Irina Shayk for Spanish Shoe Brand XTi
Her career keeps getting hotter, and Irina Shayk is the new face of the Spanish shoe brand XTi Shoes.
The new promotional shots feature the Russian stunner posting with a handsome male model and hardly places the emphasis on footwear. Continue reading »
Colorful Spaces
‘Colourful spaces’ is a serie of work by Laura Niubo, graphic designer based in London. An exploration of colour and geometry as the means to evoke a parallel dimension full of energy. Mixing shapes, experimenting with colour and sensations. A new colorful space for delighting and for letting people mind and heart to imagine and feel. Continue reading »
A Mongol ‘Cloth of Gold’ Silk and Metal Thread Robe
A Christie’s employee looks at a Mongol “Cloth of Gold” silk and metal thread robe at Christie’s auction house in central London. The robe is expected to fetch between GBP 200,000-300,000 ($312,000-470,000 or euros 230,000-345,000) when it is auctioned at the Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds sale in London. (AFP)
Workers Prepare to Move 340-ton Rock to L.A. County Museum of Art
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to push a giant rock up a hill for eternity. In modern-day LA, the city’s largest museum has spent months — and $5 million to $10 million — trying to get a 340-ton boulder from a dusty quarry in Riverside onto its campus west of downtown.
Joe Schofield stands in front of a 340-ton rock as he and other workers prepare to transport the rock from Riverside County to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art at Stone Valley Materials in Riverside, Calif. (Jae C. Hong / AP) Continue reading »
Glass Ceiling: American Girl Doll
Photographer/artist Jill Greenberg poses at her home to promote her Exhibit “Glass Ceiling: American Girl Doll” And Billboard For LA on September 29, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America) Continue reading »
Mahjong Gets an English Face
Xue Shengli, the English mahjong designer shows his homemade mahjong tiles, Sept 25, 2011. (CFP) Continue reading »
Madame Tussauds Exhibition Opens in Japan
An artist puts finishing touches to a wax figure of actress Audrey Hepburn during a photo opportunity, a day before the opening of Madame Tussauds’ Japan exhibition, in Tokyo Sept 27, 2011. Continue reading »
Zombie Flashmob Surprises Film Festival
People dressed as zombies take part in a flashmob in Vienna September 27, 2011. The zombie flashmob coincided with the Slash Film Festival which showcases horror, fantasy, animation and science-fiction movies. Continue reading »
Belarus Fashion Week: Model Casting and Lingerie Show
Belarus Fashion Week model casting and lingerie show in photographs of Anton Motolko. Continue reading »
See the Ancient City of Pergamon in 360 degrees
The viewing platform is fixed on cargo containers in the ‘Panorama of the Antique City’ at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 29. The 360 degree round image is a representation of the antique Pergamon. On display until Sept. 30, the reconstruction is based on the current state of archaeological research. (Soeren Stache / EPA) Continue reading »
Victoria’s Secret Introduces New ‘Gorgeous’ Collection
Victoria’s Secret launched “Gorgeous,” the newest fragrance and updated brassiere collection from Victoria’s Secret. The collection was unveiled by VS Angel Lindsay Ellingson, a California-native on September 21st at Victoria’s Secret at The Grove in Los Angeles. Continue reading »
David Byrne’s Large Inflatable Globe Sound Installation On Display In Manhattan
People view artist David Byrne’s installation “Tight Spot” beneath Manhattan’s High Line park on September 27, 2011 in New York City. The 48-foot by 20-foot inflatable globe is squeezed beneath the steel support framework of the High Line and is accompanied with a rumbling audio soundtrack created by distorting Byrne’s voice. (Mario Tama/Getty Images North America) Continue reading »
Gucci Museum Opening In Florence, Italy
A general view of the dinner set up for the Gucci Museum opening at Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio on September 26, 2011 in Florence, Italy. (Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images Europe) Continue reading »
Shakhti 360 Leti: Luxury Hotel in Himalayas
Shakti was founded by Jamshyd Sethna, whose love of the mountains began during his schooldays in Darjeeling and thereafter as a young tea planter in Upper Assam. A Parsi from Bombay, Jamshyd is one of India’s leading travel professionals and his travel experiences, love of food and art, combined with a passion for the Himalaya is the creative force behind the foundation and evolution of Shakti.
Early morning casts a pink glow over the snow-covered peaks; very soon the sun burns off the cool of the night. Energised by the crystalline air, you may already be out walking with your guide, through the ancient rhododendron forests. Or you may choose to linger over a long, slow breakfast. Continue reading »
Celebrating the Harvest in London
Pearly Kings and Queens gather to celebrate their annual Costermonger’s Harvest Festival at the Guildhall in London on September 25. (Ben Stansall / AFP-Getty Images) Continue reading »
Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking
A revolution is underway in the art of cooking. Just as French Impressionists upended centuries of tradition, Modernist cuisine has in recent years blown through the boundaries of the culinary arts. Borrowing techniques from the laboratory, pioneering chefs at world-renowned restaurants such as elBulli, The Fat Duck, Alinea, and wd~50 have incorporated a deeper understanding of science and advances in cooking technology into their culinary art.
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Piaget: Official Timekeeper of Beijing International Polo Open Tournament
For the third Beijing International Polo Open Tournament, luxury watch-maker Piaget has been announced the official timekeeper of the event. Beijing Polo Open Tournament has officially cooperated with World Polo Tour for the very first time, thus becoming the one and only top tier polo tournament in China which can register the international ranking points.
The event is organized at the foot of the twisted and splendid Great Wall Badaling Section, along with an assembly of famous polo players across the world. The Piaget polo wristwatch collection comes in cases and bands delicately crafted together, interlaced with gloss and matte.
Models in Piaget watches and jewelery on the Great Wall. (Piaget/handout) Continue reading »
Traenenpalast Museum Opens To The Public in Berlin
A visitor looks at a display of video monitors once used by East German border police at the Traenenpalast museum on its first day open to the public on September 15, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The museum documents the history of the Friedrichstrasse crossing between East and West Berlin. Located at the end of an East Berlin subway line, it was the final point of departure for West Germans returning west after visiting relatives in the East, which earned the building the popular name Traenenpalast, or Palace of Tears. Border gaurds often subjected travelers to inordinately long waits and meticulous searches. The construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 separated families and friends overnight as the East German government mostly forbid its citizens from travelling west. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images Europe) Continue reading »
Sotheby to Hold Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Sale
A model presents the jadeite cabochon necklace and jadeite plaque ring during a media preview of Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, south China, Sept 22, 2011. Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold its Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Autumn Sale on Oct 5 with a total of 359 lots with an estimated value of 660 million HK$ ($85 million). (Xinhua) Continue reading »
Sotheby’s to Hold Porcelain and Handicraft Auction
A staff member of Sotheby’s introduces a Nepalese 13th-century gold-plating copper statue of Tara, a Bodhisattva of salvation, during a media preview in Hong Kong. (Xinhua) Continue reading »
Golden Model of Chinese Aircraft Carrier
A miniature golden replica of China’s first aircraft carrier is on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution in Beijing. The carrier was bought from the Ukraine and is being refitted for scientific research and training purposes. The replica is made of pure gold, at a scale of 1 to 1680. (CFP)
Eye-popping China Int’l Optics Fair
A woman presents a pair of “Shutter Shade” sunglasses at the 24th China International Optic Fair held in Beijing, Sept 14, 2011. Over 770 exhibitors from 23 countries took part in the fair. (Xinhua) Continue reading »
Huge Zhongshan Suit Towers High in China
A 4.3-meter-tall Zhongshan suit is making an appearance at Zhejiang Textile and Fashion College in Ningbo, East China’s Zhejiang province, Sept 14, 2011. The suit, 35 times larger than normal, has been made to commemorate the centenary of the Revolution of 1911. The suit is being submitted for a Guinness World Record award. The Zhongshan suit was popularized by Sun Yat-sen, the pioneer of China’s democratic revolution after the Revolution of 1911. (CFP) Continue reading »
EGO
A model displays a Spring/Summer design by Ibai Labega during the EGO for young designers at the Pasarela Cibeles fashion show, in Madrid, Spain. (AP)
Plastic Bottle Boat Makes Maiden Voyage
Four students carry a special boat named “Simida” made of 1,504 empty plastic beverage bottles to a lake for its maiden voyage at Chongqing University of Science and Technology in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, Sept 14, 2011. It took the four students two months to make the boat which is 4.48 meters by 1.3 meters and weighs 58.2 kilograms. The maiden voyage lasted about 20 minutes with plenty of students witnessing the occasion. Tang Ming, one of the four students, said they made the boat with an aim to promote the concept of environmental conservation. (Photo/CFP) Continue reading »
