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  • Hussein Chalayan

    Quotes of Note | Hussein Chalayan

    Leading the way in hi-tech fashion design, Hussein Chalayan is renowned for his innovative and conceptual approach to structure and process. Reinterpreting conventional fashions he made “wearable, portable architecture” for his A/W00...

  • Stefano Pilati

    Quotes of Note | Stefano Pilati

    The charismatic Milan-born designer Stefano Pilati ought to know a thing or two about opulence: he started his career at a velvet manufacturer before working for the likes of Valentino, Versace, Prada, Miu Miu, and currently Yves Saint...

  • Philip Treacy

    Culture Talks | Philip Treacy, Hat Designer

    Philip Treacy is one of the most extraordinary hat designers of our time. His handmade creations are a feat of craftsmanship, displaying an imagination so fervent that seemingly impossible dreams...

  • Recollection Of Innocence by Paul Robinson, 2010

    In Pictures | The Sanderson Hotel, Japanese Prints and Minimalist Dance-Pop

    This week New York welcomes minimalist dance-pop musician Nite Jewel, London celebrates emerging music and a vibrant new summer show, LA exhibits the ukiyo-e prints of prolific Japanese artist Hiroshige, and Goodwood takes visitors into a...

  • Collage by Bäst

    In Pictures | Martin Creed, Colette and Botulism

    This week we turn our eye to Martin Creed’s highly praised show in Scotland, New York pays tribute to modern Tibetan artists, Rathbone Gallery is taken over by punk collagist Bäst, Phyllidda Barlow transforms V22 gallery into a Swamp, and...

  • Mirrored Treehouse

    AnOther's Lovers | A Mirrored Treehouse

    Laura Havlin is a journalist and regular contributor to the Dazed and AnOther websites. Laura's most loved post on AnOther Loves was a mirrored treehouse by Swedish architects Tham & Videgård...

  • Changing Things by Jim Hodges, 1997

    Exhibit A | Jim Hodges’ A Diary of Flowers

    The pages of Jim Hodges’ A Diary of Flowers are but flimsy tissue, smudged with inky images of petals in ballpoint black and Biro blue. Comprising a total of 565 finely wrought doodles on cheap restaurant napkin...

  • Self-portrait collage by Sanna Berger

    Reader | TOURIST Magazine

    Sanna Berger is the curator and editor of TOURIST magazine, new to our Reader. Part blog, part magazine, part scrapbook, Tourist makes the most of its digital platform to create a totally immersive digital experience...

  • Frederik Reinfeldt

    The Spin | Fredrik Reinfeldt, The Swedish Prime Minister

    Who is David Cameron’s political role model? Some might say Margaret Thatcher, or even Tony Blair. But the truth is that Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is the actual architect of the neo-conservative governmental system Britain...

  • Polly Morgan Still

    Culture Talks | Polly Morgan, Taxidermy Artist

    Polly Morgan's latest show at Haunch of Venison represents a new conceptual watershed for the artist who has often been called the "queen of taxidermy." Exploring ideas about the journey of the soul after the point of death...

  • Barbara Kruger, We Don't Need Another Hero, 1986, Billboard project

    Quotes of Note | Barbara Kruger

    The work of Artist Barbara Kruger is defined by its striking use of black and white images captioned with declarative mantras such as “I shop therefore I am,” adopted, tongue-in-cheek, by Selfridges...

  • Fred Butler On the Prism Watch

    AnOther's Lovers | Fred Butler On the Prism Watch

    This week’s guest Lover is accessories and props designer Fred Butler. With a client list that includes the likes of Nicola Formichetti, Patti Wilson, Francesca Burns, Patrick Wolf and Lady Gaga...