Carlings Digital Collection

Why do influencers still wear ‘real’ clothes? Their online followers only see the digital image of the clothes. The solution: digital fashion. The 3D designers from retailer Carlings make every item from the online collection a natural fit for poses of influencers. And on top of that, these non-existing, digital clothes have zero environmental impact.

#freetheexpression

Designer Hanneke Klaver opens our eyes for the vast resource of expressive qualities that we humans have to offer. With her project #freetheexpression she researches the peculiarities of human interaction. With our face – and body - we have endless possibilities for expression. According to Klaver, we can be ‘as colourful as exotic birds’.

The Fabricant – immaterial fashion

Amber Jae Slooten takes the demand for ‘less fashion’ seriously: for The Fabricant she creates digital fashion. With her digital styles she wants to prevent the production of clothes that will not be sold. The Fabricant’s digital technology is leading in the world of motion design for fabrics and fashion. Slooten was a finalist in the TV series Toekomstbouwers (‘The future builders’) from Dutch broadcaster VPRO.

Realism and hyper-realism in Museumpark Rotterdam

The Rotterdam Museumpark presents two exhibitions about (hyper) realism. Dissident Gardens examines our modern connection with nature, the expo Hyperrealism raises questions about the possibility of ‘manufacturing’ humans.

Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel: colonial luxury and dystopian misery

Banksy’s art doesn’t really fit in a museum; it should be experienced. So, Banksy opened in March 2017 the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem. It’s a story-telling masterpiece: visitors sleep, bathe, eat and relax in one big expression of criticism. According to Banksy this hotel has the ‘worst view in the world’.

Doughnut Economics – the do’s and doughnuts of economic growth

A new era asks for new economic views. Kate Raworth presents an interesting view in her book ‘Doughnut Economics’. Her doughnut-visualisation for economic growth is an inspiration for economists, business professionals and anyone who’s interested in the future of consumerism.

Modern Meadow

Modern Meadow decodes leather materials. The biotech company develops new leathers without harming animals. Their types of lab-grown leathers are lighter, stronger, thinner and more versatile than the conventional ones. Modern Meadow leather combines crocodile-strength with lamb-smoothness.

Gentle Monster

The shops of eyewear brand Gentle Monster are impressive art installations. They’ll lure you in, but in this case you won’t mind at all. Each shop location has a different, surprising and bizarre interior. The most radical story Gentle Monster did so far, was the Quantum Project in Seoul. For two years, this shop changed interiors every 25 days.

adidas | knit for you

Adidas’ berlin pop-up shop promises to spin you a perfectly tailored sweater, based on the results of a body scan and augmented reality pattern creation undertaken within the shop. the knit for you pop-up experience puts the wearer in control, linking up full-body scanners with computers and knitting machines to let customers co-create garments tailored exactly to their needs.

Nikelab & Riccardo Tisci

Athleisure is a new and exciting subculture that claims a spot in the fashion industry. The active wear and fashion branche meet and fuse more and more. The collaboration of Nikelab and designer Riccardo Tisci is a great example of this.

Hello, Robot | Vitra Museum

"Hello, Robot. Design between Human and Machine" puts a focus on the current robotics boom. With numerous exhibits from a wide range of disciplines, the exhibition investigates the areas where we encounter robots both now and in the near future: in industry, the military and daily life; in children's rooms and retirement homes; in our bodies and in the cloud; in shopping malls and sex; in computer games and of course in film and literature. "Hello, Robot" looks at how we respond to the fact that our environment is becoming ever smarter and more autonomous.

Story: concept with a story

Set in a 2000 square foot store located in Manhattan’s 10th Ave. retail corridor, STORY is a retail concept that takes the point of view of a magazine, changes like a gallery and sells things like a store. That means every four to eight weeks, STORY completely reinvents itself -from the design to the merchandise – with the goal of bringing to light a new theme, trend or issue.

sleminars

Will footwear come back to Europe and the USA through high-tech factories only operated by robots? Will in-store manufacturing of tailor-made shoes be the solution for brick and mortar retail? Will we be able to have computers and scanners simply generate the shoes we need so we can 3D print them at home? These questions and many more will be discussed at SLEM’s upcomingFuture of Footwear Manufacturing SLEMinars on April 20-21, 2017.

Home & Gift trends season 2018

Last 5 and 6 February, we gave a presentation on trend 'show-up'. A leading trade fair for the home & gift industry. We presented four trend themes for the new season. Please click here for a brief overview of these four themes with photographs of the matching styling sets! - realised by jantine benschop -

Print All Over Me

When we discovered the Print All Over Me platform, we got very, very excited. It made us happy. PAOM is a highly inspiring example of a webshop based on co-creation. It takes this new, collaborative way of creating to a higher level.

Kailu Guan’s augmented reality fashion

In the work of designer Kailu Guan, digital technology plays the leading role. For her latest collection of designer pieces she developed a special app. The app brings her designs to life in an amazing way. It reminds us of the popular video game Pokémon GO.

Levi's and Google smart jacket

Google and Levi’s developed the Project Jacquard smart denim jacket. The sleeve of the coat is enhanced with touch technology. It enables the wearer to operate his or her smartphone by simply touching and 'swiping' the sleeve.

Nike concept sneakers: The Nature of Motion

During Milan Design Week 2016 Nike left quite an impression! The sportswear company presented the inspiring exhibition The Nature of Motion.

away to mars

Away to Mars is an online clothing community with offices in London and Lisbon. The company brings people with (fashion) ideas and designers together to develop new styles. To make this happen, Away to Mars works with a world wide 'crowd'.

Emojis by Steph Wilson

This series was made by Steph Wilson for Dazed & Confused and is based on popular emojis. It leaves (almost) nothing to the imagination.

Sur Fake

French photographer and artist Antoine Geiger shows in his series SUR-FAKE how 'addicted' we are to smartphones.

Must see: Fondazione Prada by Rem Koolhaas

If you're visiting Milan, make sure to visit Fondazione Prada art and culture institution. Architect Rem Koolhaas, designer of the building, describes it as a little art town with squares, alleys and gangways. You could easily spend a whole day here.

Unskilled worker | gucci illustrations

In less than two years after her first illustrations, London-based artist Helen Downie, gains worldwide attention with her work.

Tales of auto elasticity by Chris Labrooy

In his 'continuation of auto elastic explorations', Chris Labrooy gives well-known car types a surrealistic twist.

geist.xyz

Design platform Geist.xyz researches and experiments with textile, colours and forms in both the digital and physical world. The result is beautiful and offers a new look at textile. Big brands love to use this new form language by Geist.xyz. Not only as a source of inspiration for new product designs, but also as an interesting visual language in their advertising campaigns.

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