Architectural illustrations?

Non-sense graffiti on buildings upsets me greatly.  But I respect and encourage artistic murals any day.  Let's face it, some buildings look better (more interesting) with make-up on!  


I came upon the Spanish artist, Santiago Morilla as I was browsing the new issue of Elephant magazine this weekend...and his "architectural illustrations" put a smile on my face.  Here are a few examples of his hilariously beautiful characters.  I encourage you to visit his website and blog...


Images borrowed from the artist's website.

More urban green spaces...please!

Celebrate Earth Day!
Turn your deck, patio, roof, abandoned open space etc... 
into a garden this Spring.


Here are some ideas:
Images 1-3: David Baker Projects - San Francisco
Image 4: Le Ateliers Ouverts  
Image 5: Pulltab Design
Image 6: Emiliana Design Studios

I love these Gypsies...

Ojos de Brujo.  Contemporary flamenco with nomadic richness.  This group is amazing and I was excited to find this video.  Enjoy!


OJOS DE BRUJO - CORRE LOLA CORRE from Joan Guasch on Vimeo.

Cirque du Soleil and McQueen?

Cirque du Soleil unveiled its latest traveling show, TOTEM, in its hometown of Montreal last week. . .and to my surprise. . .do the butterflies look familiar? I came across an enormous advertisement in one of Montreal's downtown Metro stations... and I had to take a picture (I always carry a camera with me!)  The circus inspired by haute couture? I love it.

IMAGES: (left-right) TOTEM poster  :  Anthony McQueen's Ready-to-wear 2008 Spring/Summer collection.  (Tribute to his mentor and friend Isabella Blow)  :   cover of The New Yorker. (Tribute to the late Anthony McQueen.)

Whimsically Vintage...

Vintage Easter Bunny with wind-up mechanism sold @ Paul Smith.  
Vintage is always elegant!  


Side Note: I also recommend you check out Paul Smith's Blog...

home sweet home...

I recently discovered artist, Amy Casey while exploring the video Podcast, Gallery Crawl.
Here are a few of my favorite pieces from her most recent work...

46 DAYS to go!

The UNIFORM PROJECT: 1 DRESS  :  365 DAYS!
Become an advocate of sustainable fashion, education, global awareness...assorted vogue. 
help Sheena Matheiken reach her goal!  
...........................46 DAYS to go!

The Uniform Project Trailer from The Uniform Project on Vimeo.

Gold, Silver and Bronze 2010!

BRAVO!!!! to Vancouver, British Colombia for the innovative design behind the medals for the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Paralympics. It has set the standard for future hosting countries!   
The artist Corrine Hunt and designer (architecture-trained) Omer Arbel are the revolutionary minds behind the medals' motif.  Check out the video and links below to find out how culture, nature and sustainability came together to create one-of-a-kind jewels.

Video with designers Corrine Hunt and Omer Arbel by Motherboard.
"Canadian mining company Teck Resources was able to harvest the gold, silver, and bronze from the circuit boards of old computers and have it melted down and cast back into what are now the Olympic medals."


LINKS:
: VANCOUVER 2010 official website
: ROYAL CANADIAN MINT
: artist, CORRINE HUNT
: designer, OMER ARBEL

art and visual culture...

From the makers of FRAME and MARK...

Elephant is a new publication ... which focus is on art and visual culture. The magazine is divided into five parts: meetings, research, studio visits, economies and cities...read more  

I purchased ELEPHANT's first issue last month and I am very impressed so far! 

I will review it once I finish going through all of the articles.

MARK...another architecture

From the creators of FRAME...

I fall in and out of love with arch mags like Architecture Record and Metropolis... The abundant advertising and subscription cards in between the "architecture" really turn me off. (One of the reasons why I don't subscribe!)  MARK is a great read, the content is fresh and the imagery is always stunning!  I can't believe I just discovered this magazine a couple of months ago.  The first issue was released Winter of 2005!  MARK has become my favorite architecture magazine.  I strongly recommend it!


Here are a few examples of MARK's covers, starting with the current Feb/Mar 2010 issue.