Tenenbaum Style – Wes Anderson’s 2001 film, “The Royal Tenenbaums”, serves as inspiration for this fashion spread featured in the September issue of Elle Ukraine. Milly Simmonds and Matt Trethe in the roles of Margot and Richie Tenenbaum. Stylist Natalia Osadchaya chooses fashions influenced by the movie such as fur coats, athletic headbands and retro style pantsuits. / Make Up by Marina Keri, Hair by Roku Roppongi
Today's New York Post profiles a 24-year-old ex-dancer who traded intense cardio workouts and self-deprivation for intense resistance workouts and weight lifting, gaining 20 lbs of pure muscle meat in the process. She's never felt better, she says. She's happy with her body and she feels totally awesome. STRONG IS THE NEW SKINNY, declares the headline. Hooray! Finally, women can control and dominate the space they occupy rather than disappearing into bony oblivion! Right? Right?!?
    
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Technology and 3D printing never cease to amaze me and the fact that you can print shoes = mind-blowing! Finnish designer Janne Kyttanen has long been pushing the 3D printing envelope and his line of wedges really takes the cake. Kyttanen designed the line for Cubify, the online marketplace that lets you make cool stuff on 3D printers, and you can download any of the designs for free and have them printed on a CubeX printer.
Leaf Shoe in the printer
Anyone can download the free files and print a pair at home or at this point in the game, you probably know someone who has a printer. There are four styles to choose from, Leaf, Macedonia, Facet, and Classic, so get to printing!
Macedonia Shoes in the printer
Facet Shoe in the printer
Classic Shoes
Photo by Modernist Cat
Hello! My name is Crystal Gregory, and I design and manufacture a unique line of modern litter box covers and dual-purpose pet furniture for my shop, Modernist Cat. Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, I now live in Seattle, Washington with my husband Gavin, our two Canadian hairless cats, Jackson and Elliott, and our Italian Greyhounds, Lusi and Linus. Our four-legged kids are a huge inspiration for all of my products.
I have always known that I would be a working artist, but my focus on pet furniture design was a complete surprise. After getting a BFA in mixed media and an MFA in photography, my husband and I purchased our first home, a 1950s style ranch house. A lot of work needed to be done, and with only 950 square feet to work with, we were conscious of every design decision. There was absolutely nowhere to hide our cat’s litter box. I couldn’t find anything out there to blend with our collection of mid-century modern pieces and knew that I had to come up with a solution, so I did!
With no formal training in design, I was naturally influenced by my pets, my home, and my love for design icons Charles and Ray Eames, Paul McCobb and Finn Juhl. The understated elegance of mid-century modern design exemplified the style I wanted to infuse into my line of pet furniture. Since we live in a space where every square foot counts, my pet furniture couldn’t just sit there and be beautiful: it had to be clever and do double duty.
Designing a pet-friendly home quickly became a passion of mine. I’m constantly trying to come up with new ways to incorporate elements into modern spaces that accommodate cats’ and dogs’ natural instincts without being an eyesore. Ironically, that’s how my creative process usually begins: by me stumbling across an ugly piece of pet furniture and thinking, “How I can make this better, more functional, more pet friendly, more design conscious?” I can spend weeks — even months— brainstorming ideas before making prototypes, sourcing materials, and settling on a finished design.
Once a design is complete, it’s time for my four-legged kids to join in the fun. Photographing them can be a challenge, but it’s so rewarding when I get the shots that I want. Plus, taking my own images enables me to incorporate my love for animals and photography, so I get a ton of satisfaction in it. Next, it’s a matter of sourcing packaging and writing copy for my listings. A lot of time and effort goes into each product before finally getting it up for sale. Then the real work begins: handcrafting each made-to-order item. I take pride in the fact that each of my furniture pieces starts off as a spark of an idea and evolve into a finished product that people — and pets – can admire and enjoy.
Taking on so many roles — from designer, photographer, and maker to shipper and accountant — constantly pushes me out of my comfort zone and forces me to face new challenges head-on. Most importantly, it has taught me to appreciate my success, which gives me the confidence to keep creating and growing my business.
I never could have imagined when I opened my Etsy shop three years ago that it would become such an asset. It’s been the ideal platform for developing my brand, while providing access to a global marketplace. Etsy has connected me with so many amazing people who appreciate owning products that are sustainably sourced and handmade, and their feedback and support has been essential to my shop’s success. I’m excited to see what the future (and Etsy!) has in store for Modernist Cat.
Final two photos by Kirstie Tweed, all others by Modernist Cat.
Here's the trailer for the first feature-length film ever shot in Saudi Arabia by a female filmmaker, entitled Wadjda. It's the story of a 10 year old girl named, yes, Wadjda, living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She's described as "sarcastic, funny and streetwise," all reasons that she decides to compete in a Koran memorization competition at her school to win money to buy a bicycle.
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M.joaofialhomixed feelings
of the hairless kind.
The look in their eyes is extraterrestrial.
And the look on their face is like an angel. Um, cattitude is everything?
“Jadoo. (how’s that pronounced exactly, Josh?) Let’s give our hairless friends some love.” -Josh Norem
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Hyped Swedish rapper Lilla Namo with her new Up To No Good produced political single “Tuggare Utan Gränser”, a slo-mo track that’s destined to be played while cruising and headnodding.
Oculolinctus, an eye-licking fetish that is also called "worming" (gah), is all the rage among Japanese schoolkids. I get it, because I once licked my friend's eyeball when I was 12. This is my story.
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From the 1960s until the mid-1980s, Miroslav Tichý crept around the town of Kyjov in the Czech Republic taking pictures of unassuming women using his homemade cameras fashioned out of cardboard tubes, tin cans, and other found materials.
“The other day while taking photos of our Hedgehog I thought of your site! Me and my gf have a Hedgehog named Biddy that we enjoy taking on road trips/adventures. We made a hash tag on Instagram that we use every time we post a photo of him.” From Cuteporter Thomas U.
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Not only have Disclosure just released one of the top albums of 2013 with “Settle”, now they’ve also covered one of the top dance tracks of 2013 with their version together with vocalist Sam Smith of the Duke Dumont tune “Need U (100%)”.
Here is a delightful video of a male models' choir singing Daft Punk's "Get Lucky." Whoever came up with this idea deserves a medal. The models' perfectly blank expressions, eerie stillness, and the mesmerizing single take of the video contrasts rather delightfully with the lyrics of the song. The video was recorded to showcase the three brands nominated for the Council of Fashion Designers of America's men's wear designer of the year award, Michael Bastian, Duckie Brown, and Thom Browne.
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