The cultural/ethnic background mix-up that is apparent in Jenny Ayayo’s shoes is so precise, it’s almost too perfect too believe but here we have it… the to-the-point, streamlined qualities of Scandinavian design, the vibrancy and colours of African patternation and the great workmanship derived from a London design education. Jenny Ayayo’s Swedish-Kenyan background combined with… Continue reading It’s about mixing it up….
Some hanging tales…
I’m getting a lot of interior brainwaves at the moment as I plan to move out of my hovel soon, with the boyf and into what will hopefully be a lush pad or at least Hovel v.2.2 beta. However, those ideas weren’t ever going to escape the fashion realms and one of them involves an… Continue reading Some hanging tales…
You are the plebs and designers are wankers…
No, this isn’t the title of a 180 rant coming from myself but probably a mere thought that passes through some people’s heads, especially when they’re frustratingly writing a gazillion letters to fashion houses/designers begging them for internships and getting nada back. What the title actually refers to is a UK-based community a creatives of… Continue reading You are the plebs and designers are wankers…
Sterile Plastic
Excuse the Diesel-related-ness of today. It isn’t a corporate takeover, but I’ve been meaning to follow up as to the outcome of Taro Horiuchi’s collaboration with Diesel as he won the ITS Diesel prize at the ITS#6 competition held in Trieste, Italy last year (it seems apt to post about another one of Europe’s design… Continue reading Sterile Plastic