American artist Nils Nova’s impressive installations are designed to subvert our perception of time and our assumptions about space. He mixes techniques like ink-jet prints on blue back-paper pasted on the wall, paintings on boards,
How far would you go for love? Cartier’s Love Collection poses this question and rightfully so, seeing that the only way to get this bracelet on and off is with a screwdriver. The Collection, originally designed by Aldo Cipullo and inspired by a chastity belt, used to keep women chaste launched in 1969. Cartier gifted [...]
I came across the brilliant fashion illustration of artist Tara Dougans through her Spring on Acid series, featured above and directly below (above inspired by Holly Fulton SS 2011 Collection, below inspired by Gareth Pugh SS 2011 Collection). I was so impressed after looking through her whole portfolio. The Canadian born, London based artist is [...]
For the latest Chanel campaign, Karl lagerfeld shot the beautiful German former top model Claudia Schiffer in Buenos Aires. Claudia joins models Freja Beha Erichsen and Baptiste Giabiconi for this Spring/Summer 2010 campaign. This is not the first time Karl used Claudia as the face of a Chanel campaign, and we most recently
I stumbled upon 23 year old Brazilian art director and designer, Fernando Bittar’s site and loved these collages he did. I cant quite figure out what they are for but they look great, and it seems that there will be a video to follow. I imagine these images broken down into motion could be quite [...]
I love Illustrator Erin Flannery’s loose and expressive painting style. The Australian based young artist is inspired by fashion and femininity. Aside from the pop art inspired pieces featured above most her work is more commonly execute in a minimal palette involving variations of black and white. For inquiries about her work available for purchase [...]
The young Korean photographer, Ahn Sun Mi lets us discover her through self portraits. She opens up her poetic universe, a world between dream and reality, where nostalgic feelings cradled by childhood fairy tales and the pursuit of her own inaccessible and voluptuous femininity are the essence of her inspiration.
An olfactive photo of a transformative moment “Each year, the Six Scents Parfums fragrance initiative brings the experience of creativity with a conscience to the world through a collection of six individual scents. Created by a distinct group of designers and perfumers, these limited edition fragrances are designed to represent a global range of contemporary [...]
After 2 years of undergoing important renovation work, one of the most prestigious Parisian Hotels, Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris, which had closed down in June 2008, opened its doors on October 18th. With suites and private apartments, restaurants and bars, a spa by Clarins, a 3D cinema, kids room and a
Apparently London based illustrator Katarina Voloder has the same obsession over the Balenciaga shoes 2010 collection by Pierre Hardy as us. Her illustration of the Balenciaga’s is a perfect example exploring how different media can collaborate together.
Arthouse Films contacted us the other day to tell us about WASTE LAND, a new award-winning documentary directed by Lucy Walker opening in NYC on October 29th at The Angelika Film Center. The trailer featured below is fantastic and the concept of the film is super inspiring.
Here is ‘My Favorite Kind of American’ the latest project of Brooklyn based artist Luis Gispert. Filmmaker, photographer, and sculptor, Luis is addressing a variety of topics in his work such as the infiltration of subcultures on the mainstream and the fragmented American experience. Regardless of the vehicle or message,