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LONDON Smythson of Bond Street, maker of chic address books, is selling out of its new pigskin Portobello handbag ($1,305), which features a laptop pocket...
...TIME is devoted to design, particularly the influence of the past. Of course one need look no further than iMacs and Ikea furniture to see that good design has been widely available for many years (the March 20, 2000, cover of TIME called the rebirth of design "commodity chic"). But why are creators of fashion, home and industrial design suddenly looking back for inspiration? Maybe the '50s era appeals to Americans because it was the last time we felt truly optimistic. As design guru Murray Moss says, it's the values of that decade that draw us back; we want...
...century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Here's a fashion trend you may or may not want to reel in: stingray chic. Known in the trade as shagreen, stingray skin is making a bit of a splash in the accessory department this season. Cartier is offering a limited-edition shagreen jewelry pouch, and Bill Blass has launched a new line of shagreen-banded watches. "Some customers like [shagreen] because it resembles...
What happens when a chic industrial designer teams up with a leading maker of personal weather gauges? Consumers get a cool gizmo that not only looks sleek but works great too. The new Starck with Oregon Scientific weather clocks range in price from $75 to $300, and they're designed by Philippe Starck. The top model has a wide range of features, including projecting the time onto your ceiling and reporting the phase of the moon. The clock can also tell you the barometric pressure, humidity, predicted weather for the next 12 to 18 hours and the temperature and humidity...
DIED. STEPHEN SPROUSE, 50, fashion designer and artist; of heart failure; in New York City. Sprouse, who began sketching for clothier Bill Blass at age 14 and designed clothes for Debbie Harry, front woman of the rock group Blondie, made the off-kilter downtown punk aesthetic accessible to chic uptown sophisticates. He also created the high-profile line of "graffiti" handbags for Louis Vuitton...