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Mark Krayenhoff van der Leur: Garments as sculptural forms

root — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 07:30:12 +0000

In the back room of his bright fourth floor apartment—aptly located close to Kurfürstendamm, one of the biggest shopping streets in Berlin—designer Mark Krayenhoff van de Leur is busy constructing his garments. Binders full of drawings spill out onto the table, bright patterned swatches pop from the wall, and on a laptop, busy colorful lines

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Why a plant found in the Philippine jungle could be the future of sustainable fabric

Aimee Shirley — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:12:56 +0000

People from all around the island arrive at the warehouse with their scooters and sidecars packed full of dried plant fiber. Some just bring a handful, while others have backpacks filled with the raw material that drives this corner of the world: processed strips of the Abacá plant. The location in question is Virac, the

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The city as the ultimate terrain: Jörg Haas takes on the challenges in fashion for urban spaces

root — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 04:16:29 +0000

Young, trend-oriented city-dwellers, irked by fellow citizens influencing urban crosswalk scenes with their quirky hiking outfits, have long held the view that wind and weatherproof clothing should remain in the mountains where it belongs. A few years back, even the established brands geared themselves towards outdoorsy clients, which didn’t exactly lend street appeal to rain

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Bolt for Bolt: Trading lightning against thread with Julius von Bismarck and Robert Vogdt

root — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 05:47:46 +0000

Julius is most famous for his creation, the “Image Fulgurator,” which covertly projects images that are only revealed when a photographer sits down to edit the photos later. His ability to bend light extends into the natural world, with a recent project taking him to the jungles of Venezuela where he was able to trap

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