Showing posts with label designer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label designer. Show all posts

Monday, April 26, 2010

African kimono by Serge Mouangue























































































From DesignBoom:

African born, Tokyo based designer Serge Mouangue combined African fabrics with the design
of traditional Japanese kimonos since 2008  to create his 'Wafrica' series. Together with Kururi, a Tokyo based kimono maker he produced the traditional Japanese attire in 18 African limited edition prints. Mouangue developed the range to celebrate the diversity of the two cultures.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Hobbit House is for Sale in Mexico...



































































































Its designer, the Mexican architect Javier Senosiain calls it the Nautilus, I call it the Hobbit house.
I can just imagine Ian Holmes trotting along, preparing cordials with a couple of Russian hookers and Ian McKellen chuckling along (still dreaming of Derek Jacobi)...