Project staff weekly obsession: Summerstage

Woori, is obsessing over Central Park's Summerstage. It is one of the most popular outdoor concert venues in the city.

The nice thing about Central Park Summerstage is that it does not limit itself to concerts. This venue also hosts other events such as dancing, film viewings, and much more. And the best part of all this is that a wide variety of acts take the stage on a regular basis.

Most of the events are free to attend, which is always in the budget. Some past performances were Fiona Apple, The Killers, The Strokes, The Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt, and many more.

www.summerstage.org

To Purchase tickets click HERE.

News Flash: Colette in NYC!!!

Later this summer, my fellow New Yorkers can have their own Parisian experience.

Colette, the French boutique that carries limited edition pieces, whether it's art, design, music or fashion, will be opening a mini-store from September 6th until October 5th. The pop-up shop will be located next to the Gap flagship store on 54th Street near 5th Avenue.

This is very exciting for the US and others who will be here at the time. Maybe Colette will make its second home in the Big Apple!


www.colette.fr/

Reading Time: Joining Forces.

Louis Vuitton and Comme Des Garcons are taking fashion collaborations to a new level.

The ultimate French luxury luggage label and the fashion rebel will join forces to open a store in Tokyo this September for 3 months.
It will showcase six one-off bags designed by Rei Kawakubo, described as "party" bags, promising multiple handles or two handles morphing into one. All bags will use the monogram toile, with the LV initials.

Kawakubo has re-designed the entire Comme des Garcons store in Omotesando for the Vuitton project. Vuitton is investing in it financially and all profits will be divided between the two fashion giants.

Another exciting collaboration for Comme des Garcons will be with H&M. Rei is expected to produce men's, women's, and children's collections for the fast-fashion chain, as well as a unisex fragrance. The Garcons collection will debut in H&M stores worldwide in the beginning of November!

Happy times are ahead for Fall!

Nice Doll.

This summer, the Barbican Art Gallery will showcase the works of Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf.

Collaborating since 1992, Viktor Horsting & Rolf Snoeren gave us their first Haute Couture catwalk show in January 1998, which was followed by four more inspirational collections that helped secure their place in fashion history.




Over the past 15 years, Viktor & Rolf have taken the fashion world by storm with their particular blend of avant-garde pieces and surreal beauty. This is the first time that an exhibition has been devoted to this influential duo in the United Kingdom .


The House of Viktor & Rolf, which overtakes both floors of the Gallery, charts their career within the context of a specially commissioned installation by Viktor & Rolf.

The exhibition started June 18th and will end September 21, 2008.

http://www.viktor-rolf.com/

See it before the lights go out.

Take Your Time: Olafur Eliasson by Olafur Eliasson

This presentation at the MOMA spans over fifteen years of Eliasson's career. His constructions, sculptures, and photographs elegantly recreate the extremes of landscape and atmosphere. He used multicolored washes, focused projections of light, mirrors, and elements such as water, stone, and moss to shift the viewer's perception of place and self.



This exhibit allows viewers to become part of Olafur's imaginary landscape. The cool, air-conditioned space of the MOMA will be a good place to take refuge from the heat this weekend.

See it before it's over this weekend, but once you get there, please, "take your time!"

http://www.moma.org

A hat for you Miss?

A David Downtown illustration.

This Ireland-born, London-based milliner started his career in 1989 after being introduced to his longtime Muse, the late Isabella Blow. She commissioned him to create a fashion headdress for her marriage to the barrister, Detmar Blow. He continued to design hats for Mrs. Blow, which eventually made Treacy a recognized name in the fashion world.


Alexander McQueen and Philip Treacy join forces to pay tribute to the Late Mrs. Isabella Blow.


Mrs. Isabella Blow.

Since then, he has designed pieces for the designer houses like Givenchy and Chanel, and designers such as Alexander McQueen, Valentino, and Gianni Versace. Mr. Treacy was asked to design hats for the wedding of Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in 2005.
A bust of Mrs. Blow wearing one of Treacy's pieces.

Illustration by Philip Treacy.

With projects for G-Hotel, Moet & Chandon and David Downtown, the illustrator, a five-time recipient of the British Accessory Designer of the Year, still has a lot to show us.

Hats off to you, Mr. Philip Treacy.

http://www.philiptreacy.co.uk/

A Skateboarder's dream come true.

Furniture from a skateboarders point of view, finally. SKATE STUDY HOUSE is an innovative design concept specializing in recreating popular furniture. The concept of contemporary lifestyle, art, and action sports as culture produces a mixture which is only found in this unique collection.




The Skate Study House started as a post-war movement developed by architects and designers with the goal to create a new lifestyle in a new realm of design. Fifty homes were built in the Los Angeles area and were furnished with new and innovative pieces of furniture from which many claim that "The Birth of Cool" was created!