· EXCLUSIVITY, WEB ·
Weekly Viral Report CardM any of you can probably relate to our obsession with statistics. there is an ongoing unspoken competition in our office for who gets the most views on their posts, so we decided to materialize this obsession into a ‘Weekly Viral Report’ that includes the top post on Trendland.com, the most repined images from our [...]
· SCULPTURE ·
Anna-Wili Highfield’s Paper SculptureEach of Anna-Wili Highfield‘s paper sculptures is magnificent on its own, although probably not as time-consuming as her previous job of creating entire scenes for Opera Australia. It was during those years that she realized her calling for
· DESIGNERS, FINE ART ·
Hermes and Hiroshi Sugimoto CollaborationHermes and Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto have teamed up for series of limited edition scarves inspired by Sugimoto taking long exposure shots of cinema screens. What ensues are vibrant and colorful photos with light passing through a prism. Sugimoto stays within his
· ARCHITECTURE, TRAVEL ·
Hermes for The Marq on Paterson Hill: SingaporeFor those die hard Hermes fans, crack the Crystal: The Parq on Paterson Hill, Signature Tower, Singapore is the first luxury apartment building fully decorated by Hermes. The result: spacious 6,200 sq ft apartments feature a carefully curated combination of Hermès furniture, furnishing fabrics, wallpapers, carpets, tableware, along with made-to-order leather upholstered items and
· DESIGNERS, EXHIBITION ·
Hermes “Forever Leather”, Celebrating 175 Year AnniversaryHermes is opening a new exhibition in London this month, entitled Leather Forever, featuring some of the historic label’s most famous designs. Celebrating Hermès’ 175th anniversary, the exhibition will also play host to some of the brand’s famed artisans, of which I have included some images below. The locale will be the sister space of the Royal Academy of [...]
· STILL LIFE ·
Hermes Animal World by Paul GravesI could not resist sharing these brilliantly bubbly images for “World of Hermes” by Paul Graves. Graves put his still life genius to work as he creates interpretative animals from Hermes bags. The pink cow above (or pig as I see it) and the white swan below make me smile ear to ear.
· RUNWAY ·
Hermès F/W 2012The collection by Christophe Lemaire for Hermes continues with the equestrian style that has been constant in the Fall/Winter Paris shows. Lemaire however takes it further,to the idea of travel and effortless luxury. Movement and fluidity run through the clothes as their flowing forms allow for an ease of movement; while exotic textures of fox [...]
· FASHION ·
The New Head Fashion DesignersExpect some changes on the runways, here is the latest checklist of head designers from top fashion houses. From Cacharel and Balmain to Chloe and Sonia Rykiel, learn who is designing your favorite labels.
· STILL LIFE ·
Eric Maillet’s Still Life PhotographyFrench beauty/still life photographer Eric Maillet has one of those portfolios that just keep yearning for more. With a roster of topnotch luxury brand clients including Cartier, Hermes, Boucheron, Bergdorf Goodman and Lanvin, to name a select few, and his refined aesthetic and skill it is no wonder
· ART, SCULPTURE ·
Jonathan Seliger’s Pop SculpturesArt for the label whores! If buying the latest Hermes Birkin or Chanel tweed jacket is not enough to show your status then perhaps you should invest in an sculpture by New York born and based artist Jonathan Seliger. His over-sized sculptures of luxury shopping bags are a piece of pop art that would catch [...]
· FEATURED, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Erwan Frotin’s Flower PhotographyFranco-Swiss, Erwan Frotin is a highly acclaimed still life photographer. His unique color infused body of work definitely leans more towards the side of fine art rather than commercial photography. He is known for his distinct style of sculpting objects, whether they are flowers or beauty products
· DESIGNERS, FOOD ·
Hermes Kelly PicnicWhile surfing on the Hermès Facebook page, I discovered this very cool project they did to market their latest version of the the Kelly Bag: The Kelly Picnic. They used common picnic ingredients to recreate the iconic shape of the bag. A very cool concept, with unfortunately no credits for food stylist nor photographer. See [...]