Zaha Hadid Architects have unveiled new photographs of the Jockey Club Innovation Tower, a new building designed by the London-based architecture practice to home the School of Design of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Occupying… Jockey Club Innovation Tower, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, by Zaha Hadid Architects
Brazil’s history has it that on 27 January 1881, and after two decades of witnessing the cruelty derived from the pervading slave trade while working in the port of Fortaleza, Francisco José do Nascimento gathered… Of Heroic Dragons and Intrepid Designers: Dragão Fashion Brasil celebrates 15 years of promoting Brazilian sartorial talent
It’s a sunny and warm morning in early April 2014 when the international press van that carries me arrives at a wide and leafy street in the exclusive and affluent neighbourhood of Jardim Europa in… Paula Raia Spring/Summer 2014/15 Womenswear: A celebration of Brazilian cultural identity through fashion, folklore and femininity
According to the notes issued to journalists to introduce his Spring/Summer 2014/15 womenswear collection, Brazilian fashion designer Alexandre Herchcovitch claimed to have found inspiration to develop it by looking into how Marilyn Monroe was depicted… Alexandre Herchcovitch Spring/Summer 2014/15 Womenswear
As I examined the mood board for Brazilian label Tufi Duek’s latest collection during a preview of the garments that would be shown on the runway of São Paulo Fashion Week on 31 March 2014,… Tufi Duek Spring/Summer 2014/15
In spite of having established a solid international reputation as a manufacturing nation of clothing and footwear dating as far as back as the late 19th century, Portugal has not always been a country associated… Portugal Fashion: unravelling innovation in fashion and design on the global arena
The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), a cultural hub designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the historic centre of Seoul, was inaugurated on 21 March 2014 by hosting Korean Fashion Week. Conceived as an architectural landscape… Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, by Zaha Hadid
With longer, sunny days and blooming trees as irrevocable signs that warmer months are slowly arriving to the northern hemisphere, British high-street mid-market retailer Reiss unveiled its Spring/Summer 2014 menswear collection throughout its dozens of… Reiss Spring/Summer 2014 menswear
Australian fashion brand Sass & Bide have worked with architecture and interior design agency Akin Creative (responsible for the design of 20 of the label’s other stores) on the interiors of its flagship store in… Sass & Bide New York City flagship store: on fusing nature, art and craftsmanship
One of the revelations of the last edition of London Collections: Men was Tom Ford’s retraction of his erstwhile claim that he would never design tennis shoes. Giving in to the currently popular trend of… Tom Ford Autumn/Winter 2014 men’s trainers