A.F. Vandevorst Behind-the-Scenes

A fresh, new view on catwalk backstage by Tim Lebacq for the S/S 2012 collection of A.F. Vandevorst. I think you should pay attention not only to the awsome outfits, but to the brilliant slow-motion direction as well. Really different from all the behind-the-scenes films i've seen lately.

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Daniel Silver for Acne Presentation

The Acne and Daniel Silver special collaboration project was presented last night at a private viewing and champagne reception in the brand's London Dover Street store. Have a look at a few guest pics and the video of the new capsule collection.
All images courtesy of Acne

Alexa Chung

Polly Morgan

Michael Stipe & Thomas Dozol

Daniel Silver

Acne | Capsule Collection in Collaboration with Daniel Silver from Acne Studios on Vimeo.

String Theory

An amazing art short for A.F. Vandevorst, which won the Grand Prize at the recent ICG Emerging Cinematography Awards. Unbelievable direction, gorgeous set design and excellent styling. Really worth to be watched.
Directed by Zach Gold

Enjoy:

String Theory AF Vandevorst ECA Winner from on Vimeo.

Stefan Sagmeister Exhibition

 Les Arts Decoratifs Museum is hosting a new exciting exhibition titled Stefan Sagmeister, Another Exhibit About Promotion & Sales Material, opening on the 13th of October, 2011. The exhibition features commercial works of the renowned Austrian artist Stefan Segmeister, who strongly considers there is no distinction between cultural and commercial graphic design. The project is divided in four sections focusing on the distinct typologies that the artist himself distinguishes in his work: Selling culture, Selling corporations, Selling friends and Selling myself, with exquisite pieces like gigantic installations, paintings, commercial and exhibition catalogues, posters, logos and more.

The exhibition will last by the 19th of February, 2012.

All images courtesy of Les Arts Decoratifs

Hitler Killed The Duck

 Scream Gallery in London presents Hitler Killed the Duck, a solo exhibition of new works by British legendary artist David Bailey. Shown in public for the first time, the new works are mixed-media images inspired by the artist's childhood, influences, inspiration, fears and desires.
The exhibition is named after Bailey's memories of an old cinema at his neighbourhood when he was little:
“There was a cinema in Upton Park, an Odeon I think, and that’s where I saw Bambi and Mickey Mouse cartoons, and I thought that was the only place you could see them.  Hitler bombed it, so he sort of killed Mickey Mouse, Bambi and all those characters for me.   Because all I did as a kid was draw Walt Disney characters”  he describes.
Hitler and Disney characters are juxtaposed in many of Bailey's paintings, while others feature portraits of great personalities like Andy Warhol, Kate Moss and Jery Hall with highlight the self-portrait of the artist as Velazquez's Pope Innocent X.

The exhibition will last by the 12th of November, 2011

Suehiro Maruo

Suehiro Maruo is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator and painter whose work is inspired by the Ero Guro movement, with a really special and widely recognizable nightmarish style. Born in 1956 in Nagasaki, Maruo started his career sketching for pornographic comic magazines, as his work was often rejected from big editions. However, this did not negatively affect his vision, which he passionately followed, finally leading him to become one of the most reknown artists of his kind worldwide.

Maruo's stories often take place in the early years of japanese Showa Era, featuring strange heroes with oddities, deformities or birth defects in sex or violent situations. Like many manga artists, he makes cameo appearances in his own stories.

Although Maruo is mostly known for his work as a manga artist, he has also produced illustrations for concert posters, CD jackets, magazines, novels and various other media.

All images by Suehiro Maruo Fan Site

The Architecture of Prints

A short  film for the fashion prints collection of designer Marly Van Lipzig. 2D graphics are transforming into 3D shapes, finally becoming extraordinary no-sew, sci-fi inspired garments.
Directed by Danjel Van Den Hoogen

Enjoy:

The Architecture of prints from Campfire Music UK on Vimeo.