Thoughts
Upcoming work, news, inspiration, randomness — all that we do and all that is us.
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BROWN FOOD
June 15, 2016In the age where social media response holds such importance, it is no surprise that only foods that look ‘Instagram-able’ deserve a spot on our feeds. Think, on the one hand, brightly coloured berries nestling amidst a thick slather of cream cheese on toast; or the ubiquitous poached egg oozing luscious thick yolk. But appearance […]
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BACK TO SUMMER
June 1, 2016Captured by photographer Christine Osinski in the 1980s, these images detail the portraits of the people of a summer at Staten Island. Released amidst the digital age, the photos are an intimate glance into the past, and an intriguing insight into 80s culture and fashion. Rather than focusing on the renowned, glossy New York skyscrapers […]
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SELF
May 11, 2016Where the world today is characterised by movement and flux, one artist stops to question what that does to our identity. Barcelona-based photographer Laia Gutiérrez conceptualised this series of photographs exploring the pervasive motifs of identity, migration and isolation. Titled ‘Zugunruhe’, her images of isolated landscapes hopes to evoke introspection, forcing us to explore our […]
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DUST
April 28, 2016In this set of haunting and powerful images, photographer Nick Brandt explores the destruction of the wild in East Africa, where animals such as rhinos, lions and giraffes used to roam. Brandt used life-size prints of different African animals and transferred them onto giant panels, before matching up the horizon lines of the print and […]
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SUBVERSION
April 27, 2016In an industry of prevailing luxury-good norms and commercial pillaging, newcomer Vetements has amassed an unexpected following for their outré creations and eccentricity — think tablecloth-turned-dress and mannish oversized tailoring. The audacious brainchild of brothers Demna and Guram Gvasalia is by no means an impetuous attempt: previously of Maison Martin Margiela, Demna mastered the rules […]
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CHILDLIKE WONDER
January 29, 2016It’s hard to ignore the childlike quality that Paris-based self-taught designer, Simon Porte Jacquemus, brings to the Parisian fashion scene. His eponymous label, Jacquemus, has a strong social media presence, particularly on Instagram, where the designer shares his whimsical musings in a triptych format. His playful approach of shapes and sizes — one-legged pants, tuxedo shirts that form […]