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David Titlow – Me and My Monkey
David Titlow’s photoshoot Me and My Monkey put a huge smile on my face – beautiful pictures with real humour. Titlow has worked for everyone, from Conde Nast, Stella, Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle, Marie Claire, Stylist Magazine, Esquire, Vice, Nylon, Rolling Stone and more but has a refreshing approach and style to his work. http://www.davidtitlow.com Beloved Media … Read more
Tomas Do Things – Pop Illustration
A simple stroke – sculptural forms, packed with color, in a hue to make your eyes pop. The kind of fashion illustration we love. http://www.tomasdothings.com Beloved Media – http://www.beloved-media.com
Shinichi Maruyama – Mesmerising
Shinichi Maruyama – Original, striking, beautiful and mesmerising Gardens It is said that a Zen garden represents in a three dimensional space the spirits of high priests who have achieved enlightenment. The Zen garden is the expression of boundless cosmic beauty in a physical environment, created through intense human concentration, labor and repeated action. One can … Read more
Steven Klein – Superheros
Loving Steven Klein’s photographs of Linda Evangelista in W Magazine for this September 2012 Steven Klein, Hiding Behind the Camera By Ruth La Ferla ON an outsize screen in “Time Capsule,” a multipanel video installation shown in Moscow last week, a Garbo-esque siren past youth’s first blush rests in a chair as an attentive … Read more
Julien Palast – Skindeep
What’s interesting about Julien Palast‘s Skindeep series is that despite basically shrink-wrapping and hiding the human forms, you actually become more aware of them. The contours and curves of the female and male figures are slickly highlighted by the well-selected material—a gradiented array of vibrantly tropical colors and just enough sheen in all the right places. http://www.palast.fr Beloved Media - www.beloved-media.com
Lips – Rasmus Mogensen
Loving these sexy images by photographer Rasmus Mogensen. Based in Paris, and partly New York, Mogensen, has been working professionally as a fashion & beauty photographer for the past 18 years. Mogensen had his first independent photo exhibition at age 17 at Gallery Photografica in Copenhagen. His fine art photography is now represented worldwide by Fahey/Klein … Read more
Prada & Vahram Muratyan
Prada and Paris-based artist Vahram Muratyan have teamed up to create a virtual series of illustrations of Prada’s S/S 2012 men’s and women’s accessories. The series highlights two parallel universes that meet under the auspices of Prada style. Prada transferred the graphics from this virtual series onto unisex t-shirts, which will be available in stores mid-July priced at … Read more
Ellen Von Unwerth – Do Not Disturb
Michael Hoppen Gallery is showing an unseen collection of beautiful photographs from Ellen Von Unwerth called ‘Do Not Disturb’. The Madonna Inn, LA, sets the scene for these highly stylised and richly coloured images of women, who range from the delicate coquette to robust dominatrix. Each of the rooms in this renowned LA hotel features … Read more
Paper Cut Project – Hermés
Nikki Nye and Amy Flurry’s beautiful custom made paper art installations are fuelled by a love of fashion. They have been commissioned by Hermés, Christies NY, Kate Spade. http://www.paper-cut-project.com Beloved Media – http://www.beloved-media.com
Raf Simons for Dior
Raf Simons AW 2012/2013 Raf Simons AW 2012/2013 Galliano AW 2011/2012 Galliano AW 2011/2012 A striking and modern collection by Raf Simons for Dior. Interesting to compare it to Galliano’s previous collection. Raf’s signature clean lines and minimalism, mixed with dramatic color and delicate workmanship to revive Dior’s vision, from classically tailored dresses updated with … Read more
She’s Electric – Santiago and Mauricio Sierra
Santiago and Mauricio Hit the Gas in Their High-Speed Neon Short A trip back to 80s disco with this film created by pop photography and filmmaking siblings Santiago and Mauricio Sierra. “We remembered watching ET and Back to the Future, and when our dad got the first Mac,” says Santiago. “It was an interesting time where new technology … Read more
Zheng Delong – WOW
Zheng Delong – wow! Love these pieces of art . Born 1976 in Chengdu, in Sichuan Province, Zheng Delong is one of the few prominent contemporary Chinese painters to have no formal fine art training. This gap in his resumé, rather than being a negative factor, makes his talent all the more interesting and impressive. … Read more
Preen by Thornton Bregazzi
Beautiful SS2012 collections by Preen, one of the growing number of designers who have embraced the digital print revolution. So often fashion looks to the past for inspiration – which designers, imagemakers and fashion editorial outlets are actually producing “New Aesthetic” work that actively engages and deals with our digitally-mediated world? According to the Business … Read more
Kim Joon – Body Art
Since blogging about Lucy McRae’s body architecture and currently reading Memoirs of a Geisha I have come across this fascinating artist Kim Joon. Always loved the idea of tattoos and body art but have never seen anything that shows the body painted really beautifully like this. http://kimjoon.co.kr Beloved Media – http://www.beloved-media.com
Takashi Murakami – Qatar Museums & Versailles
Qatar museums is currently showing the work of renowned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami in Doha, for his first solo exhibition in The Middle East,’ ‘the exhibition continues to advance QMA’s mission to encourage global cultural dialogue and exchange, as well as launch the 2012 celebration of forty years of diplomatic relations between Qatar and Japan.’ … Read more
Serge Lutens – Beauty
Recently came across this beautiful purple spotty image by Serge Lutens and had to take a look at more of his images to remind myself of his creative work. Most well-known for his art direction and photography of Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido in the 1980s. He was a French photographer, filmmaker, hair stylist and perfume … Read more
Body Architecture – Lucy & Bart
Wanted to share some more of this exciting artist’s creative explorations. This work by Lucy McRae is in collaboration with Body Architect Bart Hess from Holland. ‘Described as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body. They work in a primitive and limitless way creating future human shapes’ You may think that the … Read more
Craig Green – New Generation
Only last month 25 year old menswear designer Craig Green finished his MA at Central Saint Martins. His collection showed digitally printed tie-dye cotton trousers, tunics and sculptural wooden and papier-maché accessories / art pieces. He won the L’Oréal Professional Creative Award alongside Luke Brooks. His designs for his MA are simple, austere but show … Read more
Nicholas Kirkwood – Pieces of Art
The infamous Nicholas Kirkwood’s SS2012 collection is nothing but fantastical. Last year he created shoes for Keith Haring that were out of this world. This year he has collaborated with Erdem and probably the most fascinating shoes design is for Meadham Kirchhoff. Nicholas’ beautiful shoes can be bought from his Mount Street shop. 5 MOUNT STREET, W1K … Read more
Body Architecture – Lucy Mc Rae
Lucy Mc Rae is one of the most inspiring artists and conceptual thinkers I have ever come across. She is ‘STRADDLING THE WORLDS OF FASHION, TECHNOLOGY AND THE BODY. THIS BODY ARCHITECT INVENTS AND BUILDS STRUCTURES AROUND THE BODY THAT RE-SHAPE THE HUMAN SILHOUETTE’ ‘Robyn Album Covers’ is one of her very beautiful pieces where … Read more
Miu Miu Gets Animated
This is a bizarre little animation created for Miu Miu – apparently an animation inspired by Miu Miu’s resort collection in the eyes of filmmaker Molly Schiot http://www.nowness.com/day/2010/11/23/1035/miu-miu-gets-animated Beloved Media – http://www.beloved-media.com
Fiat 500 by Gucci
Loving this very creative film by director Chris Sweeney for Gucci shown on Nowness Fiat Gucci Film http://www.nowness.com/day/2012/4/12/2029/fiat-500-by-gucci Beloved Media – http://www.beloved-media.com
3D Animation & Website Design – Panchal
We have recently created a super cool bespoke e-commerce site and brand animation for new luxury brand Panchal which is launching at the end of this month. The brand animation shows both of the company’s logos through a live 3D metallic dot matrix. Beloved Media – http://www.beloved-media.com
The Earth Turns
The Earth turns, but we don’t feel it move Procedural drawings and digital renderings by Andreas N. Fischer Title: Amsterdam, Gangs of New York Beloved Media – http://www.beloved-media.com
Daniel Sannwald – Pop & Paint
Loving Daniel Sannwald’s latest shoot for Pop Magazine. He created a 22 page story in collaboration with Dior and the German artist Anselm Reyle. http://danielsannwald.blogspot.co.uk Beloved Media – http://www.beloved-media.com
Alex Prager – Compulsion
Just discovered the talented Alex Prager – (born 1979) from LA. She takes inspiration from cinematic conventions of directors such as Douglas Sirk and Alfred Hitchcock and fashion photography such as Guy Bourdin. Her images are like stills from a film often set in the 1970s and with the distinct setting of Los Angeles. Not … Read more
Erwin Blumenfeld – Provocative Creative Genius
One of my favourite photographers Erwin Blumenfeld – Born jewish in Germany and emigrated to Paris where he was later taken to a concentration camp, he created some brilliant collages mocking Hitler. In 1949 he escaped to the USA where he began shooting for Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue and his fashion photography career began. In … Read more
Art of Hiryoshi
Somerset House is showing an exhibition Kokoro – The Art of Horiyoshi III ‘Kokoro means ‘heart’ in Japanese and is the ‘feeling’, the ‘inner-meaning’ that underpins the Japanese approach not only to art, but to life as a whole. It is what makes Japan quintessentially Japanese. One of the artists exhibiting is Irezumi Master Horiyoshi … Read more
Thomas Ruff – Art or Porn?
‘In the mid-1960s when Philip Larkin saw a couple of kids and guessed “he’s fucking her and she’s / Taking pills or wearing a diaphragm”, he knew this was the “paradise / Everyone old has dreamed of all their lives”. It was a paradise that turned out – isn’t that the way with any paradise? – … Read more
Pomp de Franc – Uber Cupcakes
Talented creative stylist Katie Franklin creates the most luxurious, designer cupcakes you could ever imagine. She works specifically alongside fashion designers to create cakes for events and launch parties that are inspired by the designer’s clothes. Clients include luxury brand Mulberry and luxury retailer Net-A-Porter. They look so amazing you wouldn’t want to eat them! … Read more
Hermès – Leather Forever
Hermès ‘Leather Forever‘ exhibition is coming to London. An exhibition to celebrate 175 years of the luxury fashion brand. We can’t wait to see the history of such a phenomenal luxury brand. Exhibiting at, 6 Burlington Gardens, London W1. 8th May – 27th May 2012, Monday to Sunday 10 am until 6 pm and on … Read more
Hisaji Hara – Michael Hoppen Gallery – 24 Feb – 31 Mar
One of our favourite places the Michael Hoppen Gallery is showing an exhibition of beautiful, monochrome portraits by Hisaji Hara who has modelled his photographic compositions upon paintings by Balthus (1908-2001), one of the most revered and controversial artists of the twentieth century. In the style of Balthus creates scenes with an unsettling combination of … Read more
Fashion Advertising Campaign – AWI – Merino Wool
Our latest fashion advertising campaign for Australian Merino Wool – Creative fashion art direction to communicate that wool doesn’t have to be itchy, scratchy and heavy. We worked really closely with AWI to choose the different wool fabrics that were on trend for this AW 2012/2012 season. http://www.beloved-media.com/portfolio/fashion-advertising-merino-wool.php Beloved Media - http://www.beloved-media.com
Behind The Scenes Fashion Film – Merino Wool – Advertising Campaign
Behind The Scenes shots from the AWI Merino Wool Fashion Advertising Campaign and Fashion Film – 2011/2012 This behind the scenes fashion film was created to show the talent and story behind the fashion advertising campaign. The print adverts have been shown in all the major fashion magazines in 20 different countries. Our fashion … Read more
AWI – Merino Wool Fashion Film
Fashion Film for AWI – (Australian Wool Industry) AW 2011 Our fashion film and fashion advertising campaign for Australian Merino Wool was created to communicate a marketing message. Woolmark needed to drastically change people’s perceptions of wool as a fibre. AWI wanted to communicate to the fashion set that wool is not an itchy scratchy … Read more
Luxury Easter Egg Hunt
There are 200 of these stunning individually designed eggs dotted around London. What a fantastic PR campaign to raise money for the charities Elephant Family and Action for Children. Get hunting to win the prize! Three of our favourtie designs – from top to bottom by: Candy and Candy, Quentin Jones, Julian Brown. http://www.quentinjones.infowww.candyandcandy.com http://www.rexite.it/eng/designers/brown.lasso http://www.thebigegghunt.co.uk … Read more
Christian Laboutin – David Lynch & John Malkovich
Love this book created for Christian Laboutin with David Lynch and John Malkovich. What a brilliant collaboration. The book is a combination of a biography, retrospective and fashion photography book. The foreword is written by John Malkovich, the book is filled with his work for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent alongside some very personal photos that … Read more
Amrei Hofstätter – Fashion Printing Explosion
A striking combination of two talents with a futuristic vision. The exciting artist, illustrator and fashion print designer Amrei Hoftstatter from Berlin collaborated with Delhi based fashion designer Manish Arora (now creative director for Paco Rabanne) for AW2011/2012. Amrei’s prints are mixed with Manish’s world of beautiful colors and amazing hand embroideries to remarkable results – an … Read more
Fashion Art Direction – Dreamy Daze – Spring Summer Accessories
‘Dreamy Daze’ – Fashion Art Direction for Spring Summer Accessories – Smythson and Calvin Klein Editorial pages and personal project for Beloved Media. Created with our friends stylist Olivia Pomp and photographer John Bennett Beloved Media - www.beloved-media.com
Fashion Art Direction – Throw Your Rays – Spring Summer Accessories
‘Throw Your Rays’ – Fashion Art Direction for Spring Summer Accessories – Hermes and Smythson Editorial pages and personal project for Beloved Media. Created with our friends stylist Olivia Pomp and photographer John Bennett Beloved Media - http://www.beloved-media.com
Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs
Les Arts Decoratif Paris are showing an exhibition of Louis Vuitton past and present. From the launch of luxury brand Louis Vuitton in 1854 to the last 13 years with Marc Jacobs at the helm. Les Decoratif Arts – March 9 – September 16 Filmmaker Christan Borstlap creates this film to celebrate the world’s most celebrated … Read more
Wild Photography
Nature has always been very influential in fashion and print design. These are some of our favourite photographs seen today at the Natural History Museum (exhibition ends 11th March). Images above created by: Kevin Barry, Peter Dlaney, Gregory Basco, Stefano Unterthiner, Adithya Biloor http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/index.jsp Beloved Media - www.beloved-media.com
Yayoi Kusama – Extraordinary
Yayoi Kusama’s exhibition is an absolute explosion of colour and polkadots in a variety of media from paintings, sculpture, video art, performance and installation with around 150 works dating from 1949. The first British retrospective devoted to the 86 year old, Japanese artist, sculptor and novelist, Yayoi Kusama is open at the Tate Modern until 5th … Read more
Fashion Advertising Agencies & Concepts
Since creating our recent blog post about Chanel’s fashion advertising over the years it was interesting to see how the big luxury brands haven’t really changed or innovated their advertising that much. The majority of the fashion advertising agencies Chanel have worked with have created the type of imagery you would expect. Ie for beauty … Read more
Luxury Branding – Fashion Advertising – Merino Wool
Woolmark’s brief was simple. The price of wool was increasing and people were buying less natural fibres. They wanted to hugely increase sales and awareness. So our innovative strategy was to promote merino wool as a luxury fibre to fashion designers around the world. We started by creating the branding strapline NO FINER FEELING. We … Read more
Chanel Fashion Advertising 1920-2012
I wanted to take a look at Chanel’s fashion advertising from 1920-2012 and see how it has changed. Interestingly it hasn’t changed that much. The pictures are still of either beauty shots of women with perfume or full length shots of women in Chanel clothes, or product shots of the perfume bottles. These stunning pictures … Read more
Mulberry – London Fashion Week – 2012
Stunning AW2012 collection by Mulberry shown this Feb in London. Rich, deep prints, a wealth of wintery, luxurious textures. A decadent, luxurious way to keep warm. Photos by Catwalking.com Beloved Media - www.beloved-media.com
Antoni and Alison – London Fashion Week 2012
Loving Antoni and Alison’s AW2012 collection shown at London Fashion Week. Each piece is a unique painting. Graphic, modern yet feminine and delicate. Absolutely gorgeous. Catwalk Photos taken by Catwalking.com Behind The Scenes Image by www.katydavies.com http://www.antoniandalison.co.uk Beloved Media - www.beloved-media.com
Lygia Pape – Serpentine Gallery London
Fascinating video work, installation art and prints at the Serpentine Gallery of Brazilian artist Lygia Pape. The installation ‘Magnetized Space’, a geometric installation made from gold thread is absolutely stunning with beautiful, dramatic lighting and can only truly be appreciated when walking amongst the space. “The exhibition presents work from throughout Pape’s career, including early … Read more
Korean Fashion – A New Space Around The Body
At the Korean Cultural Centre on the Strand in London until the 28th February. Some of the most exciting new fashion I have seen for a long time. The Korean Cultural Centre UK proudly presents: A NEW SPACE AROUND THE BODY – Emerging Korean Fashion Designers, an exhibition that explores the new generation of South … Read more
