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Showing posts with label design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label design. Show all posts
1.05.2015
BROWN BAGGIN' TO BLING-BAGGIN...MY NEW THING
4.23.2014
FEELING MOODY // SUBTLE MEETS BOLD
Channeling emotions through subtle hues met by a bold lip.
Images via Pinterest. Collage by Kat VanCleave
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
4.22.2014
EYE SPY
Seriously obsessing over these dramatic lashes and wondering if there's any possible way of getting away with wearing them in public...it is New York, after all :)
Image 2 Editorial make-up by Grant Yoshino
Image 3 Simulations Photographic Collage by Alexandra Bellissimo
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
4.17.2014
8.28.2013
ARCHITECTURE OF DENSITY
Michael Wolf :: Photojournalism
Architecture of Density, Hong Kong
Repetition.
Photojournalist Michael Wolf is the pure definition of international artist. Wolf was born in Germany, then raised in Canada and the United States before working a decade in China under the magazine Stern. His work most often takes a voyeuristic stance, removing context of location, therefore, allowing the observer to focus on patterns or subjects that might otherwise go unnoticed. In these photographs, part of a larger series titled, Architecture of Density, Wolf displays Hong Kong as vacant and deserted--very atypical of most assumptions of this city. The sheer density of the structure is breathtaking, and reminds us of how very different other cultures live, breathe and get through the day.
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
Architecture of Density, Hong Kong
Repetition.
Photojournalist Michael Wolf is the pure definition of international artist. Wolf was born in Germany, then raised in Canada and the United States before working a decade in China under the magazine Stern. His work most often takes a voyeuristic stance, removing context of location, therefore, allowing the observer to focus on patterns or subjects that might otherwise go unnoticed. In these photographs, part of a larger series titled, Architecture of Density, Wolf displays Hong Kong as vacant and deserted--very atypical of most assumptions of this city. The sheer density of the structure is breathtaking, and reminds us of how very different other cultures live, breathe and get through the day.
Images via
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
8.14.2013
2 WAYS: FLORAL
2 Ways :: Floral
Re-thinking floral and prints in a modern way with these two London based beauties-- photo shoot for Fabulous Mag UK (left) and surface design by Sarah Devey(right).
Re-thinking floral and prints in a modern way with these two London based beauties-- photo shoot for Fabulous Mag UK (left) and surface design by Sarah Devey(right).
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
8.06.2013
2 WAYS : BLACK AND WHITE
2 Ways :: Black + White Photography
Stunning photographic explorations by We Are Not You (first) and Alexander Khokholov (second). The first image manipulations were intended to capture and communicate the illusion of motion, while the stunning black and white portraits by Khokholov stop you dead in your tracks.
Stunning photographic explorations by We Are Not You (first) and Alexander Khokholov (second). The first image manipulations were intended to capture and communicate the illusion of motion, while the stunning black and white portraits by Khokholov stop you dead in your tracks.
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
A FEW THINGS
Photography of Form + Material Exploration
Texture, materiality, surface, and form...These are a few of my favorite things!
Texture, materiality, surface, and form...These are a few of my favorite things!
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
3.25.2013
2.27.2013
THINGS TO REMEMBER
Sometimes in the craziness of life we forget the simplest things. Let's remember a few of those things today...
Listen to those who have gone before you, then make your own path.
Tell people how you feel instead of assuming they know.
The beauty is often in the process--their is always time to rush later.
And of coarse...
Images by Kat VanCleave
More of my everyday inspirations on Instagram
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
2.15.2013
CONNECT PEOPLE NOT THINGS
FLUIDEZ
Out of Site :: Mission Cultural Center
Last year, I had the wonderful opportunity to design and build this structure in conjunction with SF based non-profit, Out-of-Site, who provides art and design education free of charge to high schoolers whose schools' funding have been cut. I worked along side an amazing team of students from California College of the Arts to come up with this beauty...
FLUIDEZ responds to designing a float for the 2012 San Francisco
Carnaval Parade. The annual theme, "Crossing Borders, Bridging Cultures"
combined with local cultural celebrations such as the Year of the Water
Dragon provided the departure point for the initial design iterations.
The formal articulation was conceived intuitively through a series of
physical and 3-dimensional models, and was carefully refined in response
to structural considerations and dimensional constraints. The resulting
exoskeleton merges a free form with a geometric grid, creating a sense
of tension and playful drama, embodying the culture of Carnaval. The
desire for homogeneous materiality surfaced early in the design process
as a way of evoking a sense of continuity and movement that would
support the structure's dual purpose--a kinetic sculpture moving through
the city on parade and as an installation piece designed to spatialize a
gallery, creating both interior and exterior environments. Through a
series of experimental material explorations, birch plywood was selected
as the primary material. The final design is a culmination of intuitive
design formed by structural considerations and refined by qualities
inherent to the chosen materiality and the process of making.
Lead designers and project managers-- myself and Chris Baas of Fathom & Form
Work and Images via Kat VanCleave
For more about our process, check out this album
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
Out of Site :: Mission Cultural Center
Last year, I had the wonderful opportunity to design and build this structure in conjunction with SF based non-profit, Out-of-Site, who provides art and design education free of charge to high schoolers whose schools' funding have been cut. I worked along side an amazing team of students from California College of the Arts to come up with this beauty...
Work and Images via Kat VanCleave
For more about our process, check out this album
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
1.28.2013
PALETTE
Just a daily dose of color inspirations...blending soft and hard elements, and pulling inspirations from digital and natural environments.
Cotton ice cream cone using locally sourced fibers.
Digital collage created for a project in the works!
Images [via] kat_vancleave on Instagram
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
1.21.2013
TODAY.
Today its all about color, texture, and looking for connections that naturally occur. Let's not force design today. Let's just allow beauty to reveal itself.
Images via Kat VanCleave
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
1.16.2013
MICHAEL CINA
Michael Cina/Michael Cina Associates
After beginning his own design studio, Michael Cina Associates, and focusing primarily on graphics for years(you know him for the Nike swoosh, HP logo, facebook logo, etc etc.) Michael Cina is rediscovering his passion for painting, and I know I'm not the only one who's excited about this. His paintings carry the same sense of refinement and care as his graphics but with a more freely artistic quality mixing acrylic, oil, pigments, and minerals among other media. These are only a few of his many new pieces. Check out the rest of his fine arts portfolio here.
After beginning his own design studio, Michael Cina Associates, and focusing primarily on graphics for years(you know him for the Nike swoosh, HP logo, facebook logo, etc etc.) Michael Cina is rediscovering his passion for painting, and I know I'm not the only one who's excited about this. His paintings carry the same sense of refinement and care as his graphics but with a more freely artistic quality mixing acrylic, oil, pigments, and minerals among other media. These are only a few of his many new pieces. Check out the rest of his fine arts portfolio here.
Images [via] found via Cool Hunting
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
1.05.2013
INDUSTRIAL GLAMOUR
Wythe Hotel
Williamsburg, NY
This Brooklyn Hotel is the perfect example of an abandoned New York warehouse converted into luxury. Staying true to the industrial feel and use of materials, occasional moments of glamour juxtaposed against more raw elements embrace a quintessentially New York vibe--layering the old and new with a "I know exactly what I'm doing" type of attitude.
Williamsburg, NY
This Brooklyn Hotel is the perfect example of an abandoned New York warehouse converted into luxury. Staying true to the industrial feel and use of materials, occasional moments of glamour juxtaposed against more raw elements embrace a quintessentially New York vibe--layering the old and new with a "I know exactly what I'm doing" type of attitude.
Images [via]
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
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