For the Plaza Collection, Lulu Frost has taken original numbers and letters from NY’s Plaza Hotel doors and turned them into beautifully designed, feminine and modern pieces, a la Eloise. Check out my full review at Coolhunting.com!
Year: 2009
Who Shot Rock & Roll
Next week, Â the Brooklyn Museum opens an exhibit solely devoted to rock ‘n’ roll photographers from 1955 through today. Who Shot Rock & Roll will feature an impressive collection for sure, featuring around 175 photos by 105 photographers: including everything from Andreas Gursky‘s nine-by-seven-foot tour-de-force of Madonna performing in 2001, to Don Hunstein‘s photo of… Continue reading Who Shot Rock & Roll
Greg Lauren’s “Alteration”
For his newest series, “Alteration,” artist/sculptor Greg Lauren has hand-sewn treated Japanese paper to simulate various materials (wool, cotton, gabardine), frayed edges, wrinkles and folds. Each of his paper garments represents a different male character or archetype, all personally relevant to Lauren (who happens to be the nephew of fashion legend Ralph Lauren), and painstakingly… Continue reading Greg Lauren’s “Alteration”
Sound Living
Check out this new TED talk by Julian Treasure. It’ll change the way you think about the role and impact of sounds in our world.
Paolo Ventura’s Winter Stories
Photographer Paolo Ventura builds intricate, miniature sets from found objects (often flea market finds) and shoots them to appear life-size, creating haunting, narrative series. His first book, War Souvenir, explored fictional wartime scenes. His newest book, Winter Stories (just out from Aperture & Contrasto), depicts scenes from the memory bank of a fictional circus performer looking… Continue reading Paolo Ventura’s Winter Stories