if it's hip, it's here

French Connection Campaign



Designer and Artist Mannequins for Ralph Pucci International


Ibride's Stackable Bowls from Ming


Laura L. Sweet
Author and founder of the daily design blogzine If It's Hip, It's Here.
An advertising, creative art director who has both traditional and digital experience in executing brand strategy, product launches, broadcast, print, rich media, web design and online communications.

handmade nation

Handmade Nation
Faythe Levine is a filmmaker, author, independent curator and creative director. She is currently documenting the rise of DIY and the new wave of art, craft and design.

lucky is the girl to be blushing

April Francis requested my thoughts and pieces for her spotlight
with Lucky Magazine, p. 45.
Not only was I honored and blushing at this feathery lady singing
to my ear, I was astounded with the write up which hit the stands
for January 2010.  The Levity Lette Lingerie Set is one of the
designs for a/w 2009 collection.
..photography and future projects were underway..
Aesthetic Engineer devised the set for our photoshoot of the
collection.

Sincerity with sustainable options to underthings is particularly
inviting for Under The Root.  April is a magnificent sprite who
uses her head and heart to reach out!
Rachel from Lucky Magazine was the facilitator to the article and
breathed life into the piece.

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philips design

Philips Design
Philips Design Channel
Tattoos and physical mutilation are amongst the oldest forms of personal expression and identity. Subcultures have used tattoos as a form of self representation; a visual language communicating personality and status. Philips Design examined the growing trend of extreme body adornment like tattoos, piercing, implants and scarring .
The Electronics Tattoo film expresses the visual power of sensitive technology applied to the human body. The film subtly leads the viewer through the simultaneous emotional and aesthetic transformations between two lovers.

whirling beauties :: debi van zyl

Baby Beasts

Debi van Zyl
..simply divine and forthcoming with time on her side

whirling beauties :: BOOOOOOOM

BOOOOOOOM
Enter, Jeff Hamada, an artist hailing from Vancouver.
He created his blog in hopes to foster a community of people excited to go out and be creative!
The disciplines and mediums he explores include art, design, music, film, photo, junk, and projects.

whirling beauties . alyssa duhe

 
Alyssa Duhe and her leap towards heroine.
This lady is spicing up the landscape with
design, graphic novels, skateboards, and a sketchbook.
She keeps a journal on her adventures here.

whirling beauties 3.ZERO

Infographics: Why buy local?




Who They Are and What They Stand For
3.ZERO is an ethical brand communications consultancy
with sustainability and social responsibility at the core.
The diverse collective of consultants and change agents
assist forward thinking businesses by directing
their focus to environmental, social,
and humanitarian practices with holistic management strategies.
The ReMODE manifesto is an innovative solution
that fuses digital, retail, and street-level tactics with conscious capitalism.
3.ZERO blog

costume and vintage space people

design for mankind

Writer Erin Loechner launched award-winning Design for Mankind 
in mid-2007 in an attempt to bring light to the inspiration found 
in today’s creative culture. Through photography, product design, 
style and craft, Design for Mankind is dedicated to showcasing the 
talents of the emerging art and design community.

Boasting a popular viewership of over 8,000 readers per day, 
Design for Mankind has received numerous praise for Erin Loechner’s 
unique perspective on the industry. With features like ‘The Dailies’ 
[a glance into the daily life of artisans/designers] and ‘Reader Profiles’ 
[where we hear from our many loyal readers!], 
Design for Mankind is truly an inspiration for us all.

Need another reason to visit this award-winning site?
Here’s Erin with 18 of them:
18. Sometimes I give out prizes to my favorite readers. Good prizes, in fact.
17. I sucked my thumb until I was in 6th grade. Don’t you want that kind of influence in your life?
16. I shower often. No smells at Design for Mankind.
15. This is my passion. Writing to you, that is.
14. I’ve met Bono, which means that if you read Design for Mankind, technically, you’ve met half of Bono. Sort of.
13. I live in Los Angeles and come on, what else is there to do here but read some blogs?
12. I’ve never balanced my checkbook, so you won’t have to read about math and stuff.
11. I can recite all fifty states in alphabetical order in less than fourteen seconds. Always good to have someone like that around. You know. Just in case.
10. I want my future children to have wooden toys only. You know, so if toys are left out, the house will still look cuter than ever.
9. If you read Design for Mankind, you can have the following conversation:
Stranger: “Hey, what’re you reading?”
You: “Design for Mankind.”
Stranger: “Wow! You sound so egalitarian!”
8. Every month I publish a magazine called Mankind Mag. It’s a great thing to read at the dentist, and again, you could potentially have the conversation in #13.
7. I Google EVERYONE. So watch out.
6. Design for Mankind makes you lose weight.
5. I graduated college as a triple-major, double-minor. You know, in case you have a question about the Rhetorical Nature of Literature.
4. Ok, I’m lying in #6.
3. I read each and every comment left on Design for Mankind. Try me.
2. I like to help in any way I can. Again, try me.
1. Because inspiration can change the world.

Under The Root will be featured in a 2am project with these beautiful beings during mid-March.
Please check into Design For Mankind, be inspired, change the world!

And lastly, if you want more of Erin, you can find her at BAKERY.