marc newson for boucheron
Julia by Marc Newson for Boucheron
I love Marc Newson, he’s one of my favorite designers. I discovered his creation for Boucheron on Alain Truong’s blog while writing about Helen Mirren’s photograph by Snowdon.
Click here for a larger image of the necklace. Below is a detail.
I will not pretend here to understand anything about fractals so besides the Boucheron website, you can read about the creative process here.
Unique in all senses and simply stunning.
Marc Newson
Boucheron
Marc Newson for Boucheron
+ boucheron par marc newson @ STONED with carl
heidi klum for vogue germany
Heidi Klum by Francesco Carrozzini for Vogue Germany June 2009
In my last post I was telling you about Amber Rima’s blog Sprinkled In Pink and I couldn’t help but notice that she hearts Heidi Klum which is a nice coincidence since I love her too and Oh Joy! Project Runway has just returned.
I love the show. I watched seasons 2, 3 and 4 this summer waiting for season 6 (I even tried to watch Project Runway Australia for a bit but couldn’t go past the first 4 episodes or so, they just seemed to be bitching all the time and the truth is I missed Heidi and Tim).
Francesco Carrozzini for Vogue Germany June 2009
So Vogue Germany devoted its June issue to Heidi. It’s truly “All About Heidi”, something like 70 pages with her, no other model, and 4 editorial spreads shot by 5 photographers from May 28 to April 3. Cover is by Francesco Carrozzini, fashion editorials are as follow : “Desire me” by Alexi Lubomirski, “Heidi” by Francesco Carrozzini, “Rodeo Drive” by Claudia Knoepfel & Stefan Indlekofer, “L.A. Confidential” by Paola Kudacki. (The latter was shot in the Harpel House by architect John Lautner.)
There’s a nice making-of of about 30 minutes which you can see here.
Francesco Carrozzini for Vogue Germany June 2009
As you can see, I really love Francesco Carrozzini’s photos. But I also love that one by Alexi Lubomirski, because even though she’s a brunette, it still looks very much like her :
Heidi Klum by Alexi Lubomirski for German Vogue June 2009
In fact, the whole story by Alexi Lubomirski “Desire Me” is very beautiful.
I chose only B&W photos here, but there are plenty of color shots. “Rodeo Drive” & “L.A. Confidential” seem to be all color while “Heidi” seems Black and White only. “Desire Me” is mixed. You can see 3 of the editorials here and the scans where a lot of the pictures you find on the web come from are here @ achAT’s fashion scans …
Heidi Klum @ models.com
Francesco Carrozzini
Alexi Lubomirski
Claudia Knoepfel + Stefan Indlekofer
Paola Kudacki
sara paloma pottery
White Matte Bottle Collection by Sara Paloma Pottery.
Have you ever seen anything more beautiful, more perfect, more sensual and inspired than those bottles by Sara Paloma?
Surely there must be words to express the sheer beauty that they are, but I have not found them and it is not for lack of trying you see, for my mind is of the kind that when presented with a challenge or problem to solve will not rest till it finds a solution. And so, because of the notion I have that since I am posting photographs of other artists’ works on this blog it is only fair for me to write a few nice things too, there I was trying to find something smart to say about those bottles. Angels (or spirits) of creativity were evoked then Picasso, I was on my way to ZEN, when I realized I was getting nowhere for there was nothing I would write really that would match the ultimate perfection of these bottles, and so I should just keep quiet…
For sometimes, that is the smart thing to do. Stay quiet. Just watch. And admire.
myra and the sasquatch by cate anevski
Myra and the Sasquatch by Cate Anevski.
Haven’t you always wanted your own pet sasquatch?
This is a print of an original artwork.
© 2007 Cate Anevski
white wood felt booties for babies
White Wool Felt Booties for Babies by Joli Bebe.
Handmade in Australia using 100% pure Australian wool. This is probably what you would be wearing on the white soap carpet…
isabelle abramson ceramics
White Porcelain Berry Bowl by Isabelle Abramson.
Isabelle Abramson’s ceramics are predominently white. Love the texture of that bowl.
porcelain milk cartons by ricochet studio
Best Before by Ricochet Studio.
I don’t drink milk anymore, but I love the beautiful simplicity of the shape of milk cartons emphasized here by the passage to white porcelain. The interiors are glazed for functional use. The three sizes (small, medium & large) are sold separately and range from $45.00 to $110.00.
Ricochet Studio is a very young company initiated by Vancouver artist Jeremy Hatch. It
focuses on collaborating with artists from various disciplines to realize limited edition ceramic objects.
You may want to check another of their creations : the porcelain Tooth Jar, a candy box sculpted by artist David Khang. It is available in three colors/lids : gold, silver & white. They will be produced in a Limited Edition of 50 pieces for each color with 2 artist proofs of each.
the white files
Third Skin paper by Eloise Ghioni.
I had been thinking about it for some time, I bought the domain name only recently and put the site online these last few days, but I have just posted my first article so I can officially declare “the white files” open.
I may love color a lot, the truth is I have also always loved white like crazy. Whenever I have to buy an object, if it exists in white chances are I will end up choosing that. And most of all I have come to realize while writing for “a thing of beauty…” that every time I came across beautiful white stuff, there was always always that little breathtaking moment…
So this will be some sort of experiment, a journey into white, and I do hope to live up to the project.
eloise ghioni
Third Skin paper by Eloise Ghioni.
The word “minimalist” is bound to be a great star on a blog focused on “white” so it is with no surprise that we welcome its appearance on our very first post : the art of Eloise Ghioni is minimalist. She calls it “conceptual minimalist” and she is the better judge of that but what comes to mind really is how extremely sensual it is. She works with white paper and produces reliefs on it. You will perhaps appreciate the sensuality of her work more with the postcards she also has on sale in her Etsy shop.
This is what she writes as an introduction :
My art is conceptual minimalist, and describes the experiences of life.
THIRD SKIN, is the title of my recent work, the paintings are made on two different media: wood and paper.
The engravings, represent the scars: indelible alterations of human life.
My paintings are totally white to better express the essence of the message.
Each painting is a fragment of myself.
japanese snow earrings by giovanna torrico bijou
Japanese Snow Earrings by Giovanna Torrico Bijou.
Just featured on the front page of Etsy, those earrings have an extraordinary architectural quality. You should really check the original photo to fully appreciate their dynamic for the square format I adopted here does not do Giovanna Torrico’s creation fully justice. They are in fact quite long.
Giovanna Torrico works mostly with sequins, she writes :
Vintage sequins have been my signature material since 2000 – suspended on steel wire they provide continous movement while revealing their sculptural and aerial quality. I enjoyed giving form to this year’s geometrical twist made possible by the discovery of a forgotten vintage sequin box in San Francisco. These sequins are a precious and disappearing resource, they were last cut in the 1940’s.
I particularly love the color of these ones :
And it is quite remarkable that while using vintage material, Giovanna Torrico’s jewelry collection be so totally modern.