Snake print can be tricky to work with – it has to be used carefully to avoid looking garish. I wonder if it is the slimy reptile itself that influences people’s subconscious? We loved Bec & Bridge‘s version for their Summer 2013 collection shown at MBFWA. They managed to create a snakeskin look soft and… Read more »
The Awesome Project is just that – an awesome project by illustrator Madalina Andronic & designer Claudiu Stefan. Working with porcelain, hand-painted with the dainty illustrations of Madalina, they create beautiful objects – including homewares and these incredible porcelain collars. But the object of their project is not to just create beautiful work. Both creatives… Read more »
Often overshadowed by the Vietnam War, the Algerian War (1954-1962) was a painful period in French history, although little photographic documentation exists of that time. Marc Garanger – then a very reluctant 25 year-old draftee – has left a powerful record with his striking black and white portraits of Berber and Muslim women. The women… Read more »
Teyhan is a Sydney-based fashion label with a classic, modern aesthetic, but their unique approach to prints is what really sets them apart. Their recent collection is structured around four print stories: “Green Jewels of the Sea”, “White Coral”, “Hidden Treasure” and “Red and Brown Ocean Flowers”. Each tells a story of adventures in the… Read more »
To celebrate the Hubble telescope’s 23rd year in space new images were released from the telescope’s floating space adventures of cosmic crowning clouds of dust and gas, surrounded by a galaxy of the brightest stars. It seems impossible that these images represent a real scene, to even comprehend the scope and scale of what is… Read more »
You know what they say: beauty is all around if you take the time see it. I bet no one said that with Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal in mind. But that is what a good photographer will do freeze moment in time for you take it in your own time and show something that perhaps you… Read more »
Described as MBFWA’s ‘one to watch’, Haryono Setiadi‘s Spring/Summer 2013 presentation was polished perfection. Beautifully tailored silks digitally printed with what looked like layered sinusoidal plane waves of what we imagine would be a very beautiful song. We’re very excited for this young designer’s imminent success! *Think Positive printed this on silk faille, silk crepe… Read more »
After a fantastic (and busy) week at MBFWA, we thought the work of Hannah Waldron was the perfect sweet slice of calm to follow the storm. While we were wrapped in a fashion flurry last week, the annual Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano (Milan furniture fair) showcased the best of furniture and design from… Read more »
Australia is so lucky to have such a unique urban beach culture. And it would seem sisters Somer and Liberty Watson know this so well. Their MBFWA collection, for their label Watson x Watson, was the perfect vision of the modern Australian girl. In all black and white their white wash surf print and grungy… Read more »
This season Alice McCall takes us deep sea diving for her collection Les Galleries de Poison, presented at MBFWA for Spring/Summer 2013. Inspired by the incredible botanical illustrations of Ernst Haeckel (check out Think’s post Ernst Haeckel here). Her reflected tentacles in powder blue digitally printed onto flowing chiffon silk captured the languid motion of… Read more »
Romance Was Born exhibited a mammoth collection this season for MBFWA, titled appropriately ‘Magic Mushroom’. A psychedelic trip to a pastel puff candy land, Romance Was Born collaborated with Australian sugar installation artist Pip & Pop (read Think Positive’s post on them here). Pastel puff spray, sixties baroque, pow-shaped comic punches (a nice continuation from… Read more »
Who doesn’t like National Geographic? No one, that’s who. To celebrate their 125th National Geographic have set up their own Tumblr account, called Found, to post photos from their archive, many of which have never been released to the public or published before. Here is a selection of our favourite. The selection process was not… Read more »