KSUBI Wins 2008 Interior Design Award for ‘The Bombed Mache’
@ 4:35 pm April 30, 2008Filed under: Boutiques, Visual Merchandising
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DALLAS, Apr 30, 2008 / FW/ — With all the talks about eco-friendly fashion, Ksubi, in collaboration with Herbert & Mason architects transcended expectations by building a retail store that was constructed from recycled materials.
Called ‘The Bombed Mache’, the new store seeks to have positive social and environmental standards, rather than merely meeting expectations. The concept challenges formal design and architecture as it focused on salvage and ‘mash’ culture. Using a cut-and-paste style, Ksubi created something interesting, unpredictable and esoteric.
If the ‘design for retail is impermanent,’ philosophy exists, then ‘The Bombed Maché’ is its bold statement. With its reused materials and anti retail therapy, the shop acts as a temporary destination with constant shifts made by ksubi’s art department. Call it ‘homeless chic’ if you want, wherein the space masquerades as an installation, a shantytown, a gallery—something more and something less.
Eighty per-cent of the shop is constructed from refuse and throw away materials. The entire design is customized and hand crafted to render materials beyond their original means of recognition or expectations.
For this ingenious treatment, the Design Institute of Australia, the professional body representing Australian designers had given Ksubi the 2008 Interior Design Award for their work on ‘The Bombed Maché’.
The Bombed Maché
1021 High Street
Armadale VIC
Australia
In Paris, Maria Luisa Moving Sale
@ 8:15 am April 29, 2008Filed under: Boutiques
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PARIS, Apr 29, 2008 / FW/ — After 20 years in its 2 rue Cambon location, Maria Luisa is moving its flagship boutique to 7 rue Roeget de Lisle at the end of June 2008. In preparation for this move, Maria Luisa is holding a moving out sale in its rue Cambon location.
Since Mar 7th until June 15th, a selection of previous and current women’s collection are on sale. But, if you are looking for the latest arrivals, please visit Maria Luisa’s temporary women’s boutique in Paris at 8 bis rue de Braque, 75003, which is open from 10:30 in the morning to 7:00 in the evening, Monday thru Saturday.
Or, you can also visit Maria Luisa’s Men’s boutique at:
38 rue du Mont Thabor
75001 Paris
Cynthia Rowley Debuts Outdoor Living Collection at Target
@ 7:09 pm April 28, 2008Filed under: shopping
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LOS ANGELES, Apr 28, 2008 / FW/ — Summer just got trendier with Cynthia Rowley’s Whim Collection for Target, a range of chic, trend-forward products for outdoor living and summer fun. Comprised of more than 500 delightful, graphic and bold-patterned products, the Whim Collection is designed to make summer more enjoyable.
Launched this month at all Target stores, Rowley serves up a collection infused with delightful details, graphic prints and bold colors. Drawing inspiration from a range of influences, including her busy life as a mom of two children, Rowley was motivated to create products that would allow busy Target guests to easily add a dash of style and a stroke of color to every aspect of their lives.
“Summer entertaining should be easy,” said Cynthia Rowley. “With this collection, you can be spontaneous without giving up style. It was designed based on the idea that everything can be on a whim.”
Available in Target stores nationwide beginning April 27 through June 14, with select items will be available at Target.com, this affordable collection ranges in price from $1.99 for picnic plates to $19.99 for backyard games.
AAU at New York Fashion Week: BoKyung Cha, Fashion and Textile Design
@ 10:49 pm April 27, 2008Filed under: Focal Point
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DALLAS, Apr 27, 2008 / FW/ — As part of its academic program, the School of Fashion at Academy of Art University give their graduating students a chance to show their graduation collection among industry veterans who show during the New York season.
BoKyung Cha (photo left wearing black), a Fashion and Textile Design graduate, used the shape of the Möbius band as the structural concept for her collection that was presented last February at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week.
For Bo’s modern and sophisticated silhouette, she was inspired by double exposure for her textile designs. She used different shades of colors to give perspective between layers. Bo was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea.
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Saks Fifth Avenue Sells ‘water’ Bracelets to Provide Safe Water to Impoverished Communites
@ 1:44 pm April 26, 2008Filed under: Focal Point
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NEW YORK, Apr 26, 2008 / FW/ — According to the ancient Greeks, Earth, Water, Air and Fire are the four basic elements that we simply could not live without. The world had evolved since the time of Greek mythology, but water is as important today as it was during the era of the Greek gods. And, that’s the reason why Saks Fifth Avenue is partnering with ‘charity: water’ to bring safe water to impoverished communities.
As part of the retailer’s celebration for Mother’s and Father’s Day, Saks Fifth Avenue is teaming with charity: water, a nonprofit organization that builds freshwater wells in developing nations for as little as $5000, to provide entire communities with fresh water for years.
For us here in the U.S., Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are time for showing our appreciation and love for our parents. We shower our mom and dad with gifts. But, for millions of mothers and fathers around the world, the most priceless gift is the simplest: water.
In impoverished communities and developing countries, unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness on the planet and lead to 2.2 million deaths every year. Millions of adults and children walk 3 miles every day, carrying 80 pounds of water back to their families — unsafe water. These numbers only scratch the surface of an enormous problem — one that we can have a major impact in resolving.
Beginning April 21st and running through Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, Saks customers will be able to become part of the solution by:
- GETTING THE BRACELET: $5 each in Saks stores, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH stores, on saks.com or through 800.871.SAKS.
- SENDING AN E-CARD: $20 each at saks.com.
- SPONSORING A FRESHWATER WELL: A $5000 donation will help an entire community gain access to clean water for drinking, cooking and basic sanitation. Visit saks.com or call 800.871.SAKS.
Founded by Scott Harrison in August 2006, charity: water has funded the construction of more than 250 wells that, when completed, will provide clean drinking water to 150,000 people. charity: water uses 100 percent of the money it raises to directly fund freshwater well and sanitation projects in some of the poorest communities in Africa, India and Central America.