Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.
Clarion Hotel, Stockholm launched their ‘Room for Art’ initiative at the beginning of June encouraging the creative, art enthused trend Expression which we expect to peak in autumn/winter 13/14.
Archive for June, 2012
Look of the Week
Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.
Our look of the week comes from one of the best menswear trade fairs in the world, Pitti Uomo, Florence. With the attendees as stylish as the collections presented at the show, the MPDClick team were there to capture the best in street style to inspire fashion forward career wear styling.
Design focus of the week: Studio Wieki Somers
Studio Wieki Somers & Rafael Mutter
Words by MPDClick’s Home & Interiors Editor.
Against the background of the summer exhibition ‘Gerrit Rietveld – The Revolution of Space’, a special show dedicated to a number of innovative Dutch designers opened at the Vitra Design Museum, Germany. The exhibition, titled ‘Confrontations’, saw a range of designers pair up to develop a unique design project.
Print Inspiration: Iceberg S/S 13
Words by the Pattern People at Printsource NY.
Bold basic geometrics take on a fun and almost 80′s feel in Iceberg’s menswear collection. MPDClick subscribers can click here to view the full collection.
Trade Fair & Trends: Mudpie Set to Attend Printsource NY
CEO of leading trend forecasting company Mudpie, Fiona Jenvey, will present two seminars at the July/August edition of Printsource New York, the leading trade show for surface and textile design.
Marketing: IKEA’s Innovative Interactivity.
Words by MPDClick’s Retail Editor.
With pioneering, user focused web advertising campaigns in RUSSIA and UK, IKEA are taking consumer interactivity to a new, online level. Through point-and click demonstrations of ‘party proof kitchens’ to a virtual reality IKEA home where customers can morph into a range different characters in different situations, the Swedish furniture giants show how they are accommodating everyone’s needs.
Click Edit
Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.
This week it’s the Trend Journal Editor’s turn to share her current inspirations. With a summer full of weddings, the question of trend-led yet appropriate attire is the big quandary of the month. Also on the agenda are retro style tunes making for an achingly cool summer soundtrack and exciting new artists and exhibitions on the radar.
Design: Stylish Shooting
Words by MPDClick’s Home & Interiors Editor.
Olympics fever has been brewing in the UK since London won the bid and on the very cusp of the event, its influence has spread across all areas of the country. These stylish structures, erected to house the 10m, 25m and 50m shooting event, are the latest additions to the Olympic’s architecture portfolio.
London Design Festival: Q&A With Emma Lundgren
Words by our partners at ARTS THREAD.
Since graduating from the Royal College of Art with a Masters degree in Textiles, Emma Lundgren has secured numerous awards including the Colette Prize for Spirit, is one of the Texprint 50 for 2011, exhibited internationally and has had her work featured in Dazed and Confused, Tokion and Form magazine. And if that wasn’t enough, the Swedish-born designer will be showing parts of her dazzling ‘Samilight’ collection at the ARTSTHREAD stand at DESIGNERSBLOCK. We pose a few questions to Emma in order to learn more about her work.
Retail: Thanx God I’m a V.I.P, Paris
Words by MPDClick’s Retail Editor.
Boasting to be the sourcing hotspot for fashion professionals and designers to gain inspiration from, Paris based Thanx God I’m a V.I.P is a vintage store with a difference and is the latest store focus feature within MPDClick’s Retail Area.
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