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A tribute: How Issey Miyake changed the way we saw and wore fashion

Inside Retail

Miyake arrived in Paris shortly after Kenzo’s “ Jungle Jap ” clothes had made waves, with their bright colours and unexpected patterns based partly on Japanese artistic traditions. Computer-generated jacquard weaving creates subtle patterns only truly registered by closer looking. Japanese fashion revolution.

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Adytum Library in Canberra is arranged around a single book-lined counter

Dezeen

A chunky, wedge-shaped island crafted from plaster and beeswax anchors the sparse interior of this pop-up library, shop and exhibition space that design studio Pattern has created in Canberra. Sydney-based studio Pattern – which is also developing the interiors of Adytum's spa – was asked to design the library.

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How the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was designed

Design Week

The traditional indigo is a reference to the “refined elegance and sophistication that exemplifies Japan” while the pattern is inspired by ‘inchimatsu moyo’ patterns from the Edo period (1603-1867). The torch has been inspired by Japan’s cherry blossoms with a pattern that resembles petals.

Design 101
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Rihanna Savage x Fenty 2020 set designer: “I think we took it even further”

Design Week

The singer, whose last album Anti was released in 2016, has been making waves in the fashion industry for a few years with her make-up line Fenty Beauty and her collaborations with sports brand Puma. The psychedelic garden-themed section was an “expansion from the flower pattern from the collection”, the designer explains.

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Cultural appropriation: can designers ever responsibly “borrow” from other cultures?

Design Week

“When those patterns from historical artefacts are taken without reference to where they came from, the visuals being communicated are not educating the audience on cultural distinction, [which allows] that demographic to be forgotten or misrepresented.”

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Is the digital landscape inclusive enough? Interview with Will Selviz

Design Wanted

In 2016, I was accepted into OCAD University ‘s Digital Futures program , where I was introduced to emerging, immersive technologies. Will Selviz: “ The NFT space has created a sea of opportunities, especially for digital artists. My early career was in the electronic music scene when I was 19.

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Beyond the hybrid creations of the Sakhi sisters

Design Wanted

Founded in 2016, T SAKHI is a multidisciplinary design and architecture studio that focuses on projects that range from small-scale architecture, public and urban installations, to collectible objects, scenography and film. Tessa and Tara Sakhi, founded multidisciplinary design studio T SAKHI in 2016 – Images Courtesy of T Sakhi.