· ART, CALENDAR ·
Tomoko Nagai at Tomio Koyama Gallery SingaporeJanuary 18, 7pm Tomio Koyama Gallery Singapore Gallery hours; Tue. to Sat. 11:00 – 20:00 / Sun. 10:00 – 18:00 Closed; Mon., National Holidays 47 Malan Road #01-26 Gillman Barracks Singapore 109444 Tel:+65-6659-7068 / Fax:+65-6659-7069 Tomoko Nagai’s solo exhibition “Dramatic Moments” Tomoko Nagai was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan in 1982. She employs various materials [...]
· ART, ILLUSTRATION, MIXED MEDIA ·
Izziyana Suhaimi’s Embriodered IllustrationsJust how good is Izziyana Suhaimi? Let us count the ways: the Singaporean artist embroiders to pinpoint perfection, dabbles with watercolor, and obviously knows how to wield a pencil. And she tends to do all these things within a single piece of work. Izziyana first stumbled upon this hybrid technique while doing a school project [...]
· 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
· 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 [...]
· DESIGNERS ·
Max.Tan S/S 2012Max.Tan is one of our favorite Singapore based brands. Their S/S 2012 collection titled “Liberate” mixes eastern draping with western tailoring skills, to create beautiful free flowing silhouettes. “Precision drafting and sharp menswear elements of the Saville Row are formed into new identities,
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Sazeli Jalal’s Paper GangstaThis is not the first time we have featured the work of Sazeli Jalal. In the past it has always been in association with Singapore fashion brand Elohim, but this time it is all about Sazeli Jalal’s talent. This beauty series, titled “Paper Gangsta” was inspired by origami. I am loving the palette, the drama [...]
· ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN, TRAVEL ·
Wanderlust Hotel: SingaporeWanderlust is a left-field and totally experimental boutique hotel located in Little India, Singapore. Set to draw madcap voyagers and curious travelers to its doorstep. The building was originally an old school built it 1920s. With their four thematic levels of
· DESIGNERS, FASHION ·
ELOHIM SS2010 : Bod ModELOHIM‘s Spring Summer 2010 inspiration sprouted from people’s obsession with body modification thus the collection features much material elongation and amalgamation.
· DESIGNERS ·
MAX.TAN SS2010 : PressedA beautiful lookbook for Spring/Summer 2010 shot by May Lin Le Goff for the Singapore-based brand Max.Tan. This collection focuses on the one item that just might be absolutely recession proof – the classic white shirt.
· ADVERTISING ·
Play-Doh Ads – SingaporeSouth East Asia brings us one of the most humorous of ad campaigns for a children’s play product: Play-Doh – Safe no matter what you make. One would definitely assume these ads are not targeted at the children themselves but, rather, at the younger generation of parents that would view these pictures and not create [...]
· DESIGNERS, FASHION ·
ELOHIM Sabrina Goh – Fall/Winter 09/10Sabrina Goh has a penchant for strict achromatic color schemes but this season she’s added discreet dashes of electric blue and coral with much success. One thing Goh’s clothing is not strict with is whether her pieces are womenswear or menswear; they are androgynous through and through. With males donning skinny jeans just as comfortably as females these days and girlfriends making it a habit to steal their boyfriends’ clothes [blazers, jeans, vests], this collection is very much appropriate for right now and reinforces Sabrina Goh’s open-minded spirit. The ripped jeans aren’t your regular ripped jeans, they are hardcore and punk without the messy fraying. Clean rips? How could one not be a fan. Not all of ELOHIM is androgynous though, there are also killer mini dresses atypically textured and structured with unexpected cuts flashing the back or zig-zagging the lapel and cowl necks draping just as they should. There is an obvious reason ELOHIM is getting this follow up feature [see the last feature on CyanaTrendLand].