Graphics + Interiors for Cafés, Bars and Restaurants

Food satisfies hunger and fulfills human souls. In a market where chefs’ cleavers have to compete with others’ passion and innovative minds, strategic design in cafés, bars and restaurants with attractive interior and graphic elements are always the key to stand out and win customers’ heart. …read more on http://www.victionary.com/

Minna Parikka is one of the top names among Finnish shoe designers.

On May 6, a miniature sheet on fashion with five 1st class non-value indicator stamps will be issued. The miniature sheet features drawings of creations by six young Finnish designers who have achieved international success: dresses by Jasmin Santanen and Tuomas and Anna Laitinen, shoes by Minna Parikka and Julia Lundsten, and a handbag by Sanna Kantola. All these accessories are from this year’s spring collections. The miniature sheet was illustrated by Laura Laine.

Along with the Fashion sheet, two stamp booklets will be issued in May. One shows the much-loved Moomins on their adventures. The booklet includes six 1st class non-value indicator stamps and they are illustrated with cartoon sketches by Tove Jansson. The originals are in the collection of Tampere Art Museum’s Moomin Valley. The other booklet features Finnish sauna culture. A speciality of the Sauna booklet is its scent: its five 1st class non-value indicator stamps release a gentle bouquet of birch leaves when scratched. Päivi Vainionpää is the designer of both booklets.

The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards (HKIA Annual Awards) are the region’s most prestigious awards for Hong Kong architecture. viction:ary is pleased to announce the publication of The HKIA Annual Awards 2008, celebrating the work of excellence in architectural design. More on http://www.victionary.com/

Sometimes words can’t describe what Sandra Backlund can do with a knit.  We are constantly amazed by her innovative and modern approach to a medium that is otherwise resigned to the ‘more mature’ generation.  Each piece in the collection is improvised; rather than being based on patterns Sandra designs as she knits.  What we most enjoy is that despite her success since the label’s inception in 2004 (note: a collaboration with Louis Vuitton for Fall 2007/08), there is still that bespoke stamp to each piece.

http://www.sandrabacklund.com/

The show Unseen Guy Bourdin arrives at the East London arts center this weekend, and its opening Saturday night will be hosted by none other than Bourdin muse Nicolle Meyer. Star of many of the photographer’s most iconic images, including 30 of his game-changing ads for Charles Jourdan, Meyer is a less immediately identifiable muse than some. Muses like Nicolle Meyer who worked intensely with Guy Bourdin beween 1977 and 1980 listen, comply and thus earn the respect of a visionary photographer. Since her working experience with Bourdin, she has gone on to write ‘Bourdin: Message for You’ and is happy to be in her own words “a Guy Bourdin ambassador, spreading the images”.

“Unseen Guy Bourdin” at The Wapping Project open from 9th May until 4th July.

The Evian brumisateur is one of the most natural beauty products in the world. This summer,
the French illustrator Coco has a very recognizable style and Works for many international brands and magazines, like Vogue, Nylon Japan & USA, and different Fashion Week . Her illustrations are light and soft, full with feminine elegance. The organic style matches perfectly the key values of Evian: natural beauty, purity and radiant youth with a touch of glamour. The three new limited edition ‘Beauty by Coco’ brumisateurs are illustrated by the French illustrator Coco. The limited edition brumisateurs are available from May.

More illustration on http://cocopit.biz/

On 30 April, Christian Hiltawsky will open his new gallery space, in the heart of Berlin Mitte, with photographs by Frank Horvat (*1928), who played an important role in the history of fashion photography. The gallerist has already proven his knowledge of photography art with many years of experience as the head of the aplanat galerie für fotografie in Hamburg.

The private view is on 30 April from 7pm onwards. Dr. Matthias Harder, Curator of the Helmut Newton Trust, will be giving a talk, attended by the photographer himself. On 1 May at 7pm, there will be a reading and slide show, by Ingrid Mylo and Frank Horvat to introduce the “Masken und Mandarinen” (masks and mandarins) book project.

Frank Horvat - Images of the 50s and 60s - 1 May – 13 June 2009

Galerie Hiltawsky
Tucholskystraße 41, 10117 Berlin
www.hiltawsky.com

Photo: Babette Pauthier

The Spring Summer 09 collection is online at annavince.com.

Amelia’s Magazine has been asked to produce a piece of artwork for an exhibition that Shelter will be putting on in the summer. Other designers and artists who will be contributing to the exhibition include Stella Vine, Basso and Brooke and Rachel Whiteread. The final artworks will be auctioned to raise money for Shelter, and it’s a great honour to be asked to contribute to this. I’ve been given the TWO OF HEARTS, and the plan is to put together a patchwork quilt of cards in many different styles and designs, all depicting the TWO OF HEARTS. But I am not going to do this alone; in keeping with the way that I have produced the magazine this patchwork will be made up from contributions from illustrators. So I need your submissions! The best playing card designs will be added to the quilt and your name will be credited in the exhibition which you will also be invited to attend.

http://www.ameliasmagazine.com

Miles Aldridge’s pictures describe a surprisingly glossy and electromagnetic pulsating world, full of smooth, illuminated models and venomous LSD colour tones. With his phosphorescent compositions and mystical situations, he balances between contemporary and figurative photography.

His latest book “Miles Aldride: Pictures Photographs” will be released this spring by Steidl.

MILES ALDRIDGE - Doll Face 2 April - 10 May, 2009 Hamiltons Gallery 13 Carlos Place, London W1K 2EU