November 12, 2011
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I am loving these Torigun (Japanese songbirds wearing military uniforms). These delightful illustrations were drawn by Japanese artist Sato. If you like birds illustrations, (and in a totally different style), you might enjoy as well the Flora Fauna birds by Josh Brill.
October 12, 2011
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Henry Hargreaves first experience in photography was in front of the camera as a model for fashion house such as Prada, Yves Saint Laurent and Jil Sander and worked with the top photographers increasing its interest in this area. Four years ago he rented a studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn shooting fashion and still life for clients such as Ralph Lauren, New York Magazine, GQ, NYLON, Boucheron, Marie Claire amongst others. This work is from his Food of the Rainbow series styled by Lisa Edsalv. (more…)
September 29, 2011
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It’s always nice to see a fashion spread that brings more to the plate than just the latest runway looks. In his Madame magazine spread, “Paper Dresses”, art director Matthew Brodie not only crafts his own props and set, he designs a whole collection of actual paper dresses, as well.
With some A3 sheets and a lot of perseverance, Matthew and his team—including a former pattern cutter and designer for John Galliano—create five complete dresses.
September 26, 2011
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Fast+Prime‘s Uhl collection is designed by Neal Simons, who holds a fine resume of working with top fashion labels as well as working as a custom trimmer for England’s finest restorer of classic 1960′s Mercedes cars. The collection is fit for Leica cameras and is hand sewn, stitch by stitch, featuring hand dyed leathers for an unmatched look. Each accessory comes with a matching shoulder and waist strap with lens cases, wrist lanyards and shoulder pads each sold separately. (more…)
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Cukui present a new series of iPhone 4 cases featuring original artwork from tattoo artist Orly Locquiao. Each is produced by Material6 and is offered in three wood options, including Robel Burl, Figeuroa and Birds Eye Maple. For those wondering, the case is compatible for both the Verizon & AT&T iPhone 4. An official release is scheduled for November 1, 2011, but all three can now be pre-ordered here.
Great Scott! Nike has released a limited edition shoe based on the original movie prop used in Back to the Future Part II. One Thousand Five-Hundred Nike MAGs, made famous by Michael J. Fox’s Hoverboarding character Marty McFly, are being auctioned off on eBay with proceeds appropriately going to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
It was an ordinary evening at Lone Pine Mall. All Kevin Durant wanted was a new pair of shoes. Then the space-time continuum showed up…
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Not only an in-depth exploration of contemporary design practice, this book is also a rallying call for a more sustainable approach to product design of every type, from lighting and furniture design to consumer electronic equipment, transportation, product architecture, and environmental design. (more…)
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By Cyril Foiret
The new Magnum Temptation print ad campaign is an explosion of flavor‘Expialidocious’ – “Magnum Art” showcases beautiful explosions of color and flavors in rich, intense and effective prints. Photographers Diver & Aguilar, were commissioned by Spanish advertising agency Lola,to explore the possibilities of this concept. And the result is pretty stunning!
“Magnum has developed a technology,allowing them to include liquid filled chocolates into their Ice Creams. They Developed a new forming process based around continuous extrusions that allows them to shape in three dimensions whilst dosing the inclusions.”