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Bindella, Tel Aviv, Israel
Hipsters and Business-folk alike, the Ace Hotel Downtown is open for business. The beautifully ornate United Artists building, originally built in 1927 as a film studio, theatre and tower, has been lovingly restored and is the newest addition to the Ace Hotel familia. A rooftop pool, restaurant, 3 bars and the retained theatre are all available to guests staying within their 166 rooms and 16 suites. Check out the pics, and I’m sure you’ll want to check in yourself.
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Hey Es, Imm’a let you finish, but firstly can I just say, you’re amazing!
I don’t feel the need to wax lyrical about Es Devlin because her incredible work speaks for itself. She’s a true inspiration to me, and for proof of why, just take a look at some of her many achievements below.
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Designer and writer Dinah Fried has created the most immaculate and inspired gastronomic flat lays. Some literary descriptions of food made such a strong impression on her that she decided to recreate and photograph them—a total of 49 photographs have been created by Fried. From Moby Dick to The Great Gatsby, and even Alice in Wonderland, Dinah has laid out some seriously iconic tables to photograph.
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It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Opening Ceremony. I anticipate their collection launches and fashion shows more than Christmas. They always create an environment that is unique and original, with the perfect ratio of nonchalance that actually works to heighten their polished aesthetic. Their shows are abstraction meets style meets street meets modernity, all rolled into one take that! fun ball. As a Set Designer I’m always fascinated by their concepts, and each season my expectations are exceeded. I don’t know if they would appreciate this comparison, but I like to think their shows are Chanel for Millennial‘s.
Their Crash Collection for SS14 is no exception. OC have expertly dressed their models and then flat laid them on beds either relaxing or captured undertaking everyday tasks. It seems to be a common theme these days- heightening the everyday aesthetic and OC are capitalising on the trend. All shots are in plan view and give the customer a perfect image of the clothes, albeit a more relaxed depiction of them.
I couldn’t say there is consistency to their colour ways this look book. But who cares. Anyone who can send out an oversized Neoprene Racing tee, next to avocado green psychedelic trousers and a blue bauhaus inspired print button-down is already so far ahead of the fashion game, it makes the rest of us look like we’re still in the locker room with our jersey’s on backwards.
Game Over. OC for MVP.
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Dior in Brooklyn. Who would’ve ever imagined those two proper nouns together in a single sentence? Alexander Wang broke the outer-borough barrier back in February when he showed at the Navy Yard’s Duggal Greenhouse. But Dior, the storied French house and LVMH bigwig Bernard Arnault’s baby? It happened tonight, and the likes of Rihanna, Marion Cotillard, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Leelee Sobieski, Allison Williams, Margot Robbie, the artist Sterling Ruby, and designers including Christian Louboutin and Proenza Schouler’s Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough arrived by water taxi and town car to witness fashion history in the making. Bureau Betak spent nearly a week constructing an elevated floor at Duggal that situated the show’s 1,000-plus guests at window level. The Manhattan views vied for attention with the LED light display at the opposite end of the warehouse space.
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The folks over at Lustik have compiled a greatest hits of mixed media for your scrolling pleasure. From sculpture to illustration, Lustik covers all the bases with a contemporary lens. Everything on there is worth checking out. The beauty of images like these is that they could be the missing link in your current project, or the lightbulb that inspires an entirely new one!
Whatever you get out of it, there’s no mistaking that these guys give good Tumblr.
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These are the good guys of Tumblr. The Mighty Pencil is an independent not-for-profit organisation that works together with a select group of professional illustrators in order to showcase their work worldwide. TMP are not kickstarting anything, they are just fans like you and I. They appreciate good illustration, great drawings and stunning colour ways and act as a platform for those who feature on their Tumblr.
So in good faith, check out The Mighty Pencil. You can find a contact list of current featured artists on their sidebar should you wish to commission an illustration for yourself.
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Ironic really, because the people over at This Isn’t Happiness bring so much joy to so many people with their deprecating humor and innate ability to poke fun at daily life. For every comical upload they also post hopeful insights and moments of wisdom, cool imagery and on point platitudes. All of which you’ll be screen-shotting for your own Instagram feed.
This isn’t Happiness got my attention with their good looks, but won me over with their sense of humor. It’s a real thing.
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This Tumblr is a vacation for the eyes and the mind. Thank you to Austin Radcliffe over at Things Organized Neatly we can now enjoy a literal visual aversion to chaos. You see a neat vignette, where once was a random agglomeration. The use of colour, repetition and subject matter are impressive and striking to look at. Things Organized Neatly is the very definition of beauty in the everyday.
This one is for the OCD in all of us.
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