Ayla Angelos

London

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Deputy Editor at Port Magazine

Deputy editor @portmagazine Freelance writer and editor Prev online editor @itsnicethat [email protected]

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Articles

Thread to Code | PORT Magazine

1 week ago | port-magazine.com | Ayla Angelos |Words Ayla Angelos

For decades, craftsmanship in fashion meant hands, thread and repetition. Today, it also means code. In this interview, CEO Stefano Canali unpacks the future of tailoring, and how the SS25 collection is at one with digital processesWhen you think of fashion or, more specifically, the craft behind it, you’ll likely think of a sewing needle and thread – the act of looping through the hole and running the stitch through the fabric. For centuries, this was the foundation of garment making.
The Next Frame

3 weeks ago | port-magazine.com | Ayla Angelos |Words Ayla Angelos

As part of the Spike Lee Film Production Fund, four rising filmmakers – Kwesi Jones, Vincent Mocco, Joecar Hanna and Hunter Redhorse Arthur – speak about their work, their influences and the stories they feel compelled to tell.
From Cane to Craft

1 month ago | port-magazine.com | Ayla Angelos |Words Ayla Angelos

A visit to Antigua Guatemala, where Zacapa gives Port an inside look at its blending techniques, altitude-aged barrels and the women behind its handwoven bottlesThe first thing you notice about Antigua Guatemala is a ring of towering volcanoes – one of which, Fuego, puffs smoke into the sky every 20 minutes. The second thing is the colour, the kind of hues that cling to memory like sugar to the rim of a glass.
Material Language

1 month ago | port-magazine.com | Ayla Angelos |Words Ayla Angelos

Samuel Ross speaks on TRANSPOSITION, his immersive installation for The Balvenie at Milan Design Week, and how craft, emotion and experience shape the next chapter of his careerLast year, Samuel Ross entered a new chapter. Having sold his stake in A-COLD-WALL*, the designer and artist began what he describes as a renewed decade – an ongoing recalibration of identity and output.
Gucci Bamboo Encounters

1 month ago | port-magazine.com | Ayla Angelos |Words Ayla Angelos

At Milan’s Chiostri di San Simpliciano during Salone, Gucci presents seven artist and designer commissions exploring the possibilities of bambooQueues of suave, sunglasses-clad people snake down the street. Gucci bags of all shapes and sizes are strapped to arms like prized accessories in a fashion safari. It’s packed, of course – it’s a Gucci event during Salone, and everyone wants a peek (or a selfie, depending on the mood).
Myth and Material

Feb 19, 2025 | port-magazine.com | Ayla Angelos |Words Ayla Angelos

Feng Chen Wang’s Fall/Winter 2025 collection reimagines the landscapes of Shan Hai Jing through sculptural tailoring, experimental textiles, and a dialogue between the ancient and the avant-gardeA sculptural jacket in bonded neoprene, its surface alive with intricate prints of mythical creatures. A crackled, high-gloss coat that mirrors the delicate imperfections of handcrafted ceramics.
Who the f**k is Henry Gorse?

Jan 13, 2025 | port-magazine.com | Ayla Angelos |Words Ayla Angelos

We find out in a new book from the London-based photographer and creativeFor those who haven’t yet had the pleasure of getting lost in one of Henry Gorse’s images, then let me tell you this: Gorse’s work is an intentional maze that cannot be pigeonholed. While his work can indeed be pegged as photography – capturing people, places and fashion through his signature surrealist lens – it also doesn’t really have a label, and stretches far beyond the frame pinpointed by his camera.
Syrian Design Archive

Jan 6, 2025 | port-magazine.com | Ayla Angelos

Preserving Syria’s graphic design heritage, the Syrian Design Archive showcases the nation’s visual identity through decades of typography and printIn 2020, Kinda Ghannoum grew frustrated with the lack of documentation in Syria’s design history which, along with much of the Arab world, has often lacked formal archiving due to political instability, limited resources and the marginalisation of design as an academic discipline.
Grand Theft Hamlet

Dec 11, 2024 | port-magazine.com | Ayla Angelos

Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane on bringing Shakespeare’s infamous tragedy to life inside the world of Grand Theft AutoWilliam Shakespeare wrote Hamlet (originally The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark) between 1599 and 1601, and it became widely known as his most famous, longest and perhaps his most crushing play.
Elio Fiorucci

Nov 20, 2024 | port-magazine.com | Ayla Angelos |Words Ayla Angelos

Charting his rise from a rebellious dreamer to a global trendsetter, a new retrospective at Triennale Milano presents the life and impact of Elio Fiorucci, featuring archival objects, neon-lit installations, innovative clothing and collaborations with icons like Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and MadonnaEveryone has a memory of Fiorucci. It could be the clothes – the spandex leotards, leopard print, infamous cherub logo tee or stretchy denim jeans so tight they’re like a second pair of skin.