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wonderwall

Posted on: 2 November 2009

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Masamichi Katayama’s legendary interior design firm Wonderwall has recently updated their website. Working with flash interaction master Yugo Nakamura, and his company Tha Ltd, the result is an aptly literal, wall of wonder. Moving through the site the Wonderwall portfolio pieces jump out in geometrically resizing bubbles, in a uniquely mesmerising way. Drilling down further into the site you can also find an equally cool slideshow mechanic, which, along with the top level navigation, still play second fiddle to Wonderwall’s amazing interior design work. Though mostly Japan based – you may see some familiar work for stores in cities such as New York, London, and Paris continue reading »

uniqlo +j by jil sander

Posted on: 26 August 2009

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Continuing the trend of high end designers collaborating with high street fashion, and following on from their own Designer’s Invitation projects, Uniqlo have released the first few teaser images of their new autumn collection with famed German minimalist designer Jil Sander. Though founder of the eponymous fashion house, Jil Sander has been completely uninvolved in its operations since 2004, instead withdrawing from the fashion world until earlier this year where she announced the formation of her own fashion consultancy. With Uniqlo being the first client, the fruit of this relationship is the Uniqlo sub brand +J, which takes the Jil Sander design influence to both menswear and womenswear, with most items sitting comfortably in the sub £100 range. continue reading »

uniqlo autumn/winter stylebook

Posted on: 22 October 2008

Offering affordable basics in a huge range of styles and colours, Uniqlo is a staunch coolography favourite. From its initial beginnings as a mildly successful fleece peddler, Uniqlo downscaled then underwent a radical transformation in the past year or so, adding two new flagship stores in London’s Oxford street, and going from strength to strength with the UT artists series.

Uniqlo’s main strength is in its styling, however. Taking the most basic of items and making them look stylish is an artform that Uniqlo has thoroughly mastered, and can be seen both on their mannequins and the numerous adverts dominating certain underground stations.

Now uniqlo has begun to showcase its fall/winter collection in a new stylebook function on their website. Aside from this season’s looks there are also options to view other ongoing Uniqlo projects.

Uniqlo fall winter 08 stylebook