ГООK¡ - Weekly Digest #3

September 07, 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

Italian fashion house GUCCI lost its lawsuit in a Japanese court, after attempting to block troll brand CUGGL.

By late 2021, Nobuaki Kurokawa, owner of an Osaka-based company that parodies famous brands, was granted a trademark in Japan for his brand CUGGL.’ However, when the mark made its debut on apparel, only half of it was visible.

Are you wearing GUCCI or CUGGL this season?

Art

There’s no shortage of artistic approaches to historic sculpture-making and yet you can still be blown away when we came across the fabric sculptures of Barcelona-based artist Sergio Roger. Comprising busts of Roman emperors, statues of mythological princesses and Ionic columns, the artist’s “Textile Ruins” series is a tribute to classical Greek and Roman art and architecture as well as a reflection on the concepts of permanence and grandeur that there associated with.

Barcelona-based artist Sergio Roger translates his love of classical sculpture and architecture into plush textile sculptures.

Design

French-born, Tokyo-based designer Emmanuelle Moureaux began her long-running 100 colours series of installations in 2013 to investigate ways of dividing space with different shades, a concept she dubs shikiri. The latest iteration, by her namesake firm Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture + Design, is 100 Colors no.35 for Japanese masking tape manufacturer MT. At the company’s factory in Kurashiki, 6,000 slender strips of washi tape, 17 miles total, are thoughtfully spaced out in rows hung vertically and diagonally, forming a gradated rainbow moiré tunnel through which visitors can stroll and immerse themselves in a joyous setting of hue on hue on hue.

Kurashiki, Japan

The Eternal Summertime - KEEF PALAS SS COLLECTION ‘The Eternal Summertime’ a film for Keef Palas. Jennifer Bucovineau, Lydia Garcia, Ricc Dominguez, Max Torres and Edu Gisbert Written and directed by...

Photography

Alessia Morellini who lives and works in the Italian city of Modena is a self-taught photographer who uses the medium to enhance the complexity of her surroundings. Her passion for travel influences what she captures on camera, with visual elements like water, sunshine, and nature as prominent and recurring motifs.

Fascinated by small and familiar aspects of objects, people, and natural landscapes, Morellini demonstrates a penchant for the decontextualization of details, allowing them to stand out as the focal point of her images. When viewing her work, it’s as if we are in a strange, unreal place, perhaps a dream state or a warm holiday destination. Beyond her visual aesthetic, it’s challenging to place what exactly makes Morellini’s work so distinctive. Yet, her ability to photograph with such intention and purpose makes her contemporary images stand out. In addition, the photographer’s considered use of colour, texture, and composition instils a serene feeling in the viewer, providing a moment to pause and see the world through Morellini’s perspective.

THE MINIMAL MELANCHOLIA “Metaphoric souls beyond the lens Gabriel Isak’s art entails surreal and melancholic scenes where he invites the viewer to interact with the inner world of solitary figures...

Textiles

Rayon is a soft, silky fabric that is perhaps the most confusing of all textiles. It’s sometimes called viscose, modal, lyocell, Tencel, acetate or bamboo. It tends to feel denser and more fluid than cotton or linen, but even this depends on how it’s been extracted and spun.

Turning trees into textiles is linked to historical atrocities and environmental harm. But any plant-based material can potentially become viscose-rayon

Featured BOOK

Fashion, Agency, and Empowerment encourages the reader to critically examine the cultural and social impact of sexual objectification, as well as to consider personal and shared narratives of self-objectification and repression. With chapters ranging from the iconic self-fashioning of Princess Diana to a discussion of sex, power, and cultural constructions of masculinity, Fashion, Agency, and Empowerment provides crucial insights into a global fashion, political structures, and social life.

Featured PODCAST

What is the human cost of fashion, how do our choices impact on others, is feminism at odds with fast fashion and how do you define sustainable fashion? Livia Firth, the founder of the green carpet challenge is talking us through her journey with bringing glamorous, sustainable fashion to the Oscars…

Listen to this episode from wellness unpacked with Ella Mills on Spotify. What is the human cost of fashion, how do our choices impact on others, is feminism at odds with fast fashion and how do you define sustainable fashion? Livia Firth, the founder of the green carpet challenge is talking us through her journey with bringing glamorous, sustainable fashion to the Oscars...

What is the human cost of fashion, how do our choices impact on others, is feminism at odds with fast fashion and how do you define sustainable fashion? Livia Firth, the founder of the green carpet challenge is talking us through her journey with bringing glamorous, sustainable fashion to the Oscars...

Webinars

Eventbrite - Fashion Declares presents How to promote Governance, Transparency & Accountability in your business - Wednesday, 5 October 2022 - Find event and ticket information.

Textiles that Heal: Talking Textiles Conference – Zoom, Fri Sep 30, 2022 - included in the general admission price is a copy of Talking Textiles #7 please fill out your address accordingly

For the 7th year in a row, we are excited to announce Talking Textiles, Textiles that Heal

Curated by Phi...

Free for students and faculty members. Details are here.