Archive | November, 2009
· ART, FEATURED, WEB ·
Vibskov Emenius: The Fringe ProjectDesigner/artists Henrik Vibskov and Andreas Emenius (both graduates from Central Saint Martins) began working on ‘The Fringe Series‘ or Vibskov Emenius, a series of work exploring illusion, surface, and movement all based on fringes. Their inspiration came after watching the film ‘Solaris‘, and staring at a New Years Eve party hat.
· BOOK & MAG, FASHION, WEB ·
Candy Magazine : Premier Issue Fall/Winter 09As the print world is collapsing the niches markets in print are surfacing with magazine such as Candy, the first fashion magazine ever completely dedicated to celebrating transvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations. Though this concept may sound profoundly obscure and irrelevant, this is a great example of the path print [...]
· FASHION, TRENDS, WEB ·
Gentlemen Of Bakongo: The African DandiesA new photo book by Daniele Tamagni explores the phenomenon of the African sapeurs, a clique of extraordinarily dressed dandies from the Congo. In the midst of war and abject poverty, these men dress in tailored suits, silk ties, and immaculate footwear.
· DESIGN ·
Sketch Furniture Design by Front StudioSketch is a series of furniture by Front, a Swedish design studio made up of four designers Sofia Lagerkvist, Charlotte von der Lancken, Anna Lindgren, and Katya Savstrom, that takes a intuitive method of designing which translates into highly organic lines. You can see more about the dynamic process in the statement and video below.
· EDITORIAL ·
Twin Set feat. Viktor & Rolf by Blommers & SchummThe designer duo Viktor & Rolf styled themselves with their fall 09 Monsieur Collection, shot by Blommers & Schumm for the Fall/Winter issue of GQ Style Italy
· MUSIC ·
Song of the Day: [11/23]Ok. I know it aint cool to like Kanye these days. And I’m sure you’ve heard about this chick Beyonce before. But all the same, I just cant get this one out of my head. This little diddy does it for me. Kanye should really stick to the music, cuz he’s good at it but sucks at everything else. And Beyonce is gold. Cant deny. Good job, Jay, you got a good woman. But watch out…cuz she got a big (ahem) ego. Check out the sexy video if you havent seen it already or listen to “Ego” below.
· CULTURE, ILLUSTRATION ·
Minimalist Poster Series of Popular TV ShowsAmazing or not?!! The minimalistic posters of popular tv shows by UK print Art Director Exergian. He uses iconic symbols from each show to represent that show’s identity. So visual its just Genius!
· DESIGN, FASHION ·
Pencil Crayon Jewelry by Maria Cristina BellucciItalian Designer Maria Cristina Bellucci created those original pencil crayon jewelry, after working for several years as a theater costume and accessories maker. The pieces are made using fragments of pencils that have been attached together and formed into a variety of shapes. The forming process reveals the interiors of the pencils, showcasing the wood [...]
· DESIGNERS ·
Rosalind Keep : Trompe L’Oeil CollectionI always liked Trompe L’Oeil concepts, and this one from London College of Fashion undergraduate designer Rosalind Keep gives a breath of fresh air from what we are seeing in fashion. The Trompe L’Oeil collection for the Oasis Designer Collab’ consists of a combination of tanks, dresses and sweaters with creatively printed lines on otherwise [...]
· ADVERTISING ·
InsideyourSearch [Interactive Ad]Google, the world’s largest search engine reveals its secret to success! An interesting interactive ad (for Weetabix), extremely really well thought out. www.InsideyourSearch.com
· FASHION, VIDEO ·
FrankenFashion VideoAlex Turvey contacted us to feature his beautiful and visual video exclusively commissioned by Dazed & Confused and featured as part of onedotzero and Dazed’s Fashion in Film program – Frankenfashion is being screened alongside the works of Chris Cunningham, Solve Sundsbo & Saam Farahmand, Inspired from the mythical Dr Frankenstein, all the featured wigs [...]
· INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ·
Un-IKEA: Custom Furniture by Kenyon YehIKEA Gone Insane! Kenyon Yeh or Wiyono Sutjipto is a genius ! Seriously who would have think outside of the box regarding IKEA furniture ?! Making something new, different, strange or personal from the standardized, uniform, modular parts that come when you buy an IKEA furniture kit. It is just genius ! He also created [...]