Clip Bag by Peter Bristol

New scale creates new purpose.

The Clip Bag by Peter Bristol playfully borrows its form from a common binder clip.

The binder icon functions so well as a bag you can almost take it seriously.

Constructed of wool felt and aluminum tubing.

Concept project designed in 2007. Released in 2013.

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The Concentrated by Sruli Recht

It’s often said that artists give themselves to their work and, in the cases of certifiable lunatics like Marina Abramović, many do. Fashion is not fine-art however, designers are traditionally better known for giving themselves to a champagne and cocaine lifestyle than sacrificing personal wellbeing for the sake of their art. Nonetheless, despite this archaic stereotype’s abiding prevalence, 21st century auteurs of attire of Reykjavík-based Sruli Recht‘s ilk refuse to be branded with the public persona of the mwah, mwah darling fashion world. In fact, the Israeli-born designer has just taken out a ruddy great lump hammer, and thundered the final nail in said stereotype’s fur-lined coffin.
You see, the rather perverse pièce de résistance in Recht’s fifth, and most recent, menswear collection is as shocking a sacrifice to his art as you could imagine. Precariously positioned within the geometric beauty of garments fashioned from polygonal wooden textiles and other curious materials like Eiderdown, pixelated rabbit fur and Icelandic reindeer and horse skin, sits Forget Me Knot; a one-off (thankfully for Recht) ring where the designer’s own leather takes centre stage.
A 110mm x 10mm strip of skin from Recht’s abdomen, removed in what he calls a ‘surgery-performance’ (video, for the non-squeamish, below) by a plastic surgeon, is treated and mounted to a 24 carat gold band – complete with a DNA certificate and DVD. Powerful stuff.
Whether it distracts from the raw, wind-swept elegance of the collection as a whole is a worthy debate. What is not, is that Recht is shifting the goalposts of what we consider fashion, art and performance – 2013 is an exciting time to be involved in creativity; boundaries are increasingly blurred, genres cast aside with contempt. “This collection is completely burned” says the designer, and his bridges with the fashion glitterati may well be too. But we think he’s more than happy with that.

source: DesignCreme

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Luggage Collection by Williams British Handmade

The aim of Williams Handmade is to use traditional craftsmanship to produce products which are completely original and will challenge the fashion industries view on craft. By utilising historical regional craftsmanship the hope is to increase appreciation for craftsmanship, celebrate British national heritage and illustrate the fact that there needs to be a greater appreciation of cultural diversity and preservation of our local and regional differences. Each piece is produced by hand, using the finest British bridle leather and solid brass fittings. Williams Handmade was founded in 2010 by Sarah Williams after completing a Masters with Distinction at The London College of Fashion, where she was also awarded the off catwalk collection of the year Award. Since then Williams Handmade has received international awards and received critical acclaim in the press including, Vogue Italia and Harpers Bazaar to name just a few. Williams Handmade has also been chosen to exhibit at London Fashion Week by Fashion East and in the V & A exhibition “Power of Making”. Williams Handmade continues to develop new collections every year as well as working on bespoke projects for clients.

 source: DesignCreme

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Apex predators made from 1,050 teeth dentures

Apex predators by Fantich & Young,  are predators with no predators of their own, residing at the top of their food chain. Materials: Savile Row Oxford Shoes, Size UK15, 1050 teeth dentures.

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HUG ME Collection by Si Chan

A small mens collection for A/W 2012-2013 which makes use of series of hand movement especially hug to express how the (dis) connection between people to people and the loneliness by my experience.

Some keywords have become the main points of my collection. “Hugs”, “Communication”, “Interesting”, “Fun”, “flourishing”, “a bit implication of sex”, “comfort”, “to be protected”, “to be surrounded”, ‘to cherish" “warmth”, “memory”, "happiness", “childhood”, “lifetime”, ”Let go”, etc. Interaction and communication are the action to express love and depart from loneliness between human beings. 'Hands" is the key point of the collection as very figurative object to express this abstract idea. Moreover, this small collection is developed like a short story of life. The 6 outfits represent their own story and meaning respectively.

In order to make people feel warm and hugged, some of the clothes would be padding and the hands (gloves) would be adding wad to make it looks puffy as childish soft toys. Some pieces are also to keep repeating a certain part (For example, sleeves) to make people feeling full and not alone or enlarge the scale by magnifying a certain part on clothes, which makes people feel a sense of relief.
Everybody needs love, Don't you?

Photography: Hill&Aubrey
Photography: Sara Pista
Model: Tom Nelson

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JumpFromPaper Bags

JumpFromPaper is a playful and innovative line of bags created by Taipei-based design duo, Chay Su and Rika Lin.

One cozy afternoon, the two girls were chatting, when they got to sketching their dream designer bag. A surprising idea popped up – “How amazing it would be if a two-dimensional hand-drawn illustration could come to life as a real bag!” They explored every possibility, rendering fantasy handbags in perspective, and giving birth to JumpFromPaper™.

Cartoon-like outlines and bright and cheerful colors add a brisk yet funky flavor. And despite the slim appearance, each JumpFromPaper™ bag has a roomy interior to accommodate personal belongings and even iPad/tablets.

JumpFromPaper™ takes handbag design on a new journey, ready to twist people’s view!

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