Aesop opens a new all-brick store in Brooklyn

The must-have cosmetics brand Aesop has just opened a new store at the heart of Brooklyn, New York, called “Aesop Park Slope”. Known for its high-quality products and easily identifiable minimalist packaging, Aesop is also famous for its retail outlets with ever more incredible designs, created in collaboration with architects. For this store, the brand turned to Frida Escobedo, who designed a brick decor using rammed earth from her country of origin, Mexico.

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Molly Goddard’s extravagant fashion

Molly Goddard is now known for her spectacular volumes, but has been designing sophisticated, feminine pieces that make a real impression since 2015. Molly Goddard’s unmistakable DNA has an offbeat feel, bringing a breath of fresh air to British fashion.

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Designers transform toxic sludge into a ceramics line

Making sustainable ceramics from industrial waste? It can be done, as mentioned in the “Green Innovations” concept – Lands Theme in the AW20-21 Digital Influences Study. Four designers from London’s Royal College of Art, Guillermo Whittembury, Joris Olde-Rikkert, Kevin Rouff and Luis Paco Bockelmann, have achieved the ingenious feat of recycling the residue of red mud, derived from aluminium production, turning it into a desirable line of terracotta-coloured cups, bowls and teapots. A bold and inventive way of recovering by-products that are potentially toxic for the modern world while reducing raw material production.

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The design of the SND store in China: a blend of futurism and pragmatism

The complex relationship between the body and space in a given environment was the guiding thread of the tremendous thinking by the architecture studio that designed the SND store concept. Located in Chongqing, China, this avant-garde fashion mecca boasts lines with a pure minimalism, set off by a surprising cubic sales area, blending reflective surfaces, bold geometries and complex textures.

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Ethical fashion according to À Moi Paris

Created in 2017 by Claudia Cannatelli, the À Moi Paris brand reveals chic yet urban collections that can be worn on any occasion. Committed to an eco-friendly approach, the designer offers timeless ethical pieces of unequalled quality.

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Jacob Lee’s couture rock style

With their brand Jacob Lee, David Rosenfeld and Olga Schunk create chic and sophisticated collections influenced by a 100% rock’n’roll style. With leather, resounding slogans and dynamic looks, the English label takes a provocative approach with a modern elegance.

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