Carolina Herrera S/S 2026 fashionshow Live at the iconic Plaza Mayor, Madrid

Carolina Herrera unveils the S/S 2026 collection with a runway presentation in the heart of Madrid at the iconic Plaza Mayor — the first main runway collection shown outside of New York and its third runway presentation abroad in the House’s 44 year history. Inspired by a vivid marriage of Madrid’s 17th-century Golden Age and the irreverent spirit of La Movida movement in the 1980’s — the very era of the House’s founding — this collection bridges past and present in a celebration of femininity to the future. Be Inspired ........

“Madrid has always been one of my favorite cities in the world — rich in history, art and culture. It’s home to incredible creatives with a unique approach to beauty and joy,” says Wes Gordon, Carolina Herrera’s Creative Director, “There’s something about this city’s rhythm — its appetite for life — that inspires and energizes me and is deeply aligned with the 

Herrera woman.” 

The color palette of the collection reflects the tension between boldness and romance: from the sun-drenched warmth of saffron yellow to the Herrera red, deep Rioja, electrifying bright pink, violeta lilac, crisp white and graphic black. Color combinations that recall the unexpected juxtaposition of prints and colors from the universe of Pedro Almodóvar’s cinema.

At its heart, the collection blooms with three distinct florals: the Carnation, Madrid’s flower and emblem of beauty, appears in intricate threadwork and jacquard, The Violetta, a nod to 

the city’s beloved candies, is brought to life in ethereal three dimensional embroideries and the Retiro Rose, cultivated in the park’s historic Rosaleda, a symbol of how Madrid transforms its courtly heritage into an open and public space.

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Sources:Carolina Herrera, Show Studio and Kendam
Video and photos: courtesy of Carolina Herrera

Bedrooms: Timeless Bed Design by Chi Wing Lo for Giorgetti

 While surfing on internet I saw this beautiful and timeless REA bed designed by Hong Kong-born architect Chi Wing Lo for the Italian brand Giorgetti. Could not resist to share this elegant bed design with my readers. Hope it inspires you too ........ This blogpost is a repost of my blog of 29-07-2024.

More about the designer Chi Wing Lo
An architect whose furniture designs have helped to shape the direction of Giorgetti since 1996, Chi Wing Lo was among the Italian Delegates to advance Italian Design in Russia. His aspiration for timelessness has brought his collections to worldwide attention and many of his work continue to be much sought after today.

His architectural and design works have been awarded, exhibited and published internationally. In 2007, he was invited by the Hong Kong Government to contribute a design to commemorate the tenth anniversary of unification with China. The same year, the Radio Television Hong Kong broadcast a documentary of his life and work. Lo was Art Director of Giorgetti S.p.A. from 2004 to 2006, and the chairman of the jury for the St. Petersburg Design Biennale 2009. His Tower-House in Athens was nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Prize in Architecture in 2009.

Raised in Hong Kong, Lo received his Master Degree in Architecture from Harvard University with the best thesis prize in 1988. He had taught at the Syracuse University, NY, and was a member of the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart. Served as a visiting critic in different Universities in Greece and abroad, he is an active practitioner, integrating architecture, interior and furniture design for projects in Milan, Athens, Instanbul, Yalta (Crimea), Beirut, Dubai and Beijing.

Since 2010, he has been working on the sculptures he has conceived in drawings from To Kardizu 1992. Exhibitions of these sculptures have been scheduled and planned for the coming years in different parts of the Far East.

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Source: Giorgetti

Art: Beautiful artwork 'First Touch', sculpture by Hindi

Would like to share with you today this beautiful artwork named 'First Touch'. It's a sculpture by Hindi. I wrote this blogpost on 13-06-2013 and republished it today. Unfortunately the direct links I placed earlier are not active anymore. Be Inspired .........

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Sources: Key West Gallery + via Facebook/The Beauty of Arts & Antique