Archive for the ‘miami’ Category

Totally obsessed with the new prints for We Are Handsome’s 2012 Collection. The Secret Garden Zip Legging The Lilium – Corset Bikini & The Majestic  Leggings

  Works On Whatever Tracey Emin Towel $95 Unfortunately it was too cold  in Miami to wrap yourself around these art towels during Art Basel 2011 but they will make for very cool holiday gifts. WOW (Works on Whatever): is part of Art Production Fund’s WOW project; a unique collection of everyday items designed by artists. APF invites artists to experiment with the latest commercial materials and techniques to bring art   Read More ...

Sami Akl’s Japanese Look at Collection Privee, Wynwood I fell in love with the art piece titled Japanese Look at the Collection Privee, by artist Sami Akl who is of Lebanese origin and who grew up in Brazil -a product of the orient and the occident. He started to develop his own art at a very young age in his family’s fabrics store where he built kites with bamboo wood and wrapping   Read More ...

As much as I found Art Basel Miami 2011 to be more of an Art Hassle this year, there were a couple of really cool shows that I enjoyed which I will be posting about this week. A highlight for me was art walk in Wynwood on Friday because whether you love it or not, nothing can move people quite like public art. Public street art can provoke, provide hope,   Read More ...

  Its that time of year again, my favorite week in Miami and I am very excited to announce my collaboration with Creamhotel for the Art Basel presentation, Haired,  a multimedia art event at  L M N T gallery, developed around the theme of hair created by international artists and curated by Virgina Villari. Through installations, site-specific pieces, photography, video, painting and performances, artists explore the concept of hair in multiple   Read More ...

Melissa Pinto is a Colombian born designer who graduated in 2003 from the Art Institute of Miami with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design. She began her career in Miami working with local designers on residential projects all over the city. She then handled projects on her own in buildings such as: Santa Maria Building, Murano Grande and a private residence in Key Biscayne. She also completed a   Read More ...

  Born in Argentina and raised in Miami, Jewelry designer Carolina Loyola, was exposed to the world of jewelry design, at an early age.  Carolina’s mother, a jewelry designer, guided her and continuously surrounded her with beautiful art, elegant style and pure creativity while growing up.  Throughout her life, Carolina was driven to explore her creative side in designing jewelry, as she immersed herself in photography, and traveled to exotic   Read More ...

photo by Alex Grazioli Although I was unable to be in Miami this year for WMC, Im so glad I am able to enjoy this fantastic set from the Hot Natured party at the Electric Pickle. Clockwork, Soul Clap, Art Department, need I say more… Click here for the Clockwork Set and a big congrats to  Federico Maccherone and Francesco Leali, we love Clockwork!

Kevin Vast Stephan Blanc was born and raised in Marseille (FR). After graduating from a degree in Communication in Paris,he moved to New York where he worked in fashion three years, in both PR and production departments, then for more than 2 years in real estate. It was in October 2010 Stephan founded his own company- cream hotel Inc., where cream stands for Creative Real Estate Art + Marketing. A   Read More ...

The Sundance Institute announced its short film line-up this morning for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The festival, which will run  from January 20-30 will include 4 animated shorts from the U.S. and 9 animated shorts from abroad. So a big Congrats to Daniel Cardenas! Xemoland (Director and Screenwriter: Daniel Cardenas) This animated short film recounts the story of a seven-year-old boy who is led to believe there is a portal   Read More ...