MOODBOARD | AUGUST 4TH PM
Dan Graham, Greek Cross Labyrinth, 2001, Cologne Sculpture Park
Architecture
MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA TRANSFORMS MAISON CHAMPS-ELYSÉES
The illustrious French fashion house Maison Martin Margiela was recently commissioned by Hotel Maison Champs-Elysées in Paris to reconceptualize the interior design of the 5-star hotel. La Maison Champs-Elysées is located on 8 Rue Jean Goujon, in a corner of Paris that boasts all the most distinguished French couture houses, making it most fitting that …
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ASIF KHAN: CLOUDS
No, you aren’t witnessing the set-up for a lowbrow foam party. These ingenious creations are quite the opposite. Designer Asif Khan has recently fashioned machines that use three very simple components – helium, soap, and water – to create floating cloud-like structures that can be caught with fine netting to form an ethereal overhead canopy. …
RODARTE COUTURE AT PITTI
This has to be one of the most innovative, and purely moving, installations I’ve seen in ages. And, frankly, I cannot imagine that the expense to produce it was exorbitant, especially by Fashion’s standards… The Pitti-commissioned couture collection will move to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art later this year. Here’s to hoping the …
SECOND ALEXANDER WANG RETAIL STORE ANNOUNCED
Alexander Wang announced during his resort presentation today he’ll be opening a second retail store location in Beijing. Having just opened his first store in Manhattan earlier this year he’s clearly gunning for world domination, not dissimilar from Tom Ford whose beauty line drops soon. Perhaps there’s a cosmetics line in Wang’s future? A girl can …