{ spring 2013 close ups}

{ balenciaga/ spring 2013 }

now that fashion week has wrapped up for the spring 2013 season, i finally have a chance to sit back and take a look at some of my favourite pieces.  i love the details feature on style.com, and wanted to post some pics that really caught my attention.

there are even more great balenciaga close ups available through tooklookbook.com

{ balenciaga/ spring 2013 }

                     

{ balmain/ spring 2013 }

           

{ alexander mcqueen/ spring 2013 }

                     

{ chanel/ spring 2013 }

{ jean paul gaultier/ spring 2013 <grace jones inspiration, love, love, love>}

{ jean paul gaultier/ spring 2013 }

{ jean paul gaultier/ spring 2013 }

{ jason wu/ spring 2013 }

{ giles/ spring 2013 }

{ lanvin/ spring 2013 }

{ lanvin/ spring 2013 }

{ louis vuitton/ spring 2013 }

{ marc jacobs/ spring 2013 }

{ prada/ spring 2013 <its like a floating wedge> }

{ rodarte/ spring 2013 < these remind me of clouds or wings from super mario> }

{ rodarte/ spring 2013 }

{ printed walls }

a photo journal of some of the pictures i took this year, of murals and wall paintings.

{ union pool patio,  brooklyn nyc }

{ el diablo taco truck,  union pool patio }

{ nolita,  nyc }

{ williamsburg, brooklyn }

{ parc safari, quebec }

{ francis mirror }

artist constance guisset has created a series of mirrors called "francis", which look almost like portions of circular mirrors have been dyed with an explosion of colour. the mirrors and artist are featured on the website petite friture and it describes her work by saying "Francis is mirror whose pattern comes from a series of experiments making use of chromatic pigments fleeing on water, guided by a circular design..."

the pieces are so stunning, i love the subtle yet impressionable hint of colour!

{ francis: miroir de poche }

{ francis: miroir de poche }

{ francis: miroir de poche }

                     
               

{ francis: miroir mural }

                     

{ francis: miroir mural }

                             

{ a close up }

{ bright lights, big city }

the lights are always on, both day and night in new york city.  I was in town a few weeks ago and 

decided to take a few pics of the many neon signs.

{ union pool-williamsburg }

                                        

{ synthetica }

{ artwork created by justin broadbent }

they say, "never judge a book by its cover", but sometimes you have to do just the opposite... especially if you are like me and saw the cover art for Metric's new album, Synthetica before its release date.  I knew the album itself would be amazing, (which is is) but it was the beautiful, surreal and haunting artwork that drew me in and made me pre order it right away.  

{ lyrics in digital booklet are backwards, which goes along with the theme of reflections in the album }

{ photograh by bryant latourrette }

{ factoria joven skate park }

i never imagined a skate park could contain an amazing mix of design and function, but the "factoria joven" successfully does.  created by the design team selgas cano architects, this skate park in merida, spain is an eye candy of bold colours and geometric shapes.  thanks  design milk for the great post!

{ geode street art project }

created by designer a common name, the geode street project used paper to make 3D geometric shapes,  that were placed in different spots throughout the streets of LA.  I absolutely love the gold pieces, they are so intricate, and i still cannot believe they were made of paper!