Marge Simpson poses for Playboy

Can you believe that Marge Simpson of The Simpsons has finally agreed to pose for Playboy. She is the first Cartoon character to ever grace the cover of Playboy ! For The Simpsons‘ 20th anniversary, Marge will have a three-page ...

PAPER MODE EDITORIAL ROUND UP OF RECENT TIMES

‘FRANKEN FASHION’ editorial with Guinevere van Seenus photographed by Daniel Jackson and styled by Karen Langley for Dazed & Confused October 2009. See full editorial on Paper Mode.

The Berlin Reunion

“Earlier this week, 1.5 million people filled the streets of Berlin, Germany to watch a several-day performance by France’s Royal de Luxe street theatre company titled “The Berlin Reunion“. Part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall ...

Song of the Day : [10/09]

Flying Lotus : Tea Leaf Dancers Addictive beat production by California’s Flying Lotus combined with sultry soulful U.K. female vocalist Andreya Triana relents to a unique flavor of hip hop. It is heavy yet smooth; a space-age lounge-type track that is very easy to listen to on repeat. Though the Reset EP was released ...

Xtranormal Movies

Client vs Designer “If you can type you can make movies”.  That is the slogan and concept behind Xtranormal, a web based company that allows you to create animations just by typing the story. The software allows you to drag and ...

BOYSEN PAINT ADS – PHILIPPINES

G-Nie Arambulo’s Boysen print ad campaign ‘Flowers’ won a Bronze Campaign Lion at the 2009 Cannes International Advertising Festival. This was the second ever Cannes Lion award won by the Philippines and first ever in the print category. The brief ...

Gouache CGI Paintings by Kazuki Takamatsu

On first look you may just think the work of Japanese artist Kazuki Takamatsu are simply CGI models under the X Ray machine, but on closer viewing you realize that the works are in fact gouache (the method of mixing ...

Alfa Romeo Mito – Space Invader Commercial

A pretty cool commercial for the last Alfa Romeo Mito: Let’s play Space Invader on the top of a building  – Nice work from production Houses : Buddy Films / Spy Films Credits: Client: Alfa Romeo Agency: Saffirio.Tortelli.Vigoriti Directors: Alex & Steffen Production House(s): Buddy ...

Aje : Sexy Summer 2010 Collection

The collection is Hot, the Model is Hot, the tattoos are sexy and the Lookbook is great! Girls you are lucky to have such a great collection coming your way for Spring 2010. Australian based Aje designed some sexy sequined ...

StreetStyle Photography – Can you read the Trends ?

What do you think Streetstyle photography is for? It is not only to see who is where and who wears what, but to analyze trends. In the past few years, but more specifically in the last year, streetstyle photography has ...

Song of the Day : [10/08]

Santogold x Diplo : Icarus This week I offer an experimental track from Santogold and Diplo’s “Top Ranking” mixtape. Can’t muster many words besides “haunting” and “beautiful”. This experiment was a success. Diplo has such a good ear I wish more ...

The Night Porter Digital Editorial by Errikos Andreou

Femke wears: leather Hat by Studi07 (Germany) | Earings by Vassilis Zoulias | Dress by Frida Karadima The really Greek team shot ” The Night Porter “ Digital Editorial – Photographed by Errikos Andreou and styled by Al Giga – ...

L’Eclaireur New Concept-Store [Paris]

As a Parisian, I can tell you that L’Eclaireur is THE best concept store in the French Capital – If you told me “and what about Colette?” I would tell you, Colette’s got the hype, L’Eclaireur got the class!  Nothing ...

Art School Confidential : Camilla Lastrina

As a sudo Art School Alumni I know that art school is where you can scout some of the freshest new talent. This was one of my favorite things to do when I was in school. I always sat next ...

Jimmy Choo 72 – Competition

An interesting contest from Jimmy Choo :  7 pairs of shoes and 2 bags, if you win! They are asking you to take part in a new social networking concept which will feature a photo competition to generate awareness of ...

Lagerfeld and Lily Allen Romp in the Hay

As Karl Lagerfeld spent part of his childhood on a farm, it seems only fitting that the Chanel built a version of a Marie Antoinette’s barnyard in the Grand Palais to present his Spring Summer 2010 collection.

New Digital Magazine: 160g

160g Magazine is a new digital magazine  reviewing mostly Fashion & Art – A beautiful site layout with some great editorial, I also love the Animated Editorial like the 2 images below

Christian Louboutin and Piper-Heidsleck Champaigne

Obviously the best shoemaker, Christian Louboutin is partnering with the best Champagne maker, Piper Heidsieck and the result is nice ! ‘Le Rituel’ is a limited edition bottle of champagne that comes with a glass shoe designed by Louboutin. Drinking ...

Milan Fashion Week SS 2010 Runway Review

Milan Fashion Week, well it was Milan Fashion Week – classic and chic at its best and the rest does not really matter. Jil Sander’s suits with the contrasting fabric on the upper body was probably my favorite feature of ...

Franken Fashion for Dazed & Confused

What an amazing Editorial for the last Dazed & Confused (Oct. 09) Franken Fashion with model Guinevere van Seenus photographed by Daniel Jackson and styled by Karen Langley – See FULL EDITORIAL ON PAPER MODE

Song of the Day: [10/06]

J Period & K’Naan : Don’t think twice Somali born rapper K’Naan teamed up with producer J Period to form The Messengers. The duo has released a trilogy of mix tapes in tribute to some of the world’s most influential musicians. ...

Artdesign studio Tsesler & Voichenko

The Russian Art/Design studio Tsesler & Voichenko have some great design pieces in their portfolio, especially the chairs that I’m in love with (below) The creative duo Sergei Voichenko and Vladimir Tsesler, worked as freelance artists, graphic designers and art directors. ...

Pedderzine: Still Life Editorials Goodness

Wow ! just wow ! How amazing is the Hong Kong based downloadable E-zine, Pedderzine ! So forward…I rarely see such original and creative shoots like these nowadays! Their photographer, art director and graphic designer are just genius… Each issue has ...

Emory Douglas : The Roots of Political Street Art

This weekend I went to the New Museum in New York City for the first time. I am not really sure what took me so long to get there but I think it was a subliminal resistance to prolong my ...

Song of the Day: [10/05]

SO FUN! San Diego resident Nathan Williams makes blistering, doo-wave rock about teenage boredom in sun-drenched suburbia. The self-described surf punk says his sound is about: "buried melody. A combination of musical influence both from my parents and friends growing ...

Lizzie Fortunato: Fusing Found Treasures

Lizzie Fortunato’s Jewel Collection is the perfect marriage of seamlessly translated concepts and unpredictable execution. Each piece tells a story, the story of the inspiration and all the handwork that went into fusing together the diverse materials, many of which ...

SHOWstudio Shop – Amazing Art/Props !

The famous SHOWstudio website own and directed by Nick Knight opened a little while ago their amazing (online) store in London, where you can find bunch of randoms props/objects mostly coming from editorials and catwalk shows – www.shop.showstudio.com £ 3,000 – ...

Maciek Kobielski Photography

Maciek Kobielski has a impressive raw and sexy portfolio, He shot editorial for prestigious publications such as Vogue Paris, Self Service, Last Magazine and The New York Times amongst others.

Self Service N°31 F/W 2009

Favorite Fashion magazine/book Self Service N°31 (F/W 2009) is out !!! Published October 1st, 130 pages of fashion, “the intensely focused concentration on the unique vision of Juergen Teller”… A must have for any fashion lover… Raquel Zimmermann on the ...

Backstage Anyone !?

You have Street Photography, Runway photography and Backstage Photography, and when it comes to runway backstage,  Sonny Vandevelde is pretty active during Fashion week… Having access to major runways, he shots and shots pretty much everything to give you the best ...

ine5 Decorative Light by ZOON

An other beautiful lamp design coming from the house of ZOON product & interior design, the ine5 light by Croatian designer Zoran Sunjic is a decorative lighting object that brings a sort of customization to the appeal of the lamp. Users ...

Raquel Zimmermann for Hermes

The Beautiful Raquel Zimmermann stars in the latest Hermes Ad Campaign shot by Eric Valli at the famous Sweden’s Ice Hotel Looks cold but cozy and huh… high heels in the snow im not sure !? Especially a $700 pair ! ...

Vision Panoramique Editorial by Mario Testino

These images coolness will never expire! Oozing with sexiness is this “Vision Panoramique” editorial for Vogue Paris, February 2007, of Patricia Schmidt shot by Mario Testino and hair by Marc Lopez. Reminds me a lot of the Tom Ford nude ...

Song of the Day : [06/10]

The Drums: Let’s Go Surfing Summer may be officially over but “Let’s Go Surfing” is a chirpy tune and good for those leafy walks in the park, smiling in your new scarf as you see something cute like a lollipop lady ...

Judith Seng’s Gradient Furnitures

Materials and surface are the focal points of Judith Seng’s recent work and the pieces showing at The Dock during the London Design Festival are certainly indicative of this. The perfectly smooth and glossy surface areas of Seng’s pieces are deliberately ...

Erika Hock – Wall Breaking

Looks like German artist Ericka Hock loves breaking walls ! Hock plays with walls and their resistance, either dropping them or applying enough pressure to break them. This seems to be here way to challenge the ideas of contemporary infrastructure. ...

Roberta Rusconi : Fashion Stylist

Roberta Rusconi began her styling career as a fashion stylist for the magazine D La Repubblica delle Donne and has been working for the magazine since it’s’ beginning in the late 1990’s. Roberta also collaborates with the following magazines ...

SuperExpresso Graphic Design

Italian graphic designer SuperExpresso (or Michele Angelo) is a freelancer based in Barcelona. His portfolio is pretty diverse, from posters to advertising or websites, he likes to experiment with new methods of illustration beyond following the trends. I really like his ...

Studio Straulino Photography

How amazing and creative are the Studio Straulino Photographs!? I just love the ‘Human Collage’ series! But for some reason I wasn’t able to see the rest of his portfolio except his latest work, which is pretty AMAZING ! Based in ...

Sibling: Collection 3 Video Lookbook

I’ve been waiting to get my hands on the new Sibling presentation but this went above and beyond all expectation. This video look book for their 3rd collection is a visual bomb, full of historic references through graphic elements and ...

Chanel: Coco Cocoon Viral Campaign

So now Chanel is starting to get interested in the web campaigns, and especially for their Coco Cocoon line, after using the help of Lagerfeld and Lily Allen for the AD campaign (here) – They are now spreading this viral ...

Song of the Day : [10/01]

Pictureplane : Goth Star Here’s a dark ‘n’ eerie, simultaneously infectious ‘n’ uplifting, Fleetwood Mac-sampling jam from Denver’s new electro heroes, Pictureplane. The song is “Goth Star,” from the group’s debut album ‘Dark Rift.’ It just goes to show how a ...

Thomas Lelu – Artwork [Exclu]

French artist Thomas Lelu’s artwork is really original – Here is a review of 3 series of his work, entitled Pinup, Playmate and Mgzn in hi-res ~ exclusivity for CyanaTrendLand . Born and based in Paris, Thomas Lelu is a writer ...

Sexy & Dangerous Intimates: The Lake & Stars Spring/Summer Lookbook 2010

Named after a Victorian euphemism for a woman’s skill in the bedroom, designers Nikki Dekker and Maayan Zilberman have created intimates that balance provocation and humor, intelligence and sensuality with their The Lake & Stars label. The collections showcase the creative ...

Karisia Paponi : It’s Four o’clock

How amazing is Karisia Paponi’s graduate collection !? Entitled “It’s Four O’Clock” she presented it at the June 09 Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts graduate shows. I am pretty amazed by her skills… Inspired by Porcelain prints from the 19th ...