Bus drawings anyone...

So I love continuous line drawing and hate boring bus journeys the two really do go hand in hand.

UNITEDNUDE



Wow... how have I never heard of United Nude before? Launched in 2003 by Rem D Koolhaas (nephew of world renowned architect Rem Koolhaas if you do not know his work take a peek at http://prada-transformer.com/ a project he worked on with Miuccia Prada) he describes his company as 'an iconic brand at the intersection between design and fashion' he also trained as an architect which really shines through in these hand help sculptural designs. The website is a gem to explore especially the collaboration part between United Nude and provocative Chinese photographer 223 with the photgraphs being used in an online sketchbook format http://www.unitednude.com/223.php. Happy exploring.

I LOVE...

I have always loved Raf Simons' work at Jil Sander and his latest womenswear collection sure doesn't fail to disappoint. With it featuring stunning dresses that are so shapely and intriguing they have featured in the pages from August's Vogue (pictured above) to Grazia. In an interview with Wallpaper magazine Raf Simons talks about his inspiration for the collection being the ceramics work of French artist Pol Chambost. The artical in Wallpaper is beautiful mixing the ceramics of Chambost with a shoot of Simons dresses as soon as I locate an August issue of Wallpaper I will put the whole shoot up here too!

Just AnOther online shop?

Another Magazines online shop is amazing filled with limited edition pieces of design, such as a Limited Edition Macbook sleeve by Gareth Pugh (for incase), and not forgetting art prints as well. But be warned if you're a student you might not be liking the prices a Limited Edition CD case by Raf Simons is a niffty beautiful object but with only 20 pieces available worldwide will set you back £252.00. If you have a spare few minutes though check out http://shop.anothermag.com/.

ACID JAZZ CAN MAKE YOU MOVE...

Above is a project I undertook earlier this year we were given two random words mine were 'Acid' and 'Jazz' and from that we had to style a photoshoot and create a layout that would fit well into a publication of our choice. I chose i-D and one of my double spread pages is shown about. Instead of taking a literal approach I based each one of my outfits on a photograph of acid under the microscope (the pictures below the spread) and was looking at movement during the photoshoot.

have a quick RANK?

THE RETROSPECTIVE 22 years of Rankin So I did not really know what to expect of the Rankin Live exhibition as I was walking down Brick Lane and it sure did not fail to disappoint. I had never visited Old Truman Brewary before and wow its one hell of an exhibition space... LOVE IT. Rankin's exhibition was everything an exhibition should be powerful, bold and shocking. His retrospective of his past 22 years was interesting as I have ever only seen his more recent work I like to see the progression of peoples work throughout their life. Highlights of the retrospective included a UV lit part of the gallery filled with black and white portraits of women, the effect almost made the photographs come alive. My favourite photo is pictured below it is just exquisite.

SHOOT 45 17.08.09

ON THE 28.08.08 RANKIN BEGAN A JOURNEY TO TAKE 1500 PORTRAITS OF MEMBERS OF THE GREAT BRITISH PUBLIC IN DOING SO HE HOPED TO CHALLENGE PEOPLES PERCEPTIONS BUT TO ALSO RAISE MONEY AS EACH PERSON PARTICIPATING IN RANKIN LIVE IS ASKED TO DONATE £50. IN 2008 RANKIN TRAVELLED TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO TO HIGHLIGHT THE FORGOTTON CONFLICT IN THE COUNTRY, SO ALL PROCEEDS FROM RANKIN LIVE GO DIRECTLY TO OXFAM.

....THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY WAS THE FACT THAT RANKIN WAS IN THE BREWARY SHOOTING THIS WAS A MORE INSIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE THAN JUST LOOKING AT THE EXHIBITION. I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT GOES INTO CREATING ONE SHOT AND WAS ABLE TO COMPARE THIS TO MY OWN EXPERIENCES IN THE FIELD OF STYLING. BELOW IS THE FINAL PHOTOGRAPH CHOSEN. IT IS INTERESTING THAT IT IS PORTRAIT BECAUSE RANKIN SPENT A LOT OF TIME TAKING CLOSE UP LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHS OF HER FACE, BUT I THINK THIS ONE IS A LOT MORE BEAUTIFUL.

Work (experience)

So... for my work experience I decided to take advantage of the uniqueness of Brighton and went to work for a small shop located in Brighton lanes, which was run by a husband and wife team, called Red Mutha. I was so excited and entusiastic before starting when I arrived I went downstairs and it was like an Aladins cave of 'stuff'. Wow if you want ethical this place sure is ethical, they throw away nothing. For the two weeks I was there I would come to think of myself as 'accesories girl', which basically involved making accesories outy of stuff (one of the necklaces I made is above). So... what did I learn? It was extremely useful to see how their business was run but more so to talk to the staff that worked their (two girls). They were both persueing careers but one had gone to university and one had not. Also it was great to find out about the people who sent their clothes to the shop to be sold some were frankly shocking and others beautiful.

Take the dress above made by Dig For Victory ( www.digforvictoryclothing.com ) designed and made by Eleanor Callaghan she runs a sustainable fashion design business and sources the most beautiful vintage textiles. The shape structure and cut of the clothes are beautiful! If you have a chance definitely check out the gallery on her website this will give you a better insight. The photo below is taken from The Gallery, I am loving the pattern cutting!

How to brighten up someones day...

"Sunflowers in need of home."