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An open letter to Milan's Mayor about his dismissal of Stefano Boeri

2013-03-27T12:06:00-04:00

Open letter to Giuliano Pisapia, Mayor of Milan, from the international community of arts & culture...

Dear Mayor Pisapia,

It is with regret and disappointment that we learn that Stefano Boeri was dismissed from his position as Councillor for Design, Fashion and Culture for the city of Milan.

Thanks to the energy and commitment of Boeri, and despite the deepening of the gravest crisis to have faced Italy since the postwar years, since 2011 Milan has succeded in projecting an image of renewed cultural vibrancy and dynamism onto the international stage. Thanks to Boeri's many initiatives—citywide events such as Book City and Piano City, or international exhibitions of internationally renowned artists such as the Marina Abramovic, Picasso, Bramantino, Alberto Garutti and Jeff Wall—Milan had finally succeeded in reaffirming itself forcefully on the international stage as an epicentre of art, design, fashion and culture.

Mayor Giuliano Pisapia

This unmotivated dismissal de...

Bracelets shaped like cathedrals and necklaces modeled on aqueducts

2013-01-21T20:17:00-05:00

Joshua DeMonte, who is based in Philadelphia, said he looked to 'ancient' structures to develop the unisex range, which costs between $700 and $5,000. Talking about his designs he told Modern Luxury magazine: 'I enjoy playing with scale and connecting architecture to the body.’

OMA Creates Prada’s Ideal House

2013-01-18T14:45:00-05:00

The staging was called the Ideal House, and it was a fully furnished modern home, but one with an audience, a runway wrapped around it, and “windows” projected on the walls with scenes of the outside world. It was the latest in many intricate and avant-garde pairings between Prada and OMA... The 12-piece furniture collection, designed by OMA for Knoll, will debut at the Salon Internazionale del Mobile in Milan in April.

Pharrell Talks Jean Prouvé, Gio Ponti, Zaha Hadid, And “Other Super Genius Guys” at Design Miami/

2012-12-10T18:19:00-05:00

The budding industrial designer also gave his top picks from the fair, which unsurprisingly all feature bright swaths of primary colors: a Charlotte Perriand bookshelf from Galerie Downtown accented with yellow squares; a Pierre Guariche chair from Demisch Danant, a Riteveld chair from Galerie Vivid; and a desk from Galleria Rossella Colombari by Gio Ponti, whom he was so delighted to have discovered: “He tried to make the office fun!”

Swarovski Crystal to build luxury towers in Pune, India. Seriously.

2012-12-07T13:15:00-05:00

Gateway Towers 1 is designed to please even the most exacting and fussy Corinthians. That's why every home here is fully automated, giving you the most advanced technology of the century and making your life smooth and easy. Even the amenities have been handpicked with special attention, right from the designer fixtures to the Swarovski lobbies to the private theatre within the towers.

Arquitectonica branches out into fashion

2012-12-06T20:06:00-05:00

Laurinda Spear and Marisa Fort have launched the new ArquitectonicaSHOP website in a move to expand their new design venture, ArquitectonciaSHOP, to include other fashion accessories and furniture. Striving for total integration between architecture and product, Arquitectonica’s collection rethinks everyday objects by bringing thoughtful design to every daily life. The new website and step into social media outlets is the first step in evolving current offerings into new echelons of functional and accessible design. Their shift into fashion stems from their view that “buildings are only a part of the built environment, which can be experienced at different scales.” Whether it is fashion, interiors, furniture design, graphics, this mother-daughter duo does it all.

Spear, a founding principal of Arquitectonica, is the recipient of the AIA Silver Medal and the Rome Prize in Architecture. Arquitectonica, an architecture, interior design, and planning firm, that began in Miami in 197...

Office Style at the High Line's James Corner Field Operations

2012-11-11T23:49:00-05:00

On working in the field: "I find myself running in heels, and walking in the woods in heels. And when you're a landscape architect and you're investigating a site, you're having to look professional on the one hand often to meet with a client, and then you do a site walk. So I've found myself walking around landscape sites in heels more often than not."

Oscar Niemeyer teams up with Converse

2012-10-26T14:03:00-04:00

The man and the legend behind the concrete mecca known as Brasilia is a ripe 104 years of age, and though he was reported to have been “a bit dehydrated” at Rio’s Hospital Samaritano where he was hospitalized last week (he is thankfully “fine,” as doctors told ABC News), Niemeyer’s old age has not precluded his latest project, a collaboration with sneaker mega-brand Converse.

What They Wear In New York

2012-10-19T11:16:00-04:00

It is all like hood style now mixed with hipster... Hoodster..?

The most extensive video survey of what New Yorkers, mostly the young ones, wear these days neighborhood by neighborhood, some 14 of them. At the end, what's so different anyway.., hip hop, hipster, casual and formal, all represented. If you are wondering what to wear at your work.

OMA to reimagine retail for Coach's new stores

2012-08-03T17:29:00-04:00

News broke about a collaboration between OMA and American luxury retailer Coach. With OMA partner-in-charge Shohei Shigematsu leading the design work, two new Coach flagship stores are scheduled to open in New York and Tokyo in the next few months and unveil the new concept.

Coach Omotesando Conceptual image © OMA

Here's the official release we've received from OMA:

American fashion brand Coach has commissioned OMA to develop a new merchandizing system that accommodates Coach's wide diversity of products while returning to the clarity of Coach's heritage stores. The collaboration, led by OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu, will begin inside upcoming flagship stores in New York and Tokyo.

Since establishing its first workshop in 1941, Coach has diversified its range and style, while simultaneously broadening the spectrum of its retail environment: from factory stores to outlets, shop-in-shops, boutiques and flagships. Although this expansion transformed Coach from a specialis...

Cinderblock necklaces pendants made from poured concrete

2012-07-25T19:36:00-04:00

Max Steiner's Cement Cinder Block Necklaces are actually cast from poured concrete and cured for a month before being sold. At 3/4" tall, they're the cutest construction materials with which you can adorn yourself.

Work Wear: Office Style at Richard Meier & Partners Architects

2012-05-09T12:59:00-04:00

Style among the office's 60 employees tends to favor clean lines and a neutral palette. "The rumor is that you have to wear a white top with black—commonly what Richard himself wears," said Alison Macbeth, a junior designer at the firm. "But it's not that way."

Interview Magazine on James Goldstein, owner of Lautner's Goldstein House

2012-05-07T15:05:00-04:00

My business cards say FASHION ARCHITECTURE BASKETBALL. When people ask me what I do, they’re usually trying to ask how I made my money, not what my job is. In my mind, what I do is those three things. They occupy most of my time: fashion, going around to all the fashion weeks and being such a fanatic when I pick out my clothes, trying to be in the latest fashions. Architecture, which you can see here, with this house. And basketball, which is another full-time occupation for me.

Interview Magazine does its thing with James Goldstein, owner of John Lautner-designed Goldstein residence.

Charles Renfro, J.Crew-Wearing Architect

2012-01-18T20:52:00-05:00

Pushing the Ludlow Suit, the ad features six gents sporting six variations on the "bespoke-inspired" suit. Two are restauranteurs, one is a journalist/activist, one is a business analyst, one is a creative director, and one is an architect, Charles Renfro of Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

LUXURY 360

2011-11-28T15:00:30-05:00

Luxury 360 is the FT's new online hub for creative and commercial coverage of the luxury goods industry, with news, views and special reports.

Photo: Louis Vuitton - Ad Campaign

Just in time for holiday shopping and on your face money shot action, Financial Times launches its 'LUXURY 360' section, gazing through the global markets for lately thriving luxury goods industry.

"Go f*ck yourselves if you haven't arrived losers, pardon me, unhappy campers!"

Kickstart BOFFO Building Fashion!

2011-11-04T12:38:05-04:00

BOFFO Building Fashion celebrates cutting edge design through a series of temporary retail installations showcasing the work of an architect paired with a fashion designer. Each of five projects receives a $20k stipend for all construction. We have completed three amazing projects that have given our designers and architects massive exposure but the rest cannot be completed without your help.

BOFFO is currently hiring. Click here to view their job ad.

Bjarke Ingels among Honorees of WSJ. Magazine's Innovators of the Year Awards

2011-10-24T12:38:00-04:00

Marc Jacobs will present Katie Grand the award for fashion innovator of the year. Marina Abramovic will accept the award for Ai Weiwei... for best art innovator. Jonathan Safran Foer will present the food innovator award to — wait for it — Chipotle founder Steve Ells. Other winners include Elon Musk (technology), Joris Laarman (design) and Bjarke Ingels (architecture). Bill Gates and Warren Buffett got the philanthropy award, but will not be at the ceremony.

Dan Wood, architecture student, named Britain's Best Dressed Man 2011 by Esquire magazine

2011-09-02T13:46:07-04:00

With a judging panel stuffed full of fashionistas (Sir Paul Smith, designer Patrick Grant, face of Burberry Douglas Booth, my-wardrobe.com Buying & Merchandising Director Luisa de Paula, MTV presenter & fashion journalist Louise Roe, fashion blogger Steve Salter and Esquire Editor Alex Bilmes), impressing them all can't have been an easy task but Wood saw off hundreds of competitors to take the 2011 title.