They say that traveling the world can change your life. For Kristen Robison, it did just that. She had just decided not to go to law school when she took a trip that helped her decide her future. Before this trip, she had dabbled in wire-wrapped jewellery that she managed to sell. However, while in India, she learned how to solder jewellery and made her first ring.
For better or worse, beauty contests instill passion in Colombia. Jennifer Osborne, a Canadian photographer, decided to go to Cartagena in 2009 after leaving her job at Fabrica, a communication agency in Italy. Her trip to Cartagena was specifically planned around photographing pageants, and staying with a Colombian family to get an insiders look into the renowned Colombian pageant world. She took the time to share her thoughts on the worrisome psychological effects of beauty pageants, the Colombian beauty ideal, and how beauty pageants can (surprisingly) empower young women.
Jessica Harrison creates unique, delicate porcelain figurines covered in intricate and beautiful sailor tattoos. The Scotland-based artist offers an interesting perspective on the relationship between the body and the world. Her artist statement proposes a multi-directional and pervasive model of skin as a space in which body and world mingle. In this sculptural project, Harrison places the female body at…
All eyes were on Maria Prada as she arrived at the Palais dlena in Paris to show off her Miu Miu Spring 2015 collection. This Miu Miu girl is a rebel and she's audacious. With vintage accents and vibrant clashes of colours, the much-anticipated collection is elegant and daringly seductive.
Helicon Bats are a fraternal duo from Denmark. Originally from Silkeborg but now operating out of Copenhagen, the Davidsen brothers (Jeppe and Emil) released their first EP Spring after having performed as solo artists and in various other projects for years. Helicon Bats could be classified as something between neo-psychedelia and lo-fi. Their music is very much rooted in the psychedelic rock movement of the late 1960s, but not so derivative as to be pastiche; their sound is definitely their own. They are currently planning on recording more tracks with a full band in early 2015, possibly to be supported by a tour later in the year.
This crystal work is called ''I am going to realign your chakras motherf*****.'' That's what she said.
Eylül Aslan, 24, is a young, talented photographer from Istanbul who is hard to pin down. Her photos, which are playful, absurd and provocative all at the same time, are aesthetically exquisite, and are often centered on the female figure, with intriguing semi-nudes, and legs - lots of legs! Rarely do you see the faces of her models, but now…
Two years ago, jewellery designer Katherine Antwi Ayala, set out on a trip to Mexico that would change the course of her life. She left her work as an interior designer, and set her mind on a new project: an exotic, high-impact jewellery line that combines organic and modern materials - the perfect accessory for the urban female warrior.
