Archive | April, 2010
· VIDEO ·
V Magazine’s Fresh DemographicsI just watched this promotional video V magazine produced and loved that they used it as a platform to share the demographics and some strong pull out press quotes. Video just makes all content delivery so much more dynamic.
· DESIGN, FEATURED, TRENDS ·
Studio FormafantasmaStudio Formafantasma is based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands and was started by product designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin who met while still at school and collaborated on their masters thesis project at the Design Academy of Eindhoven. Their combined love for classic craftsmanship has
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Holger Schilling : Architecture PhotographyI really like this graphic architectural series of photos by German photographer Holger Schilling. Some of the shots feel so gridded out it is almost as if you are looking at a 2-D architectural plan.
· ART, MIXED MEDIA, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Charlie Rubin Mixed SeriesWe were contacted by the talented Charlie Rubin about his great photography work, and we really loved his Mixed (media) series. The LA based artist, shoots and draws or paints over his work, giving it a cool final touch!
· CULTURE ·
Artist StereotypesI found this totally randomly and the source was in Cyrillic letters so it was a bit hard to decode, but I thought it was so clever, I had to share. Pretty much each one of these depictions of the artist is so on point with their style, but I do still wonder if we [...]
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Elena Usdin : Domesticated WomenPhotographer Elene Usdin likes to play with reality by altering it with elements of fantasy to create metaphorical stages for her photographs. In this series titled “Femme D’interieur”, which can be translated as “Domesticated Women”. Usdin shares, “I chose to observe the backgrounds that encase, and to some extent determine, the way women are portrayed, [...]
· FEATURED, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Toby Burrows PhotographyI first discovered him with his great Fallen series. Toby Burrows’ photographs are peaceful, edgy and conceptual. The Australian photographer (who once assisted Richard Avedon) has a lot of other great work like his symmetry, reflection and water series (see below).
· DESIGNERS, FASHION ·
Kostas Murkudis FW 2010A-line dresses in silk and fur , oversized belted padded coats and jackets, silk suits like a superlong coat in cushioned oversized and transformable styles, oversized vests in padded silk and fur, superlong delicate a-line dress, geometric shapes in dresses and tops, vintage denim painted with latex describe the shapes that made their way into [...]
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Andre Wagner: Black HoleI just stumble on this Andre Wagner series, entitled Black Hole, I really like the concept and thought it was on time with the “middle East” trend coming this summer.
· ART ·
Ritator: MakeWay / BanaVägThe Ritator: MakeWay / BanaVäg made use of an old printing technique called “Iris print” to replicate the side view from a moving car or a train. The MakeWay show was exhibited at the Swedish Museum of Architecture.
· MUSIC ·
El Michels Affair : C.R.E.A.M.It’s almost Friday so I thought I’d bring a little R&B groovin’ to our weekend. I happened upon this “cinematic soul” act by accident last week and cannot stop listening. El Michels Affair is the creation of two former band mates Leon Michels and Nick Movshon. They along with eight other former members of the [...]
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Petrovsky & Ramone Photography (updated)We reviewed them a while ago, and they apparently updated their portfolio. Dutch duo photographer Petrovsky & Ramone have some stunning new editorials, here are some of our favorites…