Fashion
SHE’S IN FASHION!


As the womenswear FW2020 season draws to a close in our hometown, we take a look over the last month of fashion shows in the fashion capitals. The womenswear ready-to-wear shows are as renowned for material innovation as they are for trend, here are some of our favourites in all senses.

London

Milan

 

New York

Paris

Credit Photo: All photos courtesy Vogue.com & Nowfashion.com

Event
Material District Rotterdam 2020

American Supply is pleased to present materials at Material District Rotterdam. The salon takes place from the 23rd to the 25th of June, and is one not to be missed for material enthusiasts!

This year’s edition will be the biggest yet, with a focus on sustainability in a curated selection of 400 materials from Material District’s extensive library for visitors to see, feel and experience first hand. All selected materials fall within one or more of their sustainable themes.

Material District Rotterdam will show our Flash-Luminium, which is composed of our Rainbow Flash retro-reflective nylon material fused on an aluminium support. Flash-Luminium is almost black when not activated by light, but once it is activated it becomes a prismatic gradient rainbow-colour. The retroreflection is achieved through light activating micro-glass beads on the nylon surface with a gradient refractive index. Even when not flashed, the dark surface has a subtle rainbow tint.

Its lightweight aluminium support is easily manipulated by hand and able to hold the form you give it with ease. Once this is combined with its retro-reflectivity, it becomes a material that needs to be seen to be believed!

Dates & opening hours MaterialDistrict Rotterdam
Tuesday 23 June 2020: 10:30 – 19:00
Wednesday 24 June 2020: 10:30 – 19:00
Thursday 25 June 2020: 10:30 – 19:00

Material District Rotterdam
Rotterdam Ahoy
Ahoyweg 10
3084 BA Rotterdam

For more information visit:
Rotterdam.MaterialDistrict.com

Materials
The American Supply Material Collections

The American Supply material collection offer is 25% eco-conscious to help you with your dedicated sustainable material research. Our collections are invaluable additions to any discerning Materiotheque and are available in three distinct formats. They are packaged in exclusive American Supply binders, housed in gold embossed American Supply Cubes to keep them in order.

 

Our first offer is The Classic Collection, which segments our iconic materials into their process families – Applied / Laminated, Coated / Projected, Extruded / Calendered, Pressed / Cast, Relief / 3D Effect and Woven / Braided. This makes it easier to discern the varied manufacturing processes behind their creation and aids your imagination to understand the possibilities of combining and transforming them. At the end of the year, a thirteenth binder is sent to you, containing the Material of the Month samples.

The American Supply Classic Collection is composed of 12 binders in 3 American Supply Cubes, containing 140 materials. Our 6 manufacturing process families are divided into 2 binders each. At the end of the year, in December, a thirteenth binder will be sent with all 12 Material of the Month in a bonus binder of new materials. The American Supply Classic Collection contains 152 materials.

Our second offer is the Eco-Collection which classifies our most recent research into the following eco-categories: Recycled, Recyclable, Eco-Conception & NaturalThe Eco-Collection is composed of 4 binders in one American Supply Cube.

Each binder contains 10 -12 materials, chosen by our creative team that reflect our ongoing eco-conscious research. The Eco-Collection contains 50 materials in 4 binders housed in 1 American Supply cube.

Our final offer is The American Supply Full Collection, combining The Classic Collection and The Eco-Collection together in a complete package, giving you access to 25% eco-conscious materials. This option gives you all the tools you need to understand the American Supply materials, and gives you first-hand access to our latest material research, revealing the material’s potential and transformative possibilities.  At the end of the year, a seventeenth binder is sent to you, containing the Material of the Month samples.

The American Supply Classic Collection as above – Contains 140 materials and the Eco-Collection containing 50 Materials. A total of 16 binders in 4 American Supply Cubes, with 202 materials. At the end of the year, a seventeenth binder will be sent with all 12 Material of the Month in a bonus binder of new materials.

Event
Material District Rotterdam 2020

American Supply exposera des matériaux au Material District Rotterdam. Le salon se déroule du 23 au 25 juin, un rendez-vous à ne surtout pas manquer pour les amateurs de matériaux et tendances !

L’édition de cette année sera la plus grande présentée jusqu’ici, avec un accent sur l’éco-responsabilité et la durabilité grâce à une sélection de 400 materiaux issus de la vaste matériauthèque de Material District que les visiteurs pourront voir et toucher. Tous les matériaux sélectionnés s’inscrivent dans un ou plusieurs de leurs  thèmes de durabilité (transition énergétique et bien-être……).

Material District Rotterdam présentera notre Flash-Luminium, qui est composé de notre matériau rétro-réfléchissant Rainbow Flash en nylon fusionné à un support en aluminium. Le Flash-Luminium est presque noir lorsqu’il n’est pas activé par la lumière, mais une fois ”flashé”, il prend des couleurs infinies prismatiques. La rétro-réflexion est obtenue grâce à des microbilles de verre activant la lumière sur la surface du nylon avec un indice de réfraction dégradé. Même sans flash, la surface sombre nous renvoie une subtile teinte arc-en-ciel.

Son support en aluminium léger est facilement manipulable à la main et peut garder la forme que vous lui donnez si facilement. Une fois combiné avec son aspect rétro-réfléchissant, il se transforme en matériau qui doit être vu pour être cru !

Dates et heures d’ouvertures de Material District Rotterdam
Mardi 23 juin 2020  10:30 – 19:00
Mercredi 24 juin 2020: 10:30 – 19:00
Jeudi 25 juin 2020: 10:30 – 19:00

Material District Rotterdam
Rotterdam Ahoy
Ahoyweg 10
3084 BA Rotterdam

Pour plus d’infos :
Rotterdam.MaterialDistrict.com

Fashion
FA FA FA FA FASHION BEEP BEEP !

 

Alors que les défilés de  prêt-à-porter féminin automne/hiver 2020 touchent à leur fin dans notre belle ville qu’est Paris, jetons un coup d'œil sur le dernier mois de défilés dans les capitales de la mode. Les défilés sont toujours autant réputés pour leurs innovations matérielles que pour leurs tendances. Voici quelques-uns de nos coups de cœur dans tous les sens du terme.

Londres

 

Milan

 

New York

Paris

 

Design
EN EXTÉRIEUR À L’INTÉRIEUR

Maison & Objet a pris à nouveau place au Parc des Expositions pour son édition de Janvier, avec un remarquable focus sur le travail des matières et textures naturelles. Si, en septembre, le salon s’est intéressé à la nature, cette fois-ci elle a été exploitée, concentrée et appliquée.

Le designer Michael Anastassiades qui avait lancé sa marque éponyme de luminaires en 2007 au salon Maison & Objet, fait son retour en tant que Designer de l’année. Il a présenté une sélection poétique de luminaires suspendus, évoquant les sculptures mobiles d’Alexander Calder et mues doucement par l’eau.

Alors que notre monde est confronté à l’urgence de son propre avenir, les gens descendent dans la rue et l’extérieur devient l’intérieur. Il est temps d’accueillir la nature sauvage dans votre paradis domestiqué et de célébrer la beauté du monde naturel.

Art
REFLECTIONS ON PARISIAN CULTURE

Hotel Molitor Paris has an enviable history, even when it was closed in 1989 it attracted the Parisian underground. Constructed in 1929 by Lucien Pollet, in an avant-garde Art Deco décor style, and immediately established itself as the go-to destination for Parisians to bathe, socialize and exercise. The hotel maintained its crown for 60 years before closing its doors to the public in 1989.

Credit Photo: Sunbathers at Piscine Molitor, Paris, 1929 (found on https://www.vintag.es/)

It was in this period from 1989 to 2014 that The Molitor became a social hub for the Parisian underground; artists, photographers and eventually the fashion world embraced this electric atmosphere and the forbidden became the norm. The Molitor’s subcultural position was cemented into the fabric of Paris itself.

Since re-opening in 2014 the latest incarnation of Hotel Molitor Paris continues to reflect on its artistic heritage by hosting an art installation in their outdoor swimming pool area each year. This year, the artist Amélie Lengrand has taken over, creating a giant spherical structure suspended above the water, taking inspiration from the reflections of the pool, and the architecture of the hotel itself.

She worked with our iconic Magic Mirror film and its unique dichroic refractive qualities to create her sculptural oeuvre. The film gives the work an unparalleled colourful reflection that mirrors the rich and colourful past of the hotel itself.

Molitor, above and beyond its current incarnation, has been at various moments a place of celebration, meetings, and parties. For me, it reflects the idea of a village fete, a place of freedom that celebrates the joy of being together. The work is an interpretation of this, inspired by the Mirrorball in the club combined with Hotel Molitor’s architecture
– Amélie Lengrand.

Lengrand’s installation is free to visit until 29 February 2020.

For more information on Magic Mirror film, contact us.

Credit Photo: All photos courtesy L’hôtel Molitor Paris & Amélie Lengrand unless otherwise stated

Design
OUTDOORS, INDOORS


Maison & Objet returned to Paris’ Parc Des Expositions for their January edition, with an interior focus on reworking natural textures and natural materials. If in September the salon leaned towards nature, this time nature was harnessed, focussed and applied.

The Cypriot designer Michael Anastassiades was chosen as Designer of the Year, which was fitting as his eponymous lighting brand launched in 2007 at the salon. He showed a poetic selection of pendant lights, that evoked the mobile sculptures of Alexander Calder, turning softly on hydraulics for the presentation.

As our world addresses the urgency of looking towards its own future, people take to the streets and the outdoor comes indoor. It’s time to welcome the wild into your domestic paradise and celebrate the beauty of the natural world.