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Zilla S/S ’13 Iridescent Bags

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
For the psychedelic princess. With a line like "My bag is my castle," you'd expect Zilla's bags to be sparkling. And they are -- in an LSD infused sort of way. The iridescent line for spring/summer 2013 comes in a variety of tint-shiftin' colors like orange, green and blue. The bags echo all the beautiful things in life:--water, gift wrap, beetles?--and outfit the brave bag wielder with totes, shoulder bags, clutches and a makeup bag. Zilla is the work of Slyvia Pichler, an architect by formal training who now works to transform everyday materials into not so everyday handbags. She also has a pretty killer sponge bag. See more of Zilla's iridescent bags for s/s '13 below.

New Acne Store in Tokyo

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Acne à la Tokyo The Swiss have a penchant for design. If we may be allowed to overgeneralize--see Helvetica, army knives, swatches and Acne Studios. The stores that house the clothing brand are deemed "studios" because of the acronym's (Ambition to Create Novel Expression) mission for artistic expression. The studios are art pieces of their own designed by Andreas Fornell, in-house Acne architect extraordinaire who prefers inspiration via women's fashion magazines rather than magazines of his own craft. Each studio is unique, never the same and is often reflective of its locale (Acne has branched out globally since its creation in 1996). Fornell's newest masterpiece, a flagship "studio" in Tokyo, retains an industrial feel originating from the space itself while echoing a "modern Stockholm house" as per Acne founder Jonny Johansson's orders. Check out the new Tokyo Acne store architecture below. Acne Studios in Copenhagen Acne Studios in New York City Acne Studios in Paris Spotted on: AnOther

METALEPSIS JEWELRY

Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Much more exciting than grade ten math class At first glance, the Metalepsis’ 2012 collection is organized like the kind of map that hung at the back of your math class in high school. It was the one that you didn’t actually read, instead you kind of crossed your eyes and stared at it because it looked cool. This one is even cooler. Each little geometrical shape on the Metalepsis chart refers to a real piece of bronze jewelry. In fact, for designers Victoria Cho and Astrid Chastka, Metalepsis is all about geometry. Both former architects, the collection is created from linear and curved geometrical shapes and modular geometry, as well as architectural theory and the methodologies of Sol Lewitt. Sounds complicated, but aesthetically the collection is quite simply beautiful. The two implement methods learned in the field, and laser-cut molds for casting and then assemble the pieces by hand. Although several pieces might come from one mold, the casts remain unfinished so that the metal retains the patina, its oxidized layer, which means that each necklaces changes and evolves slowly over time. All in all, Metalepsis is about exactitude of math, the science of the natural world, and theories and processes of architecture, except you don’t get tested on it. You just get to wear it. See more from the Metalepsis collection below.