L’illustrateur et designer anglais Charles Williams fait des couvertures pour différents magazines tels que HR Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter et Icon Magazine. A chaque illustration, cet artiste utilise des couleurs très vives et des figures qui s’entremêlent pour former un dessin. A découvrir dans la suite.
While the price of Thornwillow Press’ hand-bound, limited edition letterpress printed books—meant to last more than a lifetime—can reach a couple thousand dollars, you can still get a taste of the brand’s dedication to quality and…
We’ve hand picked a selection of ladies’ designer timepieces that would make perfect Mother’s Day gifts, and don’t forget we’re including free shipping on all orders over £60.
The Record watch designed by Achille Castiglioni for Alessi features a striking black face with white markings and hands, and a second interchangeable purple leather strap.
For those after something different, the Cyclops by Mr Jones dispenses with tradition time-telling by using coloured circles and a black rotating hoop that gradually passes over each circle to indicate the time.
Inspired by iconic Swiss railway clocks, the Simply Elegant by Mondaine has an easy-to-read face, a slim six-millimetre profile and the famous red ticker.
Finally, for those looking for a traditional timepiece, the Classic Swansea Lady by Daniel Wellington comes with a slim 36-millimetre case, a replaceable fabric Nato strap and a choice of either a silver or rose gold finish.
To ensure UK delivery in time for Mother’s Day please place orders by Tuesday 25 March.
La photographe Maia Flore a réalisé la série intitulée « Big Head Poetry » dans laquelle elle fait des portraits où les visages sont recouverts de chevelures de femmes, avec un détail qui anime le portrait à chaque fois : une fleur, un noeud, une barrette. Une série délicate et poétique à découvrir dans la suite.
L’artiste Henry Hargreaves a fait une série de gelées basées sur les couleurs du drapeau américain : rouge, blanc et bleu, qui calquent les profils des présidents américains. On retrouve Barack Obama, Lincoln, Reagan, Clinton et bien d’autres. Une série amusante à découvrir sur Fubiz dans la suite de l’article.
La photographe hollandaise Claire Droppert a fait la série « Gravity – Sand Creatures » dans laquelle elle capture des blocs de sable jetés et figés dans les airs pour en faire ressortir des formes animales. Une série qui fait appelle à notre imagination, à découvrir sur Fubiz dans la suit de l’article.
Avec sa série « Relation in Time », l’artiste Tin Lun Li a voulu s’intéresser à la relation dans un couple. Il a donc fait une série de sculptures de couples de profil, d’abord numérisées, avec un visage en relief et l’autre en creux, pour que le couple puisse s’emboîter parfaitement. Un travail à découvrir dans la suite.
Dutch designer Martijn Rigters created this rippled sofa by forcing a long block of foam through the gap between four hot wires.
The Cutting Edge sofa by Martijn Rigters is a playful take on the methods used by design studios to prototype objects.
Hot wire foam cutting usually involves heating a thin piece of wire to cut through polystyrene quickly. In design studios, this is process is normally controlled very carefully, but Rigters wanted to make the process more random.
“This technique offered the opportunity to explore a new process and experiment with the great three dimensional potential it has,” Rigters said.
The designer created a series of unique shapes out of wire representing the seat and backrest, underside, back and front, then attached them to a wooden frame big enough for a block of polystyrene to pass through.
The wires were connected to batteries, which provided the heat necessary for the polystyrene to be cut cleanly.
Setting the wires in differing profiles to begin with would alter the overall shape of the piece, but the final form and rippling effect was controlled by how the foam was pushed through the gap in the middle.
“All movement of the user guiding the block through the machine is directly translated into a form,” explained Rigters. “This is a very intuitive way to work, because one can react to the form that is created at that exact moment.”
When completed, the couch was covered in a tough polyurea coating, making it suitable for use indoors or outdoors.
The process could be replicated on any scale, with the only limitation being the size of the foam available.
Le studio de design Néerlandais Mieke Meijer a conçu un espace de travail innovant : une fonction bureau, stockage et surtout, une fonction escalier. Fabriqué à la main à partir de chêne et d’acier noir, l’oeuvre est divisée en deux sections constituée d’étagères et d’un escalier reliant l’étage supérieur au rez de chaussée.
Visitors to a fashion film exhibition in Milan organised by arts website POSTmatter were able to manipulate imagery on giant displays using movement and gestures (+ movie).
Ripple film still
Held in a desanctified Renaissance church at the Accademia di Brera, the POST exhibition fused digital technology with imagery in a series of interactive installations.
Ripple film still
POSTmatter curated three fashion films that were displayed on giant screens, each of which could be altered by human touch or movement.
Ripple film still
“Some of the most exciting and innovative work taking place today uses code rather than paint, screens instead of canvases – reaching multiple senses and interacting with the audience,” said POSTmatter.
Ripple film still
In each film, models wearing haute-couture garments by designers including Iris van Herpen move and dance in slow motion.
Echo film still
When stood in front of the screen that showed a film titled Echo, visitors used simple hand movements to warp the colourful movie into a spinning kaleidoscopic swirl.
Echo film still
A fabric pad was pressed and stroked to blend together two films called Ripple in a cloudy haze.
Echo film still
On another large display, the imagery of models from the Gravity film was shattered into digital geometric patterns that distorted as people walked past then reconfigured once they moved out of range.
The exhibition took place from 13 to 16 March and there are plans to take it to other cities globally.
Here’s the information sent to us by POSTmatter:
About the exhibition
Launching in Milan, but with plans to tour globally, the exhibition combines performance, fashion and digital artistry in a series of interactive works.
The term “digital native” has become one of the defining concepts of our time. It refers to the emerging generation for whom the digital world is no longer an abstraction, but the very conditions of existence. To separate out “digital art” here will no longer be possible, as media distinctions dissolve into a fluid continuum between reality and the virtual world. Artists are responding powerfully to this complex and often conflicting state of transition. Some of the most exciting and innovative work taking place today uses code rather than paint, screens instead of canvases – reaching multiple senses and interacting with the audience.
This new exhibition series builds on POSTmatter’s experience in live events, with previous projects being part of major cultural events including the Venice Biennale, Art Basel Miami Beach and the Lisbon Architecture Triennale.
About POSTmatter
In a new series of interactive installations, POSTmatter moves beyond editorial to curate physical exhibitions, using intuitive interfaces that respond to human movement and touch.
Originally launched in 2010 as a series of independently published editions for the iPad, POSTmatter was designed with the interactive potential of tablet devices in mind. This opened up new possibilities for interactive content, responsive fashion editorials and groundbreaking film work. Having been honoured at numerous industry awards – from the Digital Magazine Awards to the Webbys – 2013 has seen POSTmatter expand its web presence as well as move into events.
The POSTmatter exhibition is the next step in rich media – bringing editorial away from the page, website or tablet to become a physically immersive experience.
About the venue
Founded in 1776, the Accademia di Brera has a rich heritage, having educated figures as diverse as Lucio Fontana, Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo and Bruno Munari.
The on-site Brera Art Gallery houses one of Milan’s most significant art collections, including works by Boccioni, Caravaggio, da Vinci, Picasso, Rubens and many more.
Placing these cutting-edge digital performance pieces in the setting of a desanctified Renaissance church, steeped in European history, speaks volumes about the radical human transformations being brought about in the post-digital age.
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