Alexandra Segreti and Kelly Rakowski are two friends and co-creators of New Friends who met on the Internet. One lives in Philaedelphia and one lives in New York. Bonded by a love of craft and textiles they embarked on a project together, creating these little woven artworks in rainbow colours, which they sell online and… Read more »
Christian Gieraths is a photographer, from Cologne, who travels the world searching for calm beauty in the places that you would least expect. From Mumbai to suburban America, Christian’s photos remind us that there is always something beautiful in the ugly and always something ugly in the beautiful. Each photograph is notably absent of human… Read more »
Seetal Solanki is the Central Saint Martin’s graduate, who for the last 10 year has been applying her embroidery, design, hand-printing textile and digital print design skills to the creations of Pucci, Missoni, Alexander McQueen and Chloe. From gorgeous hand-printed marbled fabrics to cute illustrated animal prints Seetal has a broad skill-set for textile design… Read more »
Amazing collage video for Kenzo’s Resort 2013 collection by Mat Maitland for London creative agency Big Active. Vibrant jungle topped with illustrations – a visual feast! Watch it here.
Romance Was Born are known for their unusual creative eye, citing obscure and unique references and inspiration for their collections, that come to life through their vivid print art. This season ‘Lil Lord Fauntleroy’ is their collection inspired by the Johnston Collection, Staffordshire porcelain figurines and Frances Hodgson Burnett’s heartwarming rags to riches tale of the innocent… Read more »
Inspired by the magical illustrations of M.C. Escher, designer Laura Nadile uses placement prints to amplify her designs. What was the main source of inspiration behind your textile & fashion designs? The main source of my inspiration for my textile designs was the artworks of M.C Escher. Motivated and intrigued by his art, which focused… Read more »
Karen Walker is one of those designers who remains true to her aesthetic, while consistently delivering a unique perspective with a clever use of colour and print. Her tomboy, yet feminine style felt a little bit punk this season for her New York Fashion Week presentation for Fall 2012, complete with houndstooth tartan and dripping… Read more »
On a recent trip to Mexico we discovered the work of Luis Barragán (1902-1988), a famed Mexican architect who pioneered his own brand of Mexican modernism. He worked for many years with little recognition, mostly on residential projects, until 1975 when the Museum of Modern Art, New York honored him with a retrospective of his work…. Read more »
Emilie Cacace – Think Positive textile designer and right hand – has released the lookbook for her second jewellery collection Kalos, Eidos & Skopeo, from her own accessories label Andéol. The title of the collection is the word “kaleidoscope” in Ancient Greek: kalos, beauty; eidos, form; skopeo, to see. Invented by a Scottish dentist in… Read more »
Dutch photographer Viviane Sassen was born in Africa, returning to her homeland as a child with her family. Within her remained a strong bond with the land in which she had come to know the world. As she grew up she held onto vivid memories of the country, many evolving with the power of nostalgia… Read more »
After leaving university, Lynnie Zulu quickly established herself as a freelance illustrator, capturing the attention of the London fashion world with her brightly coloured, African inspired illustrations. Using inks and a heavy brushstroke style, her work has been commissioned for textile prints with fabulous results by London label Fanny & Jessy. Her mother grew up… Read more »
[iframe src=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/53834950″ width=”700″ height=”481″ frameborder=”0″ webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe] ARCHIE ROACH INTO THE BLOODSTREAM CONCERTS from Speaker TV on Vimeo. Recent years have seen Australia’s beloved singer-songwriter Archie Roach suffer a number of hardships. His recent album Into the Bloodstream has been a process of calm and healing. The live show was in many ways the… Read more »