Made in America: Rigid Denim Strikes Heart & Soul in Nashville, TN.
Imogene + Willie – the life blood of rigid denim in the U.S. – has landed smack dab in the middle of my heart. I happened upon this gem of a company while researching nationally sourced clothing. I + W supports the “Made in America” movement, and signals a return to the need for American...
By Hand: The Art of Being Human
I have been following Katie Rodger’s blog, Paper Fashion since 2010. Her illustrations bring new life to fashion and the art of fashion illustration. Rodgers has a whimsical touch. Each project teems with life. Her signature hyperbolic rosy cheeks are my favorite detail. She adds depth, charm and nuance to faces and figures. Water and color...
Stockholm Design Week goes “Underverk”
During the soon upcoming Stockholm Design Week, a new and alternative fair will see the light of day – the Guerilla Design and Art Week. The collaborative online art and design platform, UNDERVERK is hosting the event that takes place in the same period as the regular design festival, from 4 to 10 February. The...
The dream of self-sufficiency and simple living
This spring my family and I stayed for ten days at a small Bed and Breakfast, Baan Rao, on the island of Koh Lanta in southern Thailand. And the way the lovely family that owns and runs the Bed and Breakfast live their life, made me remember a dream that occasionally pops up in my...
Trend briefing – Innovate or be damned
On June 22nd Design Hotels presents a trend briefing called Innovate or be damned in collaboration with The Future Laboratory. The arena is Delphi Filmpalast in Berlin (nearby hotels Berlin has to offer) and it starts at 9.30. The next ten years will bring a seismic shift in the way we live, work, travel and communicate. Leading emerging...
Let LOTS inspire you
The strategic design consultancy LOTS has a passion for innovative solutions that develops the industrial area. That’s why LOTS develops spring and autumn collections. It is in most cases concept project in which LOTS address issues in selected current topics. The collections can be seen as a testing ground where LOTS gets freedom to create...
Piet Hein Eek interview on the theme Design Beyond Design
This is an interview with Piet Hein Eek where he talks about his design universe. The interview is made by Designboost and is one of three made spring 2011 on the topic Design Beyond Design, which is also the overall theme for Designboost 2011. In a few days we will put up some stills from Piet...
A reminder of the Design + Culture in-depth trend report
If you have note yet been reading our latest in-depth trend report called Design + Culture: A Return to Fundamentalism? here’s a short sum-up of the content: 1. GLOBAL VERSUS LOCAL If we lose our sense of Culture, we will have lost our state of collective consciousness and expression. Even if nation-hood is no...
Design+Culture – A Return to Fundamentalism?
We are happy to announce the new in-depth trend report from David Report called “Design+Culture – A Return to Fundamentalism?“. Design has become the embodiment of a larger process of creative ‘culture-mongering’ that has become a means to capture ideation, innovation and enterprise and made to stand for cultural identity. Whilst the application of design...
DesignBoost Telefonplan speakers list
DesignBoost – Telefonplan is a joint venture between knowledge company Designboost, City of Stockholm, Vasakronan and Konstfack – University College of Arts, Crafts and Design. It takes place 9-11 February at Telefonplan in the southernmost part of Stockholm, Sweden. Telefonplan is in a transformation from a former industrial area into a hub for the creative...
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