All articles tagged "Art"

Apr 26, 2012

At first glance, you look at the pictures from artist Pedro Campos and think they are simple photographs of everyday objects. Even after taking a closer look, you still can’t tell that these photographs are actually oil paintings. Amazed at...

Apr 24, 2012

Camera Obscure with Abelardo Morell, in which he covered all his windows with black plastic in order to achieve total darkness. He cuts a small hole in the material he uses to cover the window – which allows an inverted image of the view...

Feb 7, 2012

I had to share these incredible book sculptures I came across....

Jan 15, 2012

Would love to get these lamps for my kids. They are obsessed with balloons. Balloon Lamp from estiluz. So...

Jan 5, 2012

I saw the sneak preview of Alexander McQueen’s S/S ’12 shoe collection featuring the snakeskin shoes and could not wait to see the entire line. Head designer, Sarah Burton, infused spring like colors such as coral and lilacs with metallic and...

Jan 3, 2012

Some people were born with an extraordinary gift to design amazing artwork. So is the case for UK artist, Marcus Levine, who creates figurative and abstract images with common tools such as a hammer and black/silver nails. His freehand masterpieces...

Nov 9, 2011

I have never been so inspired to piece together a crisp black and white winter outfit until I saw Vogue China’s editorial featuring model Sun Feifei. From the furs, fluffy skirt and the beautiful Asian model’s statuesque poses, I...

Nov 2, 2011

Don’t you just love the slogan…”To heal in style”? Designer bandages inspired by top fashion brands. They come in six different designs – Two pieces each design and each band-aid is individually wrapped. Heal your wound...

Sep 13, 2011

Not sure how useful this is, but artistically, it’s impressive. The glass bag is a Ying Gao creation.. in collaboration with Michèle Lapointe, a glass artist. It looks quite heavy and I’m trying to figure out what’s in it. Judging...

Sep 1, 2011

Amazing, talented, stunning, brilliant are all the words that came to my mind when I saw the pencil drawings by Paul Lung. With simply a technical pencil and paper in hand, Paul can spend up to 60 hours on one of his realistic sketches. The graphic...

Jul 19, 2011

Wow, there are so many creative minds in the world. When you think you’ve seen it all, you get hit by someone like Craig Sonnenfeld, an artist who can pretty much transform a dollar bill into any shape/art. Many of the objects takes about an...

Jun 30, 2011

Since the death of Alexander McQueen, there has been a lot of tributes dedicated to his talent (rightfully so). The Savage Beauty of Alexander McQueen at the MET is a huge and successful exhibition. Now, the ‘God Save McQueen’ project is...

Apr 15, 2011

I have been on a floral fashion high all week in celebration of the warm spring-like weather. I am so happy that I will not hear the dreaded “there will be 10 inches of snow coming your way” reports for at least another 6 months. The floral...

Mar 10, 2011

I still remember the very moment I heard that Michael Jackson passed on. I was meeting up with a friend at the park, and my phone rang. I glanced at it..saw that Greg and my sister were calling me at the same time. They both called to tell me. I did...

Dec 10, 2010

I love these butt chairs called “Cul is Cool”. The seats were designed by Ramon Ubeda and Otto Canalda. It also first premiered in NYC last year, as a photographic exhibition at Hat Gallery, exposing the sensuality, provocativeness and...

Nov 8, 2010

This project by Happiness Brussels is absolutely genius, and so powerful in communicating a necessary statement. Oil & Water Do Not Mix is a limited edition run of 200 posters, screen printed with oil from the Gulf of Mexico BP disaster. All...

Oct 26, 2010

The t-shirt whizkids over at Threadless teamed up with Project (RED) in anticipation of the 2010 World AIDS Day on December 1st. The design challenge Threadless threw out to its community of creatives was to design a t-shirt based on the theme of...

Oct 12, 2010

Target teamed up with The Standard Hotel in New York and creative superstar agency Mother to produce this insane one-time-only show launching Target’s 2010 fall apparel collection. The result? Watch the video below and decide for yourself....

Aug 28, 2009

These are the amazing work of Spanish photographer, Paco Peregrin. According to fabrik, he works across fashion, art, advertising and beauty picture. We love the combination of colors used. The make-up and costumes are so dramatic…it works. To...

Jun 29, 2009

This is a project centered around Africa. This event was put together by Patrizia Moroso and in her words, here is what it’s all about. We need not elaborate further! Enjoy her words and the art! “multifaceted, modern Africa deserves to...

Jun 29, 2009

If you haven’t heard of Yinka Shonibare, here is your opportunity to briefly read up on him, and quickly do a search about all of his work, thoughts, and what he is about. Yinka, who was born in London in 1962, moved to Lagos, Nigeria (West...

Jun 18, 2009

There is nothing more refreshing than to see an artist hard at work. Even more so when the artist is, Michael Zavros. While the finished product of an art is fulfilling, the process of getting there and seeing the artist struggle back and forth is...

Jun 11, 2009

It doesn’t matter where you’re born…exceptional talent is exceptional talent. Thank God for all of us, Karo Akpokiere has decided to share his talents with us, and we are so proud. Karo, who is Nigerian, grew up in the Lagos...