SIMONE CENEDESE: The Art of Murano Glass
By Salvo Sportato Murano, Italy–It’s November the 9th, and even if we’re travelling in the Bel Paese on a cloudless day, there is a…
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MAHA JUMAIE TAITANO: Crafting Ethnic Goth in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA– Maha Jumaie Taitano, the California-based artist behind the eponymous jewelry label, was born in Baghdad, just before the rise of the…
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ALIGHIERI: Rings of Inferno
By Alexus Gibson and Sofia Celeste Florence, Italy–Using Dante Alighieri’s masterpieces as the starting point for many of her designs, Rosh Mahtani of Alighieri captures…
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G. BABY DOLLS: Making the Ultimate Blythe
SAN FRANCISCO–Blythe dolls were never so in fashion as when they modeled Bottega Veneta’s women’s Spring Summer 2014 collection. Prior to that, they have…
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SERAPIAN: Behind the Doors of A Hollywood Fave
MILAN–A good half hour north west of Milan’s city center and into a residential enclave, we are invited into an unsuspecting store front that…
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Lucas De Staël: Made in Paris Eyewear
PARIS–In an old, rejuvenated industrial park, along the docks of the Bassin de la Villette and at the foot of an old railway wasteland…
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The Magical World of SVEVA
MILAN–We’ve been curious about meeting Sveva Camurati, the designer behind Sveva Collection, since spotting her modernista designs dangling from the necks of some of Milan’s…
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PUGNETTI PARMA: The LIFT Bag
Parma, Italy–With a little bit of male prowess and feminine elegance, Filippo Pugnetti’s “Lift bag,” represents a step towards his ultimate goal: a collection of hand-made…
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KINSFOLK: Sri Lankan Craft, Swiss Style
By Marie Josephine Cartier Zurich, Switzerland–Kinsfolk tells a story of connections: the connection between sisters, artisans and countries. Childhood summers spent in Sri Lanka was the…
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OWL: Paris’ Link To African Fashion
PARIS—On Rue Caulaincourt, a beautiful street at the foot of Montmartre lined with majestic Haussmanian buildings, an elegant boutique offers a stimulating and refreshing…
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