Hedi Slimane

I've just discovered Hedi Slimane, and I am totally addicted to his diary. He's a french fashion designer who's designed for YSL and Gucci. He's also the guy who did Lady Gaga's Fame Monster Album photography. Above are only a few of the thousands he's got up on his site. Check it out here, its absolutely stunning. This kind of photography really makes me want to go and buy a DSLR.

First Aid Never Looked So Good

this first-aid box can not only save lives but also looks good. 
with its elegantly designed bright-red stainless steel housing it is a functional eyecatcher and good-looking helper in emergencies. 
the "home" versions meets the din 13164 standard for private households and the "professional" version complies with din 13157 (workplace ordinance for up to 25 persons). 
design: ulf thomas solbach 
measurements 25.5 cm [10 in] high, 14 cm [5.5 in] wide and 9 cm [3.5 in] deep. 
material: stainless steel, nylon fabric.


If my bathroom wasn't blue, I'd buy this thing in a heartbeat. you can get one here.

Long Live McQueen

Today the world lost one an incredibly talented and influential designer; Alexander McQueen.


Born the son of a taxi driver, McQueen began making dresses for his sisters at a very young age, where he knew his calling was in fashion. McQueen's early clients included the likes of Mikhail Gorbachev and Prince Charles. He had once written "I am a Cunt" in biro into the sleeve lining in a suit he made just for Prince Charles. tisk tisk.


Upon graduating with a Masters Degree from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, his entire collection was bought by renowned fashion stylist, Isabella Flow (who passed away back in 2006). Isabella was basically responsible for his exposure, and convinced him to drop his first name (Lee) and use Alexander McQueen for his label.


His collections developed quite the controversial reputation, earning himself nicknames like "L'enfant Terrible" and "the hooligan of English fashion". He was known for his eclectic and and unconventional runway shows, such as that of Spring 2003 (The shipwreck theme) and 2005's Human Chess Game.


He's caused quite the stir in the fashion scene for past couple of years due to his shock tactics and endless creativity. I personally am very saddened by the news, as his shows and collections were always something I looked forward to seeing. "What's this crazy motherfucker gonna do next?"


RIP Lee Alexander McQueen 1969-2010

Chad Hagen

Introducing my latest obsession Chad Hagen.
Hagen is a Minneapolis based artist and designer who's style is retro meets contemporary/minimalism. He uses various printing methods and collage elements. Music to my ears and candy for my eyes! I wasn't able to find a biography, but his website showcases such a beautiful portfolio. This guy is everything I aspire to be as an artist/designer. I also just found out he's got twitter.


Pretty fucking inspiring.

Floating Shoe Rack

I think we're all guilty of owning too many shoes, that tend to clutter by the door at some point or another. Well, there's a solution! Introducing the Horizontal Shoe Rack. It suspends your shoes above the ground, making it easy to clean underneath (or if you live in snow for 8 months out of the year like I do, you need to place a mat beneath it so that all the slush and salt doesn't leave nasty puddles on your floor).


It's simply mounted onto a wall, easy to install and is available in various sizes, and price ranges between $110-165). You can add more as your shoe collection grows!
Neat. You buy one via dwr.com.

Fabienne Verdier

French artist Fabienne Verdier paints on sheets of paper/canvases spread out on the floor. Lucky Verdier even has her own mezzanine in her studio, which helps her with perspective due to the larger-scale work that she creates.

Her paintings are vertical and play with stroke, as well as the weight of her body. The paintbrush is at times hanging by a 10 meter rope and held in place by a pair of bicycle handlebars.

She is greatly inspired by Chinese painting (as you can probably tell by her ink flow and brush strokes).

I've always found one's thought process to be so interesting to look at and I think it's really cool that she's included pages of her visual journal to her website (see 3 last pictures above). The book includes her daily thoughts, research, inspirations and disappointments. 

I wish I could understand her chicken scratch.

For more info, you can check out her website here.

Lyndon Wade

So apparently I've been living under a rock, and so have you if you haven't heard of Lyndon Wade. He's one of America's Top 15 photographers. I can see why! I absolutely adore Hitchcock's The Birds set at the very top. He's the guy that did those cool Nestea ads. Wade produces unique narrative concepts within a series of images that lure in viewers to draw their own conclusion.


These are just a couple of my favorite photos, check out his site (by clicking on his name above). You won't be disappointed.


P.S Click on picture to get full effect, for some reason they're getting cropped and only showing 3/4's of the image.

Salivating all over the living room floor.

The BCN Design Week, organized yearly by BCD Barcelona Design Centre, is an international business focused congress framed in the field of design and aimed at those companies and professionals in any industry or productive services that use knowledge and creativity as a driver of its business activity.


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