Enfin! Finally I went to see the huge Jean Paul Goude Retrospective: Goudemalion at Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris. It closes in a few weeks and was still loaded with visitors. It showed an impressive amount of beautifully mounted photos, lots of famous images and some new ones. The only thing missing in my opinion Read article…
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So Far, So Goude
Before settling in France in 2002, I never heard of Jean Paul Goude. However I was familiar with his work. It is pretty impossible to take a Parisian metro without meeting up with Goude en route. Or to think of Grace Jones without remembering his graphic & avant-garde imagery of this goddess of disco. And Read article…
Handmade Goods
Two weeks ago I watched the excellent documentary by France5 "The secrets of the beehive". Of course it was all about bees & their hives but it also focused on the medicinal values of honey, the Royal Jelly and pollen. In the countryside beehives are dying because of the pesticides and it is said that Read article…
This is a couple
For the last few years, Parisian brand The Kooples has been featuring real life couples in all of their ad campaigns. Yohji Yamamoto has been doing this for many years. At early july's V&A's Fashion in Motion catwalk event, real London couples modelled menswear and womenswear pieces from the archive of Yohji Yamamoto. So cute! Read article…
JOELIX featured on Bloesem
In the last few weeks Irene from Bloesem published a series of 3 articles with my shopping highlights of the Nordic countries. First we visited Denmark, then we traveled through Sweden and ended our journey in Oslo, Norway. Hope you enjoyed this little voyage! Thank you Irene! P.S. Did you know there is a new Read article…
Confetti fever?
The tsunami of obesity which is unfurling across the world, seems to be coming along with quite some amounts of confetti. The worldwide obesity issue is absolutely no reason to celebrate, but Yahoo found another reason to pop out some confetti: their new Mail Beta. If you need some help creating a confetti celebration, ask Read article…
Skippy
Like any graphic designer I'm fond of Pantone colors, so of course I also love these Pantone cookies. In stead of baking cookies, you can also cook your shirt! Or take your spacehopper and hop around. These photos by Christoph Gielen look like jewelry. Read why I like my short hair. Or watch this tragic Read article…
Mjölky Way
Mjölk built a tower of men for their lookbook. Love the idea! The Type Jockeys created a pretty blue man group CD cover for the Austrian band Federspiel. Add some swedishness to your Year End! And some gloss too! Or watch bad things that could happen. And even if it's been over a year, this Read article…
Colorless
Sometimes I wish I only liked wearing ONE color. Like these people. For years I've been wearing a lot of black with a hint of color or non-color from time to time. I could never wear white everyday. Too afraid of stains. However stains are a must on this pretty Underfull tablecloth. Actually my Read article…
London calling
Milan is calling my name, and especially the Sweet Room in Maison Moschino with the candy and cookie chandelier. More sweetness (and sugar) comes with the beautiful hand crafted gelato on a stick by Popbar in New York. Definately worth a visit. But these drawings by Christoph Niemann make me reconsider the trip… From NYC Read article…
