Archive | July, 2011
· FOOD, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Sweet Meat by Jasmin Schuller‘Sweet Meat’ by German photographer Jasmine Schuller is a series using real meat to create these mouth watering deserts. I am not sure how raw meat will taste with whipped cream, but it does looks good!
· ILLUSTRATION, PAINTING ·
Anja Van Herle Portraits PaintingsBased in Los Angeles, the Belgium-born artist Anja Van Herle has been painting portraits since she was a child. Her paintings are an attempt to tell these stories by capturing delicate facial expressions and juxtaposing them with vibrant color and the dramatic interplay of shadow and light.
· MUSIC ·
Sparrow & The Workshop: Just What I NeededListen to “Just What I Needed” here BUY HERE If you’re going to cover The Cars, you better know what expectations go hand-in-hand with that lofty venture. Sparrow & The Workshop were well aware. The 3-piece Scottish band transformed a 1980′s classic rock gem into a soft, acoustic love song. The cover choice makes sense [...]
· ILLUSTRATION ·
Friedrich Herman Fashion IllustrationsSingaporean fashion student Friedrich Herman has a really well written and curated fashion blog where you can find these great fashion illustrations. Inspired by different designer collections, Herman interprets their inspirations to create something really fresh and unique to his own style. What is also really nice are the photos of the collections that he [...]
· DESIGNERS ·
Digitalized Collection by Alba PratDigitalized is an other talented graduate collection by Spanish fashion designer Alba Prat from the Berlin University of the Arts. For her last year of fashion design studies, she designed these beautifully constructed pieces inspired by cult movie Tron. Another talented student to watch out for!
· MUSIC ·
FM Belfast: New YearListen to “New Year” here BUY HERE Cooler than Iceland is its own musical product, FM Belfast. The Reykjavik natives began as a studio project producing a Christmas LP for their friends who gladly received the gift and then begged for more from the couple, Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir and Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson. As its fan [...]
· ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN ·
TrendHome: Loft 24/7 [Sao Paulo]In TrendHome today is a sumptuous house in Sao Paulo, built and designed by Fernanda Marques Arquitetos Associados. The property is designed in the form of a spacious bungalow of about 250m², where nature plays much more than a mere supporting role: one just has
· AD CAMPAIGN ·
Natalia Vodianova for Stella McCartney A/W 2011Natalia Vodionova is the new face of Stella McCartney’s A/W 2011 campaign shot by Mert and Marcus. I really like this contrast in textures, it feels simple yet innovative.
· ADVERTISING, ILLUSTRATION, VIDEO ·
Absolut Blank Series [Sponsored]In collaboration with a new generation of artists, ABSOLUT VODKA is introducing ABSOLUT BLANK, a global creative movement, in which ABSOLUT appears as a catalyst for cutting-edge creativity. The initiative comprises 18 artist collaborations, films, print and outdoor ads, events and a digital art piece that lives and evolves in your mobile phone.
· DESIGNERS ·
D.Efect S/S 2012 CollectionBaltic brand D.Efect has been around since 2009 and has come a long way since then. With a mission of trying to achieve the “effect of the defect” they create garments that take conventional ideas of dress and apply assymetric or deconstructive formulas to get really beautifully constructed and unique pieces. Though brand’s focus remains [...]
· MUSIC ·
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: ManiacListen to “Maniac” here DOWNLOAD HERE The eclectic and sometimes beautifully awkward Clap Your Hands Say Yeah five-some are back. “Maniac” and fellow single teaser, “Same Mistake” off the to-be-released album, Hysterical debuts a more tame version of lead singer, Alec Ounsworth’s typically pubescent and off-kilter vocals–which I must say are sorely missed. However, the revisited take [...]
· ILLUSTRATION ·
Tom Bagshaw IllustrationsTwo years ago we introduced you to the gorgeous illustrations of Tom Bagshaw aka Mostly Wanted. Since then he updated his portfolio in particular with those beautiful fashion illustration for Telegraph & Preen.