POMS New GEMM Collection

The latest line draws inspiration from travel, nature and Fragglerock

Melbourne, Australia-based designer Adriana Giuffrida founded her playful and striking label POMS back in 2011, and while many of her designs remain true to the fluffy creations, her latest collection—GEMM*—explores new territory. The new range contrasts sweet pastels and semi-precious stones with robust metals and stronger shades, all the while perfectly blending a little tradition with ’80s and ’90s nostalgia and modern-day style. Giuffrida (who …

Summer Dreams at Het Nieuwe Instituut

Archivist Alfred Marks curates the Rotterdam institute's architectural materials to tell the story of how the Dutch spend their leisure time

Having served as an archivist at Rotterdam’s Het Nieuwe Instituut, for the past two decades, Alfred Marks is making a curatorial debut with “Summer Dreams,” an exhibition inspired by the way the Dutch spent their leisure time in the last century. Through his impressive experience with the institute’s 550+ archives—which cover the work of countless Dutch architects and designers from the period 1850-2000—Marks noticed a …

Inside Botánica’s Don Eliette Collection

NYC native Nic De La Paz finds inspiration in her father's richly textured wardrobe

Though the city is bursting with energy and ambition, designer Nic De La Paz’s strolls through the busiest streets of NYC sometimes reflect the masses’ tendency to follow fads. To do something fresh, and combat such style stagnation, the Brooklyn native founded Botánica, an accessories brand directly inspired by the vivid style of her father Eliette Anthony Alvarez. Following up on her debut “Rosary” collection, …