Enter Joan Ling-Li’s Maximalist and Trashcore Set Design World
Meet Joan Ling-Li Nesbit-Chang, a set designer who's brought maximalist and trashcore aesthetics to the Boiler Room, music videos and fashion campaigns.
Enter Joan Ling-Li’s Maximalist and Trashcore Set Design World
From Myths to Rituals and Other Demons: Tanz im August Is Now
Here's a guide to this month's 'Tanz im August' in Berlin: choreographers explore obscure forces, make intimate stories public tales, and dive into emotions, memories and places that words cannot describe.
The Tramp Stamp Revival
The lower back was the hot spot for body art in the 1990s and early 2000s, keeping with the style of the time. To that, lower back tattoos came to adorn the spot with a small design in the centre (hence the word "stamp"), visible just above the waist of low-rise trousers and under the crop top.
Introducing the New Balance WRPD Runner with FuelCell Technology
As spotted during AURALEE SS24 during Paris Fashion Week, New Balance is releasing a new silhouette that distorts the familiar with an innovative design: with a chunky pad in the heel, equipped with FuelCell technology for those running distances, the WRPD Runner is the apogee of lifestyle and tech-utility.
Bra Revolution: A Look at how Lingerie has transformed
And while it has a reputation for pandering to male fantasy, lingerie has also been used to push more liberated ideas of how women can proudly show their bodies and express their sexuality. Think Madonna in her Gaultier cone bra, or Coco Chanel entertaining in her pajamas.
Are We Still Loving ‘Black Mirror’?
Over a decade ago, 'Black Mirror' aired and fears about the myriad possibilities the development and use of technology could go wrong along with the subliminal ways in which it could take over our petty lives seeped deep into the imaginary of our culture. But down to the sixth season, what is Black Mirror anymore?
It’s a Barbie World and Fashion is Loving it
Indeed, Barbiecore is having its moment, as Greta Gerwig's highly anticipated Barbie movie, featuring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, finally graces the big screens.
Art Biesenthal Invites You to ‘Let Life Be Beautiful like Summer Flowers’
'Let life be beautiful like summer flowers', along with Wehrmuele's 2023 program, explores the complex nature of identity in today’s world: how do we define the Self in contrast to the Other.
What do Blueberry Milk Nails say about Contemporary Individuality?
TikTok's rapid-fire nature has now brought us the next trend for summer 2023: Blueberry Milk Nails. In the relentless race for fleeting fame and popularity, we witnessed yet another cookie-cutter trend born from the superficial depths of social media. Early June saw Dua Lipa flaunting a light blue manicure, and like clockwork, Sabrina Carpenter and Sofia Richie Grainge followed suit. Thus, the monotonous wave of "Blueberry Milk Nails" was set in motion - a term concocted by TikTok, disguising the mundane reality of a plain old baby blue nail manicure with a touch of saccharine sweetness.
Diving into Architects’ New Fascination with Buildings that Grow
The paradox of capitalism — that we’re incentivised to use anything and anyone to continue expanding, and that might even mean growing together: here's a recap of some of the buildings that have been grown using biomaterials in the last decade.
