http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:15:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/object-rotterdam.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:28:31 +0000 The international arts fair features 20 designers of unique or limited edition design, crafts, and jewelry. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/has-pinterest-changed-web-design-forever-headlines.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:08:22 +0000 Popular sharing website is challenging the aesthetics of the internet. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/amsterdam-fashion-week-designs.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:23:23 +0000 The best from this year's Fashion Institute show designed, produced, and marketed entirely by students.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/built-by-wendy.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:00:45 +0000 Wendy Mullin, the indie mastermind behind Built By Wendy shares her thoughts on Do-It-Yourself Cred, Courtney Love, and the difficulties of being a small design label.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/arts-thread-new-book-on-menswear-charts-its-history.html Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:00:40 +0000 New book exploring the elements of menswear design is clearly organized and exhaustive in its scope.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/dutch-designers-we-make-carpets-pics.html Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:49:39 +0000 The group use unusual materials for their designs, including clothes pegs, paperclips and pasta.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/qr-codes-used-to-design-portraits-of-fashion-icons.html Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:09:37 +0000 Fail Whale designer Yiying Lu creates illustrated fashion icons with embedded QR Codes and downloadable content.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/designer-bikes-featured-in-new-york-fashion-week.html Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:33:44 +0000 Diane von Furstenberg, Betsey Johnson, Isaac Mizrahi, and many other designers apply their creative touch on customized bicycles to be made available to the public for free during New York Fashion Week.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/design-a-nightclub-for-heineken.html Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:36:47 +0000 Heineken's Open Design Exploration invites designers to submit a portfolio for the chance to design a concept nightclub.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/gaps-fall-campaign-highlights-its-own-craftsmanship.html Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:29:59 +0000 Gap highlights the work of it's L.A. design studio in its new global marketing campaign.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/3-key-themes-in-psfks-future-of-retail-report.html Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:28:35 +0000 Our consulting team's research yielded 10 key retail trends that sit within 3 broad themes - Online Expectations Offline Experience, Shopper Know-How and Redefined Retail Cartography.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/pradas-ipo-failed-because-product-is-tacky-says-giorgio-armani-headlines.html Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:41:32 +0000 Miuccia Prada's designs are naff, says Italian designer on eve of his rival's debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/diane-von-furstenberg-designs-a-collection-for-gap-kids.html Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:49:09 +0000 Von Furstenberg follows in the footsteps of Roland Mouret, Valentino and Stella McCartney, and will unveil her collection in March.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/frog-design-why-apple-succeeds-users-not-designers-have-the-best-ideas.html Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:08:10 +0000 The secret to design success? Invent something your customers can hack, remake, and customize—then let them run wild.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/the-innovators-hardware-store-sells-tools-for-inspiration.html Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:30:59 +0000 The Inventables online shop functions as a hub to help facilitate the possible by providing designers, inventors and artists with access to innovative materials.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/nest-chair-invites-environmental-considerations-pics.html Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:23:25 +0000 Designer Jamy Yang synthesizes comfort with eco-friendly design. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/food-fashion-exploring-the-relationship-between-people-and-what-they-eat-pics.html Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:40:00 +0000 Photographer Ted Sabarese explores our desires through complex costumes made of real food.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/shopnativela-brings-local-fashion-to-the-world.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:38:45 +0000 A new website lets consumers buy clothes and accessories from local Los Angeles designers.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/vogue-com-gets-a-facelift.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:45:01 +0000 The magazine launched a redesigned site today, aiming to increase visitation with a more contextually relevant experience for readers (and advertisers).]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/psfk-interviews-footwear-designer-ce-ce-chin-from-80.html Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:15:14 +0000 A New York City business owner talks about footwear innovation that brings health and wellness benefits to fashion-savvy shoppers.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/pics-analog-ipads-and-limited-edition-scout-books.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:30:47 +0000 Scout Books recently began a partnership with a different artist every month to release a limited-edition notebook.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/10-minutes-with-diesels-renzo-rosso.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:56:56 +0000 PSFK sat down to talk with Diesel Founder Renzo Rosso about inspiration, the Internet, nature and more.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/the-photo-diary-of-hedi-slimane.html Tue, 26 May 2009 13:57:17 +0000 Hedi Slimane, a fashion designer and cultural photographer, recently took some striking black and white portraits at Coachella, and his photo-diary form the event is certainly worth a look.  The collection includes spontaneous shots, stark, intimate portraits and some scattered still life photographs. The forty-year-old French designer was awarded the International Designer of the Year by the CFDA in 2002 and boasts a strong website with a photography blog holding over 1200 images. [via Urban Outfitters Blog]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/more-designers-opting-out-of-runway-shows.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:26:36 +0000 As we reported back in September, there’s suddenly a whole new world out there to fashion designers who may not have the cash or the desire to stage an expensive runway show. The pervasiveness of the web and accessibility of high quality multimedia equipment/tools have made it possible for designers to reach a much wider audience at a lower cost, both to the environment and to their bank accounts. For a while, this practice of shunning the catwalk was limited to underground, avant garde designers constrained by small budgets. But by the end of 2008, more and more mainstream fashionRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/03/psfk-retail-ideas-report-vol-1-2008.html Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:15:34 +0000 In the PSFK Retail Ideas Report Vol 1 2008, PSFK asks emerging designers who showed at the New York alternative fashion show Capsule where they get their inspiration from; we spotlight new ideas at leading retailers such as IKEA, Apple, Target; we look at the impact of ‘Free’; and also look at the environmental trends driving change in retail.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/01/nike-considered.html Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:45:59 +0000 We’ve been following the work of culturepreneur Jeff Staple for a while now, so we were pretty excited to hear that Nike Considered, a project he and his team began developing more than four years ago, would be making its mass market debut next month. Nike’s upcoming Air Jordan XX3 will be the brand’s first truly green sneaker, made fully “Considered” – which, according to Staple’s blog, must maintain these benchmarks: 1. Must be made from recyclable materials. (i.e., 100% recyclable plastics or veg-tanned leathers.) 2. Zero Toxins. Zero chemical adhesives. (no glue.) 3. Mechanical vs Chemical. (using mechanics andRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2007/11/comme-des-garcons-guerrilla-store-in-warsaw.html Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:44:08 +0000 Over the last few years, pop-up stores have moved from being a novelty to a phenomenon to a retail rite of passage. Now, hardly a week goes by that we don’t hear about some label or other setting up temporary shop in a shipping crate, public park, or even inside another store altogether. But there’s something different about the Comme des Garcons version, which has never called itself a “pop-up shop” but rather prefers the nomme de guere “guerilla store.” CDG has been operating guerrilla stores since February 2004, setting up their first shop in East Berlin, then next inRead more...]]>