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My T-shirt for Marc Cain SS14



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A few months ago I was invited to design a T-shirt for Marc Cain SS14 along the theme of ‘Pink… From Paris to Tokyo’. I’ve never designed a T-shirt before but one of the suggestions was a collage, so I didn’t need to be asked twice.

I decided to focus on stamps and ephemera from my scrapbooks but I had to improvise a little (a lot) as I didn’t have as much French and Japanese material as I imagined. And then it transpired that stamps aren’t as copyright-free as I thought they were so there was a lot of trial and error. Zut alors! But that’s the creative process, right? I initially wanted a unisex, surfy-skaty shaped tee with a bubblegum pink background and an allover print, but the end result is a lot cleaner and more commercial. Here’s a peek at my creative journey…

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Buy it now: Goodordering bike bags



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I’m far too much of a scaredy cat to cycle around London (and er, I can’t actually ride a bike), but if I was the cycling type, then Goodordering‘s boxy bike bags would be my accessory of choice. These unisex, retro-looking bags have been designed with function first and are especially aimed at people who need to cart portable offices around day to day. Thus they all have padded laptop compartments or pockets, are made of durable nylon, and are super-spacious and lightweight. The styles on offer include pannier bags, satchels, backpacks and shoppers and all are designed to clip on your bike. (more…)

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Save the date: Minju Kim for H&M



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When Minju Kim won H&M’s Design Award competition earlier this year, many of us wondered if her spirited designs would be modified for the H&M customer. The answer is yes, but in a way that still reflects her joyful creativity. The collection of nine womenswear pieces and two accessories arrives on October 17th and will be sold in selected H&M stores in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Japan, South Korea, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, USA and online. (more…)

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Quote of the day: Miuccia Prada



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“Ugly is attractive, ugly is exciting. Maybe because it is newer. The investigation of ugliness is, to me, more interesting than the bourgeois idea of beauty. And why? Because ugly is human.”
Miuccia Prada on why everything is ugly, The Telegraph

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