London’s Victoria & Albert museum (V&A) has been given unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive to curate the first international retrospective of the singer’s career. Opening on 23 March 2013, ‘David Bowie is’ will… First Retrospective of David Bowie’s Career at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
In response to growth in its men’s designer fashion business, Selfridges (named Best Department Store in the World by the Intercontinental Group of Department Stores) has unveiled a new space designed by Alex Cochrane Architects… Selfridges London Unveils New Men’s Designer Space
Beau Homme is a new men’s fashion brand founded in October 2011 by young graduates George Bunker and Justin Mansfield with the intention to enliven traditional menswear standards by exploring the genre’s architectural dimensions. To… Introducing New Menswear Label Beau Homme
New York City’s Skyscraper Museum is currently displaying the exhibition ‘Urban Fabric: Building New York’s Garment District’ until 20 January 2013. The largest concentration of skyscraper factories in the world, the 18 blocks that were… Urban Fabric: Building New York’s Garment District
The Fashion Space Gallery of London College of Fashion (LCF) has announced that it will display the exhibition ‘Framed! Contemporary Eyewear in Fashion’ between 12 September and 3 November 2012. The exhibition, which launches LCF’s… London College of Fashion Announces Exhibition ‘Framed! Contemporary Eyewear in Fashion’
To celebrate their ‘Once Upon an Innocence’ collection for Autumn/Winter 2012, London-based fashion label Teatum Jones developed an illustration competition to allow one talented artist the opportunity to have his/her work featured on the tea… Teatum Jones and The Dorchester Hotel Reveal Winner of Illustration Competition
As far as museum retail spaces go, it is hard to find a better one anywhere in the world than London’s Victoria & Albert museum shop. For anyone who visits this outstanding arts institution and… The Influence of Tradition: Ken Eastman and the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company
Anyone who has attempted to master painting with watercolours in art classes at school knows how difficult it is to control the flows of liquid colour on paper, canvas or any other medium. Taking this… Matheus Lopes Castro’s Illustrations: Drowning in a Sea of Watercolour Beauty
The Style Examiner recently came across what may have taken the top spot on our holiday destination wish list: designed by Vora Arquitectura, the Villa Extramuros is a small villa-hotel located in Arraiolos, in the… Villa Extramuros by Vora Arquitectura
London department store Dover Street Market has commissioned Zaha Hadid to design a site-specific installation to be showcased during the 2012 Olympic Games. Entitled ‘Aqua’, the piece evokes Hadid’s London Aquatics Centre. The installation is… Zaha Hadid’s Aqua Installation for Dover Street Market