June 2012 Blog Posts (107)

A couture upcycled origami gown made with 1000 paper cranes

Every week newspapers come out, we read them and then we recycle or throw them away. But Ukranian artist Yuliya Krypo has a different take on the newspaper world. Ask her and she just might make you a couture gown. Krypo hand folded 1000 paper cranes from old recycled Metro newspapers, which are free and daily, so she had quite a…

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Added by Danielle on June 10, 2012 at 6:00 — No Comments

Best of the Week

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Added by neofundi on June 9, 2012 at 8:00 — No Comments

Moki's Paintings on Wood

I find it fascinating how German artist Moki delivers a solid piece of art through the use of integrating paintings with textured grains of wood. She graduated from the Academy of fine arts in Hamburg taking away the skills of photography, animation, sculpture, comics and illustration. She also runs the independent art space…

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Added by alexandra avgitidis on June 8, 2012 at 6:00 — No Comments

Deep-Fried Gadgets By Henry Hargreaves

Brooklyn based photographer Henry Hargreaves teamed up with food stylist Caitlin Levin and deep-fried a series of electronic equipment called "Deep-Fried Gadgets". The series can be taken as a critique on consumerist culture whereby working technological devices…

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Added by Danielle on June 8, 2012 at 6:00 — 2 Comments

Worst and Best Celebrity Gowns

The Spirit of Cannes

Every May, at the Cannes Film Festival the stars becomes more and more glamorous, the actors dress to the nines in the best that they can find. But they do not always look glamorous. I have picked the best and worst for you.

Best…

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Added by alexandra avgitidis on June 7, 2012 at 6:00 — No Comments

Art Made With Coffee Cups

We were delighted to have stumbled upon the amazing work of Red Hong. Red is what you might like to call an artist-architect. She likes to paint, but not with a paintbrush. 

This portrait is made up of hundreds of individual coffee stain rings, many of them broken and imperfect, forming a this portrait. The project took Red Hong about 12 hours to complete.…

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Added by illy on June 7, 2012 at 6:00 — 1 Comment

Yayoi Kusama for Louis Vuitton

Yayoi Kusama is renowned throughout the world for her repetitive, rhythmic, and even hypnotic work with polka dot patterns. Throughout the years, she has assiduously covered paintings, drawings, sculptures, films and performances, creating gigantic installations where, in an attempt to share her psychological traumas and fears, she immerses the viewer in…

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Added by Terri Maselle on June 6, 2012 at 9:30 — 1 Comment

Hot Air Balloon Desk-Design

This incredible desk was created by Dublin ad agency Boys and Girls for their reception area. After some scientific research, they teamed up with Twisted Image to start production of this whimsical design. Permanent hot air balloons, strong enough to carry the weight of the desk, were created with a new type of rubber composite to make air-tight balloons that would never degrade.…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on June 6, 2012 at 7:00 — No Comments

Gisele Bundchen-Covers Vogue Paris

 Gisele featured topless for Vogue ParisJune/July "body special" issue. Wow what a body..............

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Added by Cover Girl on June 6, 2012 at 6:00 — 1 Comment

TRENDT F/W 2012-13

TRENDT is a Brazilian clothing line that is all about exploring new possibilities for the t-shirt. Featuring fabrication in neoprene, fleece wool and moulages silk, this collection presents geometric forms as well as the deconstruction of tissues through laser cuts. The idea behind the brand is that each collection is a gradual evolution from the one before.…

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Added by alexandra avgitidis on June 6, 2012 at 6:00 — No Comments

8 Styles of Shoes That Will Make a Statement Out of Summer

It is said that a girl can never have enough shoes and I absolutely agree. 

Each season styles change, heels evolve and become more and more neck breaking, Colour palettes have gone wilder and summer is perfect for bringing out these babies but these days’ shoes are not defined by the length of the heel or the type of shoe, but more about…

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Added by alexandra avgitidis on June 6, 2012 at 6:00 — 1 Comment

Maurizio Anzeri's Photo Embroidery

When it comes to sewing, I have absolutely no idea on what takes place and even how it does so, so don’t take any advice from me. The person that I would turn to is Maurizio Anzeri, most well-known for his “hair sculptures” is also a talented sewer. He makes colourful embroidery on vintage photographs, bringing them to life.…

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Added by Danielle on June 6, 2012 at 6:00 — No Comments

Trivial Pursuits...

“But he was so loooooovely, dude. He wore his special Paul Smith fragrance on our first date, he was funny, generous and *sigh* dude he was just soooooo lovely…”

 

Guy friend: “Wait. Was this before or AFTER he called the waitress a cow?”

Me: *sheepish* “Before.”

GF: “And was this before or after you walked out the restaurant because he was rude?”

Me: *irritated* “Before.”

GF: *smug Cheshire Cat grin*…

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Added by Candy Paula May on June 5, 2012 at 18:00 — No Comments

Leading Men for Prada

 

LEADING MEN: After getting some of Hollywood’s most respected actors to walk for her fall men’s collection, Miuccia Prada has secured four of them for the brand’s ad campaign, as well. 

Gary Oldman, Garrett Hedlund, Jamie Bell and Willem Dafoe will be the new faces featured. Lensed by David Sims.

 

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on June 5, 2012 at 16:00 — No Comments

Stately Sandwiches

Chicago design Student Kelly Pratt, created sandwiches for each of the 50 states of the USA, hence the name Stately Sandwiches. "Before I make each sandwich I do research on the Internet, call local sandwich shops, ask foodies on twitter and check out a few books to be sure I do my best to properly represent a state."

“TO ME, MAKING A GOOD SANDWICH IS AN ART FORM. AND WHEN THEY…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on June 5, 2012 at 16:00 — 1 Comment

Kate Moss's daughter airbrushed

Kate Moss and her family were recently photographed in Vogue as part of her wedding feature. While the fashion world ooh-ed and ahh-ed over the romantic photography, this overly airbrushed photo got more people talking. Take a look at her daughter's fingers, they have been inattentively…

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Added by Cover Girl on June 5, 2012 at 15:30 — No Comments

Burberry Reveals Fall 2012 Ad Campaign

Gabriella Wilde and Roo Panes star in Burberry’s ad campaign for Fall 2012, with its rain soaked streets and fog-smudged backgrounds-it is a homage to Britain’s gloomy weather. Bailey stated that "We wanted to play with everything that's at the heart of the Burberry world – celebrating our brand and London through…

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Added by alexandra avgitidis on June 5, 2012 at 6:00 — No Comments

The sparklers at the heart of the Diamond Jubilee

Sophia Loren is looking at me. And she is entrancing. An extremely realistic portrait of her by Brazilian artist Vik Muniz – created by the arrangement of around 3000 thousand glittering loose diamonds photographed on a page – hangs in De Beers Headquarters on London’s Charterhouse Street.

Part of Muniz’s “Diamond Divas”…

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Added by Laurice Taitz-Buntman on June 4, 2012 at 20:30 — No Comments

The 10 Most Powerful Women In Fashion

CNN has just put out a list of the “10 Women Who Rule Your Wardrobe” as part of their ongoing “Leading Women” series.

Anna Wintour

She needs no introduction at all! Wintour’s power…

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Added by alexandra avgitidis on June 4, 2012 at 6:00 — No Comments

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