ГООK¡ - Weekly Digest #4

September 14, 2022

Hello! This is the midweek edition of ГООK¡ by Ersel Örge — one piece resurfaced from the unlimited archive as timeless uplift for heart, mind, and spirit. You can always catch up on previous issues right here. Enjoy weekly inspirational articles.

Fashion

This weekend marks the opening of the SS23 womenswear shows, kicking off in New York before travelling to London, Milan, and Paris a little later in September. Here are the eight emerging designers you must follow; ALYSSA MARIE GROENEVELD, SIA ARNIKA, JESSAN MACATANGAY, ONRUSHW23FH, ED CURTIS, ELLA BOUCHT, VEREDAS and ANNA HEIM

As the SS23 womenswear season kicks off in New York, these are the up-and-coming talents to keep an eye on

Art

Have you ever heard about hyperrealism? Mayor Olajide, is a 19-year-old Nigerian artist who has been attracting attention with his hyperrealistic pencil drawings for at least a couple of years now.

Mayor Olajide, a 19-year-old artist from Nigeria, has taken the hyperrealistic art world by storm with his photo-realistic charcoal pencil portraits. We've featured some really gifted hyperrealism artists on Oddity Central over the years, true masters like Anna Halldin Maule, Hirothropologie, or Dru Blair, but it's rare to see that kind of talent in someone

Design

Although Karayiannis had no formal education in jewellery design, her background in sculpture and ceramics aided in the development of her unique, visceral visual language which is “a crossover between something that’s primordial and archaic, and something quite futuristic.” Kiki Karayiannis has a unique design methodology.

Described as “a crossover between something that’s primordial and archaic, and something quite futuristic,” Kiki Karayiannis’s Athens-based jewellery studio creates emotional, “wonky” handmade pieces

HYPER-REALISTIC GLASS BAGS Washington-based artist Dylan Martinez created stunning glass sculptures. His illusory series ‘H2O/SiO2’ combined several glassblowing and sculpting techniques to form...

Photography

Australian photographer Chase Middleton presents ‘Terminal Mystery’ — a peculiar portrait of the place and its inhabitants. Chase became increasingly interested in the inhabitants of the township which serves predominantly as a place of retirement. She spent a year walking the aisles of the local grocery store engaging with strangers in the hope that they would invite me into their homes and allow me to take their portraits. As a captivating blend of documentary photography and surrealism, the inhabitants are positioned as props in a bizarre dreamscape. Occasionally transfixed on something out of frame, the subjects appear lost in an alternate reality. The unnatural composition invites a disruption of order, with each image containing empty space. The series is unconventional and alluring an abstract portrait of the people of Iluka.

A CREATIVE JOURNEY TO FEMALE SENSUALITY “I wanted to create an online platform that grabs people’s attention but also gives them something in return.” - Marius Sperlich Imagine a photographer who...

Textiles

“Dyes are used everywhere, including in the textile industry, as well as in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, paper, leather and even in medicines,” says Januka Budhathoki-Uprety, an assistant professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science at North Carolina State University in the US, and lead author on a paper published in ACS Applied Polymer Nanomaterials.

Dyes are a huge pollution problem. Researchers have developed a polymer which can clean a class of textile dyes out of wastewater.

Meet Kudarat, a leather alternative synthesized using algae, food & fiber waste. Created by Divya Verma of the National Institute of Design in India, Kudarat bases itself on the concepts of circularity & sustainability, target SDGs (sustainable development goals). Kudarat leather resembles animal leather but is cruelty-free, waterproof, compostable, antimicrobial, and possesses good tensile strength,

Featured BOOK

Every piece of clothing has a story

The Hidden Facts of Fashion explores the hidden knowledge of the fashion world, with guides and top tips for the fashion-savvy. Tricks of the trade from the fashion expert and publisher Fashionary are presented in this accessible easy-to-read guide. Did you know? * The dress length in trend is decided by the stock price market * Many shirt collar buttonholes lie horizontally, while the other buttonholes are vertical for very practical reasons * White wine can be used to wash away red wine stains Find fun facts and much more in this fascinating, clever little book for fashion enthusiasts and experts. Further details are here.

Featured PODCAST

To accelerate the transition to a circular economy, we need the materials to help us get there.

In this episode, we hear from three companies about how their work contributes to taking us away from the linear take-make-waste economy, to a circular one.

We’re joined by Pascal Chalvon Demersay, Chie…

It's quite difficult to do business on a dead planet,' says Helena Braun, Member of the Cabinet of Frans Timmermans, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission leading the work on the European Green Deal. In conversation with Miranda Schnitger, the Foundation's Government Lead, Helena discusses the Commission's recently-announced Nature Package, and how policy plays a vital role in creating a nature-positive economy....

To accelerate the transition to a circular economy, we need the materials to help us get there.

Webinars

The Metropolis Forum: Webinars help industry leaders discuss the way forward and provide opportunities for members of the community to stay connected.

This panel will discuss how we need to reframe processes, take advantage of innovations, and be aware of legislation that can support a recycling mindset. REGISTER NOW

Ireland has a deep tradition of sustainable textile making, from its crisp linens to its wooly tweeds. Spanning fashion, home, craft, folklore and national identity, this special edition of World Hope Forum coincides with the seventh annual New York Textile Month.

Free Webinar from the World Hope Forum by Lidewij Edelkoort on Ireland's deep tradition of sustainable textile making part of New York Textile Month - CONTINUITY - “Stability on the absence of disruption”