Pride Month 2019, all the capsule collection for the LGBTQ+ community

Pride Month 2019, all the capsule collection for the LGBTQ+ community

Giulia Pacciardi · 4 years ago · Style

The iconic symbol of the Pride, the rainbow flag that colours entire days of events worldwide, was created by American artist and activist Gilbert Baker at the San Francisco gay pride on 25 June 1978.
Harvey Milk, a politician of the homosexual liberation movement, commissioned it to him and the result was an 8-colour flag, now 6, in which each one has its own meaning (pink sex, red life, orange health, yellow sunlight, green nature, turquoise art, indigo harmony, violet spirituality).

Today Gilbert Baker’s work is the most recognized symbol of the worldwide LGBTQ+ community and brands such as Nike, adidas, Converse, Reebook, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Diesel, American Apparel, Balenciaga and Kipling are inspired by its colors to continue to give their support to all individuals, regardless of their gender identity, starting with the Pride Flag.

NIKE

The American giant presents the pack “BETRUE” 2019, a collection of sportswear, accessories and, of course, sneakers characterized by the colors of the flag.
Among the sneakers are the Air Max 720, the Air Tailwind 79, the Air Max 90, the Zoom Pegasus Turbo and the slippers Benassi JDI.
Nike also provides financial support to 20 LGBTQ+ organizations, including the GLBT Historical Society, the Hetrick-Martin Institute, the National Gay Basketball Association and You Can Play.

Converse

Converse chooses, once again, the glitter, but this time it colours them with pride. The Chuck Taylor All Star is a mix of sparkle and rainbows, but it is the tongue that holds the fundamental element of the collection, the dates 1969-2019, the 50th anniversary of Stonewall’s Moti, considered a turning point for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.

adidas

adidas launches the Love Unites capsule collection, also a collection of sportswear, accessories and sneakers including the Continental 80, the Ozweego, the Nizza, the UltraBOOST 19, the Temper Run and the Adilette.

Reebok

For its “Pride Pack” Reebok calls in the Classic Leather, the Club C and the Freestyle Hi and all 3 are hit by the rainbow wave.

Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren colours its Polo Pony, the iconic horse, and decides to allocate 50% of the proceeds to the Stonewall Community Foundation.

Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein also plays with the vibrant colours of Pride, but in addition to the Calvin Klein Pride capsule collection, which includes clothing, accessories and underwear, it also launches the Nothing But Pride campaign in #MYCALVINS.
The protagonists? Indya Moore, Adrian Sotiris, Liam Daniels and Rozanne Verduin.

Diesel

Diesel, like Ralph Lauren, has transformed its logo into the first supporter of pride in its 2019 capsule collection and part of the proceeds will go to the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative.

American Apparel

A capsule collection that includes 3 items, one of which has already become famous in the past.
The “Gay O.K.” t-shirt is back along with the “They O.K., All Pronouns Welcome” and “Still here, Still queer” t-shirts.

Balenciaga

Demna Gvasalia, creative director of Balenciaga, also joins the fight for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community and launches his Ville XS rainbow-striped bag.

Kipling

Also Kipling, the brand founded in Antwerp in 1987, joins the celebrations and launches its Pride collection, part of the larger New Classics, a reinterpretation of the brand’s archival models.
In addition, VF Corporation, Kipling’s parent company, has been recognized for the third consecutive year as the best working environment for all members of the LGBTQI+ community.
A real rainbow that reached its highest score in the 2019 index of Corporate Equality, organized by Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT foundation in the United States.

While you’re at it, take a look at last year’s Netflix initiative.

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What You Can Buy at Alcova Design Shop

What You Can Buy at Alcova Design Shop

Giorgia Massari · 3 days ago · Design

We’ve already talked to you about Alcova, the leading platform in innovative design that recorded a very high number of visitors during Milan Design Week. Their focus on emerging talents and, more broadly, on collectible design is amplified with the launch of an online shop on their website. This is a platform entirely dedicated to collectible design, offering a selection of works created by established and emerging designers. In addition to the e-commerce aspect, Alcova is opening a Project Space in Milan, set to become the reference point for the online shop through physical exhibitions. Let’s discover more about the most interesting design pieces on the platform, from the more affordable ones to the more expensive ones.

While browsing the platform, it’s easy to come across the works of designers we’ve already had the chance to see at Ex Macello, such as Laurids Gallée and Stefania Ruggiero, but also designers we’ve previously discussed, such as Côme Clérino. What is surprising – in addition to the refinement and careful craftsmanship of the objects – is the prices. Starting from less than a hundred euros and going up to higher prices, you can purchase a unique item while supporting both emerging and non-emerging design, which is increasingly oriented towards the future. In this way, Alcova reinforces its commitment to sustainability and, at the same time, its position within the international market, with plans to expand to Miami in December 2023.

Stefania Ruggiero, Swamp carpet – 3.175€
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Scoop: The Collection of Objects Dug Out with a Spoon

Scoop: The Collection of Objects Dug Out with a Spoon

Anna Frattini · 4 days ago · Design

Scoop is a collection of objects born from a curious idea: that of subtracting material from a net volume, just like when we scoop a tub of ice cream with a spoon. The collection was designed by the Venetian duo Zaven for Vero, the Milanese design brand. It will be presented at the Spotti Kitchen Studio, a space entirely dedicated to the kitchen environment located at Viale Piave, 27.

“For Vero, it is an honor to be part of Spotti’s offering, a showroom that is so established and representative of the most interesting proposals in the design landscape. Vero’s strength lies in its chameleon-like nature, in its ability to adapt and change according to the spaces it is hosted in. This collaboration is a new demonstration of the company’s production capabilities and its desire to always remain open to customization”

said founder Pasquale Apollonio and creative directors Simona Flacco and Riccardo Crenna.

The color palette chosen for this partnership draws inspiration from the warm colors of the Mediterranean earth and blends perfectly with the natural tones that characterize Zaven’s work. The collaboration between Vero and Spotti Kitchen Studio initiates a conversation about new ways of living, which can be explored starting from today, September 27th.

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Lake Como Design Festival: Everything You Need to Know

Lake Como Design Festival: Everything You Need to Know

Giorgia Massari · 2 weeks ago · Design

Naturalis Historia is the title of this year’s Lake Como Design Festival, now in its fifth edition. Opening last weekend and concluding on Sunday, September 24, this year’s Festival again offers a rich program of exhibitions and events, but we have selected four not to be missed.
For those who are not familiar with it, the Lake Como Design Festival is an initiative of Wonderlake Como that every year aims to organize exhibitions and moments of reflection within historical places of the city, with the goal of promoting and sharing the artistic and cultural heritage of the city through what is the most democratic language of all, design. In fact, we are not only talking about design but also about art. In fact, the exhibitions we will be proposing swing on the thin line that divides, and sometimes unites, design from art.

Villa Olmo, ph Robert Mawdsley

This year’s subject

As we anticipated, this year’s subject is Naturalis Historia. Rereading these two Latin words, they do not sound so new. They are in fact the work of Pliny the Elder, after whom, by the way, the square overlooked by the Palazzo del Broletto, our first stop, is named. The Lake Como Design Festival chooses to pay homage to and be inspired by the writer and naturalist who was born in Como precisely two thousand years ago. The Festival’s title refers to the first encyclopedia ever written that encompasses under the same container a veritable cataloging of the animal, human and botanical worlds, through medicine, mineralogy, metalworking and art history. What is surprising about Naturalis Historia is the incredible contemporaneity of the writings, with their lively and curious writing. Thus, stage by stage, this ancient writing accompanies visitors to discover works of art and design objects conceived from careful research into the natural world.

#1 Palazzo del Broletto, The Other Animals

We start from the cathedral square, going up to the beautiful hall of Palazzo del Broletto. On the upper floor is The Other Animals exhibition, which among all is the one that best renders the concept inherent in the Plinian encyclopedia. In particular, the exhibition focuses on the volumes devoted to Zoology. Curators Lorenzo Butti and Massimiliano Mondelli have selected sixty descriptions of animals, and for each of them they have chosen a work or design object to place in dialogue. Extremely contemporary creations find themselves communicating with such ancient writing that, paradoxically, appears very current. One example is the dialogue between Andreas Kowalewski‘s work Olifant with Pliny the Elder’s description in which we read, “The greatest among animals is the elephant, and it is also the closest to man’s sensibility: it understands the language of the place where it was born and obeys commands; it is capable of remembering exercises; it feels desire for love and glory.”
The variety of the selection is astounding, especially when one notices that alongside a piece by Ettore Sottsass one can find works by young and emerging artists such as Lucrezia Costa and Ilaria Cuccagna, who, by the way, have recently finished an exhibition at the nearby Ramo Gallery.

Olifant, Andreas Kowalewski, courtesy of Caussa – The Other Animals, Palazzo del Broletto – installation view, ph Robert Mawdsley
Lucrezia Costa, The Other Animals, Palazzo del Broletto – Installation View

#2 San Pietro in Atrio, Stories of Fabrics

The second stop is San Pietro in Atrio, which is a few hundred meters from the Palazzo del Broletto. Inside this magnificent location, which is open to the public on the occasion of the Festival, there is a selection of national and international designers working in textiles with a strong experimental bent. The exhibition, titled Stories of Fabrics, sees an evocative layout with special care devoted to lighting. Among the various designers, what strikes us is the installation by the duo Milla Novo, whose bright colors create a strong contrast with the darkness of the environment.

 
 
 
 
 
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Stories of Fabrics, San Pietro in Atrio – installation view, ph Robert Mawdsley

#3 Villa Salazar, Contemporary Design Selection

Moving toward the lakefront we arrive at Villa Salazar, an 18th-century villa open to the public for the first time. Inside the magnificent rooms is housed the Contemporary Design Selection exhibition, curated by Giovanna Massoni in collaboration with Catawiki. The exhibition encompasses the work of thirty-five designers from different parts of the world, ranging from industrial design to site-specific installations and craftsmanship.

Contemporary Design Selection, Villa Salazar – installation view Jonathan Bocca – ph Robert Mawdsley

#4 Villa Olmo, Back to Nature

Our journey concludes at Villa Olmo with the Back to Nature exhibition. The event brings together designers, artists, publishers and galleries of modern and contemporary design. Various special projects take place in the different rooms of the villa, known as one of the main symbols of Como and one of the most famous historical residences in the area.

As soon as one crosses the entrance of Villa Olmo, one is confronted with Kris Rhus’s evocative floral installation The Second Song – Falling to Earth that leaves one breathless. Continuing through the various rooms of the villa we find, among others, the ETEL presentation by Brazilian architect and designer Oscar Niemeyer, the Ken Scott Archive’s exploration of the famous designer’s passion for botany through photographs and archival materials, and Grieder Contemporary gallery’s Mumo Forest exhibition featuring glass sculptures by Austrian artist Melli Ink. In the music room, the last one following the exhibition route, Movimento Club returns, which never fails in terms of staging and experimentation. With an exploration of unconventional perspectives on beauty and nature, The blue flower exhibition aims to be a rarity, like a blue flower – symbol of Romantic literature – emerging with wonder from the classic green landscape.

Back to Nature, Villa Olmo – installation view installazione floreale di Kris Rhus , ph Robert Mawdsley
Villa Olmo – Sala della Musica, Movimento Club Installation view
Back to Nature, Villa Olmo – installation view Mumo Forest di Melli Ink, ph Robert Mawdsley
Una collaborazione tra Draga & Aurel, Giuliano dell’Uva e Galleria Rossana Orlandi

Don’t miss the Lake Como Design Festival 2023 and other stops:
– Former Ursuline Convent San Carlo, Between Art and Nature
– White House, FENIX with the installation When Nature Blooms
– Ramo Gallery, De Curiositas
Find out all the others and more info at the dedicated website

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The rugs are back

The rugs are back

Giorgia Massari · 3 weeks ago · Design

Have you noticed that everyone seems to be going crazy about rugs lately? Until a few years ago, the minimalist aesthetic had almost managed to ‘get rid of them’, yet in recent years they seem to have come back stronger than ever. The colourful and eccentrically shaped carpet, often circular and soft, is definitely a must-have for the home. Already a few months ago, we told you about the surrealist and liquid rugs of the South Korean brand SAY TOUCHÉ, which stand out for their drippy and hypnotic shapes. In particular, however, it is the spread of the tufting technique – and the birth of various amateur courses on the subject – that is fuelling this trend.

This trend also emerges from Paris Design Week, currently running until 16 September. Doing some research and keeping an eye on the Maison&Object Paris fair in particular, we found a few perfect and very interesting examples to illustrate what we are talking about.
The first is the Milanese brand Mohebban, which has dedicated its research to carpets for years and this year presented them at PDW in a super contemporary key. The booth in fact hosts a series of rugs made by designers and artists hung on the walls as if they were real works of art. In fact, this new trend very often sees rugs used as tapestries and not as pieces of furniture to be placed on the floor. Guests at the Mohebban booth are designers Ilaria Franza, Miguel Ruguero, Elena Caponi and Studio Zero, founded by Anna Seminara and Maria Francesca Cicirelli. What they have in common is an elegant design, characterised by warm colours in the palette of beiges and greens, as well as refined execution. We are particularly struck by the one created by Ilaria Franza, which at first glance seems to recall an organic, vegetal form.

Tactile capsule collection, Ilaria Franza, Wool, bamboo silk, viscose, jute hand-knotted in India

The second booth that struck us was the one by Doing Goods, which was decidedly more colourful and bold. The barbie-pink walls of the booth house a series of animal-shaped rugs. They themselves call their accessories ‘imperfect and fun’, like this carpet installation that seems to enclose all the animals of Noah’s ark.

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