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Marco Laganà

umbertogabriele — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:38:03 +0000

A child of the ’90s, Marco Laganà is the finest expression of Italian style with a hint of humour. His international education allowed his creativity to flow in his productions, as we can see in the latest collection.

THE POP ART COLLECTION

Pop Art used to convey different messages through common items (just recall Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans). Clash is the main thread: Laganà developed his collection from the idea of Pop Art, but created unique handcrafted pieces.

Raw materials meet fine manufactured fibres waved with kevlar, for an incredible result of balanced contrasts. Elegance and aggressiveness instantly become bedfellows, traditional Italy meets the avant-garde French vision, holding one foot in the future and on in the past.

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Simone Rainer SS14

umbertogabriele — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:05:38 +0000

Once again Simone Rainer builds his SS14 collection with geometric precision. In the scenario of a solitary journey through a desert that captivates with its majestic emptiness, colors shift from orange to dustier tones and are cut by a graphic and impenetrable black. Geometric lucky charms arise from the burning sand where pyramids are built as far as the eye can see: triangles following triangles, shaping an obsessive repetition of volumes. The only notable difference lies in their shade that alters when the evening sun washes over everything veering the marvelous orange tint to one of deep blood red, and the last rays of sun stretch out like golden chains seemingly wanting to hold on to such architectural pleasure. The shadows darken the stone spines like sensual mirages of fluid black patent leather.

But as the mechanical action of the wind begins to change the silent landscape, the air burns to life only to uncover another slice of this SS14 collection; a slice of leather crust, sun-scorched canvas and untreated jute that grazes the hands and smells of distant places. Black leather embodies turgid volumes, carrying structures and adding a new three-dimensional flavor, as the rays of the now blinding sun shine pretentiously over golden metals and leather patent.

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Azzurra Gronchi

umbertogabriele — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:47:54 +0000

The brand Azzurra Gronchi – launched in 2011 by its homonymous designer – is a luxury handbag collection that combines supreme quality materials and the rich knowledge of Italian craftsmanship gained from the family tannery in Tuscany. To demonstrate the bond with her roots, and to keep sustaining the concept of Made in Italy and excellence, Azzurra still crafts all her creations in that same tannery.

A career of important collaborations with the fashion houses of Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo and Costume National, has enabled this fashion talent to develop innovative and demanding products for fashion-conscious women who are born with the desire to express themselves.

The collections are conceived with a variety of precious leathers and undergo complex manufacturing processes to reach the state of finished creations. The avant-garde printed leather styles define the brand identity of Azzurra Gronchi as “fun and original”; an extraordinary mix of materials and a color-oriented research that combine in an unconventional yet precious idea.

The characteristic little eye mask delivered in the iconic Burlesque style, is proposed as an intriguing detail on small leather goods. Patents, suedes, calfs and a variety of printed leathers, add a touch of freshness and a sip of retro to the whole recipe. Azzurra Gronchi is a strong and colorful fashion statement that doesn’t look to the past and that’s “not afraid to take risks”.

Photo credits © Simon 171, Styling: Alex Vaccani

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Simone Rainer

admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:00:27 +0000

• BRAND IDENTITY •

The brand Simone Rainer unites the traditional essence and craftsmanship of leather and the unquestionable precision of geometry in a mission to recreate ideal beauty and perfection. From the brand’s logo – a pythagorean pentagon enclosing an isosceles triangle – to every single handbag made, the basic common principle of perfection that is the golden ratio rule is applied. This mathematical constant algebraically expressed as Φ phi (=1,618), is found in all volumes, proportions and dimensions, and right down to the smallest detail.

Rainer’s desire to exceed his own vision of superlative aesthetics is also seen in his personal interpretation of the three phases of the alchemic process that transforms base substances to gold (nigredo, albedo, rubedo). With this concept in mind, every one of his collections gives life to special and unique leather finishings and treatments, such as black etched calfskin, touch-sensitive color-changing nappa lambskin, and 9 carat gold powder prints.The S/S 2013 collection keeps Rainer’s basics in place while exploring the human body at its crudest. Inspired by Diderot’s and D’Alembert’s encyclopedia and by Rembrandt’s “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr.Nicolaes Tulp”, he dissects and examines all the body’s components. The result is a set of unusual and diverse handbags that interpret organs and their textures, and are reminiscent of the scientific accuracy of autopsies and lab work.

• CONCEPT OF COLLECTION A/W 2013-14 •

A supernova is a stellar explosion so bright that it briefly outshines the luminosity of the galaxy and radiates as much energy as the sun. In the same way, the Simone Rainer A/W 2013-14 collection; “Supernovae”, is an uncontainable explosion of creative material geometries fueled by the desire to discover the universe and its secrets.
Exploring the essence of stars and star dust, inspiring daydreams and describing meteorites, narrating the story of a contemporary Little Prince, Rainer delivers an enchanting and poetic idea.

• PRODUCT DESCRIPTION A/W 2013-14 •

The golden ratio rule is still present and manifests itself through three-dimensional perfection and spiral shapes inspired by twirling galaxies. Sparkling diamonds occur like surprising bursts of light and geometric shapes appear as galactic flakes. Materials are reminiscent of those expelled by the supernova’s explosion; uraniam, cobalt, gold and silver.

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