This week, the vestiges of a colorful life went under the hammer in Paris. Just over six months after his death at the age of 81, the designer Kenzo Takada’s estate was auctioned, and it turned out the fashion pioneer — the first Japanese designer to achieve success in the
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Cathi and Trevor Marshall live in a 704-square-foot tiny house made of shipping containers in British Columbia, Canada. The open-concept main house is made of four shipping containers with floor-to-ceiling windows. Via a breezeway, there's a guest house that the couple designed themselves and rents out on Airbnb. The house
Read moreFurniture, apparel purchases up in last few weeks: Steelhouse CEO Steelhouse CEO Mark Douglas says people are buying more online, which is creating a backlog of orders, and argues this will help jumpstart the economy because it will lead to more factory hiring. Shopping for home decor just got an
Read moreGLAM AT HOME: Luxury footwear label Aquazzura is expanding into the world of interiors. The Florence-based brand, founded by Edgardo Osorio, who designs Aquazzura’s shoe collections, is introducing the Aquazzura Casa home collection. The line, to be officially unveiled in April during Milan Design Week, will make its debut with
Read moreThis article is part of our latest Design special report, which is about taking creative leaps in challenging times. Flight of Fancy Phaidon hatches a book about Nest. The design magazine Nest brought readers on a rollicking ride from 1997 to 2004. While better-mannered shelter books were worshiping white space,
Read moreWhen Nicola Peltz walks down the aisle to marry Brooklyn Beckham, she’ll reportedly wear a wedding dress custom-made by her famous mother-in-law. According to The Sun, Victoria Beckham will be designing 25-year-old Peltz’s gown for the nuptials, after “showering her with gifts from her latest collection.” “Victoria would like to
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