Friday 30 May 2008

Undressed Tom Fords mens spring/summer 08 man campaign

When I sew the pictures, what in my mind is: Oh my god! After the full nude male on Yves Saint Laurent M7 perfume advertisement, this time Tom Ford has extremely breaking the limit of advertising aimed at the general public. On his Spring and Summer 2008 ad campaign is totally exposing the human body with sexually emotions.

The advertisement is viewable on his website http://www.tomford.com/en/ — with the warning “Sexually Explicit Images tagging on it. In the series of the pictures showing a naked woman clutching the crotch of a man in a suit, nude male and women on the sun tan, love couple sex on the park with guys watching on, naked woman ironing whilst man drinks champagne and clutches a cigar...but you can all of them see here...down below....



















Wednesday 21 May 2008

Rendez vous de mois: ANTHONY GALLO


















Anthony Gallo was born in 1981 and he's done serveral clothing Ads such as Phat Farm, Sean John, Pepe Jeans, Abercrombie&Fitch. Anthony also appeared in Rihanna’s latest video, “Take A Bow“.












MR. Sagat ...AVEC TA BELLE , GROSSE , DURE ...



Grrrrrrrrr.......

Thursday 15 May 2008

BMW M1 Homage Concept











BMW pulled a surprise concept out of the hat at this year's Concorso dâ'Eleganza Villa dâ'Este event. The M1 Homage continues the company's recent habit of eulogising classic models with sculptural new concepts (witness 2006's Mille Miglia concept).

This time the design team decided to reinvent the M1, the iconic 1970s-era supercar that marked a crisply drawn diversion from the company's core business of cars and bikes. Styled by Giorgio Giugiaro, the M1 is still an icon, a wedge-shaped mid-engined sports car quite unlike anything the Bavarians had ever done before. The original car was inspired by Paul Bracq's wild BMW Turbo concept, designed to celebrate the 1972 Olympics in BMW's home town of Munich.

The production M1 followed seven years later, kick-starting today's 'M-power' motorsport division and creating a cult classic in the process. The low-slung spirit is something BMW hopes to evoke with the M1 Homage, a fluid fusion of Bracq and Giugiaro's original folds with the complex surfacing and intersecting forms of the company's ever evolving contemporary design language.

The details are lavish, with flutes, frills and slashes set into the curvaceous bodywork (although the proportions are appropriated almost line for line from Bracq's first generation car). Overall, the spirit of 1970s excess hangs over the project, but in a good way. While production hasn't even been hinted at, we suspect the company are testing the water for a possible return to a market segment now dominated by Audi's all-conquering R8.


INFORMATION

BMW M1 Homage, concept only

Website
http://www.bmw.com

Valextra By Appointment, Harrods











As the adjective luxury gets bandied about with increasing abandon, so the original arbiters of luxury seek ever more extreme ways of demonstrating their true credentials. Valextra, the Milanese luggage brand that since 1937 has been responsible for the majority of the finest bags in existence, has recently pushed the boat out with its Autumn Winter collection.

The bags themselves are as exquisite as ever of course, but it’s the method of viewing them that qualifies their status as extreme luxury. For five days only, from 14 to 19 May, the collection is available for viewing at Harrods’ exclusive By Appointment personal shopping service.

Scheduling an appointment just to see the new collection is certainly a novel exercise in verifying luxury status but then Valextra is a brand that’s continually sought to push boundaries in the luxury field. Alongside the standard collection, Valextra will also show pieces that have never been seen before and any bespoke or made-to-order items can be commissioned in a private consultation courtesy of the By Appointment service.


INFORMATION

Event dates
14 May 2008 to 19 May 2008
Website
http://www.valextra.it
Telephone
44.20 7893 8000

Tuesday 13 May 2008

DQ Vodka











We’ve always had a penchant for Sweden’s vodka, just like we’ve found ourselves inclined towards its design, seafood and inhabitants, on occasion. The latest tipple to tickle our fancy is Nordic Spirit, the first publicly owned vodka manufacturer to emerge here since the government's monopoly on the spirit’s production was disbanded.

Nordic Spirit professes to be one of the purest premium vodka on the international market. Under the moniker, DQ (meaning ‘distilled intelligence’), this luxury spirit has been in development for the last 10 years.

DQ is distilled in the government-protected Malmköping springs, a feature which formed almost two million years ago. The water here is naturally soft, filtered and fortified. In the Nordic Spirit bottling plant, a connecting pipeline to the natural springs allows them to blend their distilled DQ spirit with this purified water, close to the source.

Even the method of wheat production is steeped in tradition, with seeds planted in autumn and allowed to mature during the eight winter months, making the grains of superior quality.

The result is an ultra smooth, complex vodka that slips down as gently as a shot of pure spring water. The bottle is an appropriately sleek mix of Italian glass and brushed aluminium, topped off with a specially developed nozzle that maintains the quality and freshness within. A must for any discerning drinker.


INFORMATION

£33 for 1 litre bottle

Website
http://www.dqvodka.com

Industrial Facility exhibition


Epson Picturemate, for Epson, Japan, 2006

Little Disk Hard Drives, for LaCie, France, 2007 / 2008



Innovative design needn't be glamorous or revolutionary. Whether the client brief is to create a space shuttle component for NASA, a concept car for Ford, or a new corkscrew for IKEA, the requisite mental ingredients remain fairly consistent: creativity, originality, and vision.

A new exhibition at the Design Museum will showcase a selection of work from Industrial Facility, a London-based design studio that deliberately embraces the mundane - think coffee makers, toilet brushes and door handles - and applies the rigours of high design to objects most people might otherwise think little about.


Jetlag Travel Clock, for IDEA International, Japan, 2008

Coffee Maker, for Muji, Japan, 2006

Toilet Brush, for Muji, Japan, 2007

Beam Lights, for Established & Sons, England, 2007

Two Timer Clock, for Established & Sons, England, 2008



Since its inception six years ago, the small firm has cultivated an impressive roster of clients: names like Herman Miller, Yamaha, KitchenAid, Whirlpool and Muji, among many others. Much of their work is commissioned for foreign markets so the exhibition will be a first look for most London locals.

Running in tandem is 'Under a Fiver' - a selection of almost one hundred items amassed by Industrial Facility co-founder Sam Hecht over the last fifteen years, all of which cost less than five pounds. That he chooses to collect and surround himself with such items offers an insight into his firm's mentality - at all times simple, functional and smart - and reminds us, as does the exhibition generally, that good design need not sparkle and shine. Sometimes it just has to turn out a good cup of coffee.

Ten Key Calculator, for IDEA International, Japan, 2007

Second Telephone, for Muji, Japan, 2005

Lo Cost Cutlery, for Taylors Eye Witness, England, 2007

IF4000 Knife Rack, for Taylors Eye Witness, England, 2007

Wine Opener, for Muji, Japan, 2008

Cantilever Piano, for Yamaha, Japan, 2008

'Under a Fiver', a collection of objects all costing less than five pounds

The objects were chosen by IF co-founder Sam Hecht

Paper Cup, for Takeo, Japan, 2005






INFORMATION

Event dates
9 May 2008 to 7 September 2008
Website
http://www.designmuseum.org
Telephone
+44.20 7403 6933
Address
Design Museum
Shad Thames
London SE1 2YD
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