solange’s self-designed sofa, originally a prototype for saint heron
“originally i had it facing the window […] then i had it in a circle, which was a really intense social experiment, witnessing people have such intentionality with their energy and their body language -
vogue ph, you may have ate that one thing… the ‘craft’ issue highlights women of filipino culture:
national scientist Dolores Ramirez, art curator Marian Pastor Roces, natl artist for dance Alice Reyes, historian Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, and culinary luminary Glenda Baretto.
the totally spies interior design was so top tier - they had a set of verner panton-esque chairs, a space age sofa, an eero aarnio ball chair, eileen gray-inspired tables… they had it all
dolly de leon wearing rajo laurel’s couture ‘alon’ (wave) gown for the BAFTAs, styled by lj perez
the dress was inspired by de leon’s love for the ocean, and how she finds peace near the water
photographer cho giseok will be publishing an book on his famous photography series, <flower study>
i believe he’s been building this up since ~2019… i’m excited to see the compiled work
a thread of c-fashion photographers to put on your radar 📸🧵
1. zeng wu
“zeng wu is known for this futuristic approach. a regular collaborator with top chinese fashion publications, he is often inspired by music, movies and “surreal moments in life.”
I LOVEEEE… queen dura, fhukerat, ernalyn & perlas (+ sesable) in “days of girlhood” for metroscene mag, september 2024
photographed by lee morale, cd by mark elwyn
If you’ve seen me over the past year basically the only thing I’ve been able to talk about are 2girls1Bottl3, and I got the once in a lifetime opportunity to really go down the rabbit hole and try and figure out what exactly they’re doing thats so compelling
he cong photographed by leslie zhang in ‘style in art’ for marie claire china, referencing ‘the birth of venus by sandro botticelli & ‘ophelia’ by john everett millais
“despite their great weapons, they still hide behind their tanks […] their cowardice is legendary […] their bombs come down on us like water because they’re losers and cowards…”
cenon at mav / mav at cenon are the moment, it must be said!
their way of world-building is so captivating: almost puzzle-like, filled to the brim with surrealist narratives and maximalist clues/codes…. obsessed isn’t enough
“kylie ultra” kylie minogue’s c. 1997 website in collaboration with her overseas label, deconstruction
users could also dress up kylie minogue via the ‘dress kylie’ option
kelela, anok yai, mona tougaard, vitoria ceretti and paul hameline photographed by tyler mitchell for ferragamo f/w 2023 ‘new renaissance’, in collaboration with uffizi gallery
gentle monster currently has more than 100 in-house artists [incl. haus dosan, nudake & tamburins] who specialize in spatial art, including architecture, interior design, sculpture, media art, engineering, pottery, robotics, and kinetic art [...]
the way zhong lin captures robert wun’s works in motion is just so graceful, so elegant and so moving… she perfectly captures the essence of how wun’s clothes are meant to be assumed and seen
photos by filipino creatives on my mind lately…
1. “mmm… sarap ng ginsmis!” stella and abby salle by lee morale, angelo vasallo, lei severino
2. dennis trillo by cenon at mav, eugene david
3. denise julia ‘sweet nothings pt. 1’ cover art by lyndon kyle, carissa king
one thing i love is the row’s consistent way of photographing their collections through POVs, like… passing by someone on the street and being so mesmerized by their way of dressing that they’re ingrained into your memory forever...
casa butantã (1964) by architect paulo mendes da rocha in são paulo, brazil
the house was made as public as possible — leaving open spaces on both floors where ‘all the communal activities between the users don’t have strict limits’
taiwan-based jeweler, melted potato
melted potato specializes in in biomorphic silver pieces, often “akin to lost treasure found at the shore of a mystical sea”
new york living rooms (1998) by dominique nabokov
featuring living rooms of famous new yorkers such as susan sontag, joan didion, oscar de la renta, louis bourgeois, etc.