The city of Chongqing in China has reportedly set up the country's first sidewalk for 'mobile phone addicts', with a lane specifically dedicated to those glued to their screens.
The walking sculptures are made of plastic yellow tubes and look alive
as they move, each leg articulating in such a way that the body is
steady and level.
Next spring it will be all about color, or not. The burst of colors
mixed with interesting textures and simple lines. Or you can wear black
and white outfits.
"The misunderstood
artist" it's not just a legend. Scientist come with the explanation of why
creative people do things differently than normal ones.
Using 'Hydrophobic
Nanotechnology', an American college student has developed a shirt that is
impossible to stain - the Silic Shirt. The tops can resist any spills and
splashes including Coca-Cola, tomato ketchup, mustard, milkshakes, beer, ink
and even red wine.
London-based designer Amy Rainbow
Winters showed in a FashionWare area at the Consumer Electronics Show the dress
that changes its colors. The item is made of fabric with fiber optics woven in
and sensors in the sleeves.
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute
of Technology have created a "wearable" book which allows the reader
to experience the protagonist’s emotions. Using a combination of sensors, the
book senses which page the reader is on and triggers vibration patterns through
a special vest.
Handicraft trend is not actually new. It
has its roots in the rural crafts—the material-goods necessities—of ancient
civilizations. Many specific crafts have been practiced for centuries, while
others are modern inventions, or popularizations of crafts which were
originally practiced in a limited geographic area.
One of the most helpful for a starter
artist is Ezebee.com. The site offers small designers a free place to sell, a
community and a lot of advices on how to grow their business. And the most
important thing...it offers visibility in the big ocean of the handmade trend.
A sweater that checks your mood, lace
made of strawberry roots or a dress that uses wood as textiles: the third
edition of the Futurotextiles exhibition presents the intriguing alliance of
textile innovation, high fashion and art.
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