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Album di Famiglia

Posted 12/12/2010 December 2010

Buoyed by the success of their contemporary childrenswear collection, Italian label Album di Famiglia has now extended their range to include womenswear and menswear.

Designer Monica Rusconi's predilection for minimalist shapes, a muted colour palette and the softest, highest quality fabrics, creates a distinctly sophisticated collection for all the family, whilst simultaneously exhibiting impeccable eco credentials with its clever use of recycled cottons.

Buoyed by the success of their contemporary childrenswear collection, Italian label Album di Famiglia has now extended their range to include womenswear and menswear.

Couverture

Posted 12/12/2010 December 2010

Several designs exclusive to Couverture are developed each season by owner Emily Dyson and include hand knitted lambswool bed throws, tea cosies and mini hot water bottles for a vintage look with a modern edge that has become Couverture’s signature.

Homeware

Posted 17/12/2010 December 2010

Couverture home has become synonymous with original, desirable and unexpected products. Chosen for a purity of line and an understated design aesthetic, much of the collection is reminiscent of classic Scandinavian furniture and homeware from the fifties and sixties, and yet all pieces are contemporary, often created by new designers.

Whether it be hand painted porcelain from Astier de Villatte, individually crocheted rugs from British label Teeny Tini or painstakingly embroidered heart shaped cushions from South Africa, hand crafted details are intrinsic to the beauty of these pieces. Traditional techniques are often re-worked and re-interpreted so that traditional French canework used in the children’s furniture of La Maison de Lena for example, combined with an innovative design ethos, results in a uniquely modern look.

An environmentally friendly consciousness is demonstrated in the exquisite children’s plates from Smiling Planet, made from recycled plastic and with the use of non-toxic inks, whilst elsewhere in store there are softest Danish throws woven from biodynamic merino wool or cute ape shaped hangers from Sweden made entirely from forest waste with a non-toxic organic tint.

Megan Park

Posted 16/02/2011 February 2011

Australian Megan Park launched her self-named label in 1997 after a successful career designing textiles for the likes of Givenchy, Dries Van Noten and Kenzo. The collection has now grown to include womenswear and accessories, homeware and childrenswear.

Park's collections are renowned for their hand stitching, beading and embroidery and her signature hand block and hand screen-printing, all of which contribute to the timeless appeal of her feminine designs.

Minä Perhonen

Posted 12/12/2010 December 2010

Akira Minagawa graduated from the famous Bunka Fashion College in Japan and worked as a pattern cutter before setting up his own label, Minä Perhonen in 1995. The name originates from Finnish, Minagawa being heavily influenced by the lifestyle and culture of that country, and translates as “I Butterfly”, his aim being “to make many beautiful designs like those of butterflies wings.” Minä Perhonen collections are built on the principles of durable design, the clothes do not change radically each season but rather evolve, with fabrics re-used and elements re-worked.

Photographer: Taro Hirano
Art director: Daijiro Ohara
ⓒminä perhonen 2011-12 A/W

Smiling Planet

Posted 02/06/2011 June 2011

Smiling planet makes art-inspired lifestyle products for all ages that are earth-friendly and safe, with a line that includes plates, bowls, placemats, books, apparel, and more. smiling planet founder olivia haviland combines her 150-year family history of making fine porcelain with her husband and founder freddy deane’s whimsical art and stories. together, their products and designs respect the environment, and their designs make the earth safe and make people smile – because smiles are good for the planet, too.

all smiling planet products are manufactured in the USA with safe, sustainable, recycled, and/or organic materials. the company’s whimsical artwork reflects their earth-friendly ethos with a message of peace, diversity, and respect for the environment.

Suki Cheema

Posted 07/01/2011 January 2011

After graduating from Central St Martins in London, Suki Cheema's travels to Southeast Asia and Australia the following year served not only to reinforce his love of foreign climes but provided a wealth of inspiration for his burgeoning textile career. Subsequent stints at fashion stalwarts Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren and finally Diane von Furstenberg instilled Suki with the confidence to finally branch out on his own.

Returning to London, his eponymous Suki Cheema home and accessories collection was launched in 2010. Each collection is themed around a destination with cushions, rugs, throws and bags featuring hand silk-screened prints based on images from his trips. "I grew up playing with fabrics in my parents' clothing factory. I had an artistic streak as a child, and later on I studied fine arts. Instead of using canvases, I painted on fabrics."