Originaire de la Caroline du Nord, la photographe Carra Sykes a eu l’excellente idée de réaliser cette série de clichées où elle s’est amusée à demander à sa mère de poser avec les mêmes vêtements et la même position qu’elle. Des images réussies réunies sous le nom de « Like Mother Like Daughter ».
Afin de mettre en avant la nouvelle version de leur navigateur Internet Explorer, Microsoft a choisi d’utiliser la nostalgie pour toucher le public avec ce spot « Child of the 90s ». Une série de références qui fait sourire et rappelle à une partie d’entre nous une époque antérieure. A découvrir en vidéo dans la suite.
Voici « Flying in the face of ordinary », la dernière publicité pour la compagnie aérienne Virgin Atlantic. Présentée comme une bande-annonce, cette vidéo pensée par l’agence RKCR/Y&R utilise l’image des enfants prodiges pour mettre en avant le professionnalisme irréprochable du personnel de la compagnie.
“On [car] colors, I have always heard that green is unlucky. The British racing green is also often confused with the modern metallic green that seems to be favored by accountants. A good friend of mine, who controls a multinational conglomerate, forbids any of his companies to carry out transactions with a country whose flag has got green in it. So no Zimbabwe, and half of the countries in Africa–nor Ireland nor Italy. It is, surprisingly, a rather smart rule. On cleanliness, I hate the images of the father washing the car, with his young son drying with one of those yellow suede cloths, in the drive of their semi-bijou residence. This is such a haunting image that I have never worried about the state of cleanliness of any car. When I got married, I left the church with my bride in a filthy Hummer full of mud that had been accumulated from three days of shooting.”
–Sir David Tang, who first visited Monte Carlo in “a completely clapped out [Citroën] Deux-CV,” in his most recent “Agony Uncle” column for the Financial Times
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“Best of” lists are a dime a dozen at this time of year, but only the most discerning cultural critics dare to voyage into “worst of” territory. Conan O’Brien and Team Coco prove themselves up to the task in this roundup of the least viral videos of 2012. No “Gangnam Style” here, moving image fans, but you will find five less than scintillating and refreshingly trendproof gems such as the aptly titled “Reading.” And remember: virality is in the eye of the beholder. Andy Warhol would have taken these over PSY and “KONA 2012″ any day.
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Looking to add an architectural zing to your holiday meal? Simply grab the nearest greens and drizzle them with dressing favored by Frank Lloyd Wright, whose low-slung buildings give new meaning to “hidden valley ranch.” Whipping up a batch of Taliesin Dressing is as easy as combining three cups of Mazola oil with three cups of vinegar, adding one tablespoon of sugar and six cloves of garlic (mashed), stirring in the juice of three lemons, and salting to taste. Extra credit if you wear a cape whilst preparing or serving your salads.
This recipe appears in Taliesin Diary: A Year With Frank Lloyd Wright, recently published by the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The book marks the first publication of a diary by a Wright apprentice. One Priscilla J. Henken kept it during her year at Wright’s home and studio in Spring Green, Wisconsin (after which she returned to New York City and resumed her job as a high school English teacher), and the book includes notes, essays, and contemporaneous photographs. Of one November 1942 day spent in the kitchen preparing dinner for the entire compound, Henken described the results: “the tenderest roast beef I’ve ever eaten, with oven browned potatoes, carrots, lettuce with Taliesin dressing, 4 squash pies, good hot coffee.” The meal was a hit. “Everyone complimented me, to say nothing of second & third helpings. When I came into the room, they all applauded,” she wrote. “Mr. Wright said I was a girl of all-round talents–cooking, proofreading, etc. From a genius–that’s a feather in my cap!”
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STYN est une installation que Sam Van Doorn a construit pour son diplôme. Il a repensé un flipper et l’a reconstruit comme un objet design possédant une grille avec impression. En jouant simplement sur une feuille blanche, les billes dessinent un motif aléatoire, dépendant de l’interaction et de l’utilisateur.
“My family opened stockings in the morning and then we’d have breakfast before we could see the tree and all the presents. I have a great picture of me on Christmas morning that I’m very fond of. I was about nine years old and I’m holding a hand puppet in one hand and in the other hand the album The Genius of Ray Charles, which I had asked for. I think that photo really shows me as a child and also the adult I turned out to be.
My parents would always get me the stuff I asked for. I used to get cartons of Kools in my stocking from them. I’m not kidding. And my parents were sane parents! Back then nobody thought smoking was bad, nobody ever told you that….And even in my Easter basket, I remember getting a carton of Kools surrounded by black jelly beans. My mom knew I liked black jelly beans and was being a minimalist. I wish I had a portrait of that. That would have been a great, great picture.”
–John Waters in an interview with Paper magazine. The filmmaker, artist, and author kicks off a 16-city tour of A John Waters Christmas today with a show in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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Charlotte Rabate a imaginé cette publicité pour la marque de préservatifs Durex. Produite par Chananun Chotrungroj, cette vidéo drôle nommée « Durex Water Balloon » nous montre sur la reprise de Ca plane pour moi de Sonic Youth une utilisation enfantine de ce moyen de contraception. Plus dans la suite.
Coup de cœur pour le studio norvégien Scenario Interior Architects qui a imaginé la décoration intérieure de ce marchand de glace, situé à Akershus en Norvège. Colorée, joyeuse et visuellement très réussie, la décoration très inspirée est à découvrir en images dans la suite de l’article.
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