The Yoshida Brothers are a duo from Hokkaido, Japan.  They specialize in playing the shamisen but are also famous for taking the traditional art of shamisen playing and adding modern touches to it.  If you have never heard of the shamisen, just think of it as kind of like a Japanese banjo.  They have been around for quite a while but I was recently turned on to them by a friend of mine here in Japan. READ MORE

Still not on the official calendar, Alexandre Vauthier presented his third collection in Paris for the Fall/Winter 2010/11. This collection is made of volume, imposing structure and fluidity with a mix of technical (neoprene, viscose) and natural (alcapa, black fur) fabrics. The designer is supported by celebrities such as Rihanna and Madonna and by famous high fashioned brands such as Louboutin or Swarovski. READ MORE

Perrocaliente DRESS are patterned laser engraved cutlery by Japanese artist Hiroki Yoshitomi. These patterns are very smooth and do not fade away. They are made in Niigata Japan.

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The work of French illustrator, Jules Julien, is questions the reality of the world which surrounds us.  He puts in scene a world where the symbol blends with the anecdote and where the strange is concealed behind the images in his meticulously drawings.

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“I’m interested in those very everyday attempts to produce meaning.” say Damián Ortega. He creates amazing suspended , like his Cosmic Thing (2002), a gray Beetle, suspended suspended from the gallery’s ceiling by high-test aircraft cables. Ortega has meticulously disassembled the car, evidently taking the READ MORE

Malgosia Bela in “Colorful Summer” by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia June 2000, styled by Lori Goldstein.

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