Art Break: Patrick Tuttofuoco

Ice Mask, 2009 inkjet stamp, cm 42 x 29,7

Olympic, 2005, steel, neon lights, 5 circle

Susan, 2009, 3 pieces, pvc, plasticine, resin, oil painting 

Bycircle (Natascia), 2004 fabric, aluminium,duct metallic structure, cm 160 x 200 x 100 ca.

Mia 2009, beetle, resin, iron, oil painting cm 28 x 9 x 9

Levi, 2009 wool, resin, spraycolor on fabric, cm 195 x 18 x 20

Cameron, 2009, fiberglass, steel, cm 200 x 225 x 84

awards:
2001, Pitti Discovery, Florence.
2002, Regione Piemonte Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin.
2003, Artegiovane, Turin.

Milanese artist that works and lives in Berlin, Patrick Tuttofuoco discusses urban utopias, collaboration and what it is to be human. He's interested in the individual contained within the boundaries of the concept of community and social interaction: " the world is a bizarre and stratified formation", he said.

Tie-dye Party in My Head !

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Atrid Chastka (designer), Kalen Kaminski (stylist), Nicholas Ozgunay (artist) : three guys with the commun employment of making pieces of heaven in the hell tendence's world. The brand called "Upstate" focuses on the tie-dye technique (tie-dyeing is accomplished by folding the material into a pattern, and binding it with string or rubber bands), realised on rough silk, cotton and viscosa.

Visit the web site and enjoy the whole collection for the next summer: www.youreupstate.com

Soft warrios

 

GIVENCHY S/S 2011 HAUTE COUTURE

Last thursday, Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci held a private presentation at the Hotel Evreux on Place Vendôme, which felt like the best (and most traditional) way to admire the intricacy of couture pieces. The collection is influenced by Japanese history, and more precisely by the work of Kazuo Ohno, a traditional Butoh dancer. The silhouettes interweave both male and female influences, such as large frontal knots alongside geometrical necks and sharp patterns, poking both at women’s kimonos and costumes Gundam fighters.

Traditional techniques such as hand sewn crane birds are place alongside geometrical 3D embroidery; organza dresses intermingle with angular sequin appliqués. A similar balance operates in the duality of the colours: eye-grabbing boleros cuts, often reduced to dominant shoulder pads, are made of luminescent orange and pink sequins, arranged to resemble fish scales – these are contrasted with limes, white-pinks and citrus tones on silk, chiffon and organza.

JEZ TOZER presents "The Raven"

"The Raven" directed by Jez Tozer personifies the changed way we view the fashion industry's creative process. The woman's gesture in the video seems to me like a natural and daily one, after waking up in the morning, not finding things to wear, 'cause she already knows where they are. If it gives me something of divine? Sure! But it also smells like the decade of the industrial fashion world.

Jez Tozer found out the virtues of film in a digital world and he achieved it thanks to his studio, the SHOWstudio.com :   

http://showstudio.com/

Look 1: Dress and necklace by Lanvin; earring by Erickson Beamon; black tights and stockings by Agent Provocateur; shoes by Christian Louboutin; underwear, model's Own
Look 2: Hooded jumpsuit and boots by Haider Ackermann; transparent plastic cape by Yves Saint Laurent; dress by Emilio De La Morena; beaded collar by Erickson Beamon
Look 3: Vest top, skirt, boots and waistcoat by Haider Ackermann; stockings and tights by Agent Provocateur
Look 4: Coat by Viktor & Rolf; skirt by Haider Ackermann; shoes by Hussein Chalayan

BLU

BLU is the pseudonym of an Italian artist who has deliberately decided to conceal his real identity. What little is known about him is that he lives in Bologna and has been active in the street art scene since 1999.
 Check out its works:

Ancona

Holland

Poland

Livorno

London

  Against the mass direction . 

 

More & more info, shop online, drawings, walls : www.blublu.org

From Denmark : AIAIAI design

You're listening : another music.

 Aiaiai was created by four danish persons and is composed nearly by 200 young designers. They are artists, musicians and designers that want to picture in another way the technology. From laptop accessories to headphones and earphones, this nordic brand mixes esthetic and hi-tech functions.

  Like those pair of headphones, ultralight and multicolor, inspired by the iconic 80's walkman .
 Perfect to your outfit !
http://aiaiai.dk/

DΛVID KOMΛ

David Koma: Georgian born fashion designer, graduated in 2009 at Central Saint Martins (London).

This collection revealed David's signature style based on strong shapes and powerful sexuality which he continues to explore.

The stockist : Brown Focus London

New talent : William Richard Green

Literally making a splash at the Menswear Day during London Fashion Week this season, was rising designer William Richard Green’s darkly nautical installation in the sheds out back at Somerset House.  Following the industrial wasteland punks of his Fall collection, SS11 saw Green diving for inspiration in the murky depths of the ocean.

BIO: Born in 1985 in the countryside of Worcestershire, Greens work reflects a certain boyish approach to life, moulded by a free-spirited nature instilled early in his genes. Having trained on Savile Row under Henry Poole as well as the classic furrier, Hockley, Green set out to re-sculpt the conformist token elements of modern menswear. In 2009, he earned a degree from Central Saint Martins, receiving international acclaim for his high-end mens casualwear, or what Green dubbed a collection of wearable manly menswear.
http://www.williamrichardgreen.com/
http://www.williamrichardgreen.blogspot.com/

ScarFace with myFace

 

To take or not to take?

 

I have taken my time

Pics by S.B.

Styling by me: shoes H&M, jumper Won Hundred, pants Minimum, scarf Hartford, watch Casio Vintage, leggins American Apparel .