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Coolhunting. BLOOM. Young Dutch photographer Loes Heerink has lived in Hanoi for several years.

BLOOM

As she explained: “photographing the street vendors became a little project of mine. I would spend hours on top of a couple of locations in Hanoi waiting for vendors to walk underneath the bridge. The street vendors in Hanoi are often female migrants that spend most of their days trying to make profits on selling fruit, vegetables, snacks and other small items.This project started with my fascination for the women carrying their goods. They have no clue how beautiful their bicycles are, no idea they create little pieces of art every day.“ For you to get to know her better we asked Heerink a few questions: How would you describe yourself as an artist ? I don’t see myself as an artist. Yes. CODE NOIR. “Romanticism is precisely situated neither in choice of subject nor exact truth, but in the way of feeling.”

CODE NOIR

Charles Baudelaire Since the dawn of time, black has a lot to tell, it expressed mourning, poverty, denial, revolt and it exalted the avant-garde and haute-couture. ROMANTICISM. "secret carrier" photo by Matias and Mathias Sophie Hérolt Petitpas is a french journalist free lance found of design and lifestyle.

ROMANTICISM

She is also passionate by astrology and its mythical and symbolic aspects. Curious and sensitive, she loved linking and describing her trend hunting with the eyes of mythology in her blog. "From his tiny hut deep in the forest, the philosopher saw how cold things grew hot, the hot cool, the wet dry and the parched moist... " This quotation announced the atmosphere of the 2013 Odyssey, a jewellery collection from Bjorg. The Pop-Up Generation.

Works by Front & Niels Hoebers ; photography © David Gagnebin-de Bons Housed in a historic building in the centre of old Lausanne, the MUDAC museum has welcomed 'Pop-Up: design entre dimensions' (on show until March 3rd, 2013).

The Pop-Up Generation

The small spaces of the building allow visitors to experience this exhibit on a more intimate level, guided through different moods ranging from abstraction to narration, from technology to textile, and from heavy metal and lace to chocolate... Fashion in Leaves by Tang Chiew Ling. Pirate Manu | On October 20, 2013.

Fashion in Leaves by Tang Chiew Ling

Mirrored Triangles Reflect Complex Layers of Reality. Pirate Manu | On December 9, 2013 Kaleidoscopic is a visually captivating series that alters everyday space with unexpected layers of reality.

Mirrored Triangles Reflect Complex Layers of Reality

Brussels-based artist Maria Baoli uses a basic, mirrored triangle to introduce fragments of a person into common areas like a tiled bathroom or a wall covered with ivy. By simply intervening with the otherwise boring spaces, she generates intriguing effects that viewers will inspect and analyze until they identify some sort of connection between the two separate ideas. Source: Tokyo Cityscapes Seen Through Colorful Bokeh. Pirate Manu | On January 5, 2014 Photographer Takashi Kitajima blurs the details of Tokyo’s buildings and bridges into beautifully abstract landscapes.By gaining a bird’s eye view of the urban landscape, Kitajima creates magical scenes where single, distinct objects are surrounded by a stunning blur of bokeh.

Tokyo Cityscapes Seen Through Colorful Bokeh

The glowing dots of light create fields of color that lead directly to Kitajima’s single points of focus. Source: JeeYoung Lee’s Art Studio. Pirate Manu | On January 13, 2015.

JeeYoung Lee’s Art Studio

Interbelic Bar by Lama Architecture. Pirate Manu | On January 16, 2015.

Interbelic Bar by Lama Architecture

Itay Ohaly's scratchable vases reveal hidden colours. Israeli designer Itay Ohaly has created a set of three black vases that can be etched to reveal colourful hidden layers beneath.

Itay Ohaly's scratchable vases reveal hidden colours

Ohaly took the idea for the design from etchings he created as a child – scratching off a dark coating from coloured paper to reveal the different hues underneath. To recreate this effect, the designer covered the vases with several layers of paint, separated by an oil layer. Panoramic Paintings Made for VR or Street View. Artist creates 360-degree panoramic paintings, called Mobile Cyclorama, that put you directly in the art Suppose you could step inside a painting and see the world it represents—a city park, a river canyon, a skyscape of stars and nebulae. No matter which way you turn, you see the painting. It surrounds you. The brush strokes form the sky over your head and the ground beneath your feet. Marcello Velho’s Graphic Prints. No2Malaria Charity Initiative - Bracelets Handmade In Ghana.

17 September 2015 Lauren Milligan PRETTY and smiley, Leeni Ojaniemi has a knack of convincing people to do what she wants. Previously used to negotiate deals for her clients at contemporary art galleries in London - and now to convince international art critics to take note of the talented artists working in Ghana, where she is based - her powers of persuasion are now being applied to the launch of a new charity, No2Malaria. The project brings together Ojaniemi's passion for local art and her desire to give something back to the region that has become her home. Having worked in several high-profile art galleries in London, the Finnish-born entrepreneur travelled to West Africa for the first time in 2011 to explore the emerging contemporary art of the region. Behind the Glamour: What It Really Takes to Launch a Fashion Label  Universal Channel's 100% Character Uncovered series is shining a light on people who inspire others through their extraordinary character.

Introducing fashion designer, Mary Benson. Who would've thought that my parents buying me a sewing machine for Christmas when I was at school would one day lead to my designs appearing in Vogue alongside the likes of Gucci and Prada? I don't think anybody would have guessed I'd end up in the fashion industry. But I knew what I liked doing - even at that early age - and fashion fast became my number one passion. A FASHION FIX // UK FASHION AND LIFESTYLE BLOG. London Fashion Week is right around the corner and whether you've been going the past 5 seasons or this is your first ever fashion week it is important to be organised so I've put together my essentials that I like to take with me each season. The last thing you want is to miss seeing your favourite designers collection walk the runway simply because you left your tickets in yesterdays clutch bag.

Been there, done that.Most importantly are your tickets. Barrancas House - Mexico City. We had forgotten how beautiful grey concrete can be until we saw what Ezequiel Farca had done with a 1970s residence in Mexico City. A Peek into Phillip Lim's New York Loft. GoldRush by Crtomir Just. Debris. The Student Hotel: An Hotel + A Home in Amsterdam. Albert Ruiz Villar Mixed Media Collages. Whitney Houston 'hologram' to tour next year - BBC News. Image copyright Getty Images. Is it really OK to sell other people's Instagrams as art? The Manipulated Female Body Explored by Taiwanese Photographer 3cm. Images courtesy the artist. Tim Jones – Photographer on Behance. 30 Fashion Illustrators You Can't Miss Part 1. (Updated: 11th March 2013) Our blog was revamped and please check out Fashionary Hand for more fashion illustrations and sketches.

The fashion illustration is an unique art. Minimalist effect in maximalist market. Culture Fashion Trends, Region Fashion Culture, Culture and Fashion Trends. Frida Kahlo Cartoon Will Remind You That You're Awesome. The fashion business - BBC News. Image copyright AFP. What is Luxury? - About the Exhibition. 25 April – 27 September 2015. 25 Women Designers Who Changed Fashion Forever. Culture - Fashion victims: History’s most dangerous trends. 10 Influential Fashion Designers You’ve Probably Never Heard Of. Welcome to Dismaland: A First Look at Banksy’s New Art Exhibition Housed Inside a Dystopian Theme Park.