Several months back, I had the great pleasure of chatting with the uber-talented Max Estes, whose trilogy of Crooked books have garnered him a niche fan base around the globe. An American based in Oslo, Norway — Estes‘ illustrations are bold, graphic and nothing short of fun. His 2010 book, The Crooked Knife, has just been nominated [...]
We recently had the pleasure of chatting up the highly talented Los Angeles based artist Vanessa Prager, to pick her brain about her upbringing, her inspirations, and to chat about the upcoming pop-up exhibition entitled Across The Universe — sponsored by WeSC, Whole Foods and Bear Flag Wine. Please tell us a little about your childhood. I was born [...]
Written by Samar Sadullah for TALL DARK ROAST With a sense of avante garde and whimsical presence to his nature — Brittan’s Emmanuel Ray plays fashionably cool in a mirage of classic, demure loving Fashionistos at London’s February Fashion Weekend. This is where we met — at one of London’s finest fashion events on the calendar. [...]
Words by Adrian Harris | Photos by Eltono No matter what your feelings are about street art – it’s everywhere. From the streets of London, to Tokyo, Berlin and San Paolo, this form of free artistic expression is truly a worldwide phenomenon. Graffiti is a term coined with negative connotation, and has been explored at [...]
Naomi Filmer is one of those artists who really demands attention with her designs. Having worked for Central Saint Martin’s, The Royal College of Art, and other notable institutions — as well as designers such as McQueen, Burberry, Armani, Dai Rees, Julien Macdonald and Hussein Chalayan — Filmer without a doubt holds her own as one of [...]
Whatever your opinion of Canadian artist Terence Koh, you’re likely to have one. We recently caught up with Mr. Koh, and asked him a few questions. Terence Koh is currently showing his performance, nothingtodoterencekoh at Mary Boone Gallery in NYC, on now until March 19th. For more information, check out asianpunkboy.com Our thanks to Mr. Koh [...]
Chandler Burr was the New York Times perfume critic from 2006-2010, and is the Director and Curator of the Center of Olfactory Art at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. Burr is the author of the two definitive popular books about the perfume industry. In 2003 he released “The Emperor of Scent: [...]
