Sunday, January 25, 2009

The best ad


This ad ran in the Australian newspaper, The Daily Telegraph the day Obama was inaugurated. I think it's brilliant.

Friday, January 2, 2009

Ugh, also

I must add, that when I add pictures that are larger than a certain size, it crops them here in the blog (a shame!) and so to get the full effect of the photo, click them to see the full version. The cropped ones don't do them justice! Half the photos are cut off! It's terrible.

Now, one last favorite shoot from Fashionation, for Stiletto Magazine. This is one of my absolute absolute favorites. It's such a brilliant and simple concept. The clothes are shot without any models at all, looking as though they're suspended in the air. The shapes and textures of the clothing themselves are gorgeous.




Quick!

Ah! A quick moment in time when all of Fashionation is working for me!

I'll post a few of my favorite pictures from the site while it's working. I am giving you a warning, if you are offended or afraid of nipples. For some reason, photos with some sort of nudity have the most emotional tug. Perhaps it's the vulnerability the models must show? Who knows. Anyways, enjoy.


These images are from a spread that photographer Rui Faria did for Volt Magazine. The texture works so well in black and white.



Another one of my favorite shoots features photographer Enrique Badulescu for S Magazine.


The lighting is amazing! And the clothing works so well, with gorgeous shapes being created. Fashion by Aurelio Costarella (who has a beautiful website, by the way), Alessandro Dell’Acqua and Giuseppe Zanotti.



Here's another great black and white shoot. The minimalist design and bold edges are so gorgeous!


This piece ran in Clear Magazine and was photographed by Ishi, with clothing by Yohji Yamamoto, Aurelio Costarella (again) and Burberry.

I absolutely love this photograph for Stiletto Magazine. The dress is by Armani, and the entire spread of photos are amazing. I'd like to post each one, but instead I'll just direct you to the post on fashionation. Each photo is gorgeous.


And even if she may be a little strange, Naomi Campbell is absolutely brilliant in front of the camera, and knows how to use the angles of her face and her long legs to her advantage.


This is my favorite from a shoot with her for V Magazine, but you can see all the pictures here.

Bathrooms

Bathrooms are one of my favorite rooms for design because sinks and bath tubs can have such cool design and be great focal features. I'm a huge sucker for unusual and beautiful sinks.


Kasch is a company from Munich that creates what they call "overflow" tubs. They're built into the floor of the bathroom, rather than above ground, and I think they're really cool.



And, as always, Kohler has some great sinks.


One of my favorite ideas for a bathtub comes from architects Pieter Peerlings and Silvia Mertens in Belgium. I'd say more about them, but their website is in some funny language I can't read.



They found a 7.5 foot wide space between two buildings and constructed their office/house in between, in four levels.


Each floor is carefully optimized to serve a purpose, without any space going to waste and nothing unnecessary inside.



From ground floor to fourth floor, they serve as office, dining, living, and bedroom.


I especially like this idea for a house/office because it's reusing what would have otherwise been wasted space and created something useful out of it, rather than building on a new lot in a suburb. It's an idea I've never seen before, and I always love design that mashes unconventional within classic.

363 days left

I got the most wonderful Christmas present a few days ago (belated, I know, we blame the Postal Service).

I got four glycee prints by Stella Im Hultberg, from a limited edition run of 500, plus they're AUTOGRAPHED. I am the luckiest. They're beautiful, and I'll probably go get them framed, as in real and properly framed in a store.





Aren't they beautiful? Stella always paints women with stegasaurus backs, rosy cheeks, and big black hair. I've always wanted black hair. I love Stella's work.


Oh, before I forget, I must say CONGRATULATIONS to my old friend Kara and her husband Rob! Kara and I were very good friends in junior high, and she just happened to have the New Years Baby this year! I expect to see many more pictures of little Isaiah on facebook soon.


Here is the official picture on the news website of Kara, Rob and Isaiah. Look at his little toes poking out!