FADDISH...: BRUSH STROKES, EVERYWHERE...

Prova Prima collection

The Utilitarian is a type of art that has regard to usefulness, rather than ornamentation or beauty and Prova Prima, is a perfect example of it. This new Richard Ginori collection, (before Doccia porcelain) was designed by, famous Italian utilitarian artist, Paola Navone (1950), which gained in 1983 the prestigious Osaka International Design Award, and who was awarded Designer of the Year by the German magazine Architek & Wohnen in 2000.

Fabulous 'brush strokes' of color adorn this contemporary porcelain collection perfect to setting and to create a young and personal table design.

This plate seems and artist palette, full of colored brush strokes, while is painting a picture.

Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Famous artists as: , Allen Jones, Claes Oldenburg, Jason Pollock, and Jeff Koons, beside others created using Chanel codes, originals artworks to frame the Chanel catwalk for its spring show 2014.

Designer Karl Lagerfeld next to the Allen Jones sculpture at the Grand Palais.

The Chanel collection was composed by 89 outfits divided on two modules, the first to appear on stage was the "traditional" one, and the second was the "brush strokes", where the first one is characterized by tailor outfits, rectangle silhouettes, rich tweeds and lace fabrics, adorned with conventional codes as edges in contrasting colors, and the second one, is more free on silhouettes, more juvenile, dynamic, full of vibrant colors and fabrics sprayed with of airbrush effects and brush strokes textures.

The Coco Chanel codes are always present in their collections: tweed fabrics, the edges braided in contrasting colors, the double “C" logo, the camellia, chain, pearls and the quilting, but Karl Lagerfeld continues to give a new approach to the symbols of the Chanel house, changing silhouettes, textures and proportions.

The Coco Chanel codes are present in this outfit, on the tweed fabric, in the modern choker with two big pearls and in quilting handbag.

The tailors are less severe, more morbids, with asymmetric necklines, more relaxed and sexy; the edge braided, like in this case, made in the same tweed fabric, is a code in mostly of Chanel tailors.

The collection have a balance between rich and minimalist textures as traditional tweed, shiny leathers, airbrush and brush strokes effects.

The edge in contrasting color, is a code that is never missing in Chanel collection, but on this occasion looks more dynamic because of the jacket, 'yoke' (Canesú) style, which reveals almost fully complements the dress.

One of my favorites is this 'imitation' tailor dress, cut-out shoulders, where this concept is taken to the most minimal expression, it is very 20s, and it’s fabulous.

The 'little black dress' is an icon of Chanel, and whatever be the theme of the collection is always present in them.

First module. Photographer: Christophe Ena/AP.

The makeup artists, in this case, used the brush strokes technique, just like when an artist painting an abstract picture, to create Chanel 'brush strokes rainbow' makeup. I love this choker that climaxed with two huge faux pearls that rested just at the inside of each clavicle.

This male model, carrying a canvas and paint brushes and with artistic look, was the signal that the brushstrokes section had started on Chanel catwalk.