· RUNWAY ·
RAD by Rad Hourani F/W 2012RAD by Rad Hourani F/W 2012 perpetuates this self described anti-conformist’s sensibility. He is definitely consistent, taking the S/S 2012 unisex theme to an even more extreme here. This time, although all the looks are unisex, they are super wearable with the Rad Hourani signature silhouettes,
· MUSIC ·
Baden Baden: You’ll SeeListen to ” You’ll See” Here Google Baden Baden and you get the pastoral town in southern Germany. Dig deeper and you get the band page of a French electro-folk rock trio building an empire of milky way sounds weaned off their heartbeat for Sigur Rós and Alain Souchon. Eric, Guillaume, Julien and Gab reached noteworthy-status [...]
· DESIGNERS, EXHIBITION ·
Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs exhibition opens in ParisWritten by Guest Blogger Elodie Leconte. ENGLISH VERSION HERE Louis Vuitton et Marc Jacobs : deux hommes d’intuition qui ont marqué l’histoire du luxe. L’exposition Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs aux Arts Décoratifs retrace l’histoire de deux hommes au parcours exceptionnel. Chacun à leur époque, ils ont changé l’industrie de la mode. Des hommes de [...]
· MUSIC ·
We Are Knights: TearsListen to “Tears” here BUY HERE As if coaxing the listener to jump into an enigmatic vehicle, We Are Knights seductively demand, “Let’s go somewhere together.” It’s a smooth, slow ride
· SCULPTURE, STILL LIFE ·
Cinq Fruits by Le Creative SweatshopThis sumptuous ‘Cinq Fruits’ project by French creative studio Le Creative Sweatshop is just about inspiration and art. These still life pictures of random sculptures were all handmade using materials such as jelly, wax, paint and fruits purely to create very graphic and beautiful imagery.
· DESIGN, STORE ·
Christmas Windows Paris 2011Written by Guest Blogger Milla Msa Galeries Lafayette Christmas windows 2011 Paris is a breathtakingly beautiful city on an average day but come Christmas time, the city takes on a whole new life with festive street decorations and fountains decorated with twinkling lights. Over on the Rive Droite, Maison CHANEL glitzed up Printemps‘ Christmas windows [...]
· CULTURE ·
Les Sapins de Noël des Créateurs: Charity EventStella McCartney These are the Christmas trees created by the brightest personalities of the fashion, architecture and design worlds. The Christmas trees are works of art blending style and evergreen tradition to be auctioned for a good cause at the 16th editions of Les Sapins de Noël des Créateurs special charity event in Paris.
· FEATURED, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ·
Ballon & Muffins Lamps by Dan Yeffet and Lucie KoldovaBalloons & Muffins are two lamp collections made of simple and timeless “invisible volumes” by industrial designers Dan Yeffet and Lucie Koldova – Produced by Brokis the lamps are based on the idea of a transparent invisible balloon with a floating reflector.
· GRAPHIC DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Nacho Ormaechea Street MemoriesThe Street Memories series of Paris-based art director and graphic designer Nacho Ormaechea makes us think twice with these great photo collages of random people on the streets of Paris. A simple photoshop trick revealing an other graphic picture by blending it into the unknown individuals.
· INTERIOR DESIGN ·
TrendHome: Parisian Duplex LoftFor this Trendhome today, French interior designer Roxane Beis transformed this old 1,830 square-foot (170 square-meter) print shop located in Passage Dieu, Paris 20th arrondissement that she bought a few years ago. She did an amazing job in converting the abandoned old building into a beautiful and spacious minimalist industrial duplex loft residence. I would [...]
· EDITORIAL, VIDEO ·
Carine Roitfeld “The Client” for W MagazineFormer French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld appeared at last Paris Couture week as a “client” —and W’s cameras went along for the ride. Filmed by famous French film director Loïc Prigent, they followed the charming ‘editrix’ to more than 20 fashion shows, to fittings with couturiers from Jean Paul Gaultier to the reclusive Azzedine Alaïa, and, [...]
· ART ·
Suzy Lelièvre Conceptual ArtThere’s not too much information on artist Suzy Lelièvre, but her striking works speak for themselves. A steel ladder does a graceful backward bend into a full circle, a bowl of noodles connects to a large mid-air fork, and dice dots sink towards the ground. In fact, in most of Suzy’s work, everyday objects are spun, skewed, [...]