a visual collective outlet of inspiration 
in the first of a series of movies filmed by dezeen at the opening of OMA/progress at the barbican in London earlier this week, koolhaas gives us a private tour of the show. by ar
Herzog and de Meuron: a day at the office
jacques herzog, pierre de meuron and budding young architect ar.schricker. good things to come. by ars
anna bauer – backstage
a lovely book designed by none the less lovely fabien baron, on the work of photographer anna bauer. 4×5 polaroids of everybody in the fashion circus. remind me ezra’s book of polaroids few years ago, amongs my favorites, dries, agyness and the lovely tanya. by pp.
THE GENTLEWOMAN – FLORIANE DE SAINT PIERRE
the gentlewoman, beautiful little sister of the fantastic man features a lot of really interesting interviews and articles. one is quite fascinating, it’s the floriane the saint pierre’s interview. premier fashion head hunter (even if she dislikes the appellation) she is responsible for a lot of the latest big mix matching in the fashion world from alber elbaz at lanvin to christopher bailey at burburry among others. the quite surprising thing in this article to me comes right at the beginning when numbers are mentioned. it’s saying that galliano would have made 15 millions euro a year at dior before the he’s breakdown and that dior would have offered 20 millions euros to nicholas gesquierre to move to dior… i don’t know if i’m being really naive but i would never have guessed fashion designers were making that kind of money… by pp.
that magic touch – angel
couldn’t resist. by kl
that magic touch
calligraphy and penmanship was once a signal to education and social class. this is lost in our now buttonless world, but it has created the next realm of bespoke, which is made-to-measure penmanship. nicolas ouchenir is one of the only serious calligraphers out there, and is developing his craft beyond beautiful writing, and pushing his chirographic talents by creating bespoke alphabets for each of his clients. “calligraphy might be an age-old trade but it follows current trends,” he says. “from gareth pugh’s violent lettering to kanye west’s signature-like alphabet, it’s a craft both timeless and ephemeral.” by kl
things to remember at the next gig
or maybe not… by jr
better late than never… wait, it may never come
harold camping might have been wrong on his may 21, 2011 prediction and well see if hes right by moving the date back till october 21, 2011 in his revised prediction; i just hope if he is right the raptor jesus comes in style like this!! by jr
this is no pulp fiction: meet british publisher, faber & faber’s new editor-at-large
faber & faber, home to 12 nobel laureates and six booker prize winners, faber & faber is now looking to bring a little cocker magic to its list after hiring jarvis cocker as its new editor-at-large. “jarvis felt like a natural fit with the faber sensibility, both as author and editor, and i’m sure the small list of books he will develop will represent his eccentric and yet popular touch,” said faber editor lee brackstone. sign me up! by dd+ar
daphne guinness: the museum at the FIT
show will be on september 16 through january 7, 2012
if you missed the galiano show there is always this. the FIT exhibition, daphne guinness, will feature approximately 100 garments and accessories from guinness’ personal collection, including designs from the likes of alexander mcqueen, azzedine alaïa, karl lagerfeld for chanel, john galliano for christian dior, dolce & gabbana, rick owens, gareth pugh, and valentino. guinness’ own designs will also be on display. the exhibition is co-curated by daphne guinness and valerie steele, director and chief curator of the museum at FIT. by xy
cy twombly – bruce webber
ok, one more cy twombly portrait, but also the re-launch of bruce webber website. buy one, get one free. by pp.
nick cave – soundsuits
“nick cave is an artist who makes costumes for sculpture. actually, the costumes are the sculptures. he calls them “soundsuits,” because they’re loud. pitched at a decibel the eye can hear, they armor the body in dyed feathers, brilliant sequins, bugle beads and fake flowers, thatched twigs, strips of old sweaters and gaggles of pipe cleaners. they may have tall chairs or wicker baskets for heads. there’s no way to know if they’re male or female, or of what race or class, but they’re too dazzling for anyone to care.”
not the nick cave you think about, though it’s music related since those amazing costumes are featured in alvin ailey shows. mr. cave himself a former dancer for ailey, now turned artist knows what he’s talking about when it comes to dance. now on show at mary boon read more here by pp’
