Month: March 2012

Exhibit design saluting an extraordinary collaboration

Irving Penn and Issey Miyake: Visual Dialogue. Beautifully realized exhibit (Shigeru Ban Architects) paying homage to the infamous collaboration between the renowned American photographer, Irving Penn and Japanese fashion designer, Issey Miyake. At design museum 21_21 Design Sight (Tokyo), directed by Midori KItamura (president of Miyake Design Studio). Truly, some of the most captivating fashion photographs ever produced. Presented with distinctive and inspiring flair…

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The art of collaboration

Select images from the Penn/Miyake collaboration featured in the exhibit, “Irving Penn and Issey Miyake: Visual Dialogue”, at 21_21 Design Sight Tokyo. Interesting to note, the two creative forces met on the set of a Vogue shoot in 1983, and subsequently began their 13-year journey of collaboration.  Though Miyake never attended any of Penn’s shoots and Penn never attended a Miyake runway show, a mutual aesthetic respect led to an unspoken trust in Penn’s extraordinary interpretations. In the end, a truly revered gift to both fashion and photography history… (designboom)

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Is a brand refresh necessarily fresh?

Steak & potatoes rebranding… Interesting story on the dynamic New York restaurant scene and how the 16-year-old Midtown steak joint is going through a head-to-tail renovation. We’re frankly not huge fans of the final result but useful case study on a brand’s evolution. Bon Appetit!

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Twist it… Nike Building Twist is an interactive projection mapping experience controlled by a shoe that’s been wired up with a bunch of pressure sensors and plugged into an Arduino board, allowing users to literally twist a building like you can the shoe. Music makes the spot into a fascinating little symphonic blast. Brought to you (or the Japanese) by the folks at Wieden + Kennedy Tokyo. Nike probably needs to think about upping their game back home…

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