The Voice

The Voice has been crowned and we will all miss the show.

We loved every aspect of The Voice -  Joel's hyper antics, Seal's creepy outfits, Delta's fake tan and stunning outfits and Keith's flash of Calvin Kleins and of course the amazing singing! Eliza Cracknell from Madison Magazine has written a very witty and observant roundup of the show - check it out here Australia's Voice

Joel Madden sitting still for once!

Seals VERY dodgy shirt

Delta looking gorgeous - just for a change!

One of our highlights - Keith's Calvins

 Karise was fantastic and was the well deserved winner - what a raw talent! We hope that her talent is nutured and that she has a great career ahead of her.

Damien Hirst at The Tate

I have just spent the last hour or so wandering around the blockbuster retrospective of Damien Hirst currently on show at The Tate Modern in London - all from the comfort of my sofa on a particularly unpleasant, rainy day in Melbourne. Although I would of course rather be in London seeing the works in person I stumbled across the Damien Hirst app on the Tate Gallery website and was hooked!

The app clearly takes you through the main themes of the work on show in the exhibition using images, interviews and video - often interspersed with Hirst's own voice explaining the methods and meanings behind his work.

Here is just a taster of the exhibition

 

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, 1991

A Thousand Years, 1990

The Anatomy of an Angel 2008 with Doorways to the Kingdom of Heaven 2007 in the background

The man himself in front of I Am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds 2006

For The Love Of God 2007

Always controversial Damien Hirst ".... is either the presiding genius of contemporary British art, justifiably making a fortune by thrilling audiences with his memorable reflections on life and death. Or he is an empty con artist, making a fool of us and raking in millions from buyers with more money than sense" (Mark Brown, Guardian Arts Correspondent see the full article  here)

Whatever your feelings towards this artist and his challenging, thought provoking work if you don't have the luck to be visiting the exhibition in person I would recommend grabbing the app (if you are an iphone or ipad user) and learning more.......

Queenie

Back in good old blighty everyone is partying on down to help The Queen celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. Although we are not quite this excited.........

....we could not let the momentous event pass us by without sharing a few of our favourite photos of Queen Elizabeth 2nd

Congratulations Queenie!

Florence and the Machine

Stunning new Florence and the Machine video directed by the talented fashion photographer David La Chapelle.

We just love it - what do you think?

Markit at Federation Square

If  you are not doing anything this Sunday 27 May pop along to Markit at Federation Square for a cornucopia of designer delights.

"Markit@FedSquare is a biannual curated design market focusing on illustrative and decorative based design products including fashion, jewellery, homewares, stationery & illustration. Markit@FedSquare invites you to meet the designers, talk with them about their products and buy something beautiful"

Here are some of our favourite designer/makers who will be at the event.

m2matiz

m2matiz is a graphic art and design studio which designs and produces artwork for print based mediums including  business cards, letterheads, brochures, invitations and packaging. A passion for taking photographs led to the m2matiz product range being born - a range of gift cards, gift tags, the t.lighthaus©, the luMierebox and more.Check out their website here for the full range of their beautiful products and images.

Tightology

  

 With a deep focus on design and the environment Tightology's  legwear are made in Australia using
organic cotton, bamboo and merino wool. They produce a collection of full tights, footless tights and socks in a range of gorgeous patterns and colours which are synonymous with style and comfort. Check them out here

Sandra Bowkett

 Sandra Bowkett states that she is drawn to the sculptural and functional objects of many cultures from the refined fine bone china and porcelain of Europe to the bold lowfired utilitarian forms of India and Africa. These stunning vessels are delicate and rich in colour - to learn more about her work click here

We are very excited to be in the company of these great designers and many more, and will be showing a selection from our new collection.

Register at the Markit website to go into the draw to win a hamper of goodies worth $500 and we hope to see you on Sunday.

Vidal Sassoon "changing the world with a pair of scissors"

A legend sadly passed away this week - Vidal Sassoon, the man who was attributed with "changing the world with a pair of scissors". His signature geometric bob first seen in 1963 liberated women the world over - freeing them from the constraints of curlers and hairspray! Here are some of his iconic haircuts including the revolutionary 'Five-Point Cut' debuted by the then top model and now fashion director of US Vogue, Grace Coddington.

Grace Coddington

Danae Brook

Cutting Mary Quant's hair

Mia Farrow

The gorgeous man hinself.

                                                  Trailer from Vidal Sassoon - The Movie

He will be sorely missed - Check out this Daily Telegraph article on the man and his life.

Adele

After her enormous success at this years Grammy the beautiful Adele has now added another triumph to her portfolio by gracing the cover of Vogue US in March of this year - the photos by the extremely talented Mert and Marcus are just stunning with sultry, liquid lined eyes, windblown hair and a seductive glimpse of cleavage. We just love......

....and while we are here we couldn't pass up the opportunity to take another look at her standout performance at the Brits last year.

What is your favourite Adele song?