Ahead of the onset of the South African winter, acclaimed designer Rich Mnisi and global retail giant H&M have come together to create a gender-neutral collection that promises to be a wardrobe game-changer for the coming season. Founded in 2015, the Rich Mnisi brand was born from the designer’s profound desire to connect with his…
I first met Abdourahman Njie AKA Yagamoto (or Abdou, or Yaga for short) in Gambia in 2011 or so, in my living room. My brother had said he met someone like us, someone from the UK, at school. I heard him before I saw him, his loud voice with the slight Essex cockney twang to…
“Mugler feels totally right for now.” – The words of Ann-Sofie Johansson, creative advisor of H&M. H&M has collaborated with luxury designer brand Mugler, giving buyers the opportunity to purchase from the iconic French fashion house at a surprisingly low price point. In conversation with Vogue, Mugler’s Creative Director Casey Cadwallader said “I wanted to…
In the short time it’s been open, Atelier 100 has fast become known as an ‘ideas factory’, a centre for London creatives to build networks and get the support they need to develop the next level of their careers.
The motivation behind Atelier100’s approach is to build a genuine community around design talent and establish a creative hub. This hyper-local approach feels like a time bygone when everything was made locally whilst simultaneously modern in today’s context.