If 2011 had to be named after a fictional character, it would have definetely been The Year of the Smurf. The comeback of our beloved childhood heros on the big screen was all us, adults, needed to start feeling blue again. From fashion to travel to gastronomy, 2011 was the best year for all things Smurf. [Push Play before yo continue reading the article] FASHION Katy…
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International design title Wallpaper reveals the winners of its annual Design Awards in the February issue, out today. During last night’s awards ceremony in London, Givenchy was awarded Best New Women’s Fashion Collection for a/w 2011 and Raf Simons won the prize for Best New Men’s Fashion Collection a/w 2011. Tokyo-based design firm Nendo (famous for its Cabbage Chair, pictured below) was proclaimed Designer of the Year.…
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58 artists from around the world presented their creations at the International Batik Fashion Show in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The world-renown art of batik is a traditional Indonesian handicraft which uses wax-resist dyeing techniques on fabric and is included in UNESCO’s list of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity since October 2009. In Malaysian batik, the most popular motifs are…
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Today I wanted to share something different with you. It started as another fashion editorial, but it ended up a funny little photo story. I believe you will enjoy it the same as us, the creative team, did. PHOTOGRAPHY: Maria Thompson ART DIRECTION: Paula Tsoni MODELS: Paula & Yioda HAIR: Touch Hairdressing Studio LOCATION: Portobello Road & Angels’ Christmas Market, Hyde Park, London…
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“When jewellery travels around the world searching for the root of the word and changing the view of the current.” El.Marneri Galerie in cooperation with Orizzonti, a group of contemporary jewelers from Japan and two contemporary jewelers from Greece, Rallou Katsari and Poly Nikolopoulou, present the exhibition “Current”. Nine artists, with different backgrounds, from 4 countries, come together to think…
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