Author Archives: Tamez Gabriel
WHAT KATIE ATE
If you don’t like food, please disregard. But we call your bluff. Especially with a blog like WHAT KATIE ATE! Posting out of Sydney Australia is food photographer Katie Quinn […]
Artist Debut – Dumbo, Brooklyn
Residents of Brooklyn and New York, on Saturday June 11th, there is an artists debut you shouldn’t miss. Opening right on the street at One Main St., Dumbo, Brooklyn, is […]
Kohler Numi Bidet Toilet
Let’s face it, if the living/kitchen/dining are the most public aspects of the house, the bathroom represents some of your most intimate moments. So let’s infuse some design lifestyle and […]
berlin review – THE BARN
We’ve scoured Berlin Mitte and against all odds of finding just another coffeehouse serving burned coffee, we’ve recently discovered The Barn. They are the champions of the notorious Single Origin […]
MBFW 2011 – BLLACK NOIR
As the closing act to MBFW 2011, BLLACK NOIR didn’t disappoint! As per some unspoken German fashion law, we have the obligatory black. But suppressed to simple skin tight garments, rigid […]
MBFW 2011 – MAICCO
This year Maicco plays with a dialectic between plasticity and fabric fluidity. The use of the ornament is predominant in the abstracted derivative of “l’accessoire.” Maicco employs Oriental-influenced large scale […]
MBFW 2011 – VLADIMIR KARALEEV
You can almost imagine the death knell ringing, ushering the deceased, with Vladimir Karaleev’s collection for MBFW 2011. This Bulgarian designer rejects traditional cuts and presents geometric silhouettes with an underlying […]
MBFW 2011 Photo Series
While we wait for more coverage of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week shows, we thought we would share a few special and fashionable moments from the week! Enjoy. (Take a wild […]
NOKIA SMARTSTYLES + POP UP FASHION-CAFE
We took a stroll downstairs from the hype of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and an altogether unique experience found us on Torstrasse 114, Berlin: Smartstyles Pop Up Fashion-Cafe. It’s a fashion […]
MBFW 2011 PERRET SCHAAD
We’ve covered this name before on POLKADOT and we are excited to once again return to Berlin fashion house Perret Schaad. Despite Jil Sander’s return with UNIQLO, the runways has […]
MBFW 2011 – ASANDRI
The 60s are back! But thankfully, in an incredibly tasteful manner with the Los Angeles spirit gleaming through, intact with sunglasses. This year, Asandri gives us the contemporary woman, the […]
MBFW 2011 – Plauener Spitze + Irene Luft
We witness a german winter and yet the onset of spring with this year’s show from Plauener Spitze in collaboration with Irene Luft. Or perhaps a contemporary take on Natoire’s […]