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Lola Loves… Julia Geiser’s Dark and Surreal Artwork

Julia Geiser likes animals. We think. They feature so prominently in her collages... but they're also often cross-sectioned. Cut in half, or a few times across the neck. Their faces used as masks, with some suspicious dripping along the sides. Before you call animal services though, just be aware that her human subjects get a similar treatment, and they too,…

Brixton Spring 2015 Lookbook

Versatility and charm go hand-in-hand with Brixton’s new collection. This spring 2015 collection consists of a vast array of unique designs that will suit any woman’s spring style. From the beach enthusiast, to the concert goer, to the skater girl; Brixton has a hat for you.

Lola Loves… Fiona Roberts’ Creepy Furniture

From a distance, you might wonder if the chair is oddly bedazzled... Wait... Is it looking at you? With its hundred eyes? If you're the type of person that always feels like someone's watching you (cue Rockwell here), you might not want to spend a lot of time with Fiona Robert's curtains either. In this instance, closing the drapes won't…

Lola Loves… Elizabeth Amento’s Swirling Colours

With a simple splash of orange paint and crazy pink swirls,  Elizabeth Amento's mixed media collages will make you forget all those dull winter days. Based in San-Francisco, the artist uses a variety of mediums to create surreal and colourful scenes of the domestic life. In her artist statement, Elizabeth says that she explores the ''relationships, between people, between colors,…

Interview with ?tella on her Debut Album

Greek singer and multi-instrumentalist Stella Chronopoulou, or ?tella, recently released her debut album on Inner Ear Records. A well-known female voice in the Greek independent music scene, the dark electro-pop project, firmly entrenched in the 80s synth-pop movement, is set to seduce music fans. After many collaborations with local Greek bands, such as My Wet Calvin, Expert Medicine, Nteibint, Sillyboy,…

Lola Loves… The First Day of Spring!

Echinopsis. A big word for a for a type of cactus. But not just any type of cactus. It describes a South American flowering variety, which, under the right temperatures, yields huge, colourful, multi-layered blossoms. And while the plant can bloom over and over again, most of the individual flowers last only a day after opening.Photographer Greg Krehel owns about…

Lola Loves… The Museum of Endangered Sounds

Remember the whir of a rewinding tape? The spin of a rotary dial? Maybe you're younger, and the sounds that bring you back are more modern: the Nokia ringtone, or that high pitched ICQ notification (half greeting, half chirp). These sounds, once common to the point of saturation, have slowly faded away with the advent of quieter devices. And while…

Givenchy Spring/Summer 2015 — Edgy yet Romantic

Riccardo Tisci’s goal with this Givenchy Spring/Summer 2015 collection was to capture a sense of nostalgia from when he began working in the fashion industry. The collection has a sense of elegance, yet an erotic allure that only a women could have. With lace, corsets, and stripes, this collection also has a taste of the Victorian Gothic era; circa 1800s. It’s definitely dark, romantic, and slightly bohemian.

Lola Loves… Suzie Stanford’s Quirky Tapestry Chair

Australian designer Suzie Stanford has been collecting old, quirky tapestries that she then turns into wonderful upholstered works of art! The art of tapestry appears to be on the rise, with a growing number of artists taking it into new directions. As she says in her artist statement, "I collect in a magpie-like fashion from auction houses, curio shops and flea markets…