I always tire out easily when I run and now I’ve discovered why. I’m wearing the wrong fabric! I need an aerodynamic suit like Fiona May has!

Well, I could go to Superhuman Performance - at the Textile Museum in Prato - and choose from a variety of high performance, aerodynamic, hydrodynamic and fireproof sports garments that would make even Spiderman envious!

We often buy clothes because we’re dazzled by their shapes or colors while we see their fabrics as secondary. However, fashion is adapting to new lifestyles primarily because of the development of new sportswear fabrics.

Let’s see what new textiles come out of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, which just may become part of the history of fashion!

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The 21st edition of the “Compasso D’Oro” Awards has just concluded. The theme was security and functionality and included domestic objects that may already be in our homes.

Two of the winners were Marc Sadler for “Big”, a modular library with essential lines made from extruded aluminium for Caimi Brevetti.
And Eero Aarnio for his multifunctional child’s rocking chair designed for Magis.

The show continues at Venaria Reale Palace in Turin until 31 August.

Technorati Tags: design, Marc Sadler, Eero aarnio, Magis, Caimi Brevetti

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Amongst the numerous emails waiting for me when I got back was a fantastic surprise. The backstage pictures of the upcoming Mandarina Duck Fall/Winter collection. The shots were “stolen” from the set with a cell phone. Even though the material is “unofficial”, it has captured the positive, ironic and original atmosphere.

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Welcome back everybody!
It feels strange, doesn’t it? I feel completely disassociated. My body is back (and well ensconced at my desk), but my mind is still on a stand-by.

After my ritual email downloading, the many pressing questions that have accumulated and the new projects starting up, a coffee break is my only relief!
However, being able to have a relaxing chat with someone is an illusion! I already know that it’ll be the usual pandemonium. Pleasant but chaotic. Because in their hurry to tell their holiday stories, everybody will compete with each other to talk and the end result will be a mish-mash of overlapping voices.

Idea: we need to take numbers like at a supermarket and give each person a few minutes to plan their intervention. However, to do that, we’d probably have to get organized a few months in advance. Actually, considering how many people work for Mandarina Duck, we’d have to start in January!

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It’s time to go on vacation. See you back again next 18 August!