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THE BEAUTIFUL CHAOS OF DESIGNING EXPERIENCES
In Trinidad and Tobago, events rarely exist as simple gatherings. Carnival, fetes, weddings, corporate launches — they live somewhere between spectacle and controlled chaos. Few people understand that balance better than Krista Clarke.
SEDIMENTS OF SELF
Themes of labour, celebration, grief, restraint and respectability permeate the work in deliberate and unexpected ways, familiar, yet confrontational when articulated in a manner which, at once, communicates a quiet communion, reverence really, with and for the subject matter.
MEET LAUREN HINDS
Meet Lauren Hinds, an Illustrator and cartoonist living and working in Trinidad & Tobago with more than a decade of experience marked by a catalogue of stories told in both handmade, self-published books and formally published successes.
Adam, From Foreign
Adam ‘Foreigner’ Cooper, A multi-hyphenate in an increasingly deep sea of them, Cooper’s cross-cultural group hug continues into Carnival, and in the part of the festival he totes in his carry-on.
DESIGNER LIFE WITH TONI CROCKETT
Many people believe that interior design is simply adding attractive finishes after an architect completes construction. However, the design of a room is crucial to how it makes us feel. Good design is intended to enhance our lives, and Toni Crockett Design appears to be able to create spaces that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also prioritize the needs of everyday living.
SINCERELY VICTORIA TOM
APRIL, 2023 Victoria Tom creates clothes you want to live in. The composing of an essential ‘made in the Caribbean’ wardrobe. Clothes I’d wear daily. This idea of wearing anything repeatedly might sound like blasphemy in a time where it seems most fashionable to document every moment and outfit for a digital show. Still, Victoria […]
THE NEW WAVE JAMAICA
March 02, 2020 I first attended New Wave JA about 2 years ago in 2017, and the theme of the night was “Arts + Architecture”. At the time, I was an architecture student so I was pretty intrigued to find out what the event had in store. The venue was filled with like-minded contemporaries, both […]
PRECIOUS PIECES OF METAL
November 20, 2019 What is success? What does it look like? What does it feel like for designers and creatives living and working on an island in the sun? For Janice Derrick, it’s defined by a lifelong career dedicated to transforming metal into jewellery that you’ll want to wear forever. As a Caribbean designer of […]
IDLEWOOD CULTURE
October 07, 2019 Fashion is more than just an industry. It richly encompasses history, culture and heritage. It is a platform that expresses individuality and celebrates multiculturalism. For fashion designer Marcus Ling, this is evident as his cultural diversity inspires his design process. Much of his work features the use of traditional Chinese motifs, reinterpreted […]