Tomorrow, European design platform Glass Is Tomorrow will arrive in Brussels.
This traveling exhibition and ongoing project aims to establish and promote, “a more fluid exchange of knowledge and competencies between glass and design professionals.”
Following stop-offs at the Biennale Internationale Design in Saint-Étienne, and MOST Salone in Milan in April, Glass Is Tomorrow will reside in the beautiful Ampersand House until
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Winners of the W Hotel Designers of the Future Award were announced yesterday in a special ceremony in Milan, held during the 52nd edition of Salone Internazionale del Mobile.
Objects series by Seung-Yong Song
Designers Seung-Yong Song, Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jon Stam and Royal College of Art former student Bethan Laura Wood have all scooped the prestigious award for their preliminary
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Nothing is as elegant, as versatile, and as timeless as a little black jacket from Chanel. To honor one of the house's major contributions to fashion, Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld teamed up, styling and shooting over 100 luminaries for their must-have coffee table book, The Little Black Jacket: Chanel's Classic Revisited.
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With Milan Design Week already in full swing, our editors are out in the field reporting back to us with the key design directions and interiors trends from this world-renowned furniture fair.
Triangles by Bertjan Pot
Some of our top sightings from the show, so far, include the above, beautiful, kaleidoscopic rugs and furniture coverings by Netherlands based, interior design studio Bertjan
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FRESHLY FLUID
Milan: Gianfranco Ferré designers Federico Piaggi and Stefano Citron have done a lot to further the sharply cut modernism of the Italian label, developing a look unusual for the Milan runway. This season they announced a fresh start for their work, but luckily enough of their signature successes remained in play for F/W 13, including tailored smoking jackets with
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Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana’s religious-icon-themed collection was full of extravagant detail. A reverent figure inspired by Monreale’s mosaics was recreated in delicate gold embroidery and opulent jewel embellishments, making this otherwise simple velvet tee appear to be a divine creation. — Marissa Stuart
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SUBDUED GLAMOUR
Milan: John Richmond is a fan of all things gilded, embellished, short, and tight, but this season, he surprised his followers with a relatively subdued collection. Like Prada before him, Richmond opened his show with grey flannel. White tape highlighted the coat's clean lines, and the same tape also decorated the tailored skirt suit and slim pants that followed.
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RED CARPET MOMENTS
Milan: It's been a big twenty-four hours for Giorgio Armani. First, there was last night's Academy Awards, during which nominees Jessica Chastain and Quvenzhané Wallis, as well as many others, answered "Giorgio Armani" when asked the ubiquitous question, "Who are you wearing?". Just a few hours later and a few time zones away, Armani sent his fall collection
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