Animals and interiors

12/20/2012 by chicquero

Karen Knorr was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico in the 1960s. She finished her education in Paris and London. Karen has taught, exhibited and lectured internationally, including at Tate Britain, Tate Modern, The University of Westminster, Goldsmiths, Harvard and The Art Institute of Chicago. She studied at the University of Westminster in the mid-1970s, exhibiting photography that addressed debates in cultural studies and film theory concerning the ‘politics of representation’ practices […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: animals, architecture, arts, culture, decor, digital photography, heritage, India, India Song, interiors, Karen Knorr, myths, pet, photography, Rajasthan

Deep fried gadgets

11/08/2012 by chicquero

In a project whose title speaks for itself, Brooklyn-based photographer Henry Hargreaves in collaboration with food stylist Caitlin Levin literally deep-fried a series of electronics equipment but don´t you worry, no technologies were harmed in the shooting of this project. Although the gadgets look real, they’re actually recreations made with a material called foamcore, which were then dipped in batter and dunked in oil. After discovering an online video of an unsuccessful attempt by Japanese youths to deep fry a […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Caitlin Levin, culture, deep fried, discarded technology, electronic devices, gadgets, henry hargreaves, ipad, iphone, ipod

Spitting on Capitalism!

08/06/2012 by chicquero

Tom Sachs is a sculptor, probably best known for his elaborate recreations of various Modern icons, all of them masterpieces of engineering and design of one kind or another. A lot has been made of the conceptual underpinnings of these sculptures: how Sachs’ sampling capitalist culture, remixing, dubbing and spitting it back out again, so that the results are transformed and transforming. Equally, if not more important, is his total embrace of “showing his work.” All the steps that led […]

Categories: Artsy • Tags: art, artist, brands, capitalism, capitalist, contemporary, culture, Fashion, modern, sculpture, tom sachs, weapon

The Beatles Mania

05/22/2012 by chicquero

Since The Beatles don’t need introduction, I’m done with this paragraph (just joking!). Well, this is a very cool collection that I found in Abduzeedo and I couldn´t handle it. As a huge fan of the forever trendy genius Liverpool guys I had to post it. This collection is a mixed bag consisting of pictures, pop art, toys, album covers, pictures, concert tickets, etc… Even for the “non-fanatic” ones should be interesting. Hope you enjoy it! Life is what happens […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: collection, culture, fans, George Harrison, John Lennon, Liverpool, Paul mcCartney, pop art, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Beatles mania, toys, tribute

My house burnt down.. again!

02/26/2012 by chicquero

If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It’s a conflict between what’s practical, valuable and sentimental. What you would take reflects your interests, background and priorities. Think of it as an interview condensed into one question. The Burning House This is the second post about this project, we love everything about it. Also check it out: What if your house was burning Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. Arnold H. Glasow >>>YOU […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: belongings, cool, culture, emotional, interests, nostalgia, objects, people, priority, sentimental, The Burning House

POPaganda, art and crimes!

12/06/2011 by chicquero

Popaganda Art Gallery Ron English is an American contemporary artist who explores popular brand imagery and advertising. His signature style employs a mash-up of high and low cultural touchstones, including comic superhero mythology and totems of art history, to create a visual language of evolution. Ron blends stunning visuals with biting political, consumerist and surrealist statements, hijacking public space worldwide for the sake of art since the 1980s. We love Ron´s pop, pervert, prankster art, his images are fun reflections of our bizarre popular […]

Categories: Artsy, Laugh • Tags: art, cartoons, comics, contemporary, culture, marketing, paintings, pop art, propaganda, ron english

Get used and abused!

12/05/2011 by chicquero

Used Magazine Used is a new London-based biannual publication focusing on the interaction between Fashion and Art. Everything that Chicquero loves, great imagery and awesome content. You can buy them online, they cost only £3.00, so worth it! 98% of the people who get the magazine say they read the cartoons first – and the other 2% are lying. David Remnick >>>YOU MAY ALSO LIKE<<< Blanc and Noir Masque Ball Edgy Weirdo? Maroon 69 Black and white power 

Categories: Fashion • Tags: art, black, cool, culture, Design, Fashion, magazine, trends, used, white

The spirit of Kyoto

11/25/2011 by chicquero

Arigato Kyoto!  Hotel Kanra is part of a selection of the world´s top new hotels for Condé Nast Traveler´s 2011 hot list, check it out why they made it to the list. The fabulous hotel is located in Kyoto, Japan. “KAN” in “KANRA” stems from the letter “Kan” (experience) and “RA” comes from the letter “Raku” (City). It´s a Hotel where you can “Experience” the spirit of this “City” that embraces the beauty, wisdom, and hospitality of Japan. This 29-room hotel is […]

Categories: Design • Tags: achitecture, art, arte, bamboo, chic, Condé Nast Traveler´s, contemporary, culture, Design, designer, hospitality, hotel, Hotel Kanra, ikebana, interiors, Japan, japanese, kyoto, marketing, modern, photography, rooms, style, styling, stylist, travel, trends, viagem

Vintage rural America.

11/24/2011 by chicquero

America in Color from 1939-1943 We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Brazil, so I decided to make a special post to our fellow american buddies. Happy Thanksgiving! These great images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations. The photographs are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: 1930, 1940, America, America in Color, art, Bound for Glory, culture, denver post, farm, Farm Security Administration, fotografia, Library of Congress, north america, Office of War Information, old, photo, photographs, photography, photos, pics, places, rural, small town, Thanksgiving, turkey, united states, US, USA, vintage

Les Promises De L´hiver

11/23/2011 by chicquero

Les Promises De L´hiver – Promises In The Winter Christian Louboutin in collaboration with photographer Peter Lippmann to recreate a series of iconic images,  juxtaposing the shoe label’s fall-winter collection with portraits inspired by classic paintings.  Les Promises De L’Hiver, with each one showcasing a Louboutin design from the autumn/winter 2011 collection. In a celebration of the Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionist, femininity, naturalism and elegance. A feast for the eye, from Georges de la Tour’s “Magdalene and the Flame” to Jean-Marc Nattier portraits, the images pay homage […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: advertising, art, Baroque, campaign, chic, Christian Louboutin, classic, collection, culture, Design, designer, editorial, elegance, Fashion, femininity, Impressionist, Les Promises De L´hiver, marketing, Moda, naturalism, paintings, Peter Lippmann, photographer, photography, photos, renaissance, shoes, style, stylist, trends, vintage

A slap in the face for Society

11/22/2011 by chicquero

I´m a huge fan of great drawings and illustrations, especially those expressing some great satire. The Polish artist Paul Kuczynski (he needs to improve his website), has a great hand, not to mention his great mind. Take a minute to analyse each of the following images, they all have a great cause and a truthful message behind. In my opinion, his work is very well done in terms of colours, form and production. There is a social political commentary communicated and […]

Categories: Artsy, Laugh • Tags: art, arte, chic, cultura, culture, Design, drawings, draws, illustration, message, paul kuczynski, political, problem, social, society, sustainable, trends, vegan, vegetarian, world

Mustache Monday

11/21/2011 by chicquero

Mustache Freaks Mustache is that facial hair grown on the outer surface of the upper lip. It may or may not be accompanied by a type of beard, a facial hair style grown and cropped to cover most of the lower half of the face. The word “moustache” derives from 16th century French moustache, which in turn is derived from the Italian mostaccio.  Dave Mead is an Austin, Texas-based (why I’m not surprised?) photographer who shoots advertising and editorial with a primary focus on the […]

Categories: Laugh, Photography • Tags: art, arte, austin, barber, barber shop, beard, cool, culture, dave mead, Design, extreme, facial hair, freak, haircuts, hispter, mostaccio, moustache, movember, mustache, photographer, photography, photos, razor, salon, shaving, style, styling, stylish, texas, trends, types, vintage, weird, wtf

Not Frankenstein, call me Frankie!

11/20/2011 by chicquero

Frankenstein It’s Alive Project Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus, is a novel about a failed experiment that created a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, the first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818, she was 21. Shelley’s name appears on the second edition, published in France in 1823. Frankenstein’s monster have influenced popular culture for at least 100 years. The character of the monster remains one of the most […]

Categories: Design, Laugh • Tags: art, arte, chic, culture, Design, designer, Frankenstein, horror, mary shelley, monster, movies, Movies & Cinema, novel, percy bysshe shelley, photo, photography, photos, pop art, pop icon, popular culture, the modern prometheus, trends

Holiday tease..

11/19/2011 by chicquero

Loewe Holiday Collection 2011/2012 What a brilliant campaign from Loewe’s, the spanish luxury brand specialized in high quality leather goods and accessories. They have been around since 1846, and lately, they are doing a really good marketing job. The following shoot is part of a very creative campaign to increase their holiday sales, I’m sure they will be fine! I love the simplicity and the colors contrasts with the pieces. These could be great displays, windows and a possible animated viral “stop […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: accessories, ads, advertising, art, arte, campaign, campanha, chic, culture, Design, designer, display, Fashion, holiday collection, leather, loewe, luxury, marketing, Moda, photo, photographer, photography, style, trends, window

Innocence avec Elegance!

11/18/2011 by chicquero

Innocentia Susanne Bisovsky commenced her fashion studies with Vivienne Westwood (fabulous “university”). Amongst others she is presently designing for Sportalm Kitzbühel. For her own Haute Couture-Collections, Susanne Bisovsky reworks special pieces over years, putting them into a new context.  Her prêt-à-porter line is available in the continuously expanding. This Haute Couture collection, called Innocentia, was  shot by the photographers Peter Olschinsky and Verena Weiss. The dresses and the photography are beautiful and really original! So theatrical, love every single detail! A girl should be two […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: art, chic, classy, culture, Design, designer, Fashion, haute, haute couture, innocentia, Moda, peter olschinsky, photo, photography, style, styling, susanne bisovsky, theatrical, trends, verena weiss, vintage

Killing colors and blocking time!

11/17/2011 by chicquero

Killing Time Great color blocking shoot for Vogue Italia, fashion photographer Lucia Giacani,  did a great editorial for for Vogue June 2011 issue. Currently Lucia lives and works as a freelance fashion photographer in Milan, collaborating, amongst others with the following magazines: Vogue Gioiello, Vogue Pelle, Vanity Fair, Vogue Accessory, VS, No.ise & Twill. The model Ekaterina Detcheva has a very clean, sort of androgynous look, which I love, not to mention, her great red hair. This shoot is quite fabulous because of the […]

Categories: Fashion, Photography • Tags: art, arte, bruno tarsia, campaign, chic, color block, color blocking, culture, david jones, Design, designer, Dinalva Barros, editorial, Ekaterina Detcheva, Fashion, green apple, kilian marin, Lucia Giacani, milano, Moda, model, photo, photographer, photography, photos, style, styling, stylish, trends, Vogue, Vogue Italia

Toy Train, care for a ride?

11/16/2011 by chicquero

Omocha Densha – Toy Train The japanese designer Eiji Mitooka (couldn’t find his website for credits) created a child-friendly public transportation. The artistic force behind a regional train which travel on a daily basis on the 14.3km Kishigawa line in Japan. The unique train is called the Omocha Densha (Omoden or Omo), briefly translated as the Toy Train. It looks like a playhouse for kids, the train equipped with a Gacha Machine for those little kids to churn out a little toy. […]

Categories: Design • Tags: anime, art, arte, cartoons, comics, culture, Design, designer, eiji mitooka, Japan, japanese, kishigawa, line, marketing, omo, omoden, omosha densha, photo, photographer, photography, public transportation, style, subway, toy train, toys, train, trends, trip

Dreaming in a pragmatic way.

11/15/2011 by chicquero

Dream Sequence Madame Peripetie aka Sylwana Zybura is a polish photographer based in Germany. The conceptual photographer is greatly influenced by Surrealism, Dadaism as well as the new wave era of the ’80s, British post punk scene and the avant-garde theater. I love her dreamy sequence, very out of this world. Sylwana explores the boundaries between fashion, photography and the human essence, experimenting through different colors, shapes and feelings. So peculiar, strange and beautiful, at the same time. Keep dreaming.. […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: art, arte, chic, crazy, culture, dadaism, Design, Fashion, fotografia, Madame Peripetie, Moda, photo, photographer, photography, photos, surreal, surrealism, trends

Optical Illusion

11/14/2011 by chicquero

Optical Ilusion Great editorial for the British Idol Magazine (check it out the whole shoot and the complete look details). The world-renowned photographer Adam Richardson created these images inspired by the effect of optical illusion. I was wondering if they are 3-D.  I wouldn´t mind to have some Pierre Braganza, Junya Watanabe, Finsk, Topshop, Christian Louboutin, Peter Jensen, and etc, jumping out of my screen! Come to me baby, come to mamma! Credits Magazine Idol Photography by Adam Richardson Styled by Simone La Rose and Gabrielle Stival […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: 3-d, 3D, adam richardson, art, arte, campaign, chic, culture, Design, designer, editorial, effect, emily mergaert, Fashion, gabrielle stival, graphic design, idol magazine, kim roy, Moda, model, optical illusion, photo, photographer, photography, photos, simone la rose, style, styling, stylish, trends

Stuff no one told US..

11/13/2011 by chicquero

Stuff no one told me.. Everyday’s life advices in the shape of witty and humorous cartoons. Awesome blog, please check them out! Stuff no one told me

Categories: Artsy, Laugh • Tags: advice, art, arte, cartoons, culture, draw, drawings, everyday, Fashion, fun, funny, humor, life, life advices, quotation, quotes, satire, snotm, stuff no one told me, witty

Knitting is not for pussies

11/12/2011 by chicquero

Knitting the world Olek was born Agata Oleksiak in Poland and graduated with a degree in Cultural Studies. In New York City, she rediscovered her ability to crochet and, since then, has started her crocheted journey. Olek believes she chose crochet as her artistic method in order to do two things at once: watch movies and make art (what a dream job). Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth or other fine crafts. Knitted fabric consists […]

Categories: Artsy • Tags: art, arte, chic, crochet, culture, Design, designer, knit, knitting, photo, photography, style, styling, wool