Recently I’ve heard about Sol & Luna, a company from Uruguay that makes the most incredible things in leather. Gwyneth Paltrow became a fan of Sol & Luna at the fair Maison &Objet in Paris. Take a look at her review here. The guys can wrap leather on everything you want: … read more
Petit “h” is Hermès new project. It’s a creative laboratory for unique and unexpected pieces. A workshop that brings together materials, artists and craftsmen in a single space, faithful to the exacting standards that characterise Hermès. The project is simple, … read more
The Austrian fashion designer Helmut Lang retired from the catwalks in 2004 at the peak of his career. Since then the brand that carries his name belongs to Prada. 2012, 8 years later, Helmut Lang resurges as a visual artist with an exhibition in New York. The New York Times wrote a great article about Helmut Lang’s recent trajectory, and his … read more
I was stalking Julie on Pinterest, when I bumped into this wonderful kitchen, and my curiosity brought me to Joséphine Gintzburger. Here is her history: Born in Germany, Joséphine Gintzburger has studied at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and … read more
If you’re ever planning a trip to Marseille….then you MUST (absolutely MUST) stay at Au Vieux Panier hotel. Each year they recruit six new artists to come design their own room. My favorite room is designed by reknowned graffiti artist … read more
We are in day 2 of London Fashion Week and Notorious will post the highlights of the british fall/winter 2012. But before that, let’s remember that this year London will be in the spotlight for hosting the Olympic Games. The circus that’s about to explode … read more
In Florence, the architect Alessandro Capellaro conceived an unusual loft, with exceptional volumes of old carpentry. When he discovered the woodwork at the back of an alley, something then clicked with Capellaro. He immediately knew and saw what he could imagine … read more
The Polish princess Sarah Lavoine – nee Poniatowski – is France’s decorator du jour, a designer of perfectly imperfect interiors as well as seriously sleek home décor. Her Paris crib, high above the Tuileries, is an art-filled nest feathered for … read more
Seletti, the Italian company, known for adding innovation to everyday household products, recently commissioned creative studio CTRLZAK to design a series of porcelain dishware. The result is pretty much all the table conversation starter you need. These pieces are seriously … read more
In this Fall, the streets are overloaded of fur coats, fur gloves, fur hats, fur boots and also faux-fur everywhere. And what about your home, or better saying, your nest ? Well, people have been decorating with animals since earliest … read more
Let me ask you this……why are skulls SO cool? They symbolize danger, death, and the world beyond. When you used to see a skull you’d instantly think pirates, poison or biker gangs and….well nowadays…..skulls are just fashionable, trendy and HIP! … read more
Saturday I visited the Blickfang exhibition at the MAK museum, and I loved it. Nice people and fantastic design (Interior design seems sometimes better than fashion design). At the end, I was carrying kilos of brochures and visit cards, that I … read more
If Raf Simons weren’t the influential fashion designer behind Jil Sander and his own eponymous line, he’d like to be a ceramicist. “There’s something so romantic about it,” he says. “I think about the South of France, the nature of … read more
This is a special week in Vienna: design is in the blood of the city. No comparison with fashion here, where we still struggle a little. Design just flows naturally here. VIENNA DESIGN WEEK is an annual 10-day design festival … read more
His name is Jean-François Fourtou and he made an exposition Tombée du Ciel, in which he showed the house of his grandparents up-side-down. This man’s name is Erwin Wurm and he made an exposition Private Wurm, where he showed … read more
Via Desire to inpire , Shoot factory
When Florian Staudinger was 8, he was walking with his grandmother beside a stream on her property, when she pointed to her home, which has been in the family for nearly 200 years, and told him, “Someday, this house will … read more
More about malene birger, here.
Just an experience – trying to find a decor that matches with a street style photo
Every time that i moved, it was the same: the last boxes to be opened were the books. It is a pleasure to see all the books again, and smell the pages and think that this time you’ll read that … read more
Great way to save space and reuse/store old magazines: by njustudio
Using approximately 65,000 rubber bands and taking around 336 hours to make, Rubberband Chair is made to look and feel 100% rubber band. By Preston Moeller. Via Christoph Jeschke
