Aurora Fashion Week SS15
Earlier last month Designcollector dispatched fashion force in the middle of Saint-Petersburg Fashion Week - Aurora Fashion Week X. Talented photographer Sonya Mudvex came back with a decent review (hence on Russian) on what has happened on the catwalk.
9-18 октября в Санкт-Петербурге Международная Неделя моды AURORA FASHION WEEK Russia отметила свой X юбилейный сезон.
Международная Неделя моды AURORA FASHION WEEK Russia SS15 в этом сезоне была посвященна интеграции моды с самыми актуальными направлениями современной культуры: ART × FASHION, CINEMA × FASHION, FOOD × FASHION, MUSIC × FASHION.
Sonya Mudvex от лица Designcollector посетила дни подиумной программы и сделала современный модный отчет через актуальный Instagram.
DAY 1
Сhapurin
Один из самых популярных и актуальных российских модельеров. "Эта коллекция – про отдых, про счастье, про круизные лайнеры и яхты. Она для тех, кто умеет или только учится отдыхать" Игорь Чапурин
Off Strand: Pitchouguina, A-Line
Young designer fashion label based in London with nostalgic aesthetic.
ZDDZ London (UK)
ZDDZ London– молодая британская марка одежды с русскими корнями от выпускницы Central Saint Martins Даши Сельяновой
DAY 2
«Новые имена в дизайне 2014» от «Собака.ru»
Финалисты конкурса «Новые имена в дизайне», организованном журналом Собака.ru
Среди них — Ксения Герц с минималистичными платьями, молодой украинский авангардист Жан Грицфельдт, жизнерадостные коллекции Chooza, вещи с анатомическим кроем N. Legenda, интеллектуальный дизайн московских марок Leka, VikaJulia и Olga_Plеnkina и стритвэар от Materia.
Artem Shumov (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
Артем Шумов представил мужскую коллекцию Artem Shumov FW 13-14. Концепция коллекции базируется на идее удобства и минимализма мужских ансамблей начала XX века.
Liza Odinokikh (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
Liza Odinokikh – это достаточно молодой бренд женской одежды, который был создан в 2012 году. Дизайнер и глава бренда Лиза Одиноких.
DAY 3
Litkovskaya (Ukraine)
Лилия Литковская является одним из наиболее востребованных и популярных украинских дизайнеров, чей стиль критики мира моды относят к направлению интеллектуальной моды.
Arctic Explorer (Moscow, Russia)
Arctic Explorer – молодая, но очень успешная марка одежды московской it girl Ксенией Чилингаровой, которая, вдохновившись подвигами своего известного отца, полярника Артура Чилингарова, запустила собственную линию одежды.
Saint-Tokyo (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
Saint-Tokyo – молодой бренд петербургского дизайнера Юрия Питенина, основной концепцией творчества которого является столкновение Европы и Азии.
Maison Kitsuné (France)
Maison Kitsuné – культовый французский streetwear бренд, основанный бывшим арт-директором Daft Punk Gildas Loaëc и японским дизайнером Masaya Kuroki как продолжение французского рекорд лейбла Kitsune, который специализируется на электронной музыке.
Andy Lee
Andy Lee is father of two wonderful girls, Creative Director, film maker, obsessive photographer, painter and manic doodler.
I've been taking pictures most of my life, but started it a little more obsessively about ten years ago when i was filming a documentary for a charity in Ethiopia. I had an old Hasselblad film camera with me and between scenes I started to photograph everything around me. From that moment on I was hooked. The joy I still get from seeing an image projected onto ground glass, or the smell of developer is enough to keep me shooting with a smile on my face.
Davis Ayer
"LA-based photographer Davis Ayer is more of a visual artist than just a photographer. He uses his camera as an instrument and paintbrush, mastering the art of double exposure with an unbending attraction toward what is beautiful.Shooting mostly on a Mamiya RZ, Ayer’s work features a dreamy host of colors and moods. Light leaks, double exposures, solar flare, and other manipulations make the colors in his film bleed so majestically and form the spine of his work. You can see more of his amazing photography on his Flickr and Tumblr or purchase prints here." text by Ignant
Digital Romantics by Mads Perch
Mads Perch is a wonderful master of light. He not only photographs sensual portraits beautifully, but also can manipulate projections with finesse. Working mostly as a commercial photographer, Perch together with art director Gemma Fletcher has become used to producing unfussy images quickly and efficiently. He has a sensitive style that would have no problem fitting in with the digital romantics.
This is a genre where artists are harnessing digital technologies in their search for the sublime: representing manifestations of Romanticism in the digital.
Read more on Beautiful Decay
http://vimeo.com/108233316
Dom Sebastian
Dom Sebastian is a 19 year old London based designer. I personally liked his glitchy "Holographic Melt Series" "It’s not very often that you find a fashion designer who branches out into other fields within the creative spectrum and conquers them all. Dom Sebastian is a master of graphic design, art and music as well as fashion design. Each artistic practice inspiring his bold and unique designs" - P I T C H Zine
Paris Views by Gail Albert Halaban
"New York-based photographer Gail Albert Halaban first began peering into people's windows many years ago, and her fascination with the public versus the private in urban life inspired a voyeuristic photo project and then a book, Out My Window, in fall 2012. It caught the eye of Cathy Remy, photo editor for Le Monde's M magazine, who invited Halaban to take her show on the road to Paris a few weeks later. The initial process went the same in Europe as it did in New York, with a few exceptions: Remy and Halaban found participants through Facebook, friends of friends, and word of mouth, and all gave permission in advance, though reactions toward the nature of the shoot were a bit polarizing." Read more on NYmag via Bird.Depositphotos Buy the book on http://www.houkgallery.com/artists/gail-albert-halaban/paris/
http://vimeo.com/105493549
All photos are shot by Gail Albert Halaban, courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery
Bambi by Katerina Plotnikova
Russian photographer Katerina Plotnikova (previously) who is famous for her portraits featuring forest animals and human beauties, released a new genius exclusive series that we called "Bambi".
Interior of Beef&Liberty Hong Kong bar
Beef&Liberty is a gourmet burger joint and delicious restaurant based in the heart of revolutionary Hong Kong. Design by Japanese architects at Spinoff spiced with murals created by Cyrcle team, bar is definitely a place to visit. via
Photos: Jonathan Leijonhufvud – www.jlap.com
Leica Recreates 35 Famous Photos to Celebrate a 100 Years of Photography
In celebration of their 100 year centennial and the opening of Leica Gallery São Paulo, Brazil, German camera brand Leica has teamed up with Brazilian agency F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi on a two-minute campaign which recreates 35 famous photographs from history. via
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMkQQSt6d8s
Re-created Photos (Partial List)
"Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" by Joe Rosenthal Photographs of the Apollo 11 moon mission "Migrant Mother" by Dorothea Lange "Le Baiser de l'hôtel de ville" by Robert Doisneau "Rue Mouffetard, Paris" by Henri Cartier-Bresson "Behind the Gare St. Lazare" by Henri Cartier-Bresson "Muslim women on the slopes of Hari Parbal Hill", Henri Cartier-Bresson "Phan Thi Kim Phúc" by Nick Ut "Sanaa, Yemen," by Samuel Aranda "General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon" by Eddie Adams "Flower Power" by Bernie Boston "Quang Duc self-immolation" by Malcolm Browne 'Unknown Rebel of Tiananmen Square "by Jeff Widener "Portrait of Che Guevara" by Alberto Korda "Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey," Diane Arbus "Segregated Water Fountains" by Elliot Erwitt "John Lennon and Yoko Ono", by Annie Leibovitz "Girl With Leica" by Alexander Rodchenko "Self Portrait with Wife & Models" by Helmut Newton "Seine-Maritime, Dieppe" by Henri Cartier-Bresson "Falling Soldier" by Robert Capa
Depositphotos Inspiration Set 3: Friends
Designcollector and our partners at Depositphotos selected the third Inspirational Set using unique stock images dedicated to the delicate topic of Friends. Big hugs!
Cinemagraphs by Julien Douvier
Strasbourg-based photographer Julien Douvier utilizes a variety of techniques to create these beautifully meditative cinemagraphs of urban life and nature. He films and edits every image with an obsessive attention to detail, a fact not lost on several fashion clients that have commissioned Douvier to bring their brands to life recently. You can follow more of his personal and commercial work on Tumblr and on Behance.
I LOVE UGLY's Studio
Highsnobiety Magazine visited menswear label studio I LOVE UGLY in terms of their Highsnobiety Visits. We are pretty jealous of them having the experience to meet people of the label and take awesome photos of their space. "Based in Mount Eden, New Zealand, the primarily black space has been home to ILU for three and a half years and perfectly reflects the feel and style of the brand – the black walls are also present throughout all their flagship stores. Originally the building was used as a shared creative space, housing several different artists and other creative agencies. To encourage collaboration, the workspace is fairly open in an effort to promote the sharing of ideas. However, the design and marketing departments are segregated from the rest of the business, and every month or two they switch everything around to promote fresh thinking."
Photo Manipulations by Joseph Alexander
LA-based photographer Joseph Alexander creates impressive images with a strong emphasis on photo manipulation and retouching. Joseph explores androgyny and intersexual themes - not only gender but also something more of an inter-species. He again uses negative space, simple composition and lots of colour. via
Miniatures by Satoshi Araki
Satoshi Araki's obsessive attention to detail makes his work simply stunning. If it wasn't for the reference of the finger that appears in some of the pictures, it would be very hard to distinguish these miniature dioramas from real pictures of garbage dumps, bombed cities, or abandoned neighbourhoods.
Fast Food & Fast Cars – McLaren 650S Spider vs. Berlin
German lifestyle portal Heldth gave Berlin-based readers the unique experience by visiting top city's Fast Foods drive a real Fast Car - McLaren 650S Spider. Visit their page to find out details of an each place meanwhile we enjoy the aesthetics of the photo set shot by Teymur Madjderey
Goodwood Revival 2014
Goodwood Revival was a thriller once again this year, with highly competitive racing, grids full of important, rare and exotic racing cars, and of course a wonderful crowd of beautifully turned-out entrants, enthusiasts and fans who help turn the Motor Circuit into a little slice of petrolhead heaven for three days every year.
A Renovated Blacksmith's Warehouse
This stunning old blacksmith's warehouse has been converted with lots of light wood, bright white walls and concrete floor. It's the second home of Dorte Mandrup-Poulsen and two other Danish architects (Louis Becker and Jens Thomas Arnfred). “It’s important when you convert an old building to be careful not to remove the soul of what was there. If everything is renewed, it becomes too perfect,” Dorte says. Therefore they preserved the blacksmith equipment, like the traditional iron stove, old metal tables and the original iron windows, which are among her favorite features because they frame the seaside views throughout the home. Imperfections tell the history of this home.
Photo credits and the complete story - Kinfolk issue thirteen
