What does a true Man of the World, a young, hip and smart guy who knows his way around town, do in Milan these days? To find out, I decided to sit down and chat with Marco, up-and-coming graphic designer, who works for a publishing house, designing fine books for all major art galleries and institutions around the world.
I like how being a freelancer in Paris gives me the opportunity to excite my curiosity and build a different routine for myself every week. The more situations of both adequacy to my needs and wonders that the city gets me to check on in one day, the better life feels. Here’s the account of the latest of one of these perfect days. Read More
For 25-year old Nidhi Karnavat, turning her hobby into a profession wasn’t so difficult. Drawing inspiration from famous US pop artist Andy Warhol, Nidhi quit her Investor Relations job launch Pop Goes the Art, a business she could call her own.
We have seen interesting products being made with recycled materials, but has anyone seen the latest designer handbags made from plastic rice bags? Read More
Anna Korte has been making jewelry in Portland since 2002. Read More
Die Antwoord, which means ”the answer” in Afrikaans, is coming to Portland February 18th. Read More
With French Trotters nothing is random. The Parisian shop, pioneering the trend of heritage fashion, has launched its own brand a few seasons ago, and is still providing a selection of shirts, scarves, shoes and collabs that never miss the spot. Read More
The last episode of my shopping adventures consisted in finding the right bag to carry my 13’ Macbook around. I’ve been buying into the college satchel revival. Here is a short review of the options I checked on before finding the ideal product .
Nearly 90 years ago The Swiss Valley in Warsaw was perceived as the noble plain air location for concerts and cocktail parties. Surrounded by luxurious boutiques and embassies at the time was the place to be for the high-class Warsaw crowd. This neighbourhood had its triumphant return in the nineties and from then it has become, again, the best location for cutting-edge fashion and services. Read More
No argument, Agnieszka Maciejak is one of Poland’s fashion stars. With the recent collection, she made a great turn into sexy, tough and cool-girl attitude to build her brand on, and with a heightened sense of luxury.
Flavours of Podlasie is a project that contains a conceptual solution for the packaging and its graphic identity. The essence of the project is creating a new brand which integrates different local producers in terms of graphics. Read More
Eliasson’s project won the contest that was organized at the end of last year by the National Audiovisual Institute in Poland. The installation was unveiled as part of the National Cultural Programme of the 2011 Polish Presidency in the EU and the Warsaw Modern Art Museum was a partner of the project. 
It seems that videos are getting more recognition on many magazine or news websites. Whenever something with a slight viral potential is put into the web it goes everywhere. Some more demanding pieces are not that visible like the new Vanessa Bruno’s film, which only could be found on fashion sites. Maybe some got bored of these Ryan McGinley’s style poetic, painting-like miniature films? I am not!
Izikhotane Crew at Thokoza Park, Soweto
Izikhotane is a developing subculture emerging from Johannesburg’s East Rand. The movement has spread into Soweto and perhaps further afield since it was investigated on SABC1′s “Cutting Edge”. Read More
What would you do with an old car seat? Ever imagined using the leather to create stylish bags?