Ah New York Fashion Week. The time every year I secretly (well, no too secretly) long to live in the city and be venturing off to the tents at Bryant Park for a sneak peak at what’s to come this year in fashion. Such was the case earlier this month when designers debuted their much-anticipated collections for the Fall of 2012/2013. Among the flock of designers who revealed their clothing was Costello Tagliapietra.
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Jazmin Berakha lives in Buenos Aires and is an artist who uses embroidery as one of her mediums. When I first saw Jazmin‘s work, I thought it was done in paint because of the detail, then on finer examination I realised it was embroidery and was gob smacked. Embroidery is so hard and painstaking to do, it takes such dedication and practice. However, Jazmin has only been using embroidery for the last 3 or so years and loves the challenges it creates as well as the results. Aparently the decision to use embroidery in her work came from a dream…
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It is trade show season in the furniture world, and though it may be too early to pick my favourites, I am confident in saying that this chair is surely at the top of many’s lists.
Designed Patrick Norguet for Italian manufacturer Kristalia, the Compas chair recently made it’s debut as part of Norguet‘s retrospective exhibition, coinciding with the 2012 Maison et Objet show in Paris.
Watches, vacation packages, apparel and more are all a part of the Oscar swag that attending celebrities will be receiving on February 26th, also known as Oscar night. But there is one gift Oscar attendees will be walking away this year that is a bit out of the ordinary for the extravagant gift bags: a collection of items from Essential Safe Products (ESP). The goods from this company were also shared with the likes of Taylor Swift on Grammy night just last Sunday.
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- Annie Leibovitz’s Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois was born in Paris France, to a gentle and loving mother, Josephine Fauriaux who inspired her life and works. Her father, Louis Bourgeois, was a volatile father and philanderer who had a huge effect on her and became the subject matter of her artistic explorations. Louise originally studied maths and geometry at the Surbonne, she later turned to art after her mothers death which greatly affected her and studied at various art schools. During her years of study at the École des Beaux-Arts she discovered that her creative drive was drawn from painful childhood memories. When you look at her sculpture there is a real array of emotions and lots od story telling involved.
Today we are featuring a couple of maker/designers from Whistler, BC who own and operate Love Jules Leather. They make stunning handmade shoes, belts and other great things. We are mad about they’re stuff! Check out the interview below to find out how they work.
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February 14th: The day that flowers, candles and dinner are expected among couples everywhere. If this sounds like your typical Valentine’s Day celebration, why not tweak things just a tad to make it more eco-friendly? Don’t worry, we’ll walk you through it.
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I recently heard about this French artist, Steven Spazuk, who painted with soot? So I decided to investigate (I also came across this freakin cool Vancouver blog during the search) and found his work quite inspirational and thought it might be for you too?
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In January, we gave you a number of clothing brands to consider next time you are ready to make some additions to your wardrobe. Today, we cover an even more sacred closet topic: Shoes. Discover three of the shoe brands that have us reaching for our credit cards and making room in our closet:
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