Archive | February, 2011
· DESIGNERS, FASHION ·
Os BurguesesPortuguese brand Os Burgueses sent us some really nice editorial images of their latest collection which I had to share. fashion scene. Designers Eleutério and Mia established the brand after completing their degree in Architecture + Fashion Design at the School of Architecture.
· FEATURED, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Balmain Mens SS 2011 Look BookA really simple but quite beautiful look book for Balmain’s SS 2011 collection, with art direction by Atelier Franck Durand and photography by Karim Sadli.
· SCULPTURE ·
Romulo Celdran’s Hyper RealityFrench hyper-realist artist Romulo Celdran reinterprets the real and the unreal in his sculptures of oversized everyday objects. Though his work seems to be a copy of the original object it comes to life by the process of decomposition. “In some way I believe that all thought, and therefore, also the artistic thought, has its [...]
· MUSIC ·
Purity Ring : UngirthedListen to “Ungirthed” here Purity Ring is a new project out of Canada. The dynamic duo–made up of Corin Roddick of Gobble Gobble and Megan James– gets busy with their debut single “Ungirthed” giving life to the unique sound and style they pump. From the electro drone bass to the chopped up beat
· ART, WEB ·
Love Blossoms ProjectFor Valentine’s day digital interactive designer Daniel Browns created this really nice “Love Blossoms” project for Mulberry. This unique piece of digital art celebrating the seasonal fervor for floral fantasies.
· DESIGNERS, FASHION ·
Moncler Fashion Week Flashmob PresentationMoncler gets an A+ for their Fall/Winter 2011 presentation concept. The presentation almost immediately made me think of Thom Browne’s elaborately choreographed presentations, and it is not wonder since last Thom Browne show in Paris and Moncler’s Gamme Bleu in Milan were all produced by Villa Eugenie. I take my hat off to them for [...]
· TRENDS ·
Pantone Fashion Color Report Fall 2011To follow the Pantone color reports for Spring 2011, here is the Fall 2011. This Pantone Fashion Color Report coincides with the end of New York Fashion Week. This season’s report features the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for fall 2011, along with designer sketches, quotes and
· MUSIC ·
Hot Sugar : Fuckable (feat. Baghdaddy)Listen to “Fuckable(feat. Baghdaddy)” here Beat magician Nick Koenig aka Hot Sugar is coming up in the music scene on a fresh tip. The New York, New York based talent has got some serious tricks up his sleeves and “Fuckable”– featuring the smooth and sexy vocal delivery of Baghdaddy– is just the tip of this [...]
· INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ·
Barber Osgerby StudioEdward Barber and Jay Osgerby founded their eponymous Barber Osgerby studio in 1996 after graduating with Master’s degrees in Architecture from The Royal College of Art in London. Since then Barber and Osgerby’s research-led practice has developed collections for Cappellini, Magis, Vitra, Venini, Swarovski, Flos and Established & Sons amongst others, whilst also producing edition [...]
· MUSIC ·
Holy Ghost!: Do It AgainListen to “Do It Again” Here Buy Here Ouch. It hurts so good. Holy Ghost! requires the exclamation point following their title. They excite. And to preeminently answer some of your questions, “Do It Again” is not sampling Depeche Mode–that would be lead-singer, Alex Frankel. No, their full self-titled debut album is not available just [...]
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Camilla Akrans PhotographyWe have featured editorials of photographer Camilla Akrans in the past (see here) but I think a full feature of her beautiful photography is long overdue. Having shot for pretty much every major fashion magazine in the world she has build a brilliant high fashion portfolio. I love her framing, there is always such a [...]
· ART, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Echoism by Julian WolkensteinThere is a myth, some say a science, suggesting people who have more symmetrical faces are considered more “ attractive “. Julian Wolkenstein completed in 2010 a series of photographic portraits entitled “Echoism”. The subjects were specifically cast for