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Shohei Otomo – Illustrations

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:16:24 +0000

Check out the great illustrations of Shohei Otomo. Check out the last image specifically, love seeing illustrations that are so technically well done

Found via Buamai.

Fall 09′ Fashion Campaigns

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:13:09 +0000

Longchamp

ph by Mert & Marcus

Continuing from last season’s eccentric pairing of Kate and Sasha, Daria joins the main campaign star as the partner in crime. (Who’s next?)

Valentino

ph by Mert & Marcus

Great way to make that collection look chic. Chic (and fierce) for the now Valentino does exist in print under M&M, with a good model like Iris Strubegger. It’s just so natural that the shots are this moody and dark by the look of the collection itself.

Giorgio Armani

ph by Mert & Marcus

Black and white once more… the unstoppable Raquel Zimmermann, with Sean Opry, taking over from last season’s Sasha and Jamie Dornan.

Burberry Prorsum

ph by Mario Testino

Shot on location at Westminster, central London, home to Burberry’s new global headquarters at Horseferry House, starring Emma Watson and the latest Burberry exclusive Charlie, once again an all British cast as always. It’s a rather simple campaign, but the focus is of course on their first ever celeb model. Watson, at 19, is old enough (older than a gazillion models out there) to front a major campaign, finally. This is bound to happen. She looks good though, very grown up, huge contrast from her recent ‘Emma Enchanted’ Teen Vogue cover and photo story.

Marc Jacobs

ph by Juergen Teller

The campaign is set to be as fun as the collection, they are in the same spirit. This is that sort of campaign you can’t hate… just look at the last shot at the bottom right hand corner, Natasha is a real psycho in this campaign.

Louis Vuitton

ph by Steven Meisel

Can’t believe this is by Meisel… With this much photoshopping, airbrushing, it can only be Mert & Marcus? But yeah it is definitely Meisel.

Still can’t believe this is for real.

Dolce & Gabbana

ph by Steven Klein

Queen mafias— Mariacarla, Edita and Heidi at the casino.

It looks more ‘natural’ than last season’s forced campaigns. The casting is fantastic, unexpected though.

D&G

ph by Mario Testino

(From left) Sara Blomqvist, Hanna Rundlof, Katie Fogarty, Stephanie Rad, Ragnhild Jevne. Typical D&G but love the class.

DSquared2

ph by Mert & Marcus

Lara and her (Stone) cold stare, with a bunch of boys. Not bad, but it’s hard to keep up after last season’s super campaign, Linda + Naomi.

Gianfranco Ferrè

ph by Stefano Moro

Doing pretty well post-Meisel, strong statement campaign. This is also Karolin’s first solo major campaign, she rocked it.

Calvin Klein collcetion

ph by David Sims

Monika Jagaciak.

cK Calvin Klein

ph by Craig McDean

Sigrid and Jourdan— first black model in a Calvin Klein spot since… very long ago. Good to see Jourdan finally getting a campaign too, she had none last season.

This ‘fighting’ pose is getting a little overrated, last season it was used in Dolce & Gabbana (Trentini Vs Mariacarlia), Alberta Ferretti (Kinga Vs Viktoriya) and oh, DSQuared2’s (Naomi Vs Linda). Fighting is not fun anymore…

MaxMara

ph by Craig McDean

Eniko Mihalik.

Tiffany & Co.

ph by Michcael Thompson

Hippie Devon. Glad to see her doing some modelling work now.

[images: models.com,TFS scans (from campaigns forum)

WWD, dolcegabbana.com, tiffany.com]

via Rock the Trend

Casa en Culebra – RSVP Architects

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:43:53 +0000

Located between Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, the Island of Culebra is a popular vacation area thanks to its beautiful beaches and perfect weather. RSVP Architects have designed a simple vacation home which can provide for a variety of activities while occupied by its summer users.

More about the home and more images after the break.

The home is comprised of one wooden box that houses the private activities and one corrugated metal box that houses the public activities. These boxes are formed around a concrete base which functions as the core of the residence. A large pool extends off the base of the house while the other side of the home is balanced by an elevated terrace.

Due to the small size of the house, the spaces must be flexible to accommodate a variety of activities. Since the home will only be used for a portion of the year, the boxes can be fully open for the owners to enjoy when occupying the residence, or securely closed to withstand any tropical weather when not in use.

Images courtesy of the studio.

VIA ARCH DAILY

Michael Jackson

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:46:48 +0000

SPANDEXXX – Designer Drugs + Rocktapussy “Boys Night!”

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:54:57 +0000

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Reka Nyari – Photographer

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:14:34 +0000

Sexy late night sessions by Photographer Reka Nyari via Sex in Art

Stina Persson

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:12:07 +0000

Stina Persson’s watercolours are soft, feminine and loaded with coloured nuance. Via Play Me Design.

Asako Hayashi – Fine Art Illustration

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:10:16 +0000

Radical work by Asako Hayashi

Via SexinArt

Boxi – “To Die For” – Love Story

admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:48:17 +0000

Boxi’s latest work, done in Athens, is entitled “To die for”. It is part of the 2nd Athens biennial “HEAVEN”.

“It’s an attempt to portray the blind purity of love, and a wall of belief that can end it all. The work is a reflection upon the sad fate of two young lovers who were killed because of their love.”

You can read the story behind the piece here.

The work consists of 11 hand cut life-sized greyscale layers of the stencil. To see how the piece was done watch the video below:

via Wooster Collective

Alexander McQueen collaborative with David Sims

admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:18:06 +0000

As you may have heard, Alexander McQueen is not showing menswear via a runway in Milan this year and this short film supports the collection which will be revealed on Sunday in Milan.

Check out this teaser clip on our McQueen website – they will be showing the film in it’s entirety on Monday (CHECK BACK), alongside the collection look book.

Check it out at alexandermcqueen.com