Printed Silk Scarves

Four designers' artful take on the summer accessory

Drawing inspiration from photography and architecture, these four designers have adopted unique methods of applying their art to lightweight silk scarves, creating uniquely detailed accessories perfect for sweltering days that give way to chilly nights. Sabina Les This New York City-based designer creates scarves with original textile patterns, animal prints and strong geometric figures, guided by the belief that individuals can be both soft and …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Banana trucker hats, fat fonts, John Peel's archive and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Sound Quality The first exhibition at NYC showroom and shop Grey Area, “Sound Quality” is nearly over but their clever take on the classic merch table continues online, tempting music fans with things like artist-curated CDs, Kent Henricksen’s skull necklaces, Andrea Mary Marshall’s one-off “Marlboro Mary” boxes and more. 2. Banana Trucker Hats Artist Brock Davis, in an effort to appease his kids, deftly …

Zorya

Inspired by viruses, jewelry designers grow crystals on rope

by Adam Štěch Exploring the formation of the jewel as a natural process and celebrating it as a performance, the latest collection of distinct jewelry from the conceptual Prague-based designers Daniel Pošta and Zdeněk Vacek of Zorya fuses dynamic drama with simple beauty. The Virus collection, the most experimental project to date from this creative pair, launched last October at Designblok 2011 Prague design week. …