>> Yesterday when I landed into Moscow, I had a minor (ok, major) scare where I was sitting in customs in the airport wondering whether I’d be allowed into the country because I thought I had lost my passport. So far, so very dramatic and Russian. Fast forward more than 24 hours and I’m in… Continue reading Moscow Moment
Category: Designers
Long Way Home for Joe Richards
Sometimes it feels like you’re typing on autopilot when you’re doing bios of young London designers. “xxx studied at Central Saint Martins/LCF/RCA and then interned at xxx, xxx and xxx in Paris, and subsequently cut their teeth at xxx before deciding to launch their label”. I’m going to sound like a cheesy Chinese sage but leaves… Continue reading Long Way Home for Joe Richards
Agendering
“Agender” is a word I’ve been pondering for a while now, spurred by Selfridges’ seasonal project, which kicked off last month, with a set of conceptual windows and in-store space designed by the brilliant Faye Toogood. From the perspective of Selfridges – a mainstream department store, Agender seeks to strip away conventional gender separation whereby women head… Continue reading Agendering
The Art of being a Flâneur
“This stroller spots the novel in the humdrum, the unseen in the deja vu, the faraway in the local. The flâneur gathers and gleans like a bee among flowers.” Pierre Alexis Dumas in the introduction to the latest S/S 15 issue of the in-house magazine Le Monde D’Hermès Flâneur. It’s a French word that has… Continue reading The Art of being a Flâneur