SUNDAY SONGS

Not dead, just lazy. I promise there will be more frequent posts this week!

ADAM GOLFER

Photography by Adam Golfer.

SUNDAY SONGS

LAUREN NASSEF HEARTS GIOVANNA

I'm all about the minimal pencil or pen and ink drawings at the moment. These ones are by Lauren Nassef. The one of the girl in the plaid dress is 100% based off of this picture of Giovanna! Methinks Lauren reads the Sartorialist just like everyone else. Hah!

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ILOA

Spring/Summer 2009 collection from Iloa, accompanied by the adorable animal illustrations of Anne Sarrinen.

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GIG POSTERS

Some amazing concert posters via Well Medicated.

MORITZ WALDEMEYER

For his spring 2008 collection, Readings, designer Hussein Chalayan teamed up with engineer Moritz Waldemeyer to create these laser dresses. Hundreds of lasers were embedded within each dress and the light they emitted was either deflected or absorbed by Swarovski crystals, depending on which way the laser was pointing. The lasers were attached using brass hinges, which meant that they could also move, allowing the piece to constantly change and evolve with its surroundings.

Cruising around his site, I also found some amazing light installations as well as this fantastic armchair activist loud speaker.

SUPERMARKETS

Photography by Denis Darzacq from a series called Hyper. Ever since I saw Andreas Gursky's 99 cent store (pictured below) I've always had a thing for photographs of supermarkets. My Doctor's office is located on the second floor of Superstore (a Canadian supermarket chain), and there's a balcony which looks over the whole first level. I always mean to take a picture because its just so massive, colourful, and ridiculous looking.



gursky photo from here

SUNDAY SONGS

THE MODERN LOVERS

Really wishing I wasn't so broke right now. Available here. Not that I need any more tshirts.

And while we're at it:

PAPERCRAFT

I've recently realized that my blog has become a dumping ground for things which, while I find them utterly inspiring, I know full well I'd be too lazy to create. Point in case, all this paper folding business. I can't imagine how long some of these amazing pieces took to create, but I've certainly become rather obsessed with them.

This book will most likely be on my birthday list (Am I still allowed to make one at this age?). Papercraft won't be released until September of this year, but it looks like its going to be a fairly broad and inspiring reference guide for all things paper related.

A SHADED VIEW

Some really cute pencil illustrations by Hanna Terese Nilsson. I could definitely see her work being used in fashion magazines, especially since she seems keen on still life drawings of modern technology and products.

A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE

These embellished basics by Lotta Volkova are perfect. I especially love the tshirt with the studs on the shoulders. And despite my desire to be able to dress in bright colours all the time, I always end up in neutrals, so they might as well have some detail to them.

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BETWEEN THE CLICK OF THE LIGHT AND THE START OF THE DREAM

Dreamy photographs by Ana Kras. To me these pictures evoke a strong sense of memory; equal parts personal photo album and ghost story. You're left wondering what events took place leading up to the photo, and what happened immediately after.

BICYCLETTES

Love and always will love vintage cycling posters. On a side note, the Tour de France is just around the corner and I don't have a television to watch it on. This is a serious problem.

BRAINFOREST

Loving this installation by Gerda Steiner and Jorg Lenzlinger.

"In the rain forest of the brain, the bio-diversity of thoughts proliferates and the intellect's short-circuits whirr in your eyes. Needless to say, as time goes by the circuits get tired and nervous; there are burn-outs and failures. But chance creates the most sparkling ideas."






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SUNDAY SONGS

Currently loving The Gossip's new song, Heavy Cross.
Currently attempting to cure a hangover with chocolate cake.

SHROUD

Katie Gallagher's s/s 09 collection entitled Shroud. My favourite is definitely the asymetrical lambskin coat.

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GUY AROCH

I'm really loving these editorial photographs by Guy Aroch.

TANGLED ALPHABETS

If I lived in New York I'd definitely be going to see this show at MOMA, a joint exhibition of works by South American artists Mira Schendel and Leon Ferrari. The controversial political statements in Ferrari's work are definitely worth the visit, but aesthetically speaking, I gravitate towards Schendel's sketchy and often illegible letters. It almost looks as if millions of little insects have swarmed the paper. I just love the way it looks.

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TIM HAMILTON FW 09

Tim Hamilton's first ever women's collection for fall/winter 2009. Its rather somber and almost funereal but I like it a lot. His menswear is fantastic, so I'm glad he's branching out.

THE OBSESSION CONTINUES

How utterly amazing are these??! These beautiful artifacts are the last remnants of the once famed Cabinet of Curiosities of Bonnier de la Mosson. If you were unaware, I LOVE cabinets of curiosities and I have an unhealthy and terribly hypocritical obsession with taxidermy. But look how beautiful it can be!! How can you not?!

Morbid Anatomy via Ruby Press

FLYING MONKS

I love love love these photographs by Philipp Horak.

I PITY THE FOWL

Must have. I MUST have!!! The first is available at Trademarket, the second is available at M. Carter.

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FROM KEETRA

These are photos of some really great art projects from Keetra Dean Dixon. Whether it be bedding, bandaids, or greeting cards, she seems to specialize in particularly clever and cheeky design. I espcially love the blood puddle pillows.




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DIARAMA-RAMA

Fantastic new work by Ana Serrano. Her cardboard miniatures may seem fun and colourful (which indeed they are), but their inspiration comes from the lower socio-economic classes whose often suppressed or rejected customs and beliefs Serrano aims to showcase. Check out her blog too.

photos: okbye

PAUL URICH

With each passing day I become more and more perplexed by my sudden appreciation, and indeed, preference, for artwork which contains more negative space than anything else. Let me put this in context for you...I am the Queen of filling space. I come from a family of people who clutter and clog their art, rooms, brains, with any mish-mash of complimentary or clashing colours, concepts, and shapes. Perhaps my newfound tastes signal some entry-level form of maturity. Or perhaps I'm just a little late with the whole adolescent rebellion thing.

Getting to the point, these works by Paul Urich prove that maximum impact can be made with minimal, key pieces of imagery.

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LIFE ON MARS

This is old, but good. Peter Pilotto's Autumn/Winter 08/09 collection.

AMY CASEY AND THE END OF THE WORLD

Not to put a damper on your day or anything, but for the past three years I've been pretty convinced of the fact that civilization has reached its peak and that its all down hill from here on out. Yes, good afternoon!!

So even before I read Amy Casey's artist's statement, I knew what her paintings were about. Civilisation hanging by a thread, piles of rubble, faulty foundations, and webs of unreliable and dangerously volatile electronic systems. To her credit, she also attempts to convey a sense of community and resilience despite all odds.

Love, love.

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MAISE

Aussie label Maise's Autumn/Winter 09 collection entitled Eerie Indiana.

Aussies sure are kicking butt lately, what with the recent exposure on The Sartorialist and Garance Dore. Not to mention the fact that every new label that emerges seems to be of even higher quality and even more fashion forward than the last. Maybe its time to put those citizenship papers to good use and move down there for a while. I could sure use the sunshine.