September 2009 Blog Posts (253)

Move on over Gisele and Alessandra Ambrosio, 'cause I've got a major girl crush on Ana Beatriz Barros. The Brazilian model, best known for her work with Guess?, Bebe, Victoria's Secret, is a gorgeous vision in this Spring/Summer 09 ad campaign for Accessorize. Now that we've officially moved out of summer and into fall, I thought I'd give you one last beautiful…

If you ever need a virtual vacation, go to Flickr and check out the photostream of Gaëtan Bourque (aka Imapix). A self-professed amateur photographer from Canada, Imapix will dazzle you with his use of light, color and composition. His photos make you feel like you're taking in a big breath of fresh…

Luis Miguel Torres is a designer from Monterrey, Mexico who does illustration, graphic design, motion graphics, and photography work. He has his own design studio called Telaviv Design. You can see more of his work here. Chung Designs…

How I'd love to have this sitting on my desk! This whale flower vase was created by Alessandro Bêda from Lisboa, Portugal. The two-piece flower vase has a blowhole for flowers and comes in either black or white. Simple, elegant and clever!…

Though often times we're entranced by photos that are taken at a precise moment, we're also completely in love with photos that capture motion. Usually referred to as motion blur, this effect is achieved by slowing down the shutter speed or employing some…

Sometimes my favorite designs are incredibly simple. In a clever twist of art and design, Brooklyn industrial designer Sergio Silva "transforms a modern object into the very thing it was created to replace."



Using old incandescent light bulbs, non-flammable paraffin wax, and a wick, Silva creates a striking set of oil lamps. Thanks to a strong spherical…