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Swiss Design 2004 presents the works by winners of the federally sponsored annual design competition. The exhibition is presented by the Swiss Federal Department of Culture (BAK), the sponsors of the competition, which has become one of the most important platforms for the development of new design talent in Switzerland. Graphics, textiles, photography, fashion, industrial and stage design are all represented in the show. Prize winners have been selected not only on aesthetic, formal or technical criteria, but also in terms of the emotional message of their works. Thus, the presentation of the works themselves plays and important role in their effectiveness. Indeed, the presentations, often developed in collaboration with partners, underline the importance of communication for designers, including the creative application of corresponding tools .
Publication: «Swiss Design 2004», Swiss Federal Office of Culture, Bern, and Lars Muller Publishers, Baden.
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text by Clara Mantica & photos by Saverio Lombardi Vallauri.
The inspiration often comes from exhibitions,? says Dall?Olio, ?like the one on Bugatti, which made me want to use gold, rope and bronze, or the one on Lyon in the 1700s, with the striking rustic damasks.? But apart from the world of culture, stimuli can also come from the wrappers of chocolates, a cartoon, a gadget, the new Asian luxury or ancient Japanese folklore. Dall?Olio?s archives contain a myriad of documents - textile relics like lace, kimonos, old curtains, handbags, shoes and clothing, but also objects of all kinds, crafts and plastic toys.
To balance out this kaleidoscopic blend the studio, designed by Arch. Danilo Parisio, is geometric, white, orderly, like a big container for fragments. The ability of people who work on trends lies in seeing, in advance, the small changes that announce major movements: ?I watch fashion, but I am attracted by things that are out of tune, distractions with respect to the overall guidelines of the collections. watch fashion, but I am attracted by things that are out of tune, distractions with respect to the overall guidelines of the collections Dall'Olio says. I trust my changes of taste: all of a sudden I like something different than before, so I start there on a new r
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India's annual fashion week kicked off Tuesday with a risque set showing off dashes of skin in traditional costumes as Indian designers seek a bigger chunk of the global haute couture market.
Top designer Rina Dhaka's autumn-winter collection, called "a lustrous affair with India," featured gold, silver and mirror embroidery on skirts, slacks, lingerie and Indian blouses with skin peeping through cuts and nicks.
Her outfits had flesh-toned and ivory capris, bra tops, skirts and catsuits.
"It is a very, very Sex and the City girl look," said leading New Delhi fashion critic Anshu Khanna, referring to the sultry US television show.
"Very, very naughty with the cuts and the holes here and there. But this is Rina Dhaka."
Dhaka is among the 57 designers who will participate in the Lakme India Fashion Week, billed as India's largest design event.
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Malini Ramani does have a simple formula. She only creates designs which she herself would like to wear. Her outfits have vibrant colours, plunging necklines and lots of glamour.
This graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, hit the Indian fashion scene four years ago. She realised soon that her forte lies in making women feel and look glamorous.
Her designs are sold at almost all the leading stores in India. She also owns two flagship stores in Delhi and Goa. Malini is currently selling shoes, apparel, handbags and assorted items of fashion under her own label in several prominent boutiques in India such as Ensemble, Ogaan, Oak Tree, Camelot, Qutab Colonnade and Sosa, and also to private clients in Paris, Milan, London and New York.
This designer has enlivened the ramp with saris, handbags, sandals, denim jackets, halter-tops, and even wedding lehangas. And, all of them proved to be major hits.
Some of her clients are Bollywood stars. She has been featured in top magazines including Elle, Marie Claire, Cosmopoliton and Newsweek.
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Thai government officials have criticized major lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret over a new bikini design featuring images of Buddha.
The swimsuit, which pictures a seated Buddha on the breast areas of the halter, "is a major insult to Buddhism," the deputy chief of national police General Amnuay Phetsiri said.
While Victoria's Secret does not have any outlets or distribution of its products in Thailand, Amnuay said police were looking at the legality of preventing importation of the swimsuit by businesses and individuals.
Meanwhile, Thailand's Foreign Ministry has also asked its embassy in the United States to appeal to Victoria's Secret to immediately halt sales of the garment, ministry spokesman Sihasak Phuangketkeow said.
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