MILAN — Is it better to have a sole captain of the ship, even for a moment, or a tight group of friends involved in decisionmaking? Akin to fashion, the design industry has been pondering this question for some time. According to curator Federica Sala, the most distinct difference between the creative direction in design…
Jemicy School partners with Penn Mar for inclusive fashion show Updated: 2:19 PM EDT Apr 4, 2025 A unique fashion show next week is giving some design students in Owings Mills a chance to see what life is like in the industry and teaches why it’s so important to keep their clients’ needs in mind….
“What’s nice with this is that it is quite a pain,” Adrian says. “I mean, taking your case off is not a real pain in the scheme of life, but it has that sweet spot of friction that you’re not going to be flipping it and doing it all the time.” “It’s basically transforming a…
It was clear while ascending to the Pacific Design Center that Design.Space — the inaugural retail experience blending rare design, art and fashion — was for the heads. In the parking lot, I spotted a woman wearing a coat from the Row, another in a pair of Miu Miu thong-boots. The signaling was subtle but…
Gai Gherardi, a Los Angeles optician who with a partner attracted a celebrity clientele by pioneering the notion that eyeglass frames did not have to be dull but rather could be fashion statements of individuality, died on March 16 at her home in Hollywood. She was 78. Her sister, Heather Gherardi, said the cause was…
MILAN — Fashion and design were largely perceived as feminine creative spheres for much of the 19th and 20th centuries. With her latest exhibition, “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” at MoMu — Fashion Museum Antwerp, Romy Cockx shows how modern Western consumer standards in the second half of the 19th century gave rise to a…
PARIS — As the only design event during Paris Fashion Week, Matter and Shape is benefiting from ongoing interest in design collectibles and bridges between fashion and interiors. The second edition of the four-day event in the Tuileries gardens, held from March 7 to 10, was heralded as a strong success, with visitor traffic up…
Mobile World Congress 2025 is well under way in Barcelona, Spain, and while there’s still two days left, the mobile-focused show has already delivered lots of new laptops, smartphones, concepts, and innovative accessories. Some of the biggest announcements were made over the weekend, so we want to make sure you didn’t miss anything. Here are…
Remember when you could throw your phone after sending a risky text without worrying it would break? Long before sleek glass rectangles rendered Nokia’s bold and durable silhouettes obsolete, designers working for the pioneering electronics firm played with all the potential shapes that our brave, unnerving present could someday take. To honor Nokia’s foundational contributions…
The chip giant Intel could be at a crossroads as it figures out its next steps amid its declining valuation and struggling business. Chip and wireless communications competitor Qualcomm approached Intel about a takeover deal, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. And on Monday, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger sent out an email announcing “the next…