The iconic Salvador chair re-envisioned

Customized Salvador chairs: The worlds of fashion & design fight poverty and injustice with an exciting new project presented at 2015 Salone del Mobile Milan. Five internationally renowned fashion designers, Fausto Puglisi, Yaz Bukey, KTZ, Manish Arora and Corto Moltedo, have each re-envisioned the iconic Salvador chair to create a series of limited edition pieces. The … Read more

Manish Arora’s Life is Beautiful Cars & Fashion exhibition at Paris Auto Show 2014

Alcantara “Life is Beautiful” by Manish Arora. For the 2014 Paris Auto Show-Le Mondial de l’Automobile, Indian designer Manish Arora created an Alcantara fantasy house that glows in blue light to convey feelings of happiness and beauty. Alcantara’s “Life is Beautiful” one-of-a-kind fashion collection is part of the Cars & Fashion exhibition at Le Mondial … Read more

Third creative director at Paco Rabanne since the brand revival in 2011

Designer Julien Dossena takes the reins at Paco Rabanne as the new creative director. Atfer splitting with Indian designer Manish Arora and fashion designer Lydia Maurer (both of whom stayed with the brand for just two seasons), Paco Rabanne couture house (owned by Puig Group) has appointed 30-year-old up-and-coming French designer Julien Dossena, with the … Read more

Made-in-India is a luxury on so many levels

India is a source of inspiration and fine workmanship for foreign fashion houses. The interest in India is growing and coincided with the rise of Saloni Lodha career. The London-based Indian fashion designer wants to puts the luxury tag on ‘made-in-India’ label, that often seen as the product of sweatshop labour. Saloni Lodha‘s fans include … Read more