Tokyo Tattoo 1970

Martha Cooper's tattoo photographic project started while living in Tokyo with her anthropologist husband during the 70's. Including images with master tattoo artist Horibun, she captured rared moments of this incredible art during her stay at the Japanese capital city. However, the era's morals and taboos prevented her from exhibiting her achievent. So now, almost fourty years after, her beautiful shots are being featured in the amazing book titled Tokyo Tattoo 1970, while being exhibited for the first time at the Urban Folk Gallery in Brooklyn. Just beautiful.

Making a Sandwich, N.1

For all food enthusiasts, Essen/A Taste Magazine will definitely become their online temple. Much different from all other food-related online magazines, Essen treats the ultimate human need not only with respect, but also as a form of art. Features amazing photos, recipes and articles about new gastronomy in a unique way, capturing the reader.
Below you can enjoy one of the mag's video series dealing with a diy sandwich theme. You can watch the rest of the video series here

Kurt Lam

Kurt Lam is a fashion designer and illustrator based in Hong Kong. His designs are inspired from Art Deco and Art Nouveau with abstract elements and feature the most outstanding figures you may have seen around, all in vivid, sparkling colours.

Check out his beautiful website here

Mircalla Glass

"Mircalla Glass is the Wet Princess of Lost angeles. Born from a sea of tears of children her voice grew a landscape to be seen through out the universe. A vampire that cannot drink blood. Only dreams. Building an army to turn zombies into flowers blooming violets out of violence. The kingdom of sand castles and broken dreams awaits . Listen to her voice and grow an empire inside yourself. Invite someone you love and close your eyes what do you see? Dream of me*** this is your fairytale".

This is how artist, musician and blogger Annakim Violette describes her new upcoming album coming out on January 1st 2012. Annakim grew up travelling and has a really good taste not only in music but in style, as well (you should see her wardrobe).

Enjoy below an amazing video from one of the album's tracks, directed by genious Marie Kristiansen:

Un Peu de Terre Sur La Peau...

Terhi Tolvanen, Zig - zag, 2007, collier © photo : Francis Willemstijn

The new forthcoming exhibition at the Contemporary Space of Les Arts Decoratifs museum is dedicated to avant-garde ceramic jewellery.
Unlike traditional jewellery, the traditional craft of the goldsmith, since the 1970s contemporary jewellery has become a field of experimentation at the frontiers of art, design and the artistic crafts. In this exhibition, eighteen French, Swiss, German, Finnish, Swedish and Taiwanese, artists are proposing a new and personal vision in their work. Although some pieces were conceived in reference to the history of jewellery, they can be made with the most diverse materials, using every possible assemblage process, in function of the techniques, symbols and the culture during a given period.

Conceived by the Fondation Bernardaud 

14 March–19 August 2012

Yasar Aydin, Let me, collier, 2008 © photo : Yasar Aydin

Peter Hoogeboom, Satanic cuff, 1996,
bracelet © photo : Henni van Beek

Tiina Rajakallio, Purity, collier, 2008 © photo : Tiina Rajakallio

From the left: Marie Pendariès, La Dot, 2008, installation, 2008
© photo : Marie Pendariès/Gésine Hackenberg, Kitchen Necklace, collier et plat
© photo : Corriette Schoenaerts/Shu-Lin Wu, Girandole-Mokume # 2, boucle d’oreille, 2010
© photo : Hsiao-Yin Chao

Willemijn de Greef, Spakenburg, collier © photo : Frans Kup

From the left: Christoph Zellweger, Seeds, objets
© photo : Corne Bastiaansen/Andi Gut, bague © photo : Gedusa Arndt

From the left: Peter Hoogeboom, Shaoxing Chrysanthemum, broche,
2008 © photo : Francis Willemstijn/Evert Nijland, Rococo, collier, 2009
© photo : Eddo Hartmann

All images courtesy of Les Arts Decoratifs

Shesh Besh by threeASFOUR

The New York based fashion collective threeASFOUR, run by Gabi Asfour, Adi Gil, & Ange Donhauser, created their new collection inSALAAM - inSHALOM around the central notion that Judaism and Islam can live side by side.

Enjoy below the great video of the collection directed by Maja Bergström, featuring Francesca Tedeschi and Maria Masha:

Acne Boutique Opening in Paris

Acne opened the doors of its second boutique in Paris hosting a glamorous party attended by several great personalities from the worlds of art, fashion and cinema. Located at 3 Rue Foissart, in a former garage, the new boutique is a spectacular architectural phenomenon where Scandinavian industrial style meets Parisian chic.Rough concrete walls are combined with blue flexi glass and natural coloured carpets, while blood-red ceilings are punctuatedby LED strip lighting. The contemporary space is completed with the marble female-form statue by artist Daniel Silver. Simple and extraordinary at the same time.

Catherine Baba

Alban Adam (Mugler) & Yaz Bukey

Carol Lim & Humberto Leon

Gaia Repossi

Johnny Whitworth & Irina Lazareanu

Cabaret artist Jonny Woo