[Herald Design Forum 2016] World’s top IT, design experts to speak at Herald Design Forum

A number of the world’s top design experts and IT industry leaders from leading companies such as Pinterest and Kickstarter will be speaking at Herald Design Forum on Nov. 8. In its sixth year, Herald Design Forum 2016 will focus on how fusing technology and business with innovative design led to the success of their businesses.Kicking off the forum this year is Yancey Strickler, co-founder and CEO of the world’s largest crowdfunding service Kickstarter, a platform which allows individuals and b

Oct. 11, 2016

[Herald Design Forum 2016] Playing with design, technology and business

For all businesses, production starts with design and ends with design. Regardless of the type, design has become instrumental in developing a product’s identity. With technology evolving at an ever rapid pace, design has become more than just an expression of aesthetics and a tool of convenience. The convergence of design with technology has brought about new industries as it allows the businesses to break down the often fine lines that traditionally demarcate traditional industries. Creating t

Oct. 11, 2016

[Herald Design Forum 2016] ‘Design innovation is the power of product, future’

In a world where innovation is driven by technology, creating a vision of innovation starts with designers, who can give consumers an experience through innovative designs, according to Dick Powell, co-founder and chairman of design and innovation company Seymourpowell.“Years ago, when we did research about the future of TV, we expected some interesting opportunities beyond an ordinary TV in the living room, and now we are seeing slimmer and aesthetically designed TVs that are changing our lives

Oct. 11, 2016

Seoul Fashion Week to kick off this month

The Spring/Summer 2017 Hera Seoul Fashion Week will kick off Oct. 17 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza with an opening reception honoring designer Han Hye-ja, the visionary behind Korean couture brand HANEZA.“There will be a heavy focus on recording and archiving,” said Seoul Fashion Week executive director Jung Ku-ho at a press conference held at DDP in Seoul on Wednesday, concerning the exhibition of Han’s work titled “Tactus.” In fact, creating and maintaining an archive of Korean fashion is a new g

Oct. 5, 2016

Seoul Design Week wraps up this year's 'Smart City' exhibitions

Playing host to roughly 250,000 visitors, this year’s Seoul Design Week came to a close this week, highlighting some of the world’s leading designs in “smart city” technology. Held from Sept. 22 to Oct. 2 at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, the annual event hosted by the Seoul Design Foundation was organized under the theme “Smart City, Smart Design, Smart Life.” “Through this forum we have attempted to address the sudden changes in modern, contemporary living by providing various problem-solving so

Oct. 5, 2016

Lauren Hutton revisits 'American Gigolo' for Bottega Veneta

MILAN (AP) -- Milan designers are keeping it clean for next season.Many collections have a girl-next-door gleam, with an underpinning of sexy. The silhouettes are fresh and there is simplicity to the compositions. Maybe it's because many designers are taking hints from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s in their designs. And no, that doesn’t mean retro. Materials and execution keep the collections modern.Highlights from the fourth day of womenswear previews for next spring and summer Saturday at Milan F

Sept. 25, 2016

[Eye Interview] ‘We create experience, not just the physical space’

Imagine having to outdo yourself each time you take on a new project. “It’s like having to hit a home run again and again,” said Mary Spackman, founder and principal designer at Spackman Associates.While the name may be unfamiliar to most, it is a go-to name for those in the know. The interior designer who returned from the US after working for four years at the New York-based Rockwell Group was taking time off raising her young son when she was approached to renovate the home of a CEO. That pro

Sept. 23, 2016

Gigi Hadid fends off manhandler between runway turns

MILAN (AP) -- This was already Gigi Hadid’s season.She drew crowds outside the Max Mara shop on opening day of Milan Fashion Week, and indulged fans with selfies. 　 Then she opened and closed the Max Mara show on the second day of womenswear previews for next spring and summer on Thursday, and took top billing at Fendi. But in between, things took an ugly turn when a former Ukrainian television reporter grabbed her from behind and picked her up in the air as she left the Max Mara venue. Video po

Sept. 23, 2016

London Fashion Week hits climax with Burberry, Erdem

LONDON (AP) -- Luxury British fashion house Burberry unveiled its highly anticipated display at London Fashion Week on Monday, an opulent affair featuring frilly blouses, velvet blazers and silky pajama shirts -- for both men and women. Elsewhere, Christopher Kane and Erdem were among designers showing off their newest collections to the fashion pack before they jet off to Milan. Some highlights from day four of fashion week:Post-gender opulence at BurberrySoaring live orchestral music, opera si

Sept. 20, 2016

'Organic architect' finds inspiration in snakes and peanuts

NAUCALPAN, Mexico (AP) -- Architect Javier Senosiain looks out over his sinuous snake’s nest of a building, which seems to writhe amid a green and tranquil vista on the very edge of Mexico City’s urban sprawl, and reflects on over 30 years of building egg- and cocoon-like dwellings that are quite literally out of the box.“When a child is born we put him an incubator, which is a box,” said Senosiain, 68. “Then we put him (in) a playpen. The child is placed in a succession of boxes throughout his

Sept. 20, 2016

Topshop debuts faster buying at London Fashion Week

LONDON (AP) -- London Fashion Week swung into its third day Sunday with Topshop Unique debuting a new “runway to retail” model for fashion-hungry consumers, while luxury goods brand Mulberry showed off a collection rich in feminine ruffles and school uniform-inspired stripes.Some highlights from day three of the five day style extravaganza:Faster fashion at Topshop UniqueTopshop Unique’s ‘80s-inspired collection has something for everyone: Zebra prints, sassy high-slit dresses, tuxedos and hot p

Sept. 19, 2016

Alexander Wang partners Adidas for new unisex collection

Designer Alexander Wang is, by his own description, a total sneakerhead. He once even designed a whole clothing collection around them, with dresses, tops and handbags emulating his favorite sneaks, like the classic white-and-green Adidas Stan Smith.Now, Wang has taken his sneaker love to a new level, partnering with Adidas for a line of apparel and footwear that seeks, in his words, to “disrupt” the famous Adidas look while still preserving its familiarity. One example: rotating the well-known

Sept. 11, 2016

[Eye Interview] ‘I always did my own thing’

Troa Cho is the picture of a quintessential fashion designer, with her silver hair in a Louise Brooks bob and sporting black slim-fit tuxedo-style denim pants paired with a black dress shirt. Looking at her posing next to her work from the 1980s -- a slinky python print number fit for a sexy diva of the wild disco years -- currently on exhibition at the Culture Station 284 as part of “Mode & Moments: 100 Years of Korean Fashion,” it does not take too much imagination to picture the septuagenaria

Sept. 9, 2016

Kanye West unveils body suits in NY presidential park

NEW YORK (AFP) - Kanye West showed the loftiness of his ambition Wednesday by commandeering the same presidential park Hillary Clinton used for kick-starting her White House run to unveil his latest fashion collection of body suits and stilettos.Yeezy Season Four is the rapper and global sensation’s latest collaboration for Adidas, which has seen him fend off complaints the clothes are too expensive for the mass market he has in mind.The event kicked off more than an hour and a half late at Four

Sept. 8, 2016

100 years of Korean fashion at a glance

What were the must-have fashion items in Korea more than a century ago? In the early 1900s, stylish people keen on fashion trends were dubbed “modern girls” and “modern boys,” with Western culture making inroads into Confucian society at the time. Women began to wear Western-style dresses instead of “hanbok,” or Korean traditional costume, and they would hold a parasol in one hand to cover their faces, effectively replacing the skirt-shaped headgear used to conceal their faces in the deeply Conf

Sept. 1, 2016

Interactive font system wins Herald Design Tech 2016 award

A 27-year-old student won the top award at Herald Design Tech 2016, a design-meets-technology contest organized by Herald Corp., with a customized font design system that reflects the user’s preferences. Pyo Jun-hee, a visual communication design student at Gachon University won the competition with his interactive font system which allows users to easily change fonts by merely tilting an iPad screen. Pyo received a prize of 3 million won ($2,680). “When you tilt an iPad screen equipped with the

Aug. 31, 2016