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CRAFT A ND C U LT U R E
Released this fall at an exhibition in Paris and available to the public in January 2022, Charles Zana Mobilier—the new furniture brand from French architect and interior designer Charles Zana—focuses on elegance and high-quality craftsmanship while embodying the restraint Zana is known for. The collection, which includes tables, a desk, chairs, headboards, sofas, and lighting,
takes cues from the work of great designers of the 1930s: the natural materials favored by Jean-Michel Frank, the tension in Pierre Chareau’s compositions, and the sensual curves of Gio Ponti’s creations. Zana worked with French craftspeople to execute his designs, and he placed a premium on longlasting materials including leather, solid oak, and travertine.
In the fashion world, designer collaborations happen so often that it’s easy to lose track of (or interest in) which brands are partnering up. It takes a special pairing, like that seen in Sacai Women’s Pre-Spring 2022 collection, to really turn heads. Launched last summer (and available from late December 2021), the collection marries the innovative, technical details found in Acronym’s garments with Tokyo-based Sacai’s signature fabrics and shapes. Riffing on the theme of bonding, both as a metaphor for unity and as a technique for joining two materials, Sacai founder Chitose Abe created both men’s and women’s lines (the latter includes Acronym’s first dress silhouette), recontextualizing some of the brand’s fabrics (a paisley bandana print, buffalo checks, and woven jacquards) and applying them to waterproof technical nylon. » 26
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FRANÇOIS HALARD, COURTESY CHARLES ZANA; COURTESY SACAI
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