By Cyril Foiret 22 Nov 2011 @ 10:20 am |

Famous in France, Japan and the United States, the man that Vogue called “the Picasso of Pastry” revolutionized pastry-making with regard to taste and modernity. With “pleasure as his only guide”, Pierre Hermé has invented a totally original world of tastes, sensations and pleasures.
Towards the end of 1996, Pierre Hermé left Fauchon to start Pierre Hermé Paris® with Charles Znaty. Their first shop opened in Tokyo in 1998, followed by a Salon de Thé in July 2000. In 2001, Pierre Hermé returned to the gourmet scene in Paris. Immediately, the pastry shop at 72 rue Bonaparte in the Saint Germain des Prés area scored a big success. Every day, READ MORE
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Charles Znaty,
desert,
food,
Haute-Couture Patisserie,
pastry chief,
patisserie,
Pierre Hermé
By Ani Tzenkova 22 Nov 2011 @ 9:27 am |

We collaborated with Illustrator Natalia Grosner to illustrate a selection of looks from NYFW S/S 2012,in her signature style, using her nameless pea pod character. I love seeing how to clothes translate, its so charming! READ MORE
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fashion illustrations,
Natalia Grosner,
Natalia Grosner's NYFW S/S 2012 Fashion Illustrations,
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By Katrina Tan 22 Nov 2011 @ 9:11 am |

There’s not too much information on artist Suzy Lelièvre, but her striking works speak for themselves. A steel ladder does a graceful backward bend into a full circle, a bowl of noodles connects to a large mid-air fork, and dice dots sink towards the ground. In fact, in most of Suzy’s work, everyday objects are spun, skewed, and READ MORE
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art,
conceptual art,
objects,
Paris,
Suzy Lelièvre
By Sarah Deane 22 Nov 2011 @ 9:02 am |

San Diego’s Subtext Gallery is currently hosting an original concept as part of a collaboration with guest curator Christina Conway. Up until 11th December, the exhibition entitled ‘Homeroom’ will be displaying one-off works by contemporary artists who have cleverly re-imagined their childhood drawings. READ MORE
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art,
Audrey Kawasaki,
childhood drawings,
Christina Conway,
exhibition,
Homeroom,
illustrations,
illustrators,
Nimi Malavia,
Subtext Gallery
By Joelle Tessa 22 Nov 2011 @ 8:34 am |

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Think of Ceremonials as your life soundtrack: it nurtures the ebbs and flows of passion, beliefs, and change. Leave it up to Florence & The Machine to create a flawless album in the essence of audible beauty. READ MORE
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Alternative,
Ceremonials,
daily song,
florence + the machine,
indie-pop,
Never Let Me Go,
No Light No Light,
Seven Devils
By Ani Tzenkova 21 Nov 2011 @ 11:36 am |

The series Broken houses is based on photographs of abandoned structures neglected by man and destroyed by the weather. The photos are found in the web while pursuing an amateur photographer from North Dakota who obsessively documents READ MORE
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decaying homes,
isreal,
isreali artists,
Ofra Lapid,
Ofra Lapid's Broken Houses