Ole Scheeren by WassinkLundgren for COS magazine
February 21st, 2012 by dmb media
Category: Editorial
Colorama by Diver & Aguilar for Riders-Moda Magazine Italy
February 20th, 2012 by dmb media
Colorama
Diver & Aguilar’s latest fashion story in this months Riders-Moda Magazine Italy. A Celebration & Theatrical display of Colour & Bespoke Mens Style.
Originally the basis of the concept was to intensify the overwhelming richness of colours in the clothing and it seemed an obvious choice to contrast this with African models dark black skin.
Most people would not look at these clothes and think of them as everyday attire. As the production developed we realized there was a much more important reason we had chosen to use African models.Because these Vibrant Italian suits, dare you to be bold. They embrace your confidence to stand out from the crowd. Possibly deeply rooted in their ethnic heritage African people probably feel more comfortable to show this of Style.
So a whole new debate arose around this after we had shot the story .
Have we lost our sense of individuality in this country ? Is this due to the ease and convenience of buying mass produced clothes these days ? Or do the powers to be continually tell us how we should conform to society rather than express your unique identity ?
There is probably truth in all these arguments and fashion is just one way, in which we can choose to display our creativity .
Recently statistics revealed Whitechapel Road was the most ethnically diverse area in the UK. Certainly visiting the bustling market can easily give you the sense of being transported somewhere more exotic, even on a cold and grey London day.
To a degree we wanted to play on this game of Deception in respect of our choice of location. The abstract nature this environment, it could be anywhere a shanty town in Africa or an underground nightclub in Marrakech,but you can look good in this fashion wherever you are.
The illustrative collage style in which we have chosen to display the final images not only focused on the exquisitedetail within the clothing but relives the exuberant fantasy when we look at these otherwise quite serene pictures of where we might be.
Photographers : Diver & Aguilar
Fashion & Creative Director : Fillipo La Bruna
Casting Director : Tom North
Production : David Powell
Read more here: http://dmbmedia.co.uk/artists/diver-aguilar/photography/
Melinda Gibson illustrates “Document” guest edited by Geoff Dyer in AnOther Magazine
February 17th, 2012 by dmb media
The Document session of the current, new issue of AnOther Magazine, Spring Summer 2012 is guest edited by Geoff Dyer with articles written by Fiona Banner, Anne Carson, David Markson and many more.
See more of Melinda’s work here: http://melindagibson.blogspot.com/
Read more here: http://www.anothermag.com/
Morad Bouchakour – Mexican Mennonites featured in the latest Esquire Russia
February 16th, 2012 by dmb media
See more of Morad’s work here: http://dmbmedia.co.uk/artists/morad-bouchakour/photography/
Read more here: http://esquire.ru/photo/mennonites-74
“The Netherlands – Off the Shelf” by kummer & Herrman
February 15th, 2012 by dmb media
What makes shopping streets and squares in our country so typically Dutch? What do we see around us when we go to get money out of a cash machine in Boskoop? Or when we fetch a supermarket trolley in a car park in Breukelen? What do we see when we meet up with friends in a cafe in Steenwijk, or eat chips with our kids in a snack bar in Enkhuizen?
The Netherlands – Off the shelf is about all the things that are visible around us. A huge amount has been built in recent decades, particularly outside the major cities. In places like Heerhugowaard or Hoofddorp the population has increased almost tenfold. As a result, the country’s appearance has changed dramatically; cities have been slowly pushed into the country.
The centres of many towns are a patchwork of additions that have been made over time. Squares are remodelled by ambitious property developers, entrepreneurs, architects and local councils. This is where regulations, common sense, taste, coincidence and ambition coexist uneasily. The result is a fascinating compromise between different approaches and interests. These places are familiar and at the same time interchangeable.
In The Netherlands – Off the shelf, Hans van der Meer brings together his own photography and his fascination for vernacular photography (he is co-founder of Useful Photography magazine) for the first time. By including catalogue images of street furniture, he casts a different light on the Netherlands. It suddenly becomes clear where the familiarity and interchangeability come from.
Until April 1, 2012, the photographs of Hans van der Meer are on show in the exhibition The Netherlands – Off the shelf in the NAi, Rotterdam. The accompanying publication, the first YdocPublishing release can be ordered here https://shop2.hexspoorwms.nl/EN/ The exhibition is designed by Tom David Architecten, the graphic design by Kummer & Herrman.
Content: 240 pages, 95 photographic plates (fc), 32 pages catalogue NL (product photography).
Binding: Schweizer brochure in cover w flaps
Size: 225 x 297mm
Paper: Arctic Volume + Lessebo Design (inside), Algro Design (cover)
Texts: Hans van der Meer, intro by Ole Bouman
Language: Dutch / English
Design: Kummer & Herrman
Co-published by: Paradox and YdocPublishing
ISBN: 876-90-802655-0-9
Price: € 39.50 (incl. VAT)
Preview at Kummer & Herrman: http://www.kummer-herrman.nl/works/Nederland+-+Uit+voorraad+leverbaar/1
Preview at Issuu: http://issuu.com/xparadox/docs/par11__nl-uit_voorraad_leverbaar_issuu
Order: https://shop2.hexspoorwms.nl/EN/
The exhibition: http://en.nai.nl/content/1152087/the_netherlands_-_off_the_shelf