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18 May

Black Designers From Theaster Gates and Prada Group Cohort

Black Designers From Theaster Gates and Prada Group Cohort
As promised, artist Theaster Gates and Prada Group are helping pave paths of access for creatives of color. Three members of the 14-person Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab assembled last yr for the inaugural three-year collaborative program are making their approach to this yr’s Venice Architecture Biennale, opening Saturday, to indicate their work. When the cohort was announced in April last yr, Gates, the brainchild behind this system, told WWD, “The Experimental Design Lab will develop into each a platform and a pipeline for exceptional Black and brown designers to be acknowledged for his or her brilliance and regarded for creative opportunities at the highest levels of artistic collaboration.” And he’s making good on his word. Architectural designers Mariam Kamara and Germane Barnes, in...
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18 May

Lee Teams With Be@rbrick for Buddy Lee Collection

Lee Teams With Be@rbrick for Buddy Lee Collection
Lee is paying homage to its beloved mascot with a latest collaboration. The denim brand is joining forces with Medicom Toys, the creator of the Be@rbrick dolls, to release an apparel and figurine collection on Thursday that celebrates the Lee mascot, Buddy Lee.  The collaboration includes three T-shirts and a denim jacket that feature cartoon images of Buddy Lee. The T-shirts are designed with patches or screen-printed images of Buddy Lee and his figurine counterpart. The denim jacket is designed in an oversize fit and vintage wash.  The gathering also offers two Buddy Lee figurines, with the larger size standing at greater than two feet tall. The figurines are wearing denim overalls and a hat which are inspired by classic Lee styles. The Buddy...
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