Woolmark Campaign

Something fun and cute .....
 Horn sheep in the streets of London to promote a campaign for wool..... The campaign kicked off last week with a series of events. Besides the yellow sheep spotted outside Selfridges, more sheep were in town. Savile Row, London posh street, famous for it's bespoke tailoring was closed to traffic for the day on Monday October 11 in order to host Savile Row Field Day. To launch the campaign, a flock of Horn sheep were allowed to graze on specially laid turf along the road.
Here come the sheep ......

Not to forget the dog ....

and the video, sheep on Savile Row

This picture is not related to the Woolmark Campaign. It's an advertisement for Ugg, the Australian brand, a great pic !!!

Woolmark Campaign

Images courtesy Savile Row Field Day

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Celebrating Kenzo's 40th Anniversary

The Italian designer Antonio Marras who took over the Kenzo house six years ago, revisited the past in a tribute to the brand's 40th Anniversary show. We could named this SS 2011 collection, a tale of two cultures, the first portion of the collection being quite different than the second one. The second portion was absolutely stunning. Each piece was artistically designed, long and ample dresses draped and decorated with a mix of nature and kimono prints, flowers and vivid colors, inspired by various ethnic elements, among them South East Asian, Mayan, Russian ......  with a bohemian feel.

Images courtesy Theschereport

Liu Bolin " Hiding in Italy 2010 "

Liu Bolin, a young Beijing-based artist, has become known as the “invisible man” due to his ability to use his own body as an art material. The chameleon paints on himself, appearing to blend in with the backdrop. In 2008, his series named “Hiding in the City” shocked the world. Inspired by how some animals can blend into their environment, Liu Bolin uses camouflage principles to create amazing contemporary art. This series is an exploration of human nature and animal instincts which features Chinese citizens painted to blend into their surroundings (see earlier post). Liu Bolin's photography series are not the product of manipulation of a digital image. Instead, they display a skillful use of painting blended together with a sculptor's sense of space and the human body within it.


His new project "Hiding in Italy" has come to life in buildings and places that are of social and historical significance for the history of Italy.

Teatro alla Scala 1

Teatro alla Scala 2

Piazza San Marco

Canal Grande, Ponte di Rialto

Duomodi Milano

Ponte dei Conzafelzi

Palazzo Lombardia

Exhibition on view at Forma

October 21 to November 14, 2010

Wearable Art: Hermes " Carre d'artiste "

The emblematic silk scarf by Hermes undergoes a dramatic transformation once again after having launched its first edition " Carre d'artiste" in 2008 with "Homage to the Square" by Josef Albers. For its second edition, Hermes has collaborated with French conceptual artist Daniel Buren, known for his sculpure in the courtyard of the Palais Royal, in Paris " Les Deux Plateaux " also referred to as the Colonnes de Buren,  and for his installation of striped posters around Paris and in more than 100 metro stations. Now Buren has his bright bands of color on 36 square inches of hand-hemmed Hermes silk twill. The capsule collection is called " Photos-souvenirs au carre,"a limited edition of print scarves, inspired by the artist's random "photos-souvenirs," snapshots of nature or architectural details from his travels all over the world. A piece from Buren's edition will run around $6,800.

As a material, silk is hyperactive, soft, vibrant, and transparent. In a word, it's sensual. When it is animated by a human body, all its qualities become apparent, Burden says.

The artworks from ‘Photos-souvenirs au carré’ will be presented during the week of the Fiac in partnership with the Kamel Mennour gallery and La Monnaie de Paris, at La Monnaie de Paris – 11 quai de Conti – Paris 75006 from October 20th to November 7th 2010.


Courtesy Hermes