The Prada Book

Dear Shaded Viewers,

The new Prada book showcasing 30 years of Prada and their projects dedicated to fashion, architecture, art, communication and cinema will be presented Tuesday 17 November at the temporary Prada Boutique Place Beauvau in Paris. The presentation is by invitation only. 

The book will be available at select bookstores and Prada boutiques in February 2010. You can visit  www.prada.com and order the book now. The book contains more than 700 pages and will retail at approximately 84 EUROS. Along with their obvious interest in fashion, Prada has commissioned "epicenters" by Herzog & de Meuron in Tokyo and Rem Koolhaas' OMA in Los Angeles. 

Later,

Diane

FASHION FILM - WHEN YOU'RE A STAR - by JAIME RUBIANO & JASON LAST

When You're A Star is the latest fashion film collaboration between Jaime Rubiano & Jason Last. 

Art directed & styled by Jaime Rubiano, the film was shot in the famous Pigalle red-light district of 

Paris and stars models Skye Stracke & Aminata Niaria. All clothing in the film is Emanuel Ungaro 

AW09; Esteban Cortazar's fantastic third collection with the brand.

Here are some of Jaime's brilliant images from the shoot that guided the direction of the piece. X

 

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GEORGETTE KONING AT GALLERIES STELTMAN AMSTERDAM

Photographer and ZOO Magazine's editor in chief Sandor Lubbe in front of his first exhibition at
Steltman Galleries which runs until december 24th. Prinsengracht 799, Amsterdam.

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MARCUS LEATHERDALE 1980-1994 NEW YORK CITY

A retrospect of photographs from Leatherdale Studio in NYC from 1980-1994.
86 photographs, 160 pages Hardcover book.
Available online:  www.marcusleatherdale.com

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10 years of Swiss Textiles Award winners

10 years of Swiss Textile's Award winners minus Bruno Pieters.

Later,

Diane

Nature Morte et Enterree , Theo Mercier Nov. 14th first solo show in Paris opening today

Galerie Gabrielle Maubrie

24, rue Sainte Croix de La Bretonnerie

75004

Saturday November 14th opening 18h - 20h

Theodore wishes you attend to support the artist or your friend.

Later,

Diane

GEORGETTE KONING ON SACHA GOLDEN HEEL AWARD 2010

 

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William Kentridge opening at Museo Capodimonte, Naples by Massimilano Locatelli

William Kentridge in front of his work at the Museo Capodimonte, Naples

Aldo by Kendridge

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Henrik Vibskov_Kunsthal Brænderigården Denmark 14 Nov 2009 - 3 Jan 2010 & Henrik Vibskov 3 Projects in Bejing

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Recently when I was in Copenhagen, Henrik introduced me to the artisan working on his wood linolium project.: New Cobbler.  

Henrik already played a concert with Mickey Zhang-bejing and did a show, now , as you can see above, he has his opening in Copenhagen but his work can still be seen in Bejing until the 28th November.

Later,

Diane

Arno Nollen & Atelier Van Lieshout-opening today at Jousse Entreprise till 23 December

Atelier Van Lieshout 2009 Dripping World Map

 

Arno Nollen 2009 Lost and Found

Lost and found comes from a box that has been hidden away and forgotten. You find it and you review it, zoom in to a girl sitting on a bench, she was talking to me and trying to find out what she might have lost. She's a 'mirror'. Arno Nollen

Jousse Entreprise 24 rue louise weiss - 75013 

www.jousse-entreprise.com

Later,

Diane

Marcus Leatherdale in the current issue of LID and his photo of Larissa as a banner for the Fundacion Canal Museum in Madrid "Mujeres En Plural" exhibition

Fundacion Canal Museum in Madrid "Mujeres En Plural" exhibition used Marcus Leatherdale's portrait of Larissa  as the invitation at the entrance and the outside banner. The collection was titled Women of the 20th Century and the art in the exhibition belongs to one Spanish collector.

Larissa by Marcus Leatherdale_1983

Dear Shaded Viewers,

If you pick up the current issue of LID (covers below) you wiill find a 20 page portfolio of   Marcus Leatherdale's photos from India and a one page interview. 

Art-21

Yinka Shonibare MBE

Cindy Sherman

 

Paul McCarthy

Thank you to Koran Verren and Griffin for the link.

http://video.pbs.org/video/1281770054/

Martin Butler and the Mauer Mob Project_Berlin Wall celebration

5,000 people in the areas by mauer park, posdam plaats, checkpoint charlie and east side gallery, plus smaller groups dotted around the city to the north and the south. 10,000 people registered on the website. 

"It was a strange unifying and at the same time isolating experience standing there in the pouring rain...old  people, young people, children together taking a moment to reflect together. I think it was an important thing to have done. .. " said Martin Butler

 

High Life: From Hautviliers to Versailles

A couple weeks ago power publicist Nadine Johnson worked with Dom Perignon to put together a historic trip that recreated the path of Dom Perignon from its humble beginnings to its haute place at the court of Louis XIV.

Guests jetted in to Paris and spent a night at the Crillon, then the next morning drove to the monastery in Epernay where Dom Perignon lived out most of his life (and where he invented the bubbly brilliance of the world's finest champagne). At the monastery, after a light lunch, Dom Perignon's resident historian, Pascal Pecriaux, spoke at length about the history of the brand, and its birthing pains, describing how a happy accident led to the creation of champagne. As he spoke, the vineyards which stretched down the rolling hills, were bathed in a beautiful mist, typical of Champagne country, which has the perfect mix of sunlight and moisture.

Vineyards at Epernay - all photos by Todd Eberle, courtesy of Dom Perignon

Another shot of the Dom building at Epernay

Vaulted detail at the Abbey

After a brief visit to the Abbey, where Dom Perignon had the honor of being buried, an elaborate tasting followed, with guests sampling storied vintages from 1995, 1996 and 2000, among others, including the ultra-rare Oenotek versions of some of these vintages. The tasting took place on the second floor, in the cloister of the Abbey.

Dom!

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La Monstre

The premiere issue of French journal

La Revue Monstre features portfolios

by artists Georges Tony Stoll

and Michael James O'Brien.

Available  on line now!

www.revuemonstre.com

 

BLAAK sample sale!

OBIKAKE + SCARF - Julien David One Product Shop

A year ago Julien David put togeher their first Scarf Collection. The scarves are made in the north of Japan by master silk makers and printers, on a matte silk twill fabric that they had developed exclusively for them. Now they have a new concept called Julien David one product shop. The idea is to sell only one scarf and one exclusive item a week inspired by the concept of their current collection. This season their concept is a mix of paisley prints with graffiti techniques and tools. The current scarf featured above is a paisley pattern made by a stencil technique and the Obikake is painted by a dripping technique.

http://oneproductshop.com

Later,

Diane

"LA VIDA ENTRE LOS DIAS" PAINTINGS BY DAMJANA JOKICH IN MADRID

Painting exhibition "LA VIDA ENTRE LOS DIAS" by the artist Damjana Jokich was opened on October 29 at the Serbian Embassy in Madrid, in the presence of a numerous European countries ambassadors.

Here is what Damjana Jokich says about the series of the exhibited works: "Each painting is, as well as its title, a bitter sediment of and experience and a witness of emotion beauty an simplicity. The dark side of life is simultaneously the picture of the world which inspires a lot in a pursuit of answers who we are, where we are and where are we going to. The pictures were created with the faith that the strongest part of every man is his own strength."

Damjana Jokich was born in 1979 in Novi Sad (Serbia). She graduated in 2002 at the Academy of Fine Arts, in the Graphic Arts Department, in Novi Sad. Damjana exhibited in a great number of exhibitions, in the country and abroad. She is a founder of the independent group of artists "Reality Producers" (Spain). She has been living and working in Madrid from 2003. Damjana Jokic is a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Madrid (AVAM).

The exhibition "LA VIDA ENTRE LOS DIAS" is available to visit by the end of November.

Embajada de Serbia

Calle Velasquez, 162

Madrid

 

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Alexander Wang walks off with the 100,000 EUROS Swiss Textiles Prize

Alexander Wang in his NY atelier and at the dinner last night

Dear Shaded Viewers,

It was a hard decision for the jury but in the end they awarded Alexander Wang the 100,000 EUROS prize. He gave a sweet and humble speech saying the award went to all of the designers and he  said that no matter how big his business was, winning this award was  like the cherry on the cake. His business is valued at 20,000,000 $+.. He totally reminds me of Marc Jacobs at the same age and no doubt will have the same success or should I say continued success.. 

The beautiful and dreamy Ruben and Isabel Toledo. A note: when Michele Obama wore Isabel's designs when the president took office last January, the textiles were....Swiss.

Akiko, Isabel, Sameer and Ruben before the show

 

Jury members during the show

All Diane's photos taken with the Samsung ST550

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"My Favourite Dress" by Gity Monsef, Samantha Erin Safer & Robert de Niet

Dear  Shaded Viewers,

Over 70 influential and celebrated fashion designers and personalities  were asked to showcase - My Favourite Dress.  The texts include commentary on the emotional attachment that various people have with their favourite dress. The idea is to highlight the intimacy between the designer and the wearer of their garments. Some of the designers featured in the book are: Alexander McQueen, Barbara Hulanicki, Bernhard Willhelm, Calvin Klein, Christian Lacroix, Dolce & Gabbana, Dries Van Noten, Eley Kishimoto, Giles Deacon, Giorgio Armani, Isabel Toledo, Issey Miyake, John Galliano, Albert Ebaz, Marc Jacobs, Mary Quant, Naoki Takizawa, Paul Smith, Rick Owens, yours truly and the list goes on. 

My Favourite Dress - Hardcover (Dec 16, 2009) available now for pre-order on amazon.com

Later,

Diane

Singer Brahim wearing a hand made scarf by Dirk Benesch photographed by Zoltan Gerliczki for Knitting against AIDS

Beniamino Marini, journalist Milan and the Samsung ST550

Beniamino Marini

Dear Shaded Viewers,

I was happy to see my friend Beniamino and of course I wanted to have him take his and our photo with the new Samsung ST550.

Later,

DIane

Stella Contemporary Fashion Awards-Panel discussion, Meet the Winners

 

Robb Young was the moderator, experts: Dana Thomas and Mathias Ohrel

Past Swiss Textiles Award winners: Marios Schwab, Haider Ackermann and Raf Simons

Past Swiss Textiles Award winners: Raf Simons, Daniel Herman, Kate(1/2 of Rodarte), Tran Hin Phu

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Celebrating their 10th anniversary, Stella Contemporary Fashion Awards held a panel discussion with the past winners of the Swiss Textiles 100,000 EUROS prize and a few industry experts. Robb Young moderated the discussion. Discussions revolved around brand identity, creativity, compromises, how has the recession changed the landscape of fashion and luxury in particular.... Daniel Herman was the first winner of the Swiss Textiles prize 10 years ago, he now focuses his business on lingerie,2nd winner Tran Hin Phu decided to do more made to order and opened his own shop, 3rd winner was Benoit Missolin he now has a successful millinary business, 4th winner was Raf Simons, he went on to be the Creative Director of Jil Sander in addition to  his own signature collections and many collaborations, Haider Ackermann has seen his business double + over the last 3 seasons, Two more Belgian winners include Christian Wijnants and Bruno Pieters. Christian's business is growing and Bruno went on to designs Hugo along with his signature line. Rodarte won last year and are enjoying even more international success. 

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DORADE THE FIRST LAUNCHING TIME, PART II - PARIS!

Dear Friends,

Following its triumphant New York preview
an overwhelmingly successful launch party in Switzerland
and a surprise appearance at the Salon Light du Point Ephémère,
Dorade is coming home to Paris at long last!

Please join us in celebrating the first issue of Dorade:

Friday, November 13
from 6:30PM at
L'Espace d'en Bas
2 rue Bleue
75009 Paris
M°Cadet

Come have a drink, leaf through Dorade and buy it too.

See you on Friday!

http://www.dorademagazine.com



Ugo Cacciatori -Jewelry Designer

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Sea urchins and skulls inspire Italian jewelry designer Ugo Cacciatori

http://www.ugocacciatori.it/