Amazing Window Displays

Like the best advertising and the best art, the windows' statements are nothing if not memorable. Some displays are legendary for their artistry, detail and sly visual jokes.
Here is a selection of  elaborate and spectacular window displays.

Ostrich eggs at the Louis Vuitton store in London. Every few days a new egg is hatched revealing a new shoe, accessory or watch. Very clever !

It took six years to create this one, vintage and miniature mannequins at Bergdorf Goodman in New York.

" Little Red Riding Hood " is the theme for the Hermes store in Ginza , Japan.

Very different from the Ginza store, Hermes -Melbourne window displays feature black cardboard cutouts silhouettes and trompe-l'oeil paper bookshelf.

The whimsical window displays at Bloomingdales NY, that coincided with the opening of  Tim Burton's film "Alive in Wonderland" in March.

Skulls and stuffed animals on the window displays of this strange and weirdest store, The Last Tuesday Society in London.

Ad Campaigns, new selection

Here is a selection of recent advertisements that got my attention for their originality. The first one is quite unique, a bicycle shop in Germany promotes their goods with around 120 bikes mounted on a wall.

The second one is very cute..... for Evian Live Young, with a dog this time !!

 Carulla Knives Campaign

The latest print campaign for Pictionary board game shows an helicopter, a bear and a ship as if they were designed by the players.

For Calgary Farmers' Market

The last one is for the Scandinavian supermarkets Hemkop, created by Swedish Food Stylist Linda Lundgren.

To end this post, I picked two cool videos.

The latest Heineken commercial, getting your Heineken by Pneumatic Tube....

Many special effects for the Mini Countryman commercial

Fashion Without Borders for the busy traveler

It's Fashion week everywhere, the perfect time to post this series of images. "Going places," the Fall's nomadic trend seen by stylist David Vanderwal and photographer Mark Segal. Their concept - A woman who travels the world and wears her souvenirs on her sleeves. A luxury trend that could become costly!!

Courtesy TMagazine

Graffiti Art, Street Art and " CRASH "

Recently, several editorials have been published on Graffiti Art. The Huffington Post had a slideshow of cities that have the best street art - Berlin, Philadelphia or Chicago were the cities listed among others such as LA, New york and London.

My pick is Berlin with Mentalgassi, view Mentalgassi, Big in Berlin.

ArtInfo also announced the launch of the Urban Art Foundation in New York, a new organization that aims to protect graffiti artists, and to offer financial backing and legal representation for those arrested for tagging city streets. A hope to procure landmark status for some of the city's finest street art and promote this art form in public schools.

Here is a selection of images shot in various cities by photographer Peter Politanoff.

Madrid

Venice Beach, CA

Downtown LA

This brings me to John Matos ( aka CRASH ), a famous American graffiti artist. Growing up in the Bronx NY, John Matos started his graffiti career traveling the trains on school nights when he was 13. He was first noticed through his murals on subway cars and dilapidated buildings. As he got older, he transferred his art from the street to canvases and has exhibited his work at museum's worldwide. He is now regarded as a pioneer of the Graffiti art movement.

The artist at work

Images courtesy of John Matos personal album.

View more on " CRASH "

To end this post, an image of a new mural in downtown New York by CA-based artist Barry Mc Gee -aka Twist - an homage to graffiti writers.