While haute couture has, in recent years, moved toward displaying the textural qualities of embellishment through abstraction, Maison des Perles brooches, pins and necklaces are largely representational. Founding artist Môko Kobayashi uses classical haute couture embroidery techniques to create playful accessories that shimmer and enchant. Kobayashi approaches her subjects with a penetrating attention to detail. Each bead is reminiscent of a pixel; every one critical …
1. Chanel Metiers D’Arts, Guillet Chanel’s rich history continues to captivate media attention, this time with a peek that Another Magazine takes inside Guillet, one of the legendary ateliers that the label purchased in 2007. Images show a glimpse of the Bastille workshop where 15 artisans craft silks, velvets and other frippery gets into blossoms of all shapes and sizes. 2. Flexbook Designboom recently had …
Chanel’s rich history continues to captivate media attention, this time with a peek that Another Magazine takes inside Guillet, one of the legendary ateliers that the label purchased in 2007. Images show a glimpse of the Bastille workshop where 15 artisans craft silks, velvets and other frippery gets into blossoms of all shapes and sizes.
