Ilya Abulkhanov

I was happy enough to meet Ilya, Prologue director at that time, at OFFF2009 festival when he was presenting Official Titles inspired by Kin-Dza-Dza soviet sci-fi movie. He was a creative direction of Display Graphics and Holographic Interfaces for Iron Man II, did the opening title sequence for the film Married Life, as well directed live action broadcast packages for the MTV Video Music Awards, Movie Awards and the MTV Station Rebrand. He also collaborated on the opening credits for RocknRolla, Iron Man I and The Incredible Hulk.Today, Ilya presents his personal website full of the top works he did for Prologue and personal researches: www.helloilya.com

http://vimeo.com/107558161

Artful Tagging by RETNA

RETNA (Marquis Lewis) is a contemporary artist, primarily recognized for graffiti art. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, and started his career in the early 1990s. He developed a distinctive constructed script or tagging which is derived from Blackletter, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, Arabic, and Hebrew calligraphy, as well as more traditional types of street-based graffiti. In addition to exhibiting at institutions and galleries in Los Angeles, Miami, London, New York and Hong Kong, Retna has done advertising work for brands such as VistaJet, Louis Vuitton, and Nike. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjszQGnXKQw&list=PLLdkjkOBv9VTbKbj5VmmltOc1RLMH5wuv

http://vimeo.com/19400373

Animal Food by Sarah DeRemer

Sarah DeRemer is a young and talented digital artist living between California and Seoul, South Korea. As a mad scientist, she creates hybrids creatures, mixing fruits and vegetables with wildlife. Discover these awesome series of Animal Food and follow her on Facebook fore more cool artwork. via

Aurora Fashion Week SS15

Earlier last month Designcollector dispatched fashion force in the middle of Saint-Petersburg Fashion Week - Aurora Fashion Week X. Talented photographer Sonya Mudvex came back with a decent review (hence on Russian) on what has happened on the catwalk.

9-18 октября в Санкт-Петербурге Международная Неделя моды AURORA FASHION WEEK Russia отметила свой X юбилейный сезон.

Международная Неделя моды AURORA FASHION WEEK Russia SS15 в этом сезоне была посвященна интеграции моды с самыми актуальными направлениями современной культуры: ART × FASHION, CINEMA × FASHION, FOOD × FASHION, MUSIC × FASHION.

Sonya Mudvex от лица Designcollector посетила дни подиумной программы и сделала современный модный отчет через актуальный Instagram.

DAY 1

Сhapurin

Один из самых популярных и актуальных российских модельеров. "Эта коллекция – про отдых, про счастье, про круизные лайнеры и яхты. Она для тех, кто умеет или только учится отдыхать" Игорь Чапурин

Off Strand: Pitchouguina, A-Line

Young designer fashion label based in London with nostalgic aesthetic.

ZDDZ London (UK)

ZDDZ London– молодая британская марка одежды с русскими корнями от выпускницы Central Saint Martins Даши Сельяновой

DAY 2

«Новые имена в дизайне 2014» от «Собака.ru»

Финалисты конкурса «Новые имена в дизайне», организованном журналом Собака.ru

Среди них — Ксения Герц с минималистичными платьями, молодой украинский авангардист Жан Грицфельдт, жизнерадостные коллекции Chooza, вещи с анатомическим кроем N. Legenda, интеллектуальный дизайн московских марок Leka, VikaJulia и Olga_Plеnkina и стритвэар от Materia.

Artem Shumov (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

Артем Шумов представил мужскую коллекцию Artem Shumov FW 13-14. Концепция коллекции базируется на идее удобства и минимализма мужских ансамблей начала XX века.

Liza Odinokikh (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

Liza Odinokikh – это достаточно молодой бренд женской одежды, который был создан в 2012 году. Дизайнер и глава бренда Лиза Одиноких.

DAY 3

Litkovskaya (Ukraine)

Лилия Литковская является одним из наиболее востребованных и популярных украинских дизайнеров, чей стиль критики мира моды относят к направлению интеллектуальной моды.

Arctic Explorer (Moscow, Russia)

Arctic Explorer – молодая, но очень успешная марка одежды московской it girl Ксенией Чилингаровой, которая, вдохновившись подвигами своего известного отца, полярника Артура Чилингарова, запустила собственную линию одежды.

Saint-Tokyo (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

Saint-Tokyo – молодой бренд петербургского дизайнера Юрия Питенина, основной концепцией творчества которого является столкновение Европы и Азии.

Maison Kitsuné (France)

Maison Kitsuné – культовый французский streetwear бренд, основанный бывшим арт-директором Daft Punk Gildas Loaëc и японским дизайнером Masaya Kuroki как продолжение французского рекорд лейбла Kitsune, который специализируется на электронной музыке.

The Domsai terrariums by Matteo Cibic

The Domsai pots designed Matteo Cibic, which look like little space creatures, come in a few different shapes and colors. The domes feature little holes on their bottoms to let fresh air in, and the designer reminds owners to water the plants (according to him, they only need a few drops of water a week to live in these conditions) and to keep them out of direct sunlight in the summer.

Jung-Yeon Min

Born in S.Korea and living in Paris, Jung-Yeon Min works at the edge of surrealism and abstraction.

"The main characteristic of my works is a kind of duality which finds many ways to express itself: abstract versus realism, ubiquity, diachronicity, microscopic and macroscopic, and so on. I’m always trying to engage in extreme or contrary dialogue. In abstract compositions, some hyperrealistic figures will make you try to find some kind of space, but you will keep wondering if you really have to see it that way, because something flat will try to impeach you. Somehow, you will feel like you are hanging between two worlds."

Andy Lee

Andy Lee is father of two wonderful girls, Creative Director, film maker, obsessive photographer, painter and manic doodler.

I've been taking pictures most of my life, but started it a little more obsessively about ten years ago when i was filming a documentary for a charity in Ethiopia. I had an old Hasselblad film camera with me and between scenes I started to photograph everything around me. From that moment on I was hooked. The joy I still get from seeing an image projected onto ground glass, or the smell of developer is enough to keep me shooting with a smile on my face.

Patterns of Harmony

"When it comes to sculpture, Gaspar Battha thinks big. His artworks address concepts including the limitations of the mind (envisioned as a physics-defying robotic bird), and humankind's relationship with tools (realized through custom-made screws and screwdrivers). Patterns of Harmony, his Master-project at UdK Berlin, takes this line of inquiry one step further, using a projection-mapped light box to explore the geometric nature of the universe." via A series of angled two-way mirrors forms the bulk of the lightbox, which Battha calls a "fractal of cubes." He maps and projects graphics into the back of the hexagonal sculpture, where "the light gets 'trapped inside' the object," bouncing off the reflective surfaces to form the 3D geometric shapes that viewers experience. Where the kaleidoscopic patterns are reminiscent of Kit Webster's Hypercube sculpture, Patterns of Harmony's geometry warps the mind in its efforts to communicate the mysteries of quantum physics.

http://vimeo.com/110239274

Onward Internet

"How do you make a spot that paints a portrait of the INTERNET? You use every crayon in the box, that's how! Teaming up with POSSIBLE, we also went through a dozen bricks of clay, spray paint, wood, lasers and a sprinkle of LOLcats. Onward Internet!" says animator Alex Mapar

http://vimeo.com/105674153

Art of Daliah Ammar

Daliah Ammar is a nineteen-year-old Palestinian-American artist based in Chicago. I personally enjoy her colour palette and an ability to depict deep emotions using dramatic lights and shadows on each portrait. The purpose of Daliah’s work is to transcend the notion of the self and the physicality of paint, resonating from her own vulnerable and personal experiences – as a means of conveying life as it blooms and decays from within. Expressing that awareness of the self and reflecting to the viewer establishes a relationship between themselves and herself. Daliah’s works are confrontational, yet, intimate and personal – using the painted surface as a trope for the physical and psychological presence between the inner self and external viewer.

David Cristobal

"The first three images are part of a series titled “Wood People,” which David Cristobal explains that “looking at the lines of a tree can tell you a lot about its life”; so the same goes for people." via

150 Street Artists Turned An Old Tunisian Village Into An Open-Air Art Museum

150 street artists from 30 countries created an open-air mural museum in Erriadh, a village on the Tunisian island of Djerba and one of the oldest in the country. The project was called “Djerbahood” and was organized by Medhi Ben Cheikh and the Galerie Itinerrance to decorate the village, revive it with new life, and draw more public attention to the island’s vast collection of beautiful street art. Spending almost the whole summer working on their personal murals, the artists left Erriadh on the so-called Island of Dreams with more than 150 stunning pieces decorating its walls, buildings, gates, windows, and doors.

“I wanted to do a project in Tunisia, but it was also a question of logistics,” Ben Cheikh said to NY Times. “I couldn’t send artists to the middle of nowhere. But also because Muslims, Christians and Jews have lived here in peace for the last 2,000 years or so. I’m not here to aggravate anyone, but to consolidate this aspect, which I find beautiful, and together with the natural beauty of the village, provides the artists with a unique canvas.”

via Demilked

TFL by Alex Trochut

"Transport for London" commissioned famous artist Alex Trochut to create a series of typographic posters for their latest City Bike Campaign

New from Mago Dovjenko

High profiled German illustrator Mago Dovjenko poured a huge amount of new works to his portfolio. Working on the edge of fashion and music he illustrates daily trends mixing all that styles in one epic cocktail. Mago still holds a record to be the youngest artist ever worked with high brands like Nike when he was 14 years old. Approach his works on magodovjenko.com

Elisa Ancori Illustrations

Barcelona-based talented illustrator Elisa Ancori shares her latest projects on Behance

Berlin Wall Rebuilt in Glowing Orbs

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall , artists Christopher and Marc Bauder and studio Whitevoid, marked fifteen kilometers of the original route of the Wall. They used over 8,000 light balloons filled with helium to recreate that shameful episode of a history. This project entitled “Lichtgrenze”, “Border of Light” will be installed on November 7, balloons will fly the 9th of November at night. Via Fubiz

http://vimeo.com/105754237

The Vox Populi stationery by Sam Curtis

London-based graphic designer Sam Curtis created a clean and neat identity for The Vox Populi – A series and ever-changing evening experience filled with curated art, music, dialogue and gastronomy within a private residence in New York City.

Bigger Picture of Famous Albums Covers

UK based blog Aptitude decided to look behind the frames on cover arts of famous albums and revealed the bigger issue.

Davis Ayer

"LA-based photographer Davis Ayer is more of a visual artist than just a photographer. He uses his camera as an instrument and paintbrush, mastering the art of double exposure with an unbending attraction toward what is beautiful.Shooting mostly on a Mamiya RZ, Ayer’s work features a dreamy host of colors and moods. Light leaks, double exposures, solar flare, and other manipulations make the colors in his film bleed so majestically and form the spine of his work. You can see more of his amazing photography on his Flickr and Tumblr or purchase prints here." text by Ignant