Beyoncé loves B-Side by Wale, and so do we! #CitybyCity catches up with streetwear designer, Walé Adeyemi to get an Insider’s Tips guide to the east-end of London, where the label is based.
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Amazing deconstructed patchwork houndstooth at Trista for Mercedes-Benz Mexico Fashion Week.
Large bloom placements and dark-grounded floral patterns by Swiss couture fabric designers Abraham inspire grungy, sheer spring/summer 2013 florals, as seen at Dries Van Noten. WGSN highlights the most influential designs from MoMu Antwerp’s current exhibition- Silks & Prints from the Abraham Archive: Couture in Colour.
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Remember gel pens? We love these colourful artist’s notebooks by Shingo Ikeda. The SouZou: Outsider Art from Japan exhibition at London’s Wellcome Collection opens tomorrow.
The new NASA mission badge designed by #ShepardFairey Read more about the International Space Station mission here cc @OBEYGIANT @ISSCASIS
#CitybyCity is crazy about this patchwork, snapped at the Kaffe Fassett exhibition preview @FashionTextile Museum in London last night. Perfect for menswear print ideas…
Jokingly referred to as the Oscars of the design world, the @DesignMuseum ’s Designs of the Year 2013 exhibition spans fashion, product, digital and architecture. City by City previewed this year’s nominees, which include Thomas Heatherwick’s Olympic Cauldron, Nike’s Fly Knit trainer and Marni’s hand-woven chairs.
WGSN’s highlights ranged from ColaLife, an anti- diarrhoea kit inspired by Coca Cola. Based on the reality that Coca Cola is more readily available than basic medicine in many developing countries, non-profit organisation @colalife developed a medical package, transportable within Coca Cola crates.
To an augmented reality app, which displays animations of cartoon woodland creatures when scanned over any product displaying the readable algorithm – in this case, porcelain plates!
We’ll be posting a few more favourites this week. ‘Like’ the one you think should win. #designsoftheyear
Obsessed with Lichtenstein’s Benday dots after visiting @Tate Modern’s retrospective yesterday in London. Check out the artist’s rarely-seen Three Landscapes film which will be projected at Tate Tanks today and from 14th-24th March
East London design collective Bread have just completed a week of hand painting to decorate London’s Hackney Wick with a long line of murals celebrating the history of the area.
Strange phrases like Fridge Mountain, Pickles and The Cut now adorn the strip of wall down White Post Lane - and the meaning of each phrase can be found on the collective’s dedicated blog. Fantastic for typographic inspiration.
Tammy Shemesh attended the Tadasana Yoga Festival in Santa Monica in honor of Earth Weekend. Key inspirational lifestyle trends were neon and psychedelic prints. Our favorite item was yoga pants made from recycled plastic bottles.
