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 Nancy Koltes Fine Linens Rings in The New Year with the Fashionable Quebec CollectionQuebec is the latest addition to the sophisticated collection of bedding from Nancy Koltes Fine Linens.This elegant, fashion-forward collection takes its lead from the runways of Paris. It boasts a very multi-dimensional pattern and a layered effect that mixes feminine stylized floral overlays with backgrounds that are reminiscent of the couture tweeds and heathers found in men's suiting. Quebec cleverly manages to achieve a textured look though it is very soft and smooth to the touch. While it is a 3-color yarn dye jacquard, the sophisticated weave actually creates a more complex six-color look. This collection is available in two colorways. Black is bold and incorporates a black floral overlay on a background of gray and bordeaux. Sand has a more classic look, with a light neutral floral on a multi-colored tweed background. Quebec is designed for top of bed and can be matched with a wide range of the Nancy Koltes solid sheeting. more Nancy Koltes Fine Linens Rings in The New Year with the Fashionable Quebec Collection added by Levent OZLER |
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 Shogun: Form Us With Love Designs Cotton Terry Robe for Pellevavare"Shogun" is the name of the collaboration between young, innovative design studio Form Us With Love and prestige manufacturer och cotton terry, Pellevävare.The result is a limited edition of 30 exclusive robes of terry strategically reinforced with cotton canvas. "The inspiration derives from the Japanse medieval warriors and their protective outfits. We wanted the user to feel like a general, stepping out of bed, putting on his weekend uniform and start plotting strategies for the day." The robe is sold exclusively at Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm for the price of 2995 SEK. more Shogun: Form Us With Love Designs Cotton Terry Robe for Pellevavare design directory Form Us With Love > Multidisciplinary Design Studios added by Levent OZLER |
 Gaultier to Design Kylie Minogue Tour CostumesKylie Minogue has asked Jean Paul Gaultier to design the outfits for her upcoming tour.The renowned French designer has already met with the "2 Hearts" singer - who kicks off her European tour "KylieX2008" in Paris on May 6 - to show her his "sophisticated" vision for her stage wardrobe. Kylie's designer friend William Barker revealed: "We're working with Jean Paul Gaultier on the costumes. "The outfits are incredibly sophisticated - we are moving on to the next level, which is what she did with her new album 'X'." Kylie wants Jean Paul - who was behind Madonna's show-stopping outfits for her infamous "Blonde Ambition Tour" in 1990 - to create her a collection of outfits that reflect a more mature stage in her life as she is turning 40 in May. more www.stu... (265) added by Levent OZLER |
 Ferre Launches Foundation to Commemorate DesignerGianfranco Ferre has launched a foundation to look after and put on show the fashion collections and other work of its founder, who died in June.The foundation - in its infancy and still looking for an appropriate home in Milan -- aims to mark the 40th anniversary of Ferre's first fashion show in October this year with the publication of a book and the start of a Web site with access to his designs, Rita Airaghi, director-general, said on Thursday. "At the moment, the foundation is minimalist, simple, elementary ... it was set up yesterday so it's very fresh," Airaghi told reporters at its launch. "It would be good to mark the anniversary of the first Ferre show in October, 1968." The foundation plans to catalogue the Italian designer's work, photographs and press clippings, as well as eventually offering scholarships and educational program. more www.reu... (130) added by Levent OZLER |
 Rummages: an Installation by Textile Artist Susie BrandtThe Design Center at Philadelphia University presents Rummage, an installation by textile artist Susie Brandt.The exhibition will run from January 24 - April 9, 2008 in The Design Center's 1950s California-style ranch house in East Falls, Philadelphia. Brandt, given free range to pick and choose from The Design Center's historic textile collection of over 200,000 artifacts, plays with relationships conceived between the old and the contemporary. Rummage is, at once, a conversation among Brandt's contemporary work and the collection pieces; a retrospective of her work of the past 20-plus years; and an archeological dig that tracks Brandt's pieces back to their textile roots. "There's a vitality found in the historic textiles that I aim to connect to my own work," Brandt says. "The old pieces serve as a muse, rekindling the dialogue between my work and the past." In one conversation, for instance, Brandt compares "Dainty" - a bedcovering comprised of a huge variety of laces fused into a single complex field of texture - with a 1960s couture ensemble fabricated from a looped and hand-stitched lace-like braid. Throughout the collection are piles of swatches that were used in the design, production and distribution of Philadelphia's textile industry. Now housed in drawers and on shelves throughout the house, the sedimentation of these piles will be seized and reinterpreted as an installation in the ranch house's pantry. event (ended) current design events more info www.phi... (316) design directory Design Center at Philadelphia University > Design Centers added by Levent OZLER |
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