Angela Missoni was telling the colourful story behind Missoni Italian fashion house at the V&A Museum in London. Probably the most well known luxury knitwear company in the world it is still very much a family business, led by three generations of the Missoni family.
Alessi exhibition at V&A museum presents the industrial process and craftmanship on a large scale production
Alberto Alessi was in London last week to give a unique presentation about his company entitled ALESSI Made in Crusinallo. The Beauty and the Mastery. It was a retrospective view into the history of Alessi and a real insight into the birth and evolution the brand DNA. Continue reading
At The Vogue Festival 2013 at Southbank leading designers, photographers, celebrities, models and fashion editors gave a unique insight into their lives and work. I went to listen to a talk by Donatella Versace. ‘A Woman of our Time’ was a talk about her life following the death of her brother Gianni in 1997, when she became chief designer and vice-president of the Versace Group, and is now one of the leading women in international fashion. Continue reading
Prada’s video lookbook ss13 is directed by AMO, OMA’s research studio. “While OMA remains dedicated to the realization of buildings and masterplans, AMO operates in areas beyond the traditional boundaries of architecture, including media, politics, sociology, renewable energy, technology, fashion, curating, publishing, and graphic design. AMO often works in parallel with OMA’s clients to fertilize architecture with intelligence from this array of disciplines”.
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The first thing I noticed when I walked in to the luxurious new Bulgari hotel in London was how dark it felt inside, even in the middle of the day. Using a combination of very dark but warm materials has been a trend for some time now in the luxury interiors. The main purpose is to increase the feeling of intimacy. Continue reading
