There are car magazines - and there are car magazines. British Intersection Magazine is the one, you really enjoy, even when you are more in stories, lifestyle, design and fashion than in cars.
Intersection´s intention is to “mingle man and machine, art and design, fashion and architecture, music and film in the back of a parked car. Intersection is about experimenting with the way we experience cars as a part of the wardrobe of our fast paced and far ranging lives.”
With the current  cover theme “dress your car in couture” intersection magazine shows again to be a factor front and center.
The six designers/design teams that got on board for the project are all known for their conceptual yet sensual witty approach- it have been none other than: Bless, Maison Martin Margiela, Ksubi, Visvim, Adam Kimmel and Richard James. Each nominally represents the city they are based in, but all are interdisciplinary cosmopolitans, explore who revel in the transgressive possibilities of betraying genre distinctions and national limits. The Goal was, to let them produce some inverted portraits of fashion, to bring together fashion and other forms of design and to give birth to something new and unexpected.
And so, the Italian Alfa Brera that needed to be dressed travelled from New York to London, from Tokyo to Sydney, Paris to Berlin and finally back to Milan to be shown at the furniture fair. Why can´t there be more often such nice interdisciplinary projects?

Visvim
“We came up with a pattern for the cover based on the car´s specifications. We picked the materials: we wanted to use traditional American-style hand-quilting patterns, so we found materials that would work and welded them to Gore-Tex. Once that process was complete, we stitched our quilt pieces together and sealed off all the seams underneath with custom Visvim/Gore seam tape.
Many years ago we used “Folk + Engineering” as the theme for one of our collections, and that seems applicable to this project as well.”

Ksubi
“When we approach design our reaction is to insubordinate or subvert a product´s normal function. We found the idea of a mammoth black box that hovered two inches off the road whilst humming and blinking a tiny red light at you, exciting. We are amused by the absurd minimalism of the idea, and also by how obnoxious and powerful the simple form could be. I might add that it would also be a great as deterrent for would be thieves.”

Maison Martin Margiela
“The making off the car cover follows the same concept as our clothes design with a made-to-measure process.
First we wanted a fabric that was as close as possible to the cotton we always use for furniture covering and press material, that is a rough white boiled cotton, but taking into account the technical constraints of the purpose of the cover (water and wind proof, resistance, etc.). Then we printed a picture in real size of the car in a very contrasted black and white to create a “trompe l`oeil” effect. The challenge was to cut up the picture according to the parts of the car cover so when put together the parts reproduce the picture in 3D.”

Bless
“We like the idea that one could bring his/her favorite car upstairs and use it indoors for a different function and sit and sleep on it. It was meant to be in leather, but since it´s somehow a couture dress and needed a very complex pattern to fit, it took us so long to try this first. But you sould imagine it in a beige natural leather that ages and tans with time.”

Richard James
“It´s almost like a caricature of a suit. We decided the coat should represent a bespoke suit in the making - something that´s never seen by anyone other than the customer and the tailor. To begin with we made a calico toile, then pinned, shaped and sculpted it on the car to fit perfectly. Then we picked out some key design elements from the car - the wing mirrors, the classic Alfa grille and window shapes - and highlighted them with panels of canvassing and lining.”

Adam Kimmel
” I collected jumpsuits from various Italian mechanics for the car cover. In Italy, they wear them with colors and patches, unlike the bland grays and navy colored ones you see often in New York City. I wanted to use these suits to create something of a quilt to cover the car. I even left the arms attached to make the result more of an object. I figured, if we blew air underneath, the arms would flail and give some life. When all was done, the colors clashed so poorly that I threw the whole thing into a vat of black dye which brought back that New York feeling in the end. I can´t leave my roots even if I try”.

All photos from Intersection Magazine

While British artist Rob Ryan is famous for his unusual paper cuts and screen prints
the fabulous Tatty Devine Girls Harriet Vine and Rosie Wolfenden are known for their unconventional - sometimes quirky - accessories that achieved art status.

And know - to come to an end: Roby Ryan hooked-up with Tatty Devine to create a limited edition jewellery line based on theme´s from Rob Ryan´s work. The jewellery is incorporated in Ryan´s unique paper cut´s for an exhibition at the Brick Lane shop´s gallery and turned out very unique. My favorite piece is the heart necklace: “Life and love are made up of the simple small things, which make up all the pieces of our hearts”. Unfortunately, the jewellery is high priced…so you better get ready for a beau that has this artsy taste on the one hand…and a filled petty cash on the other

Photos via Tatty Devine and Rob Ryan

What has been the floral wreath in grandma´s times is now the hair decoration by Julia Mogwitz. The Berlin based label smeilinener cooperated with the talented modiste to enrich the summer collection with bloomy-colorful head accessories. The alice bands collection “flower jewel” is absolutely nothing for wallflowers, but THE item for the urban post-hippy-girls. Those who are courageous enough to go out with an eccentric headdress should be blessed with a keen sense of fashion, style and color.  If you do it right, the uncourageous will throw envy glances at you.

Photo credits: Smeilinener

For way too long the umbrella has been undervalued as a classic style icon. Think Gene Kelly in “Singing in the Rain”, Diana Rigg in “The Avengers”, Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Lady”. Sensing that this icon has been misrepresented and misunderstood, British based umbrella company JOI is rehabilitating that timeless classic of British design for the 21st century.

“Every umbrella I saw on the street looked boring, always black or grey. Sometimes I’d see a design, but it was usually a logo and on the outside. I thought there was nothing for the most important person; the one under the umbrella. It just didn’t make sense.” Hamish Duncan, JOI Founder

JOI is born out of the idea that timeless products can always be rediscovered in new and interesting ways. By incorporating contemporary artwork and new, bolder colors, the traditional umbrella is injected with new life, awakes senses and finishes your outfit as well as provides a practical solution for everyday life.
The featured artists of the current collection are German Stefan Marx and British Jethro Haynes. Both artists are popular and well-known in the streetart/streetwear scene and developed two great models together with JOI.
Although I am a woman, the bold colors of Jetho Haynes “Lundy” umbrella doesn´t seem to fit my style. But still, I am very much into it, especially the idea of adding tassels enjoys me deeply. Stefan Marx - mhhh..can´t hide, I am a huge fan of his artwork that is rich in detail, playful, humorous and still intelligent, and it goes without saying that -although I am also not sooo much into brown and orange - I go for his model.
All JOI umbrellas are available to buy at the JOI website. You can also find them at selected, premium resellers.

Credits: JOI umbrellas, Stefan Marx, Jethro Haynes

As the Shoboshobo´s did an installation at Transmediale Berlin in February, i remembered their absolutely likable fashion-project that is unconditionally worth to mention - especially when you are (like me) sick of the never ending grey and rainy winter weather. Time for color, time for fantasy, time for bringing up smiles on people´s faces! The sweatshirts are designed by the team of Andrea Crews, uniquely drawn by Shoboshobo-artist/designer/musician Mehdi Hercberg and can be ordered via email. So why wait?
And last but not least, take a look at the adorable installation at Transmediale Berlin:

Photo credits: Shoboshobo

“The Gentleman’s Jeans is a pair of blue, elegant jeans, created for a mature man of work and leisure. The jeans has been designed by Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom from Fantastic Man together with Creative Director Jonny Johansson at Acne, in a style that has been seen before on our fathers and uncles, but now updated and made wonderful for today. The Gentleman’s Jeans is available in a limited edition at Colette in Paris, in selected Acne Studios and at the Acne online store.” Acne Newsletter

Photo credits: Acne

More male and female models here.

Photo Credits: Hummel, Swear London

In 2007, Designer Jaime Hayon teamed up with Camper to design the Barcelona Store, now, the cooperation became more product orientated and gives birth to a Hayon´s-Camper Model that is
“a sporty shoe with a touch of elegance, or vice versa, that hides some surprises that make it all the more special, like the feel of the laces or the linen interior“. The fusion of style, soft and organic forms and mix of materials as well as the manufacturing quality are the characteristic elements of the new shoe model that comes in as well in black and white as in bright colors like pink, green and blue.
“I wanted to find a form that stylized the foot, like the tap dancing shoes. I have always liked the character of dance shoes because they remind me of a music-hall. The women’s shoe is a constant inspiration, contrary to those for men that aren’t as exciting. I wanted to make a simple shoe but one that had character, in solid colors but that were special enough to give identity to a way of dressing. If for me, and also for many others, glasses are important in creating the personality of a person, I think that shoes should be so too“. Jaime Hayon

Here, you see some pictures of Hayon´s store design for Camper:

Spanish artist / designer Jaime Hayon was born in Madrid 1974. He trained as an industrial designer in Madrid and Paris. In 1997, he began working as a researcher in Fabrica, Benetton Group’s communication research center in Treviso, Italy. A year later, he was appointed, by Mr. Luciano Benetton and communication guru Oliviero Toscani, head of the design department, where he oversaw the development of interiors for shops, exhibitions and restaurants as well as books, magazines and logo designs. In 2004, he began his individual career and has kept his hands full with eclectic projects. From toys, to furniture and interior design as well as artistic installations, his boldness has been transcending the borders of the often separated worlds of art and design, merging his own style with ease between the two. Hayon bathroom collection, AQHayon, for Artquitect Launched in 2005, caused a tremor in the bathroom industry and design community and placed him on the forefront of the design tendencies. Being a multifaceted creator, Jaime’s work has developed in diverse areas: from curatorial roles, to those of an artist, to that of a designer. (From Jaime Hayon´s website).

Photo credits: Hayon Studio