October 27, 2007 | New Photography | by Phil Bicker - The Fader |
With a primary focus on documentary photography, Lightstalkers is an essential resource for emerging and established photography and related areas the world over. It comes with message boards and contact pages, making it a great place to expand ones knowledge and network. [photo by Jessica Daphne Korman]
October 25, 2007 | New Products | by Phil Bicker - The Fader |
The precursor to Nova, Willy Fleckhaus’ inspirational design for Twen from the 50s to the early 70s is simple and powerful, with groundbreaking use of photography and illustration. It really is a work of art direction genius.
October 24, 2007 | New Photography | by Phil Bicker - The Fader |
Joseph Szabo takes wonderful, deceptively simple, unpretentious and intimate photographs of teenagers, and has done so for the past three decades. Read more
October 23, 2007 | New Photography | by Phil Bicker - The Fader |
Elvis at 21: New York to Memphis — the recently re-published and re-edited version of the earlier publication, Elvis ’56 — showcases Al Wertheimer’s remarkable portfolio of Elvis Presley images, shot over just a few days at a pivitol point in his career. Afforded access to one of the Twentieth Century’s biggest stars, Wetheimer’s candid images and fascinating first person written account makes us realize just how inferior, manipulated. and fake today’s celebrity images are by comparison.
Arkansas illustrator Edward Kinsella certainly has a way with a brush and paint. The work on his website is nothing short of gorgeous, in all its muted painterly glory.
GeekStiff4U is offering some pretty nifty, hand-crafted, skull-shaped USB flash drives that can be worn as rings. The $156 price-tag may ward off non-geeks, but that’s the point. This item is only for people really committed to transferring data in style.
In Japan, when one makes squeezing gestures with both hands at chest level, one is gesturing that one wants candy — soft, round, bouncy candy. At least, that’s what this commercial would have us believe.
MP5 + TO/LET are a collective of three girls from Rome and from Bologna who have been working on installations and graffiti since 2006. This graffiti was created in Medika, a new squat in Zagreb, Croatia. They were invited there for the Vox Feminae Festival, and this was painted in four days in the main entrance. Read more
My friend Sam moved to Portland and subsequently discovered she hates fedoras. She started this blog to document her hatred.
It’s only fitting a band of Canadian rootsters like this would tap a mythical figure of folklore for their namesake. Indeed, Ottawa’s The John Henrys understand the power of the familiar. Read more
This weird creature is BuBo, born in the studio of Meritxell Duran in Barcelona, Spain. Bubo is happy hanging from the shoulder, playing inside with cell phones, keys, wallets and pens, and is made of natural latex in four different colors.
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A little infectious lollipop rock anyone? Feel free to embarrass yourself singing along at the stoplight. If the other drivers give you that look, roll down the windows and spread the love.
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Cookie Boy’s creative cookie designs
I don’t eat cookies, so good thing Cookie Boy’s cookies are little pieces of art too pretty and cute to eat. Read more
Communication prosthesis by Sascha Nordmeyer
This ‘communication prosthesis’ by designer Sascha Nordmeyer is hilarious and awesome. I want to wear one to a job interview.
Mathematics? Leave me out. Fashematics? Now you’re talking! This gem of a site is a runway equation that adds up to a whole lot of wonderful.
Francoise Nielly’s Yellow series
Parisian visual artist Francoise Nielly brings technicolour to the forefront in her latest series, Yellow. Featuring thick impasto palette knife strokes and trippy neon hues, Nielly captures the vulnerable expressions of her muses to a tee. Read more
New York-based artist Suzuki Mariko has made this handmade felt doll set of a mom and happy baby bear sitting on a sofa. At just three inches wide and two inches high, it’s perfect for your side table. It can even watch TV with you. Aw! We have it for sale in the Lost At E Minor store. Read more
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