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Art & Design

April 21 2017

Fun Links of the Week

How was your week? What are you up to this weekend? I’m hanging with my sisters in Carlsbad. We’re going to hit up the beach up and then visit Legoland. Can’t wait for sister time!

And now, I present to you, the Fun Links of the Week.

Don’t we all have that inner voice that says, “You can’t”? This is touching.

Growing up with siblings is like…(you must click this, it is HILARIOUS!)

I’d love to hang this picture inside my house. It’s so beautifully surreal.

When we move into a new house, I would be interested in working with one of these e-design companies.

This graphic, ice cream t-shirt is cool.

Can you believe that this is a chair?

This designer makes incredibly beautiful, modern objects of wood. I love his lamps.

A hotel built atop a lava flow? Wild!

If I ever go back to New Zealand (maybe with the kids!), I’d love to stay here.

Love this gray moto jacket. (Read about the company making it here.)

This shoe looks like it was inspired by angels.

I love the color red. Here are some ways you can incorporate the bold color in your house.

At first I was like, high top sneakers designed by Missoni? And then I saw this. Want!

Want to carry my groceries in these bags.

Photo by Taylor Jewel.


Art & Design

April 6 2017

Sculptural Tree Blossoms with Mist-Filled Bubbles

At Milan Design Week, which is happening right now through April 9th, there is one installation that I’m sure is catching everyone’s eye. Studio Swine and COS have teamed up to create a tree-like structure that emits pale bubbles, which dissolve into white mist as they burst. A video was recently released that shows us how unique this sculpture is in real life. The bubbles burst when touched with skin but remain in tact when in contact with textured fabrics.

Japanese designer Azusa Murakami and British designer Alexander Groves, a London-based duo wanted their installation to resemble cherry blossom trees.

Called New Spring, the six-meter high structure consists of slender white tubes that extend up and out like the branches of a tree. I love that when the bubbles burst, a pale mist is released. Stunning!

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via [Dezeen]


Style

March 29 2017

$10,000 Sparkling Boots are Made of 6,000 Rhinestones

If there’s anyone out there who doesn’t believe that fashion is an art form, they haven’t seen these stunning shoes. Saint Laurent created this bejeweled, rhinestone pair of slouch boots that cost, get this, a whopping $10,000. Before you gasp, know that each shoe is handmade with over 3,000 rhinestones per shoe.

Who would have rocked these last but Rihanna. She was spotted wearing them right off the runway.

Demand is high, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman have to put customers on a waitlist. WWD states that the slouch boot will be a key trend for fall. These ones are simply gorgeous, aren’t they?


Art & Design

March 28 2017

Ai Weiwei Will Build Fences Across New York City as Powerful Message

This October, New Yorkers start looking out for some though-provoking art. Ai Weiwei will be back to show more than 100 fences and installations around New York City in his latest exhibition Good Fences Make Good Neighbors. The title is a reference to Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall,” which uses the line “Good fences make good neighbors.”

“Ai Weiwei’s Good Fences Make Good Neighbors serves as a reminder to all New Yorkers that although barriers may attempt to divide us, we must unite to make a meaningful impact in the larger community,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “New York City has long served as a gateway to the United States for millions of immigrants seeking better lives and has long benefited from their contributions and service in every neighborhood across the five boroughs. This expansive public art project that explores themes of freedom and the power of self-expression is a perfect symbol and reminder for all of us, especially in the current political climate.”

“I was an immigrant in New York in the 1980s for ten years and the issue with the migration crisis has been a longtime focus of my practice,” says Ai Weiwei. “The fence has always been a tool in the vocabulary of political landscaping and evokes associations with words like ‘border,’ ‘security,’ and ‘neighbor,’ which are connected to the current global political environment. But what’s important to remember is that while barriers have been used to divide us, as humans we are all the same. Some are more privileged than others, but with that privilege comes a responsibility to do more.”

Though I won’t be in New York to see these powerful works in person, since immigration is such a hot topic these days, I’m sure pictures of Ai’s artwork will be spread all over social media. Can’t wait to see them.

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors will be on view October 12, 2017 – February 11, 2018.

via [NY Times] and Public Art Fund


Art & Design

March 23 2017

Adorable Stick Figure Comics About Everyday Life by Dana Zemack

Artist Dana Zemack just reached out to me to tell me that her new book just came out! How I Feel Today: Comics About Everything is “a collection of comics that explore the things we feel, from the glorious highs to the garbage-y lows to the endless and unruly in-betweens.”

Why? “Because we have feelings, and it’s super gratifying to see them brought to life via a surprisingly expressive, eternally resilient stick figure girl who’s both super cute and extremely real. And then we can be like, ‘bhahahaha, yep that’s familiar.'”

The book was a successfully funded Kickstarter project. You can buy it now for $16.50 on Dana’s website.

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You can also follow Dana on Instagram here.


Style

March 8 2017

Sneak Peek: Four Fashion Trends You’ll See in Spring/Summer ’18

Though on this blog we usually write about art, design or photography, there are times when we cover fashion. There’s definitely an artistic element to it. Above all creative disciplines, fashion trends change the quickest so it’s fun being a trendspotter, one that has their own imaginary crystal ball they can look into to decipher what everyone will be wearing tomorrow.

At this year’s LA Textile show, one of the seminars was called Women’s and Young Contemporary Trend Stories for Spring/Summer 2018. Presented by Melissa Moylan from Fashion Snoops, it showed four seasonal narratives that they predict will happen next year. Fashion Snoops is a creative platform that, for a membership fee of $1,250 per month, gives users access to their editor’s inspiration boards, trend webcasts, personal report feeds and trend alerts among other benefits.

This year, they talked about the trends we’re seeing right now: the deconstructed blouse, ruffles, fringe, and embroidery.

Next year you’re going to see four distinct looks. As a sneak peek, you can see them in visual form here. Do they resonate with you? Are you excited about any of them?

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If you’re looking into going into the fashion industry, a trade show like LA Textile Show is a good place to start. They had three days of back to back seminars on everything from spotting trends to starting up your own business. You can also walk the showroom floor to see and feel the latest fabrics. If you want to go big, MAGIC in Las Vegas is one of the top trade shows in the world. It takes place two times a year, once in February and once in August.

Permission of images granted by Fashion Snoops.


Art & Design

March 8 2017

2100 Illuminated Handcrafted Daffodils Represent the Light a Nurse Brings to a Terminally Ill Patient

I love installations like this. Ones that aren’t just beautiful to look at, but ones that have a deeper meaning behind them. The “Garden of Light” consists of 2,100 illuminated handcrafted daffodils which each represent a Marie Curie Nurse. The daffodils are purposely illuminated to symbolize the “light” these nurses bring to terminally ill patients during their last, most darkest days.

The immersive art installation, created by public artists Greyworld, opened to the public in London’s Paternoster Square on March 1st and can be seen through March 14th. It will travel across the country and be open to visitors in Edinburgh and Cardiff.

For those unfamiliar with Marie Curie, it is a charitable organization in the UK which provides free care and support to people with terminal illnesses and their families. It was established back in 1948. The Great Daffodil Appeal is Marie Curie’s largest annual fundraising campaign. Each March, millions of people in the UK support this fundraising event by giving a small donation to wear a daffodil pin.

Visitors to the installation are encouraged to walk through pathways amongst the flowers while hearing recordings of voices reading real-life letters sent to Marie Curie Nurses from the families of patients they’ve supported. Seeing these lit up daffodils and hearing the touching stories, I can only imagine the feelings this powerful installation conjures.

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via Design Curiel
Photos via Marie Curie

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