IRO - AUTOMNE HIVER 2013-14

Celebretion of Beauty

Clover Canyon is a Los Angeles based womenswear brand founded in 2011 and it is created with a vibrantly modern California spirit.

With sophisticated use of color and fearless juxtaposition of print, each seasonal collection celebrates joyful & eclectic imagination. The fluid, modern silhouettes and graphic forms vividly evoke an enchanting confidence.

 

Resort 2014:

 

Cuba….With its lush tropical landscape, rich  indigenous & African  heritage, and Spanish colonial confluences, Clover Canyon paints  Resort with images of the island’s nature and the haunting  beauty of her decayed, baroque grandeur.

A hand drawn portrait Havana’s strong and eccentric cigar rolling ladies like Mavis Toussaint Fuentes bring wit to the neoprene sweatshirts.

Sporty striped knitted collars, cuffs and waistbands trim printed chiffon polo shirts, jacquard sweatpants and embroidered neoprene bomber jackets.

Warped and stretched foulard patterns echo Spanish tiles which serve as a charming tablecloth for bouquets of bananas & roses.

Carnival’s parade dancers wearing Spanish flounces, spiraling swirls, delight in movement and influence our feminine silhouettes with new circle sleeves, and flounced skirts & dresses.

 

Resort Swim 2014:

 

Prada in Osaka, Japan

 

PRADA OPENS ITS FIRST FREESTANDING STORE IN OSAKA, JAPAN

 

Prada opens its first freestanding store in Osaka, Japan, in the upscale Shinsaibashi district. The store, designed by architect Roberto Baciocchi, offers the men's and women's ready-to wear, leather goods, accessories and footwear collections and it occupies a total surface of about 1500 square metres on five levels, reaching up to 30 metres in height.

The imposing outer storefront, which pays tribute to artist Carlos Cruz-Diez, is a structure made of backlit panels in golden-coloured aluminium and polished steel, that creates an unusual kinetic effect, both in daylight and at night-time. At the base, a wide entrance is flanked by two windows.

Different environments characterised by unique atmospheres alternate at individual levels, emphasised by a sequence of ceiling openings that creates an unusual visual connection between different floors and leads to a transparent skylight.

On the ground floor, fixtures in polished steel and crystal, with green fabric backdrops and black marble bases, enhance the men's and women's leather goods and accessories collections. The black and white chequered marble floor, one of Prada's historic brand identity elements, becomes almost optical. Display counters with details in coloured saffiano leather and green velvet seats define the environment. A staircase in black Marquina marble, framed in bronze-coloured metal panels, wraps around the volume occupied by the elevator, which is made of crystal and burnished metal.

On the first floor, the space is defined by green fabric walls with display niches dedicated to women's leather goods and footwear; furniture is completed by green velvet seats and by crystal and polished steel tables.

On the second floor, that offers women's ready-to-wear, green fabric walls and display fixtures made of perspex panels combine with geometrically shaped tables and with the supple “Clover Leaf” green velvet sofas, designed by Verner Panton and exclusively reproduced for Prada.

The two upper levels, that display the men's collections, are characterised by thin staves flooring and ebony wood walls. Precious cases and counters in palladium-coloured metal lend great personality to the whole space, which is completed with rust-coloured ostrich leather sofas and dark brown carpets.

 

 

 

TRIBUTE BY PRADA TO THE ARTISTIC WORK OF CARLOS CRUZ-DIEZ

Prada wishes to express its admiration of French-Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez, one of the leaders of the kinetic art movement, an innovative form of dynamic expression with strong visual impact. Having always greatly appreciated Carlos Cruz-Diez and his ontribution to this artistic genre, Prada intends paying public homage to his work of art which was the starting point in the development of the Prada Osaka Shinsaibashi boutique façade, 2-8-18 Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0085, Japan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRADA APRE IL SUO PRIMO FREESTANDING STORE A OSAKA

 

Prada inaugura ad Osaka il suo primo freestanding store nella lussuosa area di Shinsaibashi. Progettato dall’architetto Roberto Baciocchi, il negozio dedicato alle collezioni maschili e femminili di abbigliamento, pelletteria, accessori e calzature si sviluppa su cinque livelli, per una superficie totale di circa 1500 metri quadrati e un’altezza di 30 metri.

L’imponente facciata esterna, che rende omaggio all’artista Carlos Cruz-Diez, si compone di una struttura di lame retroilluminate in alluminio color oro e acciaio lucido, che creano un originale effetto cinetico sia diurno sia notturno. Un ampio ingresso č delineato da due vetrine.

Ambienti caratterizzati da atmosfere esclusive definiscono ciascun livello e sono enfatizzati da una sequenza di aperture a soffitto, che crea un particolare collegamento visivo fra I piani e si conclude con un lucernario trasparente.

Al piano terra, mobili in acciaio lucido e cristallo, con fondali in tela verde e basi in marmo nero, valorizzano le collezioni di pelletteria e accessori maschili e femminili. Il disegno a scacchi in marmo bianco e nero, identitŕ storica di Prada, assume un effetto quasi optical.

Banchi espositivi con dettagli in saffiano colorato e sedute in velluto verde completano l’ambiente. Una scala in marmo nero Marquina, incorniciata da pannelli di metallo bronzato, si sviluppa intorno al volume dell’ascensore, realizzato in cristallo e metallo brunito.

Al primo piano, lo spazio č definito da pareti in tela verde con buche espositive dedicate alla pelletteria e alle calzature femminili; l’arredo č completato da sedute in velluto verde e tavoli in cristallo e acciaio lucido.

Al secondo piano, dedicato all’abbigliamento donna, pareti in tela verde ed espositori in lame di perspex si affiancano a tavoli di forma geometrica e ai sinuosi divani in velluto verde “Clover Leaf”, progettati da Verner Panton e riprodotti in esclusiva per Prada.

Gli ultimi due livelli, che fanno da sfondo alle collezioni maschili, sono caratterizzati da pavimento a doghe sottili e pareti in legno di ebano. Preziose teche e banchi in metallo color palladio conferiscono carattere a tutto lo spazio, completato da divani in pelle di struzzo color ruggine e da tappeti in moquette testa di moro.

 

OMAGGIO RESO DA PRADA AL LAVORO ARTISTICO DI CARLOS CRUZ-DIEZ

 Prada desidera esprimere la propria ammirazione all’artista franco-venezuelano Carlos Cruz-Diez, uno dei leader del movimento d’arte cinetica, forma innovativa dell’espressione dinamica con forte impatto visivo. Avendo sempre profondamente apprezzato Carlos Cruz-Diez e il suo contributo a questo genere artistico, Prada desidera rendere pubblicamente omaggio alla sua opera che č stata il punto di partenza per lo sviluppo della facciata della boutique Prada di Osaka Shinsaibashi, 2-8-18 Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0085, Giappone

Ph. credit: Nacasa & Partners