Second Skin - the Next Age Material

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The clothing of the future might be grown in the lab, not sewn in a factory. A new set of clothes from MIT Media Lab's Tangible Media Group started life in a flask. By printing bacteria into fabric, it's possible to make clothes that are partially alive—and that can respond to the outside world. It's smart clothing, but without any electronics.

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In a prototype called Second Skin, researchers made bacteria-powered athletic wear that naturally opens and closes tiny flaps to help you cool off while you're running or doing yoga.

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Read more about the process on http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project/biologic/

Viperblack

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Guys from Viperblack lead by designer Phoebe Heess came to us and shared their idea to release the blackest t-shirt ever made. They were inspired by nature and actually by venomous snake The Gaboon Viper. It's camouflage solutions led guys to a prototype which reflects 40% less light than any other black fabric we tested it against. Available on Kickstarter

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Dark Portraits of Tattooed Models by Mattia Crepaldi

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Milan-based photographer Mattia Crepaldi shares black and white portraits of tattooed and not only models on Behance profile. He teamed up with some of the most beautiful models of Italy and Europe, such as Ilaria Pozzi. They all have jaw-dropping tattoos, from neo traditional to geometric, and from tattoo masters such as Marco Galdo. Mattia Crepaldi’s portraits are diptychs, showing two different aspects or complementary sides of his model. The result is raw, dark, but also moving and breath-taking…

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Fashion Photography by Erik Madigan Heck

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"At first, these highly stylized fashion images from Erik Madigan Heck look like vector art. However, these shots of Junya Watanabe’s Fall 2015 collection are actually all photography, but edited to be flat and one dimensional to complement the graphic nature of the collection." says Design Milk

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By the Sea Campaign - Sagmeister & Walsh

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"The Aishti Foundation is a 40,000 sq foot exhibition space in Jal el-Dib, a short drive up the Mediterranean coast from downtown Beirut. The foundation building will showcase works from Salamé's 2,000-strong collection as well as a variety of high end luxury retail shops. To celebrate the opening of The Foundation, Tony Salamé asked Sagmeister&Walsh to conceptualise and design a campaign around the intersection of fashion and art, while also highlighting its location by the sea side. We also created an animated series of the campaign for Instagram and their social channels."

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Can Dagarslani

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Combining his architectural works with analog photography in addition to hidden interest for Jean-Luc Godard are the key aspects that defining Can's style. People can easily perceive desire of depicting human's inner sensation by using expressive colours and natural light. Check his works on website and Instagram as well

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KENZO "Here Now" Movie

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"Kenzo creative directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon have tapped American independent filmmaker Gregg Araki, one of the leading lights of the New Queer Cinema movement, to write and direct an original short film featuring the brand’s fall collections for men and women. “Here Now” features a cast of young actors including “Glee” alum Jacob Artist, “Suburgatory” star Jane Levy, Grace Victoria Cox, Jake Weary and Canadian actor and singer Avan Jogia. The film also stars Nicole Laliberte, who appeared in Araki’s 2010 film “Kaboom”." via

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Louise Mertens Collage Art

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Our friend and frequent collaboration artist Louise Mertens rolled up a lot of updates on her personal website. Being a model and an artist on one hand is a double-win, on another is a massive responsibilities for personal challenges. Louise achieves them with a speed of a pain that she splatters across handmade photography collages. After dry up she complete the artwork digitally and send it over fashion editorial or personal exhibition, signed and stamped. Classy works of Belgium design scene.

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