafty, Nineteen Eighties approach to fashion»,...
Kindness is punk: Westwood’s advocated ideals pursued by the Vivienne Foundation
«We cannot stand human suffering». Vivienne Westwood's seek for justice is coronated with a not-for-profit foundation in her name, continuing her work for a green economy
Oasi Cashmere – Zegna and The Elder Statesman joins Italian and American heritage
The styles are reinterpreted in off-kilter patterns and casual cuts in collaboration with Bailey Hunter, Creative Director of The Elder Statesman and Zegna Creative director Alessandro Sartori
Psychedelic, hypnotic: the all-consuming screens of Yuri Ancarani’s Atlantide 2017-2023
In conversation with Italian video-maker Yuri Ancarani, as he navigates modern-day Venice, the push and pull relationship with nature, and loneliness
Paris Fashion Week: Ludovic de Saint Sernin, the label, Balenciaga’s redemption
The tension bubbling up around fashion shows resembles the call for anti-fashion, for something to eradicate a well-preserved, self-absorbed ecosystem as the one of fashion
Maximilian Davis brings contrast and a twist on heritage to Ferragamo FW23
Ferragamo's FW23 collection at Milan Fashion Week features tailoring, monochromatic looks, and lavish details by Maximilian Davis
Milan Fashion Week: Jil Sander’s take on minimalism in Fall Winter 2023
No more limits imposed by the brand's heritage, Lucie and Luke Meier rediscover the present in their fifth year of operation
Keeping track – how much public money is going towards military expenses in the West?
According to the SIPRI, global military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching an all-time high of $2.1 trillion after seven years of spending growth
Prada keeps on working with nylon – but searching for solutions
Italian companies fight marine pollution by giving new life to discarded fishing gear, joining hands with Prada to transform recycled nylon into high fashion
Revived long lost material that could elevate the leather industry: fish skin
An interview with Nienke Hoogvliet, conceptual designer from the Netherlands: she works with new materials with the aim to raise awareness on marine pollution
Change is inevitable. Under Daniel Lee, Burberry plans on conquering the youth
London Fashion Week marks the Burberry rebranding with ex-Bottega Veneta designer in the lead. The Brits are coming to the rescue, this time dressed in faux fur
Liao Wen: wooden sculptures to investigate the human body and its complexity
Liao Wen for Bodies and Souls, a group exhibition for Cassina Projects curated by Manuela Lietti and in collaboration with Capsule Shanghai
Cityscapes and empty bleach bottles; Hicham Gardaf, In Praise of Slowness
In conversation with award-winning Moroccan contemporary photographer Hicham Gardaf, whose eyes examine the transformations of social spaces
Hillary Taymour, founder of Collina Strada – «It’s just fun. I just try to make it not fucking boring»
From sustainability to climate change, to self-love and self-preservation, acting as a barometer of the world’s current political, social and economical situation. «We don’t shove values down anyone’s throat»
Artcurial auctions Bauer Grunwald’s heritage, leaping in a Venetian scenery memoir
Between art-deco and byzantine features, the Bauer Grunwald Palace is a veritable style crossword. Artcurial auction house engages its unique pieces to a trade
«My relationship with photography is a love affair», Domino Leaha for Lampoon digital
«I strive to evoke a visceral experience for the viewer. I invite them into a private world; one of raw intensity and honest emotion». Domino Leaha for Lampoon online
Microalgae grown biomass from filtered polluted air. The making of biopolymers
London: Otrivin Air Lab harvests carbon dioxide, purifies air, grow algae biomass and 3D print biodegradable products in a workshop space format
Confronting the unknown and embracing the randomness of external forces
In a world that replaces human touch with digital connectivity and normalizes isolation, photographer Devred and stylist Blagoeva take their models outside of their comfort zone
«After Midnight you can play the part the sun can’t understand» Indiana Roma Voss for Lampoon
Indiana Roma Voss' story for Lampoon is a combination of figures emerging from the dark and searching for their essence, catalyzed by the eyes of the viewers
EONEF’s tethered balloons: air quality monitoring, wildlife conservation and forest fire detection
The social enterprise EONEF is working towards connecting the most isolated places in the least invasive method possible: with a helium-filled balloon equipped with sensors and cameras
Hilary Alexander – Farewell to a force behind fashion journalism
From her early days in New Zealand to becoming a leading voice in the fashion world, Hilary Alexander’s impact on the industry is unmatched like her personality
Fraud and false declaration, what’s behind organic cotton certifications
To understand the true nature of cotton, a testing technique has been developed to unearth any GMOs or pesticides on the final product, the case of Analytical Group
Producing wine on water: Venetian vineyard management and vinification
The value of wine to Venetian history are be discerned in the city’s toponymy. Elements that define the vineyards of Venice include traditional architecture and indigenous vines
Paris Couture. Fashion’s return to allegorical storytelling has Schiaparelli to thank for
Schiaparelli 23 Couture is more about three-dimensional sculpting than surrealist motifs. While animal heads stole the show, masculine tailoring marked femininity
Paris Couture Week welcomed Haider Ackermann back to the runway with Jean Paul Gaultier
The fourth guest designer for the couture show since Gaultier retired, Ackermann tapped into the tailoring magic behind the house’s extravagant facade
Who am I? Botter Fall Winter 2023 and the hybrid culture of Caribbean youth
Venus Comb, Murex Shell: Botter FW 2023 features a 3D printed sneakers produced in collaboration with Reebok and inspired by the Murex seashell
Iga Drobisz, Lampoon Digital – between surrealism, decadence and dreams
Dazzled by Tory, a model she met behind Lou de Betoly's shrunken-rococo style runway shows, photographer Iga Drobisz builds a story to plumb her mysterious aura
Bode came back from America debuting with the womenswear at Paris Fashion Week
Emily Adams Bode Aujla's practice starts with storytelling surrounding her own everyday life to render through clothes a familiar portrait: the FW 2023
Gamification is just another word for creating tribes. Filip Custic plays with tech-art
Diving in the Madrid art scene, the multidisciplinary artist parades the raw tissue of beauty. Smartphones, mirrors, and masks, he tackles contemporary identities
Biodegradability and low-impact dyeing. The next step of jeans at Denim Première Vision
Denim mills bring more sustainable innovation to the Première Vision trade show in Milano with biodegradable clothing and zero-waste dyeing techniques
Dan Rubinstein illustrates The Grand Tourist: the leading podcast on art and design
The leading podcast on art, design, architecture and luxury told by its creator – design writer Dan Rubinstein – between anecdotes, personal thoughts and insight on the upcoming sixth season
Retro graphics: a documentary on dualism and on a distracted gaze
Emma Burlet: about exposing intimacy and modesty to the outside world with the desire to capture the strength, softness as much as the sensitivity of two souls
I do You – Monica Bonvicini, the feminist reappropriation of Neue Nationalgalerie
Construction, deconstruction and reconstruction: the Italian-German artist redefines the architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s symbol of modernism
Discovered pigment producing bacteria: challenging the textile dyeing process
Plant-based pigments as a sustainable alternative to textile dyes, don’t work as much as we would have hoped for. A conversation with designer Laura Luchtman
«It’s a very raw state of mind»: JW Anderson restyles the concept of nakedness
Between farm core, erotic stamps and leather, in Milan, JW Anderson Menswear collection leaves us with footwear thanks to the Wellipets collaboration
Art-blankets: Loads of Lines – the RedDUO: Fabiola Di Virgilio and Andrea Rosso
Following on their first clay collection Third Eye, the designer duo composed by Fabiola Di Virgilio and Andrea Rosso, presents fifty hand-made and hand-painted blankets made of deadstock fabrics
Craving for a Renaissance in our era, the Awards conceived by Eco-Age
Conceived by Eco-Age and co-founded by Livia Firth in 2021, the awards involved young activists in the field of social and environmental innovation
Gucci returns to the catwalks for the men collection: there’s no sign of Alessandro Michele
Essential and devoid of esoteric narratives, does Fall Winter 2023 prepare for the arrival of a new creative director or mark the ultimate return to heritage?
How publishing is evolving in the metaverse: the Red Eye metazine case
«Living, Seeing, Dreaming. Toward the Metaverse and Back». Red Eye, first magazine in the metaverse, tells about the possibilities of exploration through the web
Controversial, Shakespearean: Sonia Boyce wants the public to talk, reflect and react
In conversation with award-winning British artist Sonia Boyce, as she navigates through Black British history and its relationship to the present day
Tobias Birk Nielsen: winning the fashion jungle at the Danish awards
Founded by Tobias Birk Nielsen in Copenhagen, the brand wins the Danish award gaining new international recognition while bringing sustainability to the next level
Shirley Villavicencio Pizango, between Amazon rainforest and Belgian galleries
Fast lines, colors and acrylic paint for contemporary portraits between drawing and painting, in balance between Peruvian roots and Belgian education
A Cyborg Manifesto: Shawanda Corbett’s questioning of what a complete body is
Multi-disciplinary artist Shawanda Corbett discusses cyborg theory, ceramic, jazz music, performance and her latest exhibition Let the Sunshine In
Artichokes and Peapods: record high waste turning into packaging
With the world creating twice as much plastic garbage as it did twenty years ago and only 9% being properly recycled comes Packioli: turning food waste into biodegradable packaging
