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From the launch of a new local zine to sleek luggage designs, these are the top VISI picks of the week series – week 180 from around the globe.
1. OTTO Screens By Enrico Tonucci
“Italian company Manifesto Design has expanded its 2017 collection with two new products that I really love,” says Editor-In-Chief Sumien Brink. “The OTTO screens system is my favourite. It’s an inventive decor item that can be used as a mirror, a screen or a coat rack.”
Image credit: Manifesto Design
2. CHIPS! Zine
“I love the design of the brand-new CHIPS! zine, an online publication and zine that’s all about culture and food,” says Online Editor Lindi Brownell Meiring. “The first issue, entitled Hol(e)y, is designed by local multi-disciplinary studio Studio H. Want a copy? You can get yours now via studio-h.co.za.”
Image credit: Studio H
3. MET Gala Honours Designer Rei Kawakubo Of Comme des Garçons
“The presitigious 2017 MET Gala, which took place last week, had the fashion world at a standstill when industry folk gathered to honour Rei Kawakubo,” says Content Producer Palesa Kgasane. “Inspired by Tokyo’s street culture, Rei’s designs are architectural, avant-garde and challenge conventional ideas of beauty, making her one of the most influential designers of our time.”
Rei Kawakubo, the designer behind the iconic Comme des Garçons label.
The Costume Institute’s spring 2017 exhibition of Rei’s work: Art Of The In Between Spring 2017.
Image credit: Eiichiro Sakata via The New Yorker / Paolo Roversi for Comme des Garçons via theatlantic.com
4. Jeanne Gaigher’s New Prints For 50ty/50ty
“Millennial experimental artist Jeanne Gaigher’s beautiful new silkscreen print is now available via 50ty/50ty,” says Assistant Editor Tracy Greenwood. “Frozen Interval I & II plays on her signature process of using photography as a starting point for her work before merging various paintings together to create a split-screen of two disconnected artworks.”
The two paintings that make up Frozen Interval I & II.
Image credit: 50ty50typrints.com
5. Loqi Luggage
“Inspired by a variety of aspects of Japanese culture, this Loqi luggage collection is absolutely dreamy,” says Features Writer Amelia Brown. “The designs are life-like and come in a range of bold and bright colours designed by various artists.”
ANONYMOUS – Woman’s Haori with Cranes
HOKUSAI – The Great Wave
HOKUSAI – Mt. Fuji
DE HEEM – Still Life With Flowers
Image credit: loqi.eu
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