Month: February 2012

ADzero

ADzero is the first bamboo smartphone in the world, and it’s absolutely stunning. We know few things about this device yet: it runs on Android, its body is made of pure bamboo with a huge display and is said to be almost half the weight of an iPhone.

The bamboo phone was designed by a 23 year old Kieron-Scott Woodhouse, a student at the Middlesex University. And he was really inspired. The phone is to be released in China and the UK soon, but other details are hard to come by at the moment. Anyway, I think the concept is brilliant – it’s nice, smart, stylish and eco-friendly. ADzero will be a luxury product, and that’s the way it should be… in the beginning. The trend of “natural” technology seems very appealing to me, and I’m sure it will play a great role over the next couple of years.

 

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Like A Lady

Although it’s nothing entirely new out there, the YSL Pre-Fall Collection 2012/2013 features some notable pieces: the clean-cut jumpsuits, the golden shoes and the leather T-shirts. In short, almost everything you need to dress like a lady.

image via vogue.com

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The Collage Vision

The technique of collage is fascinating and still appealing nowadays, while fashion itself became a huge collage of the contemporary culture. Here’s a particular editorial from the Chinese fashion magazine Vision, featured in an issue inspired by the work of Lee Alexander McQueen.

Handmade collages:  Ashkan Honarvar/ Editor : Ujin Zhou/  Photographer:  Yin Chao /  Styling :  Qiaoran & Josh @ Babyghost  / Model:  Wawa/ view more from this series on behance.

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John Rocha

John Rocha is, perhaps, one of the most underrated figures  on the fashion scene, despite his particular approach to design and his own distinctive style. Yet, this Hong Kong born fashion designer, now based in Ireland, is worldwide known for his hand-crafting, beading and appliquée to garments, and also for his passion for jewelry, decoration and architecture. John has also turned his design skills to interior designs as well as launching home and clothing lines at Debenhams. Once awarded with the British Designer of the Year (1994), John Rocha was left in oblivion. And that’s not fair for a designer who’s constantly working and improving each season with new fabrics and creative techniques.

Anyway, John Rocha SS 2012 Collection, that he showed at London Fashion Week, absolutely needs un certain regard. I mean, look at those beautiful raffia dresses, those crochet details and exquisite silk drapes! John Rocha is renowned for his use of contrasting textures and muted colors, marrying age-old materials and techniques with contemporary shapes. Inspired by natural elements, his work is somehow beyond fashion. His clothes are modern and yet timeless. Isn’t that exactly what we need- timeless well crafted pieces, that can be creatively styled while being worn, adding a girly, a grungy, a romantic touch?  Oh yes, the styling of this collection is fantastic:  shaded make-up, elaborate hair dressing and those statement head pieces.

images via awake-smile.blogspot.com

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