· INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ·
Chris Kabel’s Hidden VasesChris Kabel’s project Hidden Vase, for Spanish magazine The Plant Journal, started as a research on how to make a vase disappear. Based on the way a chicken waterer works, containers of different materials were turned upside down and placed over a surface that allows just a little of
· FINE ART ·
Brendan Fitzpatrick’s Floral X-raysWritten by Laura Gonzalez Brendan Fitzpatrick’s inner creative spirit is balanced by photography. Loving both, its stillness and dynamism, he still finds room to be surprised by this vast language after being a photographer for over twenty years. His series of floral studies using X-rays are just a proof of this delicate approach and the [...]
· ILLUSTRATION ·
Jenny Brown’s ArtThere is something very unique about these illustrations by Jenny Brown. At first glance you may assume you are looking at floral illustrations but looking at the work more closely you will discover that there is definitely conceptual depth. Inspired by the botanical drawings of Mary Delany (1700′s) and
· STILL LIFE ·
Lilly Marthe Ebener Floral Styling for GuerlainThe other day I featured Lilly Marthe-Ebener’s childrenswear line but also worth bringing to your attention is her work as a fashion editor. In her abundant portfolios there are some great editorial and commercial still life campaigns but I absolutely had to share this one she did for Guerlain,
· INSTALLATION ·
Zadok Ben David’s Blackfield InstallationBlack on one side, colorful on the other side, from two-dimensional still life drawing into three-dimensional landscape in a sophisticated marriage of scale and color, Zadok Ben David‘s Blackfield installation is blanketing the main gallery floor with more than 12,000 petite steel cut plant sculptures arise out of a thin layer of sand. Perfectly rectangular, [...]
· ART, HAIR/MAKEUP ·
Takaya HanayuishiComing from a culinary background, Takaya Hanayuishi made the move from food to fauna in 2004, introducing a new style of hairdressing that incorporates freshly-cut flowers and vegetables. These days, his one-of-a-kind craftsmanship is being commissioned for weddings, live performances, and media companies.
· EDITORIAL ·
Andreas Larsson for 10 Magazine Fall 2011What I like the most in this editorial is the floral arrangements by famous Scottish artist Jim Lambie. Known for his colorful floors and dripping paint installations, he painted these beautiful flowers over Andreas Larsson photographs for 10 Magazine Fall 2011 editorial.
· DESIGN ·
Fresh (paper) FlowersFresh Flowers by Itunube is a collection of 32 flowers printed on newsprint, one per page and per day of the month. The Spanish designer Sandra Bautista suggested the way of having the flowers on your table every day. She decided to catalog them and provided an alternative means of sending them by post - Everyday [...]
· FEATURED, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Exploded Flowers by Fong Qi WeiFlowers are indeed one of the most beautiful and complex structures found in nature, specifically designed to achieve the purpose of reproduction. This is “Exploded Flowers” series is the latest project of Chinese photographer Fong Qi Wei. Inspired partially by Todd McLellan’s Disassembly series, Qi Wei wanted to show the radial symmetry of flowers, and [...]
· ART, FEATURED, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Flowers X-rays by Hugh TurveyAfter the X-ray Pin-up and the Radiology Art here are Hugh Turvey‘s x-rays of flowers. Hugh, 39, has been fascinated since childhood with getting underneath the surface of things, and its since 1996 the he first used X-rays as a favor to a musician friend who needed an image for an album cover.
· ART ·
Shoe FLeur by Michel TcherevkoffThe two things women love the most : Shoes and Flowers (and bags). NY based French photographer Michel Tcherevkoff had a revelation when he saw a photograph of a leaf he had shot for a client, turned upside down on his table and thought it looked just like a shoe. He scanned the image, added [...]
· ART, FEATURED, SCULPTURE ·
Azuma Makoto’s Botanical SculpturesMy love for Bonsai’s and art make me LOVE the art of Azuma Makoto. He has staged Mother Nature like no other. At 34 years of age, Makoto’s arranges must-have haute-couture bouquets or “botanical sculptures” for the art clientele, while showcasing and creating huge art installations between Tokyo, Paris, New York, Milan, and Düsseldorf. The [...]