Roland Barthes: From Gemstones To Jewellery
Chapter 5 of The Language of Fashion For a long time, for centuries, perhaps even millennia, the gemstone was considered to be essentially a mineral substance; whether it was diamond or metal, precious...
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#2 Youth Issue /AW - 2013/ discusses intensely charged subject of youth that has a personal meaning to all of us. Youth is an elusive, intangible moment between the babbling childhood and...
View ArticleRCA babes: Lucie Vincini
TRAINING CLASS: TWO FINGERS UP TO A WRONG 'UN' DEMOCRACY Lucie Vincini is a menswear designer and freelance illustrator based in London. She is a recent Royal College of Art graduate in Fashion...
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Inspired by contemporary nomadic youth lifestyle Critical + creates work that aggressively engages with the everyday reality. Critical + is a web platform that just launched in Amsterdam (and soon in...
View ArticleTHE EXHIBITION THAT NEVER HAPPENED
THE EXHIBITION THAT NEVER HAPPENED Scenography and photography by SAGEL AND KRZYKOWSKI (Matylda Krzykowski + Christoph Sagel) Initiated by Current Obsession The Exhibition That Never Happened is an...
View ArticleDUTCH DESIGN WEEK by JING vol.1
It’s autumn! This means, it is Dutch Design Week! Every year, for one week in October, the whole Eindhoven city transforms itself into an exhibition ground. Home to some of the most well-known Dutch...
View ArticleScrew Yourself
Peter Hsieh is a recent graduate from the Man and Identity department of the Design Academy Eindhoven. He is currently showing his project 'Screw Yourself' at the Graduation Galleries at the Witte...
View ArticleDUTCH DESIGN WEEK by JING vol.2 MODEBELOFTE
This year the Kazerne, an old fire department building, hosts the Modebelofte, showcasing fashion and technology, a fine dining restaurant and a design exhibition by Moon en Co. The Modebelofte 2013 is...
View ArticleDUTCH DESIGN WEEK by JING vol.3
The playground of the Dutch Design Week grows bigger and bigger each year. Started with locations around the city centre, the location map of exhibitions expand towards the old Philips building in the...
View ArticleIOIA: flock-coated foam jewellery
IOIA: flock-coated foam jewellery Ionie Chamilaki + Titia Dane www.ioia.nl
View ArticleRijksakademieOPEN 2013
Magic happened once again in Amsterdam this past weekend 30.11-01.12 as the Rijksakademie artists opened the doors of their studios for the public. CURRENT OBSESSION enjoyed every last bit of it and...
View ArticleCURRENT OBSESSION at YOU ARE HERE store
On Sunday 8th of December from 3pm to 5pm you are cordially invited to Eindhoven's best fashion store YOU ARE HERE to celebrate #2 YOUTH issue of CURRENT OBSESSION and its cover story The Exhibition...
View ArticleNoon Passama: Limited Edition Bracelets
Amsterdam-based jewellery designer Noon Passama created limited edition resin bracelets for the launch of the CURRENT OBSESSION magazine. Her work was featured on the cover of our #1 ARCHETYPE issue....
View ArticleAtelier Ted Noten: S.O.A.P.P. bars of clear soap
Atelier Ted Noten, an Amsterdam-based design studio collaborated with CURRENT OBSESSION on creating a performance during MoBA fashion biennial in Arnhem. During this performance the #2 ARCHETYPE issue...
View ArticleThe Exhibition That Never Happened: Limited Edition Scarves
CURRENT OBSESSION collaborated with SAGEL AND KRZYKOWSKI to create the cover story for the #2 YOUTH issue. The Exhibition That Never Happened is an exhibition you can hold in your hands. Developed from...
View ArticleõhuLoss
New work by õhuLoss collective exhibiting right now at Villa Bengel focuses on aesthetic dimensions of gemstones. Works of spiritual power rooted in Estonian mythology, history and landscape. Kristiina...
View ArticleCURRENT OBSESSION PAPER
CURRENT OBSESSION PAPER: Schmuck'14 In March 2014 CO will release a special newspaper issue - CURRENT OBSESSION PAPER. Dedicated exclusively to the events surrounding Munich Schmuck Week 12-18 March...
View ArticleBarbara Schrobenhauser
"The time on my side", 4 containers 2011, eucalyptus fiber, newsprint, glue, glass, wood charcoal, chlorophyll, glass powder Barbara Schrobenhauser graduated about a year ago from the Akademie der...
View ArticleTauba Auerbach
Runway jewellery by Tauba Auerbach for Ohne Titel SS11 Collaboration of Tauba Auerbach and Ohne Titel for MOVE! MOVE! is a series of collaborative performances and temporary installations created by...
View ArticleAnna Gleesson
Playful search for beauty: gigantic paper jewellery Giant Earrings. An installation at store in Tokyo. Part of teratotera: an art project that focuses on the local area between Koenji to Kichijoji on...
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