Photography

Jun 05 2014

14th Architecture Biennale Venice

05/06/2014 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Kate | In: architecture, Art, Design, Entertainment, Event, Interiors, Photography, Pop Up Store

An impressive light installation in the shape of a Renaissance-era Venetian façade has been set up in the Arsenale venue in Venice for the 14th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.

Fundamentals, which opens its doors on Saturday 7 June, 2014. The installation, titled Luminaire, is the result of a collaboration between the curator of this year’s Architecture Biennale Rem Koolhaas and the Swarovski Foundation.

Measuring 20 metres in length and consisting of thousands of coloured-glass bulbs and 15kg of Swarovski Crystal Rock, all mounted on an elaborate wooden structure, the installation frames the main entrance to the Monditalia exhibition which offers a timeline of Italy’s history connected to its architecture. The Monditalia exhibition is but one of three interlocking exhibitions comprising this year’s Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia again curated by Koolhaas with the ambition of illuminating the past, present and future of architecture.

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May 18 2014

citizenM Hotel : New York

18/05/2014 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Kate | In: architecture, Art, Design, Hotel, Interiors, Materials, Photography

Dutch hotel group citizenM has set up home in the old New Amsterdam, right in the core of the Big Apple: a stone’s throw from Times Square. Midtown Manhattan is the quintessential New York layover for first-timers and seasoned fans looking to rekindle their romance with The City That Never Sleepsalike, and citizenM has developed a hotel right in the sweet spot on Broadway and 50th. The area has its critics, but there’s enough kitsch and craziness left in the triangular intersection to warrant your time, no matter how cultured you may think you are. The brand’s debut American outpost is brimming with the modern attitude and outlook that the city is famous for, but leaves out the extraneous bells and whistles in a bid to keep costs down in a notoriously pricey part of town. No one has used a hotel trouser press since the 1980s anyway. That said, in a city famed for its can’t-swing-a-cat bedrooms, citizenM’s compact pod feels oddly spacious when we checked in recently – familiar too, the Dutch brand are unwavering in their successful model.

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May 12 2014

Set Designer : Es Devlin

12/05/2014 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Kate | In: Art, Craft, Design, Entertainment, Event, Photography

Hey Es, Imm’a let you finish, but firstly can I just say, you’re amazing!

I don’t feel the need to wax lyrical about Es Devlin because her incredible work speaks for itself. She’s a true inspiration to me, and for proof of why, just take a look at some of her many achievements below.

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May 11 2014

Memorable Meals from Literature

11/05/2014 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Kate | In: Art, Craft, Design, Food Styling, Gastronomy, Graphic Design, Photography

Designer and writer Dinah Fried has created the most immaculate and inspired gastronomic flat lays. Some literary descriptions of food made such a strong impression on her that she decided to recreate and photograph them—a total of 49 photographs have been created by Fried. From Moby Dick to The Great Gatsby, and even Alice in Wonderland, Dinah has laid out some seriously iconic tables to photograph.

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May 10 2014

OPENING CEREMONY : Crash Collection SS2014

10/05/2014 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Kate | In: Art, Design, Fashion Wear, Photography

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Opening Ceremony. I anticipate their collection launches and fashion shows more than Christmas. They always create an environment that is unique and original, with the perfect ratio of nonchalance that actually works to heighten their polished aesthetic. Their shows are abstraction meets style meets street meets modernity, all rolled into one take that! fun ball. As a Set Designer I’m always fascinated by their concepts, and each season my expectations are exceeded. I don’t know if they would appreciate this comparison, but I like to think their shows are Chanel for Millennial‘s.

Their Crash Collection for SS14 is no exception. OC have expertly dressed their models and then flat laid them on beds either relaxing or captured undertaking everyday tasks. It seems to be a common theme these days- heightening the everyday aesthetic and OC are capitalising on the trend. All shots are in plan view and give the customer a perfect image of the clothes, albeit a more relaxed depiction of them.

I couldn’t say there is consistency to their colour ways this look book. But who cares. Anyone who can send out an oversized Neoprene Racing tee, next to avocado green psychedelic trousers and a blue bauhaus inspired print button-down is already so far ahead of the fashion game, it makes the rest of us look like we’re still in the locker room with our jersey’s on backwards.

Game Over. OC for MVP.

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May 09 2014

Dior goes to BKLYN

09/05/2014 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Kate | In: Art, Design, Fashion Wear, Haute Couture, Photography

Dior in Brooklyn. Who would’ve ever imagined those two proper nouns together in a single sentence? Alexander Wang broke the outer-borough barrier back in February when he showed at the Navy Yard’s Duggal Greenhouse. But Dior, the storied French house and LVMH bigwig Bernard Arnault’s baby? It happened tonight, and the likes of Rihanna, Marion Cotillard, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Leelee Sobieski, Allison Williams, Margot Robbie, the artist Sterling Ruby, and designers including Christian Louboutin and Proenza Schouler’s Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough arrived by water taxi and town car to witness fashion history in the making. Bureau Betak spent nearly a week constructing an elevated floor at Duggal that situated the show’s 1,000-plus guests at window level. The Manhattan views vied for attention with the LED light display at the opposite end of the warehouse space. 

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May 08 2014

Best of Tumblr : Lustik

08/05/2014 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Kate | In: architecture, Art, Design, Event, Fashion Wear, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography

The folks over at Lustik have compiled a greatest hits of mixed media for your scrolling pleasure. From sculpture to illustration, Lustik covers all the bases with a contemporary lens. Everything on there is worth checking out. The beauty of images like these is that they could be the missing link in your current project, or the lightbulb that inspires an entirely new one!

Whatever you get out of it, there’s no mistaking that these guys give good Tumblr.

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May 07 2014

Best of Tumblr :The Mighty Pencil

07/05/2014 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Kate | In: Art, Design, Event, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography

These are the good guys of Tumblr. The Mighty Pencil is an independent not-for-profit organisation that works together with a select group of professional illustrators in order to showcase their work worldwide.  TMP are not kickstarting anything, they are just fans like you and I. They appreciate good illustration, great drawings and stunning colour ways and act as a platform for those who feature on their Tumblr.

So in good faith, check out The Mighty Pencil. You can find a contact list of current featured artists on their sidebar should you wish to commission an illustration for yourself.

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May 06 2014

Best of Tumblr : This isn’t Happiness

06/05/2014 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Kate | In: architecture, Art, Design, Event, Fashion Wear, Graphic Design, Haute Couture, Illustration, Photography

Ironic really, because the people over at This Isn’t Happiness bring so much joy to so many people with their deprecating humor and innate ability to poke fun at daily life. For every comical upload they also post hopeful insights and moments of wisdom, cool imagery and on point platitudes. All of which you’ll be screen-shotting for your own Instagram feed.

This isn’t Happiness got my attention with their good looks, but won me over with their sense of humor. It’s a real thing. 

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May 05 2014

Best of Tumblr :Things Organized Neatly

05/05/2014 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: Kate | In: Art, Design, Event, Filmography, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography

This Tumblr is a vacation for the eyes and the mind. Thank you to Austin Radcliffe over at Things Organized Neatly we can now enjoy a literal visual aversion to chaos. You see a neat vignette, where once was a random agglomeration. The use of colour, repetition and subject matter are impressive and striking to look at. Things Organized Neatly is the very definition of beauty in the everyday.

This one is for the OCD in all of us. 

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