"Change is in the wind," says Italian-born, Zürich-raised Carmen D'Apollonio, referring to the sudden and brutal wind chill that's swept the North Atlantic and the huddled and shivering New Yorkers passing outside of her Nolita storefront. For these frozen Manhattanites, Ikou Tschüss is a haven: warmly lit and spacious, the thick knits look so inviting that almost every passerby eyes them hungrily. D'Apollonio shows the way into her atelier behind the storefront, where, next to her lunch and a newspaper, is a large ball of yarn and two knitting needles. "My partner Guya Marini and I make the prototypes, and then we send them to Swiss grandmas," she explains when I point them out. "They take our ideas and make them on a large scale."

Monday, 6 December 2010

Press : A.A. BRONSON in SANSOVINO 6

Contemporary artist and founder of General Idea, A.A. Bronson
wears aztec wool parka and scarf by SANSOVINO 6

Press : A.A. BRONSON in JOHN LAWRENCE SULLIVAN

Contemporary artist and founder of General Idea, A.A. Bronson
wears orange coat by JOHN LAWRENCE SULLIVAN

Press : BERNARD DELETTREZ on JC Report

Delfina Jewelry Veteran Bernard Delettrez Goes Solo

"The dark romance of crosses, skulls and keys—this is my passion,” gushes Bernard Delettrez of his new solo jewelry collection. And in the Delfina Jewelry vet’s capable hands, this is no grungy goth-tinged trifecta. Hand-cast in Rome in solid gold and red and yellow bronzes, studded with diamonds, sapphires and rubies in a rainbow of colors, Delettrez’s collection is more like rock star style with a couture pedigree.

Preferring to keep the quality high by keeping quantities limited, the rate of growth was one point of contention with daughter Delfina, with whom he created the acclaimed namesake jewelry collection. “We’re two different people,” said Delettrez at the Public Image showroom in Paris, where he unveiled his first solo collection since leaving Delfina. “Now, she goes her own way, which is wonderful. Silvia [Fendi, Delfina’s mother] obliged me to go in a direction I didn’t want to go in, and so I started my own label.”

Delettrez’s ornate skulls are hand carved from pink coral and topped with intricate bejeweled crowns, joker’s caps and turbans, while detailed anatomical skeleton hands wrap their bony fingers around gem orbs, making for mega meta rings. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and encrusted with exquisite stones, both precious and semi-precious ... "

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Thursday, 2 December 2010

News : EKTHONGPRASERT @ COMME DES GARCONS Paris

"COMME des GARCONS will soon be unveiling new items for Holiday 2010 at Dover Street Market as part of its Merry Happy Crazy Colour campaign. Inspired by the manic colors in the work of visual and performing artist group, Assume Visual Auto Focus, the collection offers a wide assortment of limited edition product in an endless selection of color."

EK THONGPRASERT
Silicone Jewellery in Fluo Acid Colors
are now available at the Comme Des Garcons Paris store,
Dover Street Market London & Tokyo.

Exclusive limited edition of 6 necklaces in 6 colors.
(fluorescent yellow, pink, orange, blue, light blue and green and there is special color exclusive for only japan which is black)