Metallic Lifestyle of Lame

Although it’s barely fall, we’re already preparing for spring.  Spring fashion that is.  On the recent runways, we were given the opportunity to see what’s…

Blank Canvas in the Paper Space Auditorium

What better way to promote your message than through the product itself.  At the 2013 London Design Festival, design firms Studio Glowacka and Maria Fulford…

Temporary Pavilion at the Detour Festival

Six weeks.  That is how long it took to design, fabricate and install the Shellstar Pavilion in Hong Kong, China.  Designed by Andrew Kudless (Matsys)…

A Sparkling Array in the Clouds

Last year a temporary installation was placed at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington D.C..  The installation, titled “Cloud Terrace”, was designed by Cao | Perrot Studio. …

Wearable Technology

Montreal-based fashion designer and professor, Ying Gao created two interactive dresses in a project entitled (NO)WHERE (NOW)HERE.  Inspired by Paul Virilio’s 1979 essay “Esthétique de…

A Solar Pavilion for the Volvo V60

As part of the launch of Volvo’s V60 Hybrid Electric Diesel model, a futuristic solar charging station is being developed that will be folded up…

A Natural Wearable

Would you wear burlap?  For this spring/summer season, Dolce & Gabbana added this atypical material to a collection showcasing naturalistic ambiance.   Mostly this material is…

Strings in Swing

Beginning this spring, fringe made a comeback in the fashion world.   Not since the 1920’s have we seen so much of this fun flowing detail. …