Design Scene

Checkmate: photography by Zach Gold

2008-05-12T22:44:00.006+02:00

Magazine: CITY
Issue: 55
Photography by Zach Gold
Style: Julie Ragolia
Website: www.city-magazine.com
Click on the images above to enlarge, CITY magazine has all of theirs back issues on their website, available for free preview. This rather static modeling in the Checkmate shoot, maybe goes with the theme, but check out Zach's website, 'cause hes pretty much a master of motion photography. Click for the rest: photo 1, photo 2, photo 3 and photo 4.

Eugen Bauder by photographer Geoff Barrenger, for Holt Renfrew

2008-05-11T22:57:00.005+02:00

Model: Eugen Bauder
Photography by Geoff Barrenger
Ad Campaign: Holt Renfrew [Spring 2008]
Styling: Rita Liefhebber

Top model Eugen Bauder on a beach shoot by photographer Geoff Barrenger, for the Canadian department store Holt Renfrew. Eugen on the rocks sports a new pair of teen moustache, click HERE for more photos and Geoff Barrenger website.

Belgrade Design Week 2008: Modern 2

2008-05-11T21:27:00.004+02:00

Event: Belgrade Design Week
Conference title: modern²
Country: Serbia
City: Belgrade [Beograd]
Website: www.belgradedesignweek.com

Past week, from May 8th to May 10th the globally sensational creative industry conference was held again in Belgrade. The most wanted in world branding, advertising, design, architecture, new media and business were there to show their own vision of modern living.

Some of the industry names present at the event were:

Defne Koz [Defne Koz Design Studio] designed over 150 products for brands like Foscarini, Sharp, Pirelli, Slide, Capellini, Guzzini Nissan and more. Shin Azumi [a Studio] list of his clients has names such as Magis, Desalto Guzzini with lot more celebrated Japanese brands. Michael Baulk [The Mill] chairman of The Mill company, works on visual effect projects, with offices in London, New York and Los Angeles. Alice Rawsthorn [Design Critic International Herald Tribune] the author of column Object Lesson in weekly New York Times addition, member of the Arts Council England and Whitechapel Gallery board, design critic for International Herald Tribune. Alice was also director of London's Design museum, which gained popularity under her guide. Miguel Fluxa [Camper] the leader of a family company, who made Camper an international brand, Camper [Shoes] has 52 stores all over the world.

I have noticed that leading names in the world of architecture were not really present, last years we had people such as Zaha Hadid present on the side of architecture.

America's Next Top Model: Classic Movie Stars

2008-05-09T22:15:00.006+02:00

TV show: America's Next Top Model
Photography by: Nigel Barker
Photo shoot creative director: Jay Manuel
Producers: Tyra Banks & Ken Mok
Out this week: Dominique

Episode description: Finally Paulina gets some work on the show, she poses for the girls, as a legendary supermodel that she is, its a photo challenge with girls being behind the lens. After the girls are in for another surprise, again workin with a panel judge, the noted fashion photographer Nigel Barker is shooting them. Fatima fails to use her additional 50 frames, those that she won on the Paulina challenge, and gets scared to tears by Nigel and Mr Jay, Anya doesn't shine, no worries Whitney's mouth IS OPEN, again, Dominique shows her most original side, the drag side. Dominique is finally going home, good luck finding a job Dominique! Photo sources Yahoo and ONTD.

America's Next Top Model: We Are Spartans

2008-05-09T21:39:00.004+02:00

TV show: America's Next Top Model
Photography by: Tyra Banks
Photo shoot creative director: Jay Manuel
Producers: Tyra Banks & Ken Mok
Out this week: Katarzyna

Episode description: Episode 11 of America's Next Top Model cycle 10, girls are in Rome, and after a gladiator photo challenge, next thing for them is photo shoot with Miss Tyra Banks, this time shes not only a judge its an episode when Tyra is the photographer. Trying her indoor photography techniques, she mastered the outdoor photography from her Moma (yes her mom is also a photographer). Shes doing it indoors this time in a centuries old italian castle, Katarzyna is not that good, and Dominique just pulls it out of somewhere, no worries Whitneys mouth is open again. And as we expected at the end the silent girl is going home, its bye bye Katarzyna this time.
Wait, but Spartans have nothing to do with Italy, they are from Greece! Is France a country? Photo source yahoo.com

Leandro Maeder by Tony Duran

2008-05-06T07:13:00.007+02:00

Model: Leandro Maeder
Photography by Tony Duran
Website: www.tonyduran.net
Top model Leandro Maeder, face of Dsquared fragrance He Wood, and all time favorite of Dolce & Gabanna campaigns, in a racy shoot by photographer Tony Duran, Leandro photos above were a part of Tony Durans "Adult Entertainment" exhibition. Click for 2 more photos from the shoot: photo 1 and photo 2.

Designer: Philippe Starck

2008-05-06T06:56:00.005+02:00

Designer: Philippe Starck
Website: www.philippe-starck.com

Philippe Patrick Starck is a well-known french designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style. His designs range from spectacular interior designs to mass produced consumer goods such as toothbrushes, chairs, and even houses.
On the photos above are in order Holly All, L'Oreille Qui Voit (thats a mirror) and Loulou Ghost (pretty much modification of well known Philippe Starck chairs), all these are the new 2008 Starck projects.

Gianfranco Ferré S/S 08 : Freja Beha Erichsen and Sean Opry by David Sims

2008-05-01T23:45:00.008+02:00

Ad Campaign: Gianfranco Ferré

Collection: Sprin Summer 2008
Models: Freja Beha Erichsen and Sean Opry
Photography by David Sims
Website: www.gianfrancoferre.com
Top models Freja Beha Erichsen and Sean Opry (his surname is O'pry written in a correct way) are the faces of the Ferre spring summer campaign, click on the images above to enlarge. I did post about this campaign back in december, so click HERE to read more about it.

Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue: The Annie Leibovitz Covers

2008-04-30T17:10:00.018+02:00

Vanity Fair: Fresh Faces
Isssue: March 2008
Cover girls: Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Alice Braga, Ellen Page, Zoë Saldana, Elizabeth Banks, Ginnifer Goodwin, and America Ferrera.

Vanity Fair: Men in Black
Issue: March 2007
Cover boys: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Chris Rock, and Jack Black.

Vanity Fair: Ford's Foundation
Issue: March 2006
Cover girls and a boy: Scarlett Johansson, Tom Ford, Keira Knightley, and Scarlett’s …

Vanity Fair: Not So Desperate Housewives
Issue: March 2005
Cover Girls: Uma Thurman, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Claire Danes, Scarlett Johansson, Rosario Dawson, Ziyi Zhang, Kerry Washington, Kate Bosworth, and Sienna Miller.

Vanity Fair: Send In the Gowns
April: 2004
Cover girls: Julianne Moore, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Aniston, Kirsten Dunst, Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Hilary Swank, Alison Lohman, Scarlett Johansson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Vanity Fair: Alpha List
Issue: April 2003
Cover boys: Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Jack Nicholson, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Jude Law, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Ewan McGregor, and Matt Damon.

Vanity Fair: Rhapsody in Blue
Issue: April 2002
Cover girls: Kirsten Dunst, Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Connelly, Rachel Weisz, Brittany Murphy, Selma Blair, Rosario Dawson, Christina Applegate, and Naomi Watts.

Vanity Fair: Master Class
Issue: April 2001
Cover girls: Nicole Kidman, Catherine Deneuve, Meryl Streep, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Vanessa Redgrave, Chloë Sevigny, Sophia Loren, and Penélope Cruz.

Vanity Fair: Splender in the Grass
Issue: April 2000
Cover boys/girls: Penélope Cruz, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Marley Shelton, Chris Klein, Selma Blair, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, and Sarah Wynter.

Vanity Fair: New Kids On The Block
Issue: April 1999

Cover boys/girls: Adrien Brody, Thandie Newton, Monica Potter, Reese Witherspoon, Julia Stiles, Leelee Sobieski, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Polley, Norman Reedus, Anna Friel, Omar Epps, Kate Hudson, Vinessa Shaw, and Barry Pepper.

Vanity Fair: The Hot Next Wave
Issue: April 1998
Cover boys/girls: Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Natalie Portman, Djimon Hounsou, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Claire Forlani, Gretchen Mol, Christina Ricci, Ed Furlong, and Rufus Sewell.

Vanity Fair: The Next Wave
Issue: April 1997
Cover girls: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Claire Danes, Renée Zellweger, Minnie Driver, Alison Elliott, Jada Pinkett, Jennifer Lopez, Charlize Theron, and Fairuza Balk.

Vanity Fair: "Boys Town:
Issue: April 1996
Cover boys: Tim Roth, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rapaport, Stephen Dorff, Johnathon Schaech, David Arquette, Will Smith, and Skeet Ulrich.

Vanity Fair: Hollywood Highest - the class of 2000
Issue: April 1995
Cover girls: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman, Patricia Arquette, Linda Fiorentino, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julianne Moore, Angela Bassett, and Sandra Bullock.

Photography by Annie Leibovitz

It all began in 1995 with 10 alluring beauties on a three-page foldout cover. With the latest hollywood issue fronted by fresh faces Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel, and Anne Hathaway—Vanity Fair marks the 14th year of its gigantic annual Hollywood Issue, and thus the 14th year of Annie Leibovitz’s spectacular gatefold covers. These classic photographs capture Tinseltown talent and glamour like nothing else. Here’s a look back at all of them. (The left third of each image is what was visible on the cover before unfolding.) Sources/credits: V.F. website & ONTD .

Getting your photo portrait taken by Annie, is one of the biggest honors a celebrity can get, and these days, a very annoying young Disney star is sending apologies to the planet cause of her "naked" Annie Leibovitz's photo in the new V.F. issues, why is that?

Forum Ad Campaign: Ivete Sangalo and top model Evandro Soldati photography by Gui Paganini

2008-04-29T16:47:00.007+02:00

Ad Campaign: Forum Jeans
Collection: Fall Winter 2008
Models: Ivete Sangalo and Evandro Soldati
Photography by Gui Paganini
Website: www.forum.com.br

Brazilian top model Evandro Soldati, did a FW08 campaign with Latin Grammy award wining singer Ivete Sangalo, shoot was done by photographer Gui Paganini. Gui did an amazing shoot with supermodel Naomi Campbell for Brazilian Vogue, which you can check on his official website, by clicking on Guis name above. Click on the images above to enlarge, and here are two more photos of Evandro from the campaign: Photo 1 and Photo 2.

Eugen Bauder : photography by Joe Lally

2008-04-27T18:00:00.005+02:00

Theme: Beautiful Boy
Photography by Joe Lally
Model: Eugen Bauder
Agency: DNA
Photos of Eugen by Lally exclusively revealed for The Imagist blog, in the shoot titled Beautiful boy. Click on the images above to enlarge.

Design by Danny Venlet

2008-04-24T19:24:00.004+02:00

Designer: Danny Venlet

Website: www.danny-venlet.com
Danny Venlet is a designer from Belgium, with as he says an australian laid back spirit in his designs - open, direct, free wheeling and relaxed. His wide ranging work includes, sofas, mobile office chairs, ice-coolers and showers, to interiors for private mansions, bars and showrooms as well as exhibition design. More of his work at the web porftolio www.danny-venlet.com

Numero 93 May 2008 : Georgina Stojilković by Greg Kadel

2008-04-23T21:27:00.003+02:00

Magazine: Numero 93
Issue: May 2008
Model: Georgina Stojilković
Photography by Greg Kadel
Website: www.numero-magazine.com

This is the 1st Numero cover for Georgina, click on the image above to enlarge. Credit goes to the fashionspot forumers.

The Birds by Eugenio Recuenco

2008-04-23T19:00:00.005+02:00

Photography by Eugenio Recuenco
Theme: "The Birds" Hitchcock movie
Model: Laura Ponte

Click here for more of The Birds shoot by Eugenio, and here is a web portfolio with more of his work.

Christina Ricci in BlackBook by Mathew Rolston

2008-04-21T10:21:00.003+02:00

Magazine: BlackBook
Cover girl: Christina Ricci
Photography by Mathew Rolston
Website: www.blackbookmag.com
Christina in BlackBook magazine by Mathew Rolston, click onthe images above to enlarge , and click HERE for the cover. Christina is also on L'officiel May issue cover.

America's Next Top Model: For Those About to Walk, We Salute You

2008-04-20T17:31:00.005+02:00

TV show: America's Next Top Model
Photography by: William Hueberger
Photo shoot creative director: Jay Manuel
Producers: Tyra Banks & Ken Mok
Out this week: Stacy-Ann

Episode description: Paulina drops by the loft to surprise the girls with tips on how to behave during press interviews and while attending public events. The girls are dressed by designer Jay Godfrey and must mingle with fashion world VIPs at a cocktail party. Fatima breaks down when she realizes she lost her travel document and learns she may not be able to accompany the remaining girls to the secret overseas location. CW/topmodel. Click on the image above to enlarge. It was a group photo this week, Fatima couldn't make the shoot, cause of her appointment at the consulate, by her "luck" she was not kicked out, even tho she was judged without the cover.
And click HERE for yet another classic Tyra Banks photo of the episode 9 in cycle 10.

Bravo's Make A Supermodel Ben Dichiara signs with New York Models

2008-04-18T18:02:00.005+02:00

Model: Ben Dichiara
Agency: New York Models
Photography by Mathew Rolston

Bravo TV shows Make Me A Supermodel finalist Ben Dichiara, got signed by New York Models, the agency that was overseing and helping the models during the show. Winner of the show was automatically getting the contract with the same agency, you can see Holly's cards also at the website... photos on two Bens cards posted above, are from the seasons finale shoot, by celebrated photographer Mathew Rolston.
Click HERE for one more card. Isn't that a silly surname, still kinda shame models on the reality shows always go by 1st name only.

Sean Opry SS08 Man About Town editorial by Camilla Akrans

2008-04-18T12:21:00.004+02:00

Model: Sean Opry
Magazine: Man About
Issue: Spring Summer 2008
Photography by Camilla Akrans
Website: www.manabouttownonline.com

Another Sean post, but this is one of the best editorials out there in the new SS issues. Click on the images above to enlarge, and here are few more from the shoot: photo 1, photo 2, photo 3, photo 4, photo 5, photo 6, photo 7, photo 8 and photo 9.

Victoria and Albert Museum: China Design Now

2008-04-17T13:14:00.005+02:00

Exhibition: China Design Now
Gallery/Museum: V&A [Victoria and Albert Museum]
Website: V&A China Design Now

This exhibition will take you on a journey along China’s coastal cities to experience the country’s creative landscape. The journey starts in the far south, where graphic designers in Shenzhen began to explore new directions in the early 1990s. Next we move up to Shanghai. Here consumerism and urban culture have combined to produce astonishing fashion and lifestyles. Finally, we travel to Beijing, where monumental architecture for the Olympic Games is transforming the skyline of this ancient capital.

China Design Now explores China’s dreams and hopes over the last two decades, from individual designers to the nation as a whole. It is our hope that this exhibition will bring contemporary China closer to you.

Milo Ventimiglia in "Pathology"

2008-04-17T13:06:00.001+02:00

Movie: Pathology
Directed by Marc Schölermann
The film stars: Milo Ventimiglia (NBC's Heroes, Rocky Balboa), Michael Weston (TV's Scrubs, Garden State, the creapy guy in 6ft Under - onethat stalks David...),Alyssa Milano (TV's Charmed) and more.
Website: www.enterpathologylab.com

When medical student Ted Gray (Milo Ventimiglia) graduates top of his class he joins one of the nation's most prestigious pathology programs. With talent and determination, Ted is quickly noticed by the program's privileged and elite band of interns who invite him into their crowd. Intrigued by his new friends, he begins to uncover secrets he never expected and finds that he has unknowingly become a pawn in their dangerous and secret after-hours game at the morgue of who can commit the perfect undetectable murder. As Ted becomes seduced into their wild extracurricular activities, the danger becomes real and he must stay one step ahead of the game before he is the next victim.
Trailer:

Pampers UNICEF, please support the appeal.

2008-04-17T13:00:00.000+02:00

Campaign: One pack = one vaccine
Website: www.unicefusa.org/pampers

This commerical is for Pampers and UNICEF campaign helping vaccines for babies around the world. its saving millions of babies from being born blind. The horror of being born blind just because a vaccine that costs 5 cents can't be given is too much too think about. Source Lily Allen.

Sean Opry in Paper Magazine "Beautiful People"

2008-04-16T18:30:00.002+02:00

Model: Sean Opry
Magazine: Paper Magazine
Issue: April 2008 - Beautiful People Issue
Website: papermag.com

While some people use their MySpace profiles to hook up, last year 19-year-old Sean O'Pry's MySpace profile got him the ultimate hook up -- a modeling contract from agent Lana Winters of VNY Model Management. "You have to be careful that it's not someone spamming you," he says. "So I checked it out, and it turned out to be legit -- I thought, 'Why not?'"
Sean-O, as he's affectionately nicknamed by family, friends and industry folks, then traded in his Georgia peaches for the Big Apple and became an instant natural in front of the camera. As GQ Style's 2007 "Man for the Season," the fashion world has quickly embraced O'Pry with coveted campaigns for Calvin Klein, Dsquared2, Belstaff, Gianfranco Ferre and more. "[Modeling] is not like it is on TV," he noted. "TV makes it look so cheesy -- you don't just stand in front of the camera. You do get to interpret the clothes, and you actually get to act a little bit, which is fun." While O'Pry's traveling the globe for work, flinging around Italian slang or tasting exotic foreign cuisines, there is one thing this good ol' Southern boy still craves: "I miss Waffle House. I miss the Southern food the most." So what's up next for Sean-O? "I never really know what's next in my career. This is definitely a wild ride," he reflects. "Before everything was planned out, but after I started modeling, everything has been unexpected." Jin Moon Source TFS

Belgrade Dance Festival: More Than Dance

2008-04-16T17:09:00.003+02:00

Event: Belgrade Dance Festival
Website: www.belgradedancefestival.com
Belgrade Dance Festival, it what seems will be a yearly international event, has just few more days left for year 2008, check out the website.

Mirko Ilic Corp - Design Studio

2008-04-16T08:58:00.006+02:00

Design Studio: Mirko Ilic Corp
Website: www.mirkoilic.com
Mirko Ilic corp is a New York based design studio, the work on the website portfolio is devided in three groups: illustration and stock, design and animation & interactive.

US Vogue May 2008 : Coco Rocha by Craig McDean

2008-04-15T16:11:00.010+02:00

Photographer: Craig McDean
Fashion Editor: Grace Coddington
Editorial: Daring Do
Model: Coco Rocha
Hair: Julien d'YS
Makeup: Diane Kendall

Click on the images above, Coco is one of the best things nowadays in the US Vogue, and she does few more superheroes in the May issue, those above are my fave from the shoot. You can guess which superheroes Coco does... the first, is Poison Ivy... Credit/Source the Fashion Spot com, scans by Luxx.