Federico Cabrera, 28 years old photographer/designer born in Argentina, now living in Finland. His studio is located in Helsinki, Finland. He is a fashion designer for GILLES ET DADA, a photographer, a graphic designer and a web designer. His partner Jasmin Mishima is the stylist in every GILLES ET DADA photo shoot.
What are the best and worst parts of being artist?
The best part is the freedom and worst is how incompatible that freedom is with modern society.
China is entering in the world of fashion on unusual way. They made a condom fashion show, and as you can see, there are a lot of interesting, clever and beautiful dresses!
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I know very little about this make up session, other than it was done by MAC. It is pretty impressive to see the blonde girl from Lichtenstein’s painting in real life.
Link via Geekologie
AMAZING>>>>>>>>> This project is great! I totally love the animated wings that attach themselves to anyone who walks by. As he says - 'so you can be an angel for a moment.'
Zach Lieberman (my parsons instructor) and Arturo Castro taught a workshop at iMal brussels, held May 28-30th 2009. This partial view of the video of the wings is from a full documentation from the OF workshop - full video can be seen HERE ON VIMEO.
The workshop was held at iMal:
imal.org/awseome lego hats and lego printed dresses.
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For some time now, we’ve seen a revival of all things early 80’s pop culture. As the youth of that era take reign within creative positions, their idealism and inspiration from that era is re-positioned in today’s creative consciousness. After the success of the JCDC Lego collection,
the inspiration just keeps extending to different categories and new
styles; some wearable, some great for catwalk, as shown below.
JCDC has
taken Lego to the high fashion catwalk again, however this time his
references are as varied as African tribal accessories (complete with
Mohawk style helmets), holidaying in the south of France (albeit with a
Lego print twist) and iconic 80’s designer, Moschino’s spliced pocket
jacket.
If you prefer your ‘pop culture references’ to be slightly more
wearable, then the JCDC Lego watch might be more up your alley. Watches
have seen a remarkable lift in design led innovation, incorporating a
fashionable or pop culture element and often employing leading
designers of today to interpret their design aesthetic for the
category. JCDC has taken the classic Casio watch shape and used the
iconic Lego primary colours and connectable circular shapes to offer a
unique version for today’s audience. Transformers – eat your heart
out! – Kate Vandermeer
Roadkill on Your Noggin? Hair-Raising Taxidermy Accessories
IMAGE: RP/Encore taxidermy accessories
LFLECT, a range of high-visibility knit accessories by Lost Values that look like regular garb by day but become illuminated at night—without the use of batteries or complicated circuitry.
Photo by Fernando Biagioni
Part footwear, part foliage, Carmel Walsh’s botanical-infused shoes were made for walking…and talking about. The Tuscany-based designer enlisted the help of a local wood restorer to carve the walnut mid-heel soles, which she then plied with a population of succulent-sprouting “barnacles” made from vegetable-tanned leather, organic cotton, linen, hemp, and cork.
Inspired by mountaintop terrace farming, coral reefs, and the colors of “decay and erosion of the earth,” Walsh sought to create a low-impact shoe with an afterlife beyond the landfill. “What is born from nature returns to it in the end,” she tells Yatzer. “It is my hope that in their second life they will decay and grow as an art piece.
I will be speaking at this event tomorrow evening - about my agave armor, haute couture sculpture series!
Ignite NYC this Friday, October 9th.
We are hosting the event as part of the Yahoo!'s Open Hack festivities!
Ignite will take place at the historic Hudson Theater (145 West 44th Street) from 8 PM - 9:30 PM.
RSVP on Eventbrite or Facebook to reserve your seat!
Speakers:
Jay Rosen (NYU School of Journalism),
Michael Malice (Overheard in New York),
Bre Pettis (Makerbot Industries),
Dan Patterson (ABC News),
Fred Benenson (Creative Commons),
Spaceman From Outer Space (Space),
Evan Sandhaus (The New York Times),
Tania Dudina (Surprise Industries),
Micah Laaker (Yahoo!),
Ben Woosley (OurMTA.org),
Jared Klett (Blip.TV),
Carrie Mae Kreyche (Parsons),
Ben Moskowitz (Open Video Alliance),
Kunal Kandekar (Concert Technology),
Jonah Brucker-Cohen (ITP, Scrapyard Challenge),
Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo (ITP, Parsons).
silly t-shirt I saw in Union Square in NYC
Here are the visuals from my thesis display exhibit at Parsons Design + Technology 09.
(just in case someone is seeing this work for the first time - it is all made with confiscated scissors from airport security measures. I purchased them from ebay from someone who bought that them at an airport auction...)
I re-post statement here:
What brings people a feeling of safety and protection? Do security measures at airports or spiritual connection?
Confiscated weapons of mass construction questions how protection manifests in our current cultural epoch.
Sculptures, wearable art, and large-scale installations (proposed for exhibition in an airport) are constructed with thousands of scissors recycled from confiscated airport security procedures.
Just like a pure resonant note shatters a glass, a visual imprint of beauty and perfection changes a viewer.
These circular sculptures hold an essence of the macrocosm and microcosm bringing harmony on an archetypal level.
more images coming soon of my classmates.. some amazing and inspiring work!
Email me your address and I will send you one .. I have extras!
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What brings people a feeling of safety and protection? Do security measures at airports or spiritual connection?
Confiscated weapons of mass construction questions how protection manifests in our current cultural epoch.
Sculptures, wearable art, and large-scale installations (proposed for exhibition in an airport) are constructed with thousands of scissors recycled from confiscated airport security procedures.
Just like a pure resonant note shatters a glass, a visual imprint of beauty and perfection changes a viewer.
These circular sculptures hold an essence of the macrocosm and microcosm bringing harmony on an archetypal level.
This has to be the ultimate Fancy Dress Costume that I have seen yet! Kasey McMahon of Southern California has created a 'Birdcage Dress' that really works! She even has a link on her Websight on how to create your own Birdcage Dress in 25 steps! Don't miss some of her other clever projects to be found Here! Gives a whole new meaning to having songs at your feet!!!
