Style
August 23, 2016

Fashion Designer Transforms Ordinary Clothing Into High Fashion Using Only a Pair of Scissors

Fashion designer Adam Saaks demonstrates the incredible power that a pair of scissors can wield. For over 14 years, he has refined a design technique that involves nothing more than shiny, razor-sharp blades and strategically-placed snips. With his tool and an eye for style, he cuts intricate motifs into ordinary bodysuits, dresses, and jumpsuits, transforming them into high-fashion ensembles with ladder-like patterns that accentuate the curves of the human body.

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Art
August 22, 2016

Interview: Photographer Sheds Light on the Unsung Heroes and Uncharted Territories of Pakistan

Photojournalist Mobeen Ansari loves to venture where his photography leads him, particularly when his human interest stories take him to uncharted and unexposed locations in his home country of Pakistan. Ansari’s photography aims to shed positive light on Pakistan across the international realm, and help discard the negative media portrayals of his country.

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Painting
August 21, 2016

Emotive Oil Paintings of Nostalgic Beach Scenes in Beautiful Bokeh

With rich strokes of oil paint, Philip Barlow renders beachside snapshots in mesmerizing blurs of bokeh, as if shot through unfocused camera lenses. His style eschews inconsequential compositional details in favor of accentuated ambience, smudging the scenes into soft smears of color while honing crisp, shimmering circles from each spot where sun rays reach earth.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.