Design
June 30, 2009

Could You Live Inside The Black Apartment? (7 pics)

New York-based creative agency “The Apartment” designed this apartment for Cindy Gallop. Gallop is an ad agency guru who used to be chairwoman of advertising giant BBH. Her brief was simple: “At night, i want to feel like I'm in a Shanghai nightclub.” What she got was just that – an apartment that looked more like a bumpin' club than a comfy home.

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Art
June 25, 2009

All That Glitters Is Not Gold – Daniele Buetti (5 Total)

Daniele Buetti is a Swiss artist currently residing in Berlin and Zurich. He is best known for his lightboxes, photographs and installations featuring defaced top models. Here he shows us what a bitter or sad life they can lead, leaving us to wonder what kind of internal issues they may struggle with.

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Art
June 17, 2009

A Charmed Childhood – Belle & Boo (10 Total)

Illustrator Mandy Sutcliffe was inspired to create the characters Belle & Boo during a university exchange trip to France. It was there that Mandy's love for illustrating children truly blossomed as she spent many hours in the Parisian parks drawing the beautiful French children. Belle is based on Mandy's own childhood – with her bobbed hair, bright eyes and wearing vintage clothing, she is insistently curious about the world around her.

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Uncategorized
June 7, 2009

Modern Architecture – ION Orchard: Singapore (4 pics)

Designed by London-based architecture firm Benoy, ION Orchard will be Singapore's most premium shopping strip when completed at the end of 2008. Media architecture will wrap around its entire facade to showcase the mall's retail brands, as well as serve as a fluid canvas for multimedia art and live telecasts of events held within the complex, such as runway shows and themed events.

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