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Louis Vuitton Goes Crazy For Yayoi Kusama

The results of Louis Vuitton's collaboration with Yayoi Kusama are in full effect. From Louis Vuitton's flagship Manhattan store on Fifth Avenue to London's Selfridges' recent debut, Louis Vuitton has splashed Yayoi's signature dots virtually everywhere..............................................................…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 28, 2012 at 8:00 — 4 Comments

Ghostly Paintings on Newspaper by Shin-Young An

South Korean artist Shin-Young An paints images of women's faces on daily newspapers. Using current articles as her foundation, layers of paint form the faces that emerge out of the printed stories and photographs.…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 27, 2012 at 7:30 — 2 Comments

Famous Logos - How Much Did They Cost?

Coca-Cola logo price tag: $0

The famous Coca-Cola logo was created by John Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Mason Robinson, in 1885. Robinson came up with the name and chose the logo's distinctive cursive script. The typeface used, known as Spencerian script, was developed in the mid-19th century and was the dominant form of formal handwriting in the United States…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 23, 2012 at 7:22 — No Comments

War Game by Leo Caillard

Leo Caillard is a professional photographer based in Paris, France. "In newspaper, television, film, the representation of War is everywhere in our media ; never in our everyday life, but brought back from farthest regions of the world. I decided to put it back in our reality". …

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 22, 2012 at 8:18 — No Comments

Lanvin's 'Real People' campaign -Autumn /Winter 2012

This diverse campaign was shot by Stephen Miesel in New York, and is set to debut in the September issues of fashion magazines worldwide. I find this campaign so refreshing. Bravo Lanvin................…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 20, 2012 at 8:12 — No Comments

London 2012 -Successes

Very interesting infographic. Go Grenada-1 Gold per 110thousand population.................................

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 16, 2012 at 9:00 — No Comments

Monica Cruz-The Face of Agent Provocateur

It took a second glance to see that the model wasn't Penelope but her equally gorgeous younger sister Mónica Cruz. Mónica, a dancer, is the face of the brand's fall-winter 2012 advertising campaign inspired by Victorian London and titled "Wilhelmina: Show Your True Self."…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 14, 2012 at 8:00 — No Comments

Crayon Portrait by Christian Faur

Christian Faur's crayon art exemplifies a unique and exciting new technique. Instead of utilizing traditional medium such as oil paint, pastels, or watercolors, Faur turns to a material from our childhood: the crayon. Faur works with this familiar object in a novel way. Using crayons like pixels, he arranges thousands upon thousands of colorful handmade crayons into…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 10, 2012 at 8:42 — No Comments

RIP Anna Piaggi - Lagerfeld's Muse Dies At Age 81

The fashion world mourns the death of fashion writer Anna Piaggi. Fashion journalist Anna Piaggi stood out in the front rows of Milan and Paris shows, dressed in her eccentric outfits, including elaborate hats and theatrical make-up. She provided inspiration for Karl Lagerfeld, who published a sketchbook of her creations and once wrote: "Anna invents fashion."

In 2006, London's…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 8, 2012 at 6:30 — 1 Comment

Coffee Bench by Beyond Standards

This design is super smart. It combines a bench and table into an adjustable unit that customizes to your seating preference.  Created by Poland-based BEYOND standards, which is a collaborative design and production studio led by Karolina Tylka (product designer) and Szymon Nawój (interior architect).

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 6, 2012 at 8:19 — 1 Comment

London 2012 - Multiple Exposures

The explosion of digital imaging has been a boon for news agencies covering the Olympics. Both broadcast television and still photography have benefitted from camera hardware and computer software, and the Olympics is one of the best places to see imagination and innovation come to life.

Reuters is using 11 robots to shoot photos at impossibly amazing angles and…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 2, 2012 at 15:31 — No Comments

Banksy and The London Olympics 2012

World famous graffiti artist Bansky has produced two new pieces commenting on the London Olympics. The missile throwing athlete and the pole vaulter. Bansky's work is always controversial and always effective. Can't wait for more. …

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on July 31, 2012 at 7:30 — No Comments

Underwater Photography Exhibition

Austrian photographer Andreas Franke has digitally manipulated the sub-marine images he captured around the sunken boat Vandenberg, on an Artificial Reef Off Key West.

Franke digitally manipulated the images he captured to depict surreal everyday scenes from the past, taking place in the underwater locale. The series of 12 photographs entitled 'life below the…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on July 31, 2012 at 7:30 — No Comments

Cr Fashion Book- Carine Roitfeld

I absolutely love this image from Carine Roitfeld's hotly anticipated CR Fashion Book. The naked model (Juliet Ingleby) is lensed by Sebastian Faena as she walks naked through a cemetery. Expect the launch of the book on Sept 13. The pic appears as a Gif on CRFashionBook.com........................…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on July 24, 2012 at 8:00 — No Comments

Life-Size Sand Sculptures-Photography

Striking photography by Cuban artist Liset Castillo. 

In my new body of work, “Human Studies,” from 2010, I subvert notions of enduring beauty with life-size images of women sculpted in a labor-intensive process out of sand, which I then photographed before destroying them. I create life-size sand sculptures of models typically found in high-gloss fashion magazines,…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on July 20, 2012 at 8:30 — 1 Comment

The Line by Gina Shmukler

I just received my invite to what should be the play of the season, The Line is written and directed by Gina Shmukler.

THE LINE is a play about the 'nature of human' and moments in time in South Africa. Having spent several months in the townships THE LINE is constructed from a series of interviews with South Africans involved or affected by the xenophobic attacks that took place…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on July 18, 2012 at 9:00 — 1 Comment

Harvey Nichols Visual Merchandising

Harvey Nichols – Super Natural windows, London...................................................................

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on July 18, 2012 at 6:00 — No Comments

George Michael Premiers Single White Light - starring Kate Moss

 Kate Moss takes centre stage in George Michael's new 'White Light' Video that was released earlier today. Scroll down for the video. ........................................................................................…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on July 17, 2012 at 16:00 — 2 Comments

Facebook Infographic -

25% of Facebook users live in Asia and Australia and are mad about shopping Online. Check out this infographic...................................................................................................................…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on July 17, 2012 at 8:30 — No Comments

Visual Merchandising - Dolce & Gabbana Bond Street London

Dolce & Gabbana on Bond Street,London............................................................................

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on July 16, 2012 at 6:00 — No Comments


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