The real “Happy Feet”

01/09/2012 by chicquero

Feet First “While sitting on Brighton beach (England) back in 2005 with my new girlfriend Verity I suddenly thought the view of our feet pointing out to sea would make a nice photo. Ever since then, we’ve continued to document our travels in this way, resulting in a collection of over 90 photos. In 2011 the series took a new twist with the arrival of a third set of feet – our daughter Matilda.” Feet First Project Tom Robinson, an […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: couple, feet first, feet on the ground, foot, photo, photography, places, project, tom robinson, travel, traveler, world

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

Recreating nostalgia.

11/23/2011 by chicquero

How do you think you’re gonna look like in 20 years? This is a question that, for sure, many many people already asked themselves… Well, Argentinian photographer Irina Werning created this awesome project called “Back to the Future”. This series is about taking random people’s old pictures and recreating them in the same place, with the same person dressed up almost in the same outfit with an average of 20 years older from the original photo. Love the fact that […]

Categories: Laugh, Photography • Tags: 20 years older, 20 years younger, Argentina, Argentininian photographer, back to the future, background, childhood, identical, Irina Werning, lighting, nostalgia, nostalgic, nostalgic pictures, original old photos, photo series, photography project, photos, places, poses, posing, random people, same clothes. same place, same outfit, same person

24h round trip.

10/30/2011 by chicquero

24 hours is a series designed by brazilian illustrator and super creative Fernando Volken Togni for the Oryx Magazine, Qatar Airways. What I love about this series is the fact that you can get a brief summary of each place through this amazing kinda like “restroom sign” style. Also, the colors are a plus… it’s so cool, so cheerful! Hope one day I can make it to all those places and get to experience every single little detail of  Mr […]

Categories: Design • Tags: 24 hours, 24/7, 24h, around the world, art, arte, Barcelona, bathroom sign, Beirut, Bengaluru, brazilian art, brazilian illustrator, Cairo, Cape Town, Casablanca, cities, color, colorful, colour, cool, fernando volken togni, flight ticket, hipster, illustration, illustrator, london, Melbourne, Montreal, new york, Oryx Magazine, Paris, Phuket, places, Qatar Airways, round trip, sao paulo, shanghai, travel, traveler, Zurich

Home, sweet overdose.. home!

10/22/2011 by chicquero

Contemporary Oasis YTL Design Group from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, invited Paris-based Agence Jouin Manku to design the residence of a Malaysian power family (beyond power family). This home, sweet home, is the ultimate expression of the influence, modern, taste and industrial-scale capabilities. Three generations of the prominant family inhabit the 3,000 square-meter residence, the “theme-park” includes nine bedrooms, two family rooms, a family kitchen and a private dining area, a family library, a game room, a study, a public reception area, a […]

Categories: Design • Tags: architecture, art, building, chic, contemporary, culture, Design, design group, designer, industrial, jouin manku, kuala lumpur, malaysia, mansion, modern, photo, photography, places, residence, stylist, trends, YTL

Mongolian beauty in a Brazilian Shoot

09/22/2011 by chicquero

“In the Steppes of Ulan Bator”  for VOGUE Brazil – June 2010 Amazing beauty Editorial with the  Danish model, Pernille Moeller. The photographer Benjamin Kanarek created a stunning visual, I just can´t take my eyes of it. Ulan Bator is located in north central Mongolia, the city lies at an elevation of about 1,310 metres (4,300 ft) in a valley on the Tuul River. The Mongolian inspired make-up and styling are just perfect. Credits Photographer Benjamin Kanarek & Co-Creative Director,  Co-Creative Director […]

Categories: Design, Fashion, Photography • Tags: art, arte, Benjamin Kanarek, Brasil, brazil, brazilian, cultura, culture, Design, designer, Fashion, fotografia, green, make-up, maquiagem, Moda, mongolia, Pernille Moeller, photo, photography, photos, places, style, stylish, tendência, trends, Ulan Bator, Vogue, vogue brasil

Madonna, Windsor, drama and glamour

09/19/2011 by chicquero

Vanity Fair For her feature-length directorial debut, W.E., Madonna has drilled into the obsessively stylish saga of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, whose romance rocked the British Empire and shocked the world. Naturally, the costumes had to be couture-perfect. Focuses on two love stories: that of Wallis Simpson and Britain’s King Edward VIII, who gave up the throne to marry the twice-divorced American, and that of a contemporary New Yorker named Wally, who falls for a security guard at Sotheby’s and […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: art, arte, campaign, castle, culture, Design, designer, duchess, duke, editorial, Fashion, glamour, King Edward VIII, Madonna, movie, photo, photography, places, style, trends, vanity fair, vintage, wallis simpson, windsor

Eco-Friendly Luxury Loft

09/18/2011 by chicquero

Fernanda Marques architect and Associates, São Paulo – Brazil. The luxury sustainable loft was designed for the Casa Cor exhibit. Casa Cor is the second largest architecture and decoration event in the world. The house itself is a piece of art, the nature is screaming out loud, everything was inspired by sustainability issues. Recycled wood, green seal furniture, highly efficient LED system, represent the commitment to the environment. Thumbs up for the wood table, bookcase/wine cellar, and the plants hanging from the […]

Categories: Design • Tags: architecture, brazil, casa cor, culture, Design, environmental, fernanda marques, green, home, house, interiors, loft, luxury, photography, places, recycle, sao paulo, sustainability, sustainable, sustentabilidade, tendência, trends

Dear photograph…

09/07/2011 by chicquero

Taylor Jones has a blog called Dear Photograph in which he holds up old photos in the exact location that they were taken, bringing the past back to life. With each photograph, the owner of the image makes a statement about the photo. At first he was just posting his own photos, but now he gets tons of email submissions from all over the world. He is now hard at work on a book! We thought it was kinda cool […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Dear Photograph, foto, fotografia, memories, photo, photograph, places

Tiiu Kuik shines in Peru

08/19/2011 by chicquero

Vogue Latin America The beautiful Estonian  model Tiiu Kuik (I love her name), went to the mountainous Peru for an incredible photoshoot. She was shot by Michael Filonow in a colorful Peruvian inspired editorial. I love the mix of prints, colours, textures and knits, of this kaleidoscopic editorial. Pieces of Derek Lam, Roberto Cavalli, C.Dior and Anna Sui. Magazine: Vogue Latin América, August 2011 Model: Tiiu Kuik Photographer: Michael Filanow Style: Lauri Eisenberg EnjoyinC OinC OinC 

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Anna Sui, art, arte, campaign, campanha, culture, Derek Lam, Design, designer, dicas, Dior, estilista, estilo, Fashion, foto, fotografia, latin america, Lauri Eisenberg, Michael Filanow, Moda, model, peru, peruvian, photography, photos, places, roberto cavalli, style, stylist, tendência, Tiiu Kuik, tips, trends, Vogue

Photoshop is the new canvas.

08/16/2011 by chicquero

Brilliant, Mike Guppy relecture on famous paintings. In his animated GIF series “Selected,” artist replaces the subjects of well-known paintings with a colony of marching ants (photoshop selection line). Artworks by Botticelli, Leonardo, Magritte, Munch and Fuselli are represented with with some elements missing; their formerly occupied space represented in the image by an animation of a selection marquee. ps.: Click on the picture to see its GIF animation. EnjoiynC OinC oinC

Categories: Artsy, Design • Tags: art, arte, campaign, cultura, culture, Design, designer, Fashion, foto, fotografia, mike guppy, Moda, monalisa, photography, photoshop, places, tendência, the scream, trends

Bugaboo by Missoni

08/16/2011 by chicquero

Bugaboo, known for their modern strollers, has teamed up with Italian fashion house Missoni to design and produce an exclusive Bugaboo + Missoni special collection!!! Featuring two tailored designs: vibrant zigzags, a color block print and a Missoni signature knitted blanket, this collection will satisfy mommy fashionistas, like our fav major stylist Rachel Zoe. The collection has been available since July 2011 exclusively at Neiman Marcus. Sooo major!!! OinC OinC…

Categories: Fashion • Tags: art, arte, bag, bolsa, Bugaboo, campaign, cultura, culture, Design, designer, Fashion, foto, fotografia, it, missoni, Moda, Neiman Marcus, photography, places, Rachel Zoe, strollers, style, tendência, trends

Loewe Madrid 1846 + Flamenco Bag

08/13/2011 by chicquero

Loewe Fall Winter 2011 2012 ad campaign! Nothing new but I love this shoot, great contrast and illumination, it is vibrant! Loewe is a Spanish Luxury clothing and accessories brand. Their “base” is located in Madrid and is owned by the LVMH Group, AMEN! The Flamenco Bag,  an icon from Loewe’s archive rediscovered and reviewed by creative director Stuart Vevers. Perfect for a color block look. I love the leather goods from Loewe, always chic and playful. We love that, comes in a […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: art, arte, bag, bolsa, campaign, cultura, culture, Design, designer, Fashion, flamenco, foto, fotografia, it, loewe, madrid, Moda, photography, places, purse, tendência, trends

Vintage Inspiration from STAG – Austin, TX

08/12/2011 by chicquero

Stag is a really cool “vintage vibe”, gentleman store, when everything is bigger in Texas. Come on, you can take that, the imagery was a really nice time machine. Great inspiration, thumbs up Stagers! The goods in the store are so meticulously selected. You can see they got a good feeling and you can definitely feel their essence. “STAG is classic and modern; traditional and progressive; new and old; respectful and rebellious.  We’re several parts clothing, part antique, part gift, part accessory, and part apothecary.  We’re a modern […]

Categories: Design, Photography • Tags: art, arte, austin, cultura, culture, Design, designer, Fashion, foto, fotografia, gentleman, guys, homem, man, masculine, Moda, old, photography, places, stag, tendência, texas, trends, vintage

Alexander McQueen, high heels

07/21/2011 by chicquero

Alexander McQueen (17 de Março 1969 – 11 Fevereiro 2010), designer inglês, especializado em alfaiataria Britânica, dominou a arte de criar verdadeiros espectáculos em suas coleções e nas passarelas. Suas criações irreverentes, chocaram e encantaram muitos telespectadores. Seus sapatos, salto (realmente) ALTO, fizeram algumas modelos tremer os cambitos antes de pisar na passarela. Apesar da centimetragem, não há discussão, seu trabalho é magnífico, inovador e revolucionou a indústria. Este modelo feito em resina faz parte da coleção McQueen Spring 2011, a gentileza das […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: advertising, alexander mcqueen, angelina jolie, annie leibovitz, art, arte, bolsa, campanha, cultura, culture, Design, designer, dicas, estilista, estilo, Fashion, foto, fotografia, green, louis vuitton, marketing, Moda, photography, places, publicidade, roupa, salto alto, sapato, sapatos, shoes, style, stylist, sustainable, sustentabilidade, tendência, tips, trends, viagem

Angelina Jolie for Louis Vuitton

07/20/2011 by chicquero

A deusa, Angelina Jolie, foi escolhida para estrelar a nova campanha da Louis Vuitton. As fotos foram feitas no Camboja (Ásia), por Annie Leibovitz, que se notabilizou por realizar retratos, e cuja marca é a colaboração íntima entre a retratista e seu retratado. A Campanha “A single journey can change the course of a life. Cambodia, May 2011.” A campanha será veiculada por 18 meses, divulgando os principais valores da marca LV. Nas fotos, Angelina está descalça, usando suas próprias roupas e […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: advertising, angelina jolie, annie leibovitz, art, arte, bolsa, campanha, cultura, culture, Design, designer, dicas, estilista, estilo, Fashion, foto, fotografia, green, louis vuitton, marketing, Moda, photography, places, publicidade, roupa, sapatos, shoes, style, stylist, sustainable, sustentabilidade, tendência, tips, trends, viagem

Lady Gaga, fragrância de sangue e sêmen

07/20/2011 by chicquero

Eau de blood and semen! Fontes quentes na indústria de cosméticos afirmam: a nova Fragrância da Lady Gaga terá cheiro de sangue e sêmen. Ninguém cogitou a hipótese de ser uma informação fraudulenta, afinal trata-se da Lady BizaGaGa, tudo pode acontecer. Tecnicamente, sangue não tem cheiro, mas acredito que, agradará
uma legião de Vampiras promíscuas e Lobisomens gays. Atualmente, tudo tem seu nicho no mercado, não é mesmo? Mal posso esperar pelo design das embalagens e a polêmica das campanhas publicitárias, estilo Twilight versão pornô. WAY TO […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: blood, campanha, culture, dicas, Fashion, foto, fragance, Lady Gaga, marketing, meat, Moda, perfume, places, roupa, sangue, tips, viagem

New Haven Math Club, Gant Rugger

07/18/2011 by chicquero

Using your SMARTS to look SMART. Short/comercial de 3 minutos para Gant Rugger, onde jovens estudantes do Clube de Matemática de New Haven, Connecticut, desfilam algo além de suas mentes brilhantes, cheias de equações  e pensamentos lógicos. Além da inteligência soberana com os números, os alunos também gostam de tirar nota “A” em aparência, durante o filme, apresentam dicas básicas em forma de tutorial, para estar alinhado a altura dos gênios matemáticos. Lição 01: A camisa de botão Lição 02: A […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: campanha, club, culture, dicas, Fashion, foto, Gant, marketing, Math, Moda, new haven, places, roupa, Rugger, viagem

Missoni <3 Havaianas

07/17/2011 by chicquero

Febre de verão no exterior.  A bela parceria da brasileira Havaianas com a italiana Missoni, deu um upgrade nas duas marcas. Missoni é conhecida pelos seus tricots, estampas listradas, geométricas, florais abstratos e seu amplo caleidoscópio de cores. “Missoni loves Havaianas” é o nome da campanha, com edição limitada que  jå é sucesso nas boutiques Européias.  O zig-zag da luxuosa Missoni está estampado nas sandálias, embalagens e displays. Amamos estes estilos, as culturas foram perfeitamente fundidas. Parabéns Havaianas & Missoni. […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: art, arte, campanha, cultura, culture, dicas, Fashion, foto, havaianas, marketing, missoni, Moda, places, roupa, sapatos, shoes, tips, viagem

Alexander Wang

07/15/2011 by chicquero

Alexander Wang, queridinho do mundo Fashion contemporâneo, arrazou na coleção outono/inverno 2011, o designer tem o dom de transformar peças básicas em obras de arte. A Top brasileira Raquel Zimmerman,  estrelou o shoot comandado pelo diretor de arte francês Fabien Baron. Assista o video da campanha, filmado em uma fábrica abandonada de 1920, Brooklyn – NY. http://www.alexanderwang.com/ http://www.baron-baron.com http://www.raquelzimmermann.com/ I FIIIIERCE… IN THE RAIN… OinC OinC

Categories: Fashion • Tags: advertising, alexander wang, art, arte, brooklyn, campanha, cultura, culture, dicas, fabien baron, Fashion, foto, fotografia, marketing, Moda, new york, photography, places, publicidade, raquel zimmerman, roupa, sapatos, shoes, tips, viagem

Alexandre Herchcovitch for McDonalds

07/15/2011 by chicquero

  Uma exclusiva e sofisticada surpresa será lançada aos funcionários do McDonald´s no Brasil.  Além do uniforme completo, shop bags foram assinadas pelo estilista Alexandre Herchcovitch, os converse também estão lindos e super modernos. As shop bags foram confeccionadas com materiais das famosas coleções de Herchcovitch, os tecidos são renováveis e de alta qualidade, cerca de 15 mil sacolas já foram produzidas. Querido Ronald, onde deixo meu currículo? OinC OinC

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: advertising, Alexandre, art, arte, bolsa, campanha, cultura, culture, Design, designer, dicas, Donalds, estilista, Fashion, foto, fotografia, green, Herchcovitch, marketing, Mc, McDonalds, Moda, photography, places, publicidade, roupa, sapatos, shoes, stylist, sustainable, sustentabilidade, tendência, tips, trends, viagem