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Meet the Designer: Tereza Váchová

Tereza Vachova has been making clothes for about as long as she can remember. Before the collections, the craftsmanship and the independent label, there were dolls and scraps of fabric.

Featuring Tereza Váchová

Milan Fashion Week 2026: The Return of the Individual

Milan has never really believed in understatement.

Meet the Designer: Daria Malicka of Melancholia

Some jewellery is made to decorate. Melancholia is made to be read.

Featuring Melancholia

Meet the Founder: Laura of For Love of the Moon

For Laura, vintage has never been simply about looking backwards. It is about finding something beautiful from the past and giving it a place in the present.

Featuring For Love of the Moon

Meet the Founder: Anne-Helena of MAD ABOUT MATS

A doormat might be one of the most ordinary objects in a home. For Anne-Helena, founder of MAD ABOUT MATS, that was exactly the opportunity.

Featuring MAD ABOUT MATS

Rashelle Campbell Is Bringing Childhood Joy Back Into the Home

Some of the most interesting design happening right now is not trying to look serious.

Why Fashion Collectors Are Treating Clothes Like Living Archives

Fashion collecting is becoming less about owning rare pieces and more about keeping important design alive.

When Cities Go Quiet: The Strange Beauty of Abandoned Architecture

There is something unsettlingly beautiful about architecture once people disappear from it.

Meet the Maker: Sanya Bolia of Atelier SANYA

In Udaipur, a city shaped by generations of craftsmanship, Sanya Bolia is exploring what happens when traditional Indian techniques are given a contemporary voice.

Featuring Sanya Bolia

🇱🇹 Brand Spotlight: EMKO

Great design doesn't have to shout—it simply feels right.

Featuring EMKO

Meet the Maker: Varvara

An illustrator and ceramic artist currently based between Budapest, Varvara has been creating since childhood. After spending her teenage years in the UK studying Animation and Computer Illustration, she continued her artistic education in illustration, gradually developing a visual language that is entirely her own.

Meet the Seller: Space Age Treasures from Antwerp

For this week's Himassa feature, we're introducing a collector whose passion for vintage design started at home and quickly turned into something much bigger.

Featuring Anocta