Kilian Eng

February 6th, 2011

Kilian Eng is an illustrator, graphic designer, and animator based in Stockholm/ Sweden.



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February 6th, 2011



Friday Feature: A Noble Savage

February 4th, 2011

A Noble Savage creates original marketing, advertising and branding concepts, styling and art direction services. The studio is a unique space doubling as a showroom for a constantly re-imagined collection of inspirational objects ranging from fashion to found art, furniture and books.

The collection is available for rent or purchase to design professionals, creative individuals, and art enthusiasts alike. Using these objects as material for his installation art, Ali styles and photographs the collection on A Noble Savage Blog.



Photographer: Helmut Newton

February 4th, 2011

Helmut Newton, born Helmut Neustädter (October 31, 1920, Berlin, Germany – January 23, 2004, West Hollywood, California, USA) was a German-Australian photographer. He was a “prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of Vogue and other publications.”

Newton’s growing reputation as a fashion photographer was rewarded when he secured a commission to illustrate fashions in a special Australian supplement for Vogue magazine, published in January 1956. He won a 12-month contract with British Vogue and left for London in February 1957, leaving Talbot to manage the business. Newton left the magazine before the end of his contract and went to Paris, where he worked for French and German magazines. He returned to Melbourne in March 1959 to a contract for Australian Vogue.

Newton settled in Paris in 1961 and continued work as a fashion photographer. His works appeared in magazines including, most significantly, French Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. He established a particular style marked by erotic, stylized scenes, often with sado-masochistic and fetishistic subtexts. A heart attack in 1970 slowed Newton’s output, but his notoriety continued to increase, most notably with his 1980 “Big Nudes” series, which marked the pinnacle of his erotic-urban style, underpinned with excellent technical skills. Newton also worked in portraiture and more fantastical studies.

In his later life, Newton lived in Monte Carlo and Los Angeles. He was killed when his car hit a wall in the driveway of the famous Chateau Marmont, a hotel on Sunset Boulevard which had for several years served as his residence in Southern California. His ashes are buried next to Marlene Dietrich at the Städtischer Friedhof III in Berlin.



The Adventures of KESH

February 2nd, 2011

Meet Kesh, a young Artist/Photographer who’s vision and execution are a force to be reckoned with. The self-described part girl, part wildcat, artist can be found wreaking her creative havoc on both the east and west coast. Check out her blog, twitter, or facebook page to follow the adventures of KESH.



Fashion Designer: Pierre Cardin

January 28th, 2011

Pierre Cardin, born Pietro Cardin, is an Italian-born French fashion designer, who was born on July 7, 1922, at San Biagio di Callalta near Treviso.

Cardin was known for his avant-garde style and his Space Age designs. He prefers geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into unisex fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical. He introduced the “bubble dress” in 1954.

Cardin moved to Paris in 1945. There, he studied architecture and worked with Jeanne Paquin after the war. He worked with Elsa Schiaparelli until he became head of Christian Dior’s tailleure atelier in 1947, but was denied work at Balenciaga.

Cardin founded his own house in 1950. His career was launched when he designed about 30 of the costumes for “the party of the century”, a masquerade ball at Palazzo Labia in Venice on 3 September 1951, hosted by the palazzo’s owner, Carlos de Beistegui. He began with haute couture in 1953.

Cardin was the first couturier to turn to Japan as a high fashion market when he travelled there in 1959.

Cardin was a member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture et du Prêt-à-Porter from 1953 to 1993. Like many other designers today, Cardin decided in 1994 to show his collection only to a small circle of selected clients and journalists. After a break of 15 years, he showed a new collection to a group of 150 journalists at his bubble home in Cannes.



Humor Chic

January 28th, 2011

Humor Chic is a daily society portrait blog, an illustrated point of view about fashion, costume, culture, society and celebrity. “When I put pencil to paper, I know where I’ll start but I don’t know where I’ll finish” – aleXsandro Palombo

More of Humor Chic here.



Cut Copy Design

January 24th, 2011

It is with great honor that I announce my recent initiation into the “members only” web publishing CMS and community-building platform that is Cargo Collective. I’ve create a few new pieces as well as reworked some of my older illustrations and designs. Complete portfolio is here.



INFLUENCERS: Steve Stoute

January 24th, 2011

“INFLUENCERS” In-depth Series features Steve Stoute, Founder and CEO of Translation, a brand management firm that arranges strategic partnerships between Pop Culture icons (Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, Lebron James, Justin Timberlake, etc.) and Fortune 500 companies.

In this episode, Steve Stoute discusses the concept of cool, how new cultural codes are redefining traditional corporation communication. He also talks about creating successful collaborations between Artists and Brands.



Junya Watanabe

January 24th, 2011

Junya Watanabe is a Japanese fashion designer, originally the protege of Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo. Born in Fukushima, Japan in 1961, he went on to attend Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo, graduating in 1984. At this time he began his apprenticeship at Comme des Garçons as a patternmaker. In 1987, he was promoted to chief designer of Tricot knitwear line and then moved on to design for the Comme Des Garçons Homme line. Starting in 1992, he has worked under his own name as part of Comme des Garçons. He started his own line under the Comme Des Garçons name called ‘Junya Watanabe Comme Des Garçons’ in 1993 and began showing in Paris that same year.

Runway shows, for me, are about analyzing each piece in the collection and finding the ones that are actually wearable. Junya’s F/W 2011 collection is a prime example of a solid, wearable collection. Great combination of color pallets and silhouettes.