Museum Rotterdam (Rotterdam, NL) is currently hosting the exhibition ‘Work Style’, exploring the relationship between work wear and fashion. Work Style is curated by fashion designer Monique van Heist in collaboration with curator Sjouk Hoitsma. For the exhition they selected items from the collection of Museum Rotterdam, other museums and collectors. This resulted in some beautiful examples of old and new work wear and fashion inspired by work wear. Read More
Light artist Paul van Laak and Judith Pouwelse have opened a lingerie concept store in Rotterdam named Louve, in which they combine lingerie and light art. The store carries a unique selection of exclusive labels for both male and female clients. Among them are Damaris, The Lake & Stars, Made by Niki, La Fille d’O and The White Briefs. The store also functions as an exhibition space for Van Laak’s light designs. Read More
His work is colourful, dreamy and voyeuristic at times: meet Brazilian photographer Marcelo Gomes. Having first studied Political Science because he wanted to be a diplomat, Gomes got a job at Index Magazine where he saw masters Wolfgang Tillmans, Mark Borthwick and Juergen Teller at work on a regular basis. This made him want to shoot as well, and recently his firstbook ‘Love and Before, Green and After’ has been published. Enjoy a selection of his portfolio below.
Written by Phillippe Pourhashemi
Over the past 20 years, the ongoing success of Swedish brands has been a bit of a mystery within snotty fashion circles. In fact, Sweden does not possess a fashion tradition as such and locals are less likely to yield into “designer cult” than in London, Paris or New York. What is fascinating about Swedish culture is that it does not emphasise individuality and seems much more preoccupied with the idea of a collective. Successful Swedish brands- such as Acne, Tiger of Sweden or Cheap Monday- have always underlined team work and collaboration as opposed to one single voice. Read More
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