Forget about Nike’s HyperAdapt self lacing shoes. A designer in Moscow is working on “self-wearing” shoes. Inspired by how chemical reactions in a Venus Flytrap enable it to close down its jaws on any unsuspecting prey (remember, plants don’t have muscles or a nervous system), the Biomech Sneaker concepts borrow not just the idea of Read More →

Sustain’s new luxury prêt line takes a contemporary approach to indigenous weaves and techniques A two-week pop-up promotion, on till June 23, will unveil new lines of apparels by the label Sustain at Good Earth, Banjara Hills. Sustain is the store’s in-house label known for its use of indigenous textiles and crafts. The new collections Read More →

London design brand Tropel has created a series of brightly-coloured jewellery boxes embellished with intricate Mexican beading and yarn paintings. Called the Los Wixarika collection, the four designs were debuted at Clerkenwell Design Week’s Platform exhibition – a show dedicated to emerging talent that was located in the area’s subterranean House of Detention. The jewellery boxes feature Read More →

Anxiety, melancholy, unrequited love: not phrases last seen in the sacred space of our teenage diaries, but a handful of the pensive slogans embroidered in cursive onto the latest block colour knits from ‘it’ label HADES. Titled ‘Inner Privacy,’ the inspirations behind self-taught designer Cassie Holland’s sophomore collection are certainly esoteric. After celebrating her favourite Read More →