Exactitudes Vernissage

Another opening from the Dutch in Berlin

Arie Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek signing their 5th edition of Exactitudes (MORE)

Exactitudes 5.0

5th revised edition 2011, 48 new series, € 37.50 order at www.exactitudes.com Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek will sign "Exactitudes 5.0" at Berlin Weekly, Linienstrasse 160, Berlin. June 30th, 20:00 - 22:30. Exactitudes can be also be seen in Berlin at the exhibition Basic Instincts, villa Elizabeth, invalidenstrasse 3, and at The Dutch Embassy, Klosterstrasse 50 Berlin

Sketchbook Pro

Fashionary, a sketchbook tailor-made for fashion designers.It contains intensive fashion information with barely visible figure templates for instant sketching of ideas. Never mind that you can't sketch yourself! http://fashionary.org/

Hmm, total marketing concept including "Tommy Ton" style photography. They do take themselves very seriously at I.T. I guess it's the adult version of "My wonderful world of fashion"

The same idea but less chique and serious

Illustrations specially created by illustrator Nina Chakrabarti.

Much more fun, and of course, made for children.

Both "books" gave me an instant feeling of "Auch Haben", but on second thought.....I can sketch myself, but I never do cause I've got a camera, and tons of empty sketchbooks in various sizes and colours.

Commedia dell'Arte

Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg produces exclusive editions – freely worked porcelain projects developed exclusively for the manufactory by artists and designers of international repute. In 2010 Wim Delvoye created a special edition figurine called "Bustelli Twisted" (right)

(Left side; Original figurines by Bustelli "columbine" 1760) 

In 2008, on the occasion of the 260th anniversary of its foundation, they issued a special, fashionable, collector’s edition of Franz Anton Bustelli’s Commedia dell’Arte figurines:

"Julia" by Franz Anton Bustelli, 1760

 "Julia" by Christian Lacroix, 2008
For the Commedia dell'Arte-The Couture Collection, each of the figurines have been redressed with new designs by contemporary fashion designers and Haute Couturiers. A wonderful collector's book accompanied the Couture Collection. Photo below illustrates one of the essays

from the book. Photo by David LaChapelle .

The real world

Doom

we are dorothy, "Casualties of War", Plastic moulded figurines with bases 7cm high

instructions emergency card from "Fightclub" Book by Chuck Palahniuk, movie by David Fincher.

A more recent inflight card from "skyjak air" by Johan Grimonprez (at Flatland Gallery)

we are dorothy, "No Globes", Mixed media snow globe H20 x W20 x D20cm

h220623 "Mushroom Lamp", W 270 × D 270 × H 375

Table in cast iron, by studio job for the Robber Baron Collection exclusively for Moss

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A joyous traveller

Richly illustrated and written in jargon-free lucid prose "A joyous traveller" by Paul Mijksenaar, explains the art of visual instructions and wayfinding design. Paul Mijksenaar is one of the worlds leading wayfinding professionals who designed the signage for Schiphol, La Guardia, Dulles and many other airports around the world.(via Toon Lauwen Projects)

Edith Head Reissued

Edith Head, eight-time Oscar winner who created the clothes for more than 1,000 films, she also dispensed her no-nonsense
advice to the ordinary woman in her bestseller, How to Dress for Success. First published in 1967, has now (April 1,2011) been reissued,(ISBN0810921332).Read more


illustrations from "how to dress for succes" by Edith Head

Some of her work:

Frankly, I think these pictures aren't doing any justice to the work of Edith Head.I have to spend another post on the costumes. Will be continued......

Poisonous Pictures

Illustrator Kate van Harreveld published a book called Poisonous Pictures. This book is divided in three chapters; "solitude", "twilight dreamers" and "poisonous pictures". Just can't stop looking at these mesmerizing drawings over and over again! Take a look for yourself and be sure to check out her site.

"I like gardening because it keeps me out of mischief"

English Women in their garden, some more High-End gardening.

Nancy Lancaster with hat, (via)

and without hat......photographed by Valerie Finnis(via)

Parsley Muir enjoying a little light watering..... photographed by Valerie Finnis (via)

Lady Rhoda Birley readying herself for some heavy pruning.

photographed by Valerie Finis (via)
Pictures above are from the book "Gardenpeople: The photographs of Valerie Finnis". This is a marvelous visual tribute to English gardening practicing in post-war British horticulture.

Vita Sackville-West (1882-1962) at Sissinghurst (via)

Miss Marie Studholme (1875-1930), English actress.(via)

Altered books

Noriko Ambe

Isaac Salazar (via)

Casey Curran, "Pretense." (via)

Thomas Ellen (via)

Brian Dettmer

http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2008/06/30/the-altered-states-of-altered-art/

 
http://jenkhoshbin.com/manipulation

Femke Hiemstra

It's funny to see that even altered books look more intellectual than altered magazines. LOOK that way, they aren't, on the contrary.But that's only my opinion......