Author Archives: Tamez Gabriel

About Tamez Gabriel

designer / photographer / trespasser of abandoned spaces / culinary genius / paul auster / jasper fforde / 2002 montsant / 2007 le difese / 2004-2005 sassicaia / nikon / thekooples / surface to air / dries van noten / six scents / stefanel ties / berlin / paris / brooklyn / tokyo / sophie zelmani / au revoir simone / david bowie / erlend oye / blue velvet / orange marmalade / matte black / ferrari red / intelligentsia / comptoirs richard / ...

ARTS

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 […]

EVENTS

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 […]

FURNITURE

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

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 […]

FASHION

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 […]

FASHION

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 […]

FASHION

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 […]

FASHION

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 […]

FASHION

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 […]

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 […]

FASHION

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 […]

FASHION

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 […]