Stunning textural photos of everyday objects from US photographer Nick Albertson

Stunning textural photos of everyday objects from US photographer Nick Albertson:

Boston native Nick Albertson is currently studying for his MFA in Photography at Columbia College, Chicago before he unleashes himself on the world in the spring of this year. Nick creates beautiful textural images from patterned, overlaid household objects, transforming them from bland, everyday articles into something truly special. He may still be studying but we think this guy’s got a bright future ahead of him. Who else make rubber bands look this good?

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LFW Diary SS12: Lu Flux

LFW Diary SS12: Lu Flux:

Another designer whose eponymous collections I love seeing each and every season (AW10, SS11, AW11) is the mighty Lu Flux. Wittily titled ‘A-Lu-Ha’, Lu’s SS12 offering plays on the expectations of a tropical British summer and the resulting miserable reality. Self-described as an ‘idyllic Polynesian’ collection, it features everything that epitomises a serene summer of fun in paradise. Think rich candy hues, paper parasols and Hawaiian iconography.

Reflecting her chosen theme perfectly, Lu’s collection perfectly mixes cute and flirty summer apron dresses, layered crepe de chine skirts and trademark patchwork tops, deftly juxtaposed with waterproof jackets, and of course the obligatory Hawaiian shirt, with a Flux twist: beautiful laser-cut hibiscus and Tiki-masked warriors dancing around campfires are a mainstay.

As usual colour shines to the fore and Lu’s stand (in collaboration with Earthborn) at the LFW exhibition was an amazing sight, and to top things off nicely there was even a huge cookie. Always playful, always fun and always a pleasure!

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Picture6, a photo by Anna O' Neill on Flickr.

Via Anna O'Neil

Wear Out, Carolina Reis

Wear Out, Carolina Reis:

What if the wearer could become whoever he is without having to choose a certain representation in his outfit? Is it possible to approach fashion design without imposing a certain model to follow? This project is the outcome of this premise. The mechanism applied on the fabric breaks when there is pressure and adjusts to the wearer. By using movement as a catalyzer of change in the object, the garment takes its final shape once each person has used it.

Carolina Reis, designer and researcher, has developed Wear Out. It is the outcome of her master degree at the Design Academy Eindhoven.

Wear Out by Carolina Reisfrom Dezeen on Vimeo.

Images, video and text from Dezeen.