Monthly Archives: July 2007

Travels to the East

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I am again inspired by Japanese aesthetics of lifestyle photography and home products. I can spend all day flicking through pages of inspiring pictures from Kraso‘s online catalogues. * Lisa Solomon returned from her trip to Japan, don’t miss her fascinating instalments with pictures to inspire the wanderlust. * If that’s not enough, and you […]

Stewart + Brown

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In 2002 Karen Stewart and Howard Brown, partners in life and work, realized their destiny. Stewart+Brown believes in optimizing their designs and lives to attain the highest standards of quality and functional style while extracting the bare minimum from Earth’s precious capital, aspiring to apply the wisdom of sustainability to everything they do while inspiring […]

Burning Torch

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Burning Torch, a privately held company based in Los Angeles, is a leading fashion brand founded in 1999 by designer Karyn Craven. Its unique philosophy and distinctive designs have propelled the line into a consistent favorite among a diverse fashion-forward clientele both in the US and abroad. Burning Torch’s foundation is based on transformation and […]

Lindsay Obermeyer

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Fell in love with the bead embroidery pieces by Lindsay Obermeyer “a joining of the edges of a wound with stitching. One’s skin is essentially a living fabric, a leather of sorts. The surgeon and the embroiderer skillfully mend the tears and cuts in their respective fabrics with needle and thread, leaving behind little evidence […]

Sheri Warshauer

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Sheri Warshauer relishes painting portraits of elite private art collections, just as she finds them, chez owner. Art-worldsters Zach Feuer of LFL gallery and Bill Previdi are among those who have granted her access. Other of her paintings feature collections showcased in glamorous lifestyle magazines {via dear ada}.

Kyoko Okubo

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I’ve already mentioned her work in the previous post, but I can’t help posting pictures :) Kyoko Okubo‘s small, gentle figures are meticulous crafted from washi, the traditional paper of Japan. Her diminutive, symbolic self-portraits resonate with intensity and challenge the imagination.