A lot of designers would think of their creations as canvases, but recent Central Saint Martin’s graduate Richard Quinn takes that approach to another level with his hand-painted calico couture. Quinn wanted his work to appear spontaneous and free, hand-painting each of his gorgeous dresses himself. More here: 1granary.com/central-saint-martins-fashion/ba-final-collections/richard-quinn
It’s always a pleasure to work with lovely creative people on their projects and see them evolve from an idea to something real and tangible, out there in the world. Australian artist Hollie Martin worked with Think Positive on her first adventure with textiles. The translation of art to fashion has long been something that has… Read more »
The Garden Edit is a an exceptionally stylish blog on gardening, plus an online store of full of beautiful gardening tools and products, elevated far beyond their functional use. We have its creator John Tebbs to thank for sharing his wonderful insight and adventures in gardening: foraging in Finland, a look at potted gardens of Tokyo,… Read more »
Malena Lopez Maggi has a unique job title: artist and chocolate maker. While we can’t say we’ve tried her chocolate her geode sculptures are pretty special. California-based Malena is a creator of all sorts, working with materials to unlock their true potential. With a vision of creating forms that are complex, yet quiet, alien yet familiar,… Read more »
Look at this beauty! This magic carpet was designed by Jonathan Zawada under Tru$t Fun, his project with pal Shane Sakkeus and wife Annie Zawada, that works with mathematical fractals to create super psychedelic prints. (They made a range of amazing scarfs, that we printed of course!) Made from New Zealand wool, this baby is 300cm x 300cm and… Read more »
This year Think Positive had the pleasure of working with bright young thing Lauren Acciarito on her graduate collection – the culmination of four years of a Bachelor of Design course at RMIT. With a passion for nature, nurtured by a close relationship with her Nanna (an avid gardener), Lauren chose to explore the structural folds… Read more »
We love the lookbook for New York-based jewellery label Coyote Negro. The use of colour mirrors adds a really interesting dimension to the imagery and the bolts of bright primary colour look beautiful against the rocky desert setting. Of the collection designer Melissa Hernández explains: “S P Ê C T R Ä is where light and form… Read more »
There seem no bounds to the magic and mystery of India. Mark Hartman’s stunning portrait series of Nihang Sikhs, titled ‘Bole So Nihal’, is testament to this. The portraits were taken in Amirtsar and Anandpursahib, in Punjab, Northern India, where Hartman was granted unprecedented access to the Sikhs. The warrior traditions of Nhang Sikhs have existed for… Read more »