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 ...

  Dzmitry Samal is a contemporary designer, based in Paris who began his career as a car designer for Italian and French manufacturers “Stile Bertone” and “Renault”. He began exploring his passion for product design and fashion and quickly created his own original and design oriented eye wear collection. The collection combines both a futuristic and retro vision of design with vintage aesthetic with advanced production elements. Dzmitry has a   Read More ...

I am completely in love with the entire  T L – 1 8 0 accessory collection created by Luisa Orsini  & Tine Peduzzi, who are incredibly cool and stylish designers that met several years ago in  Rome during a party at Villa Medici. How did you start TL 180? We both just finished our studies ( architecture & fashion) and used to burn time together by painting, drawing etc.. then   Read More ...

In support of the 10th anniversary of Kids-Home I am writing about the fantastic ngo that my dear friends Nicola and Magali Crosta founded because I am incredibly fond of the work they have done and want to share their work to raise awareness. As many of you know by now ( hopefully you follow my blog if you are reading this) I am an activist for children’s causes around   Read More ...

Birds chirping, leaves rustling, fountains splashing – they’re the sounds that make parks so perfectly indulgent for for the ears. They’re the same sounds Openhouse Gallery is gonna use during its pop-up park called Park Here. Starting next week, Openhouse Gallery’s 201 Mulberry St. pop-up space will be transformed into Central Park during springtime. There will be beautiful foliage, murals, plush grass, a fountain, natural-sunlight lamps and plenty of furniture   Read More ...

  If you are in New York definitely go check out the beautiful  large scale paintings by artist ( former Japanese pop star) KAORUKO on display at the Mike Weiss Gallery. The  show titled Aromako, explores the complexity of the modern Japanese woman in terms of her relationship with herself and tradition. Using acrylic paint, traditional sumi calligraphy techniques and silk screened kimono patterns, KAORUKO depicts women in their private domestic spaces. KAORUKO’s paintings   Read More ...

Brendan Wenzel is a New York-based illustrator with a great interest in all things furred, feathered and scaled. He is an ardent conservationist and a proud collaborator with many organizations working to ensure the future of wild places and threatened species, especially within Southeast Asia. His work has been shown internationally and regularly appears in McSweeney’s weekly section THE GOODS. Brendan is a graduate of Pratt Institute and is the   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 ...

Here’s an interview with Carlos Mejia, a half of the duo that pefrorms as Low Pitch Orchestra. He and Mateo Aquirre began creating happy feel good music for their closest friends and now we can’t wait to see where they go next. What is Low Pitch Orchestra? Its a project of pitched down music that never compromises to one genre but it does compromise on a right feeling as the   Read More ...