On the occasion of the Fuorisalone 2012 in Milan, which takes place parallel to the furniture exhibition Salone del Mobile, the Italian denim and casual wear label Diesel presented his new home collection 'Successful Living from Diesel' on 18 April. In addition to current cooperations with the lighting manufacturer Foscarini and Moroso furniture designers, the Italian kitchen and furniture manufacturers Scavolini is now for the first time part of the team.
Last Thursday the Italian denim label Replay celebrated its new laserblast collection. After the cocktail reception at their store in the heart of Milan the party continued in the outskirts.
Last week, Lisbon hosted the reopening of the new Hugo Boss store on the most expensive retail mile of the city. The project for this shop was carried out by the brand's construction team which focused in a new selection of furniture, new materials and a strong focus on design.
The Eastpak bags: they exist in the form of backpacks, shoulder bags or laptop bags. But does one of them also fit into the category 'perfect bag for a 24-hour day' ? Not yet, but soon! Since 17 April, the American bag label has called all creative heads to participate in the 'Bag in Town design contest', to create an aesthetic and multi-functional urban backpack.
Letzten Freitag haben wir uns gen Köln aufgemacht, um die Ausstellung ‚Ruttkowski;68 – Vibskovski;72' in der Kölner Galerie ‚Ruttkowski;68' zu besuchen. Das dänische Multitalent Henrik Vibskov war vor Ort und führte uns durch die Ausstellung. Er zeigt dort 30 Objekte sowie eine Auswahl seiner grafischen Arbeiten, bei denen er sich alter Drucktechniken wie Holzschnitt, Linolschnitt und Kupferstich bediente.
We waited with great curiosity, and now it's finally here: the second Nike HTM Flyknit Collection. The result came from the collaboration between the style leader and Fragment Design Founder Hiroshi Fujiwara, Nike design legend and Nike Inc. CEO Tinker Hatfield and designer Mark Parker, who since 2002 have been working together on new innovations and concepts.
Another collaboration: The casual wear label Fred Perry and British cycling legend and Olympic gold medalist Bradley Wiggins will jointly launch a bicycle clothing collection.
Funny idea: Next Thursday at 10 clock the Turkish denim label Mavi invites to a somewhat different all you can eat buffet. The first one hundred people standing before the Berlin store on Schönhauser Street 3-5 when the doors open at 10 clock, may take all collection items from the store. However, there is one catch: hands must not be used here.
Keep in mind: tomorrow, the ‘Laserblast technology roadshow’ of the Italian denim and casualwear brand Replay starts at 6pm. Its flagship store in Milan on Corso Vittorio Emanuele will turn into an artist's workshop where the water-minimizing and energy-saving Laserblast technology will be demonstrated by scenographic simulation.
After a two-month renovation period, the Diesel store at Kurfürstendamm in Berlin opened its doors again on 14 April. This was reason enough for a rollicking housewarming party! Ten models in white painter's overalls and with mohawk hairstyle that - armed with carpet, buckets, brushes and a floor lamp - accompanied the move around the Kurfürstendamm provided the desired attention.
SYFB award winners 2011: Issever Bahri, Augustin Teboul, Hien Le
The junior competition Start your Fashion Business (SYFB) goes into the third round. Again, the Berlin Senate for Economics, Technology and Research calls young fashion designers in the capital to face up to a jury of experts to compete for the promotion of their business idea.