Monthly Archives:: February 2012

Parra – Weirded Out at SFMOMA

February 27th, 2012

Illustration

Illustration, Parra, Rockwell Clothing, San Francisco,

Starting March 31, Dutch graphic artist Parra will have his first exhibition in an U.S. Museum, taking over SFMOMA's second-floor landing with an impressive mural that showcases his post-Pop design style.

Vivian Chiu – The Inception Chair

Designer Vivian Chiu had this amazing idea of creating a chair and placing within it chairs that are progressively smaller. Each chair has hand cut grooves on the inside edges of its seat frame as well as notches in the seat back. The mechanism is relatively

Vanessa Lewis – “Nina Say Cheese” Child Portraits

Nina Say Cheese is a collection of very creative child portraits by artist Vanessa Lewis, that captures the most spontaneous moments in a child's life, showing their delightful character. The portraits are taken against beautiful bespoke sets and the kids wear cute

Sean Avery – Animal Sculptures From Broken CDs

Australian artist Sean Avery has an unique way of expressing his sculptural talents. He creates these amazing sculptures using recycled materials like old CDs, computer hard drives, and so on, giving them a feel of organic and a distinctive sense of movement.

Luxury At Its Finest: Salon International De La Haute Horologerie (SIHH)

SIHH 2012 was the highlight of January, uniting over 12,ooo guests and retailers from all over the world. The 22-nd edition of the show, reunites 18 luxury watches brands, like Cartier, Montblanc, IWC, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin, Richard Mille or Parmigiani.

Erika Iris Simmons – Ghost in the Machine Portraits Collection

Portraits of musicians made out of recycled cassette tape. Yes, you read it correctly. This is the art of Erika Iris Simmons, who likes to take the most ordinary things and transform them into extraordinary art. Her works are mostly portraits of people associated

The Magic Sparkles Of Piaget

This year too, Piaget has succeeded in creating an universe where jewelry become magic objects that transform a lady into a queen. And the entire collection revolves around the rose. This delicate flower that has been an inspiration for jewelry designers for

Max Kauffman – Surreal Bird Paintings

Max Kauffman is a Denver based artist whose whimsical paintings envision a fantastic world of birds depicted in ethereal scenes. These surreal dreamscapes entrap an entire world of symbols from natural forms to those with a clearly human touch.

Danny O’Connor – Creative Portrait Paintings

Danny O’Connor (aka DOC) is a UK based artist, whose work is focused mostly on portrait and figurative painting. His works are inspired by comic books, character design, illustrations, and graffiti, using a wide range of media like acrylics, ink, spray paint