Serial Cut™ | Imagemakers since '99

Serial Cut is a Madrid based studio, established in 1999 by Sergio del Puerto, working on a wide variety of worldwide projects, but focussing mainly on Art Direction. Serial Cut works alongside an ever-growing team of professionals, who specialize in different areas such as photography, design, motion-graphics and 3D design.

Ricky Allman

GRIZZLY BEARS by Lu Flux

British designer Lu Flux has spun out a few eco-conscious collections now which are no doubt super-wholesome fun, the perfect body-enveoping encompanyment to a warm cocoa and a parisian bike ride. having just shown her latest collection at ethical fashion week, she has a refreshing take on the possibilities of ethical collections, really emphasising the craft of the garment.
Again... Sherwood Forest

Mathew Scott

Mathew Scott: Whether in landscape or portraiture, his camera brings into focus the paradoxical tensions existing just under the surface of everyday life.

LOOKS LIKE

This is uncanny! four years after the movie was made- Kira the puppet became a real girl and was born into human form, just like pinnocio.

BARBIE- The REAL factory girl ... cries for help

With the AW09 Anniversary collection for barbie clothes having been shown at Colette (featuring designs by Calvin Klein and DVF), and  Piers Atkinson's AW09 crazed-barbie headpiece range, it seems as though the timelessness of barbie never fails to inspire. I was totally obsessed with creating barbie fashion shows as a kid, using my Ariel The Little Mermaid doll to play the bulimic bullied outcast who is forced to take part in the show, but is eventually saved from near death by Ken who helps her regain confidence against all odds. In retrospect you would have thought I must have had issues or something, but actually I think it was just the effect of having a psychotherapist parent explaining these kinds of issues to me. All the same, I have fond memories of my selection of blondes, and toilet paper designs... so got very excited to find an online archive of vintage barbie creations dolls4play.com... I also love the fact they actually had a fashion designer barbie outfit, complete with portfolio and sketches- anyone who has watched clueless as many times as I have, will remember the scene with their electronic spinning wardrobe... satisfying

THE PLUGHOLE OF IDEAS

 IDEA 2:

I think Topshop should sell mail-order sets like this all mechanically devised by an online questionnaire to decipher exactly your individual style (so its completely personalized. It could arrive in a plastic top box with shoes and accessories attached to card with twisted wire.

All someone would need to do, is create a formula for the psychological associations people have to visual imagery by measuring their bodily responses while they are subject to a visual and sensory simulation test. 

easy 

BARBIE AW09 & PIERS ATKINSON AW09

MY VINTAGE BARBIE PICKS

FASHION DESIGNER BARBIE

LIFE ISNT ALL PEACHES AND CREAM FOR BARBIE THOUGH-  I MEAN ALL THIS FAME AND FORTUNE CAN GET TO YOU AFTER 50 YEARS... AS THIS DOCUMENTARY REVEALS.

Maybe its a cry for help? Issues.

Lots of TV doesnt harm anybody!

Melbourne-based label TV's AW09 collection makes a knitted little baby tiger scarf look somehow sexy as apposed to cute... Im loving the russian tomboy/winter safari look- isnt there supposed to be a sherwood forest colour-pallette revival soon? I feel it coming on... a sort of roman gold and green spray-on with flaps of crepe look and heavy metal details and macrame plaits which rest over the head like a roman helmet







THE PLUGHOLE OF IDEAS

IDEA 1
A macrame mohican/wig/knotted head snake  with gold foiling, to be accompanied my Peter pan inspired getup

KOSTAS MURKUDIS

While I was lost in the hole of my mind, I seem to have somehow remained oblivious to the existance of the Berlin-based designer Kostas Murkudis . Berlin seems to be the ultimate city for dreamers and doers, and all of a sudden everyone has realised and started emigrating towards the city of affordable wonderlust... heavily considering it myself, though I dont really trust the currywurst.
Well anyway, this guys been at it for ages, creating all the stuff I want to wear (theres a great many things i love to look at, but not so much i want to wear). I love the minimal pallette of AW09 and the simple cutting- but got really excited with his collaboration collection with the woolen mill company Johnstons- put a 60's bodysock from the AW09 Jhonstons collection with one of the plastic shirts and you have a cosy cremaster-esque creepyness... mmm

OH AND I KNOW IM A SUCKER FOR CAMP, BUT ER KNEE HIGH SOCKS ON MEN... SO HOT, IS IT JUST ME?

DUCT TAPE GAFFING

DUCT TAPE CHIC Middle class poverty-chic friends of mine having been gaffa-taping their stuff together for ages, as per the whole of east london- but im thinking with the current climate and everything we will see the uses of duct drift from colourful wallets to the full-body experience. Cheap Mondays new AW09 Collection showcases some denim avec carefully placed duct-tape for some well considered ho-boism. Ideally I am thinking black tape all over the jeans with slits for denim-exposure, but it could get a little steamy hot during the summer months.
While pondering the commercialisation of a squatters necessity and then squatting in general, I remembered that I already have duct-tape bird art hanging from my ceiling courtesy of my illustrator flatmate ( and connasseuir of tape object creation) Holly Wales...

I might just have to rope her into so 3-dimensional duct tape headpiece collaboration (all that time we spent psyco-analysing relationships and we could have been landscaping the head with the rainbow of readily available tape just yards away from our hands)
W A T C H T H I S S P A C E

Alberto Van Stokkum

Marloes ten Bhömer

Shoe artist Marloes ten Bhomer has promised that soon some of her shoe creations will be purchasable product (see the tourquise blue versions) due to the demand for wearable versions of her shoe art. I love that presents the process as part of the peice itself, and the spacial composition of it compliments the sculptural pieces themselves.

COLOURS AND COLOURS AND

Jen Stark makes the possibilities of your post-it stack seem way more exciting. Another 3-dimensional paper creator, she bends lights with angular rainbow art.

HOLY MOSES! hat genius

If anyone has information about where it may be possible to find the archive of works by the hawaiin hat artist 'Moses', please come forth and share this highly relevant information with the world...With the whole fluoro-clash tribal theme that happily darts our eyes around the pages of various fashion Bibles right now- I feel his work would be unbeleivably relevant though possibly trapped behind some glass cages of preservation. However, some lucky flickr-sharing human seems to have visited a retrospective for the guy early on in the millenia and captured a handy guide to creating your own paper hat art, im thinking get some royal mail woven plastic sacks in first and second class colours and create an all weather version for our little country of spluttery clouds? done.

Heart.Mind.Nerve | IsBrave.com

Nick Knight - Beasting

I recently rediscovered BEASTING, an arresting body of work from ace photographer Nick Knight, a result of his decade long professional relationship with John Galliano. An intense shoot for Arena Homme +, Beasting features the Autumn Winter 2007 collection of John Galliano’s menswear line. Nick Knight, who calls his association with Galliano a source of ‘continual stimulation’, has
captured a visually powerful brawny spectacle.

Knight’s reputation for pushing technical and creative boundaries is on full display here. After having worked on several controversial issues, ranging from racism, disability, ageism and fat-ism, Knight’s shots of the brawny males depict militaristic ritual and untamed pagan energy.



The cover image shows an intimidating man-beast with six arms, a fascinating symbol of hyper-masculinity. The brawny beast wears the headpieces, and garments of John Galliano’ menswear collection. The shots are a disturbing and fascinating blend of combative and sexual frenzy, where limbs and bodies seem to merge into one another. It’s indomitably a man’s space, with overtones of war and rough-play.




The man behind the shoot, celebrated photographer Nick Knight, refers to his body of work as ‘an ongoing communication, a response to events’. Nick’s work for publications includes i-D, Vogue, Dazed & Confused, The Face and Visionaire. His list of clients features Yohji Yamamoto, Christian Dior, YSL, Björk, Alexander McQueen, Massive Attack, and Calvin Klein. Apart from these big names, he has also worked with Jil Sander, Louis Vuitton, Vivienne Westwood, and Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo.

Carlo Van de Roer

Thomas Schmidt

Neil Krug

Neil Krug is a film maker and photographer. Check his flickr. (via)

Cullen Stephenson

Remembering The Flowers - Phulkari From Punjab

Growing up in the Northern part of India, colour was an integral part of my life. Yellow draped mustard fields swayed in early summer winds; spring brought in trees laden heavily with flowers of colors so vibrant, we could spend hours looking at them, as we rode our bicycles through verdant gardens that were such a common part of our small town life. Those were simple times, when recession and lay-offs were unheard of, and women sang as they sat together, embroidering rich dreams into simple fabrics. And no embroidery was as colourful as Phulkari, a Punjabi embroidery technique, which literally means flower working. Using darn stitch on the wrong side of coarse cotton cloth with colored silken thread, Punjabi women sat creating intricate, alluring patterns inspired by nature and daily life.


Over a decade later, Phulkari has not only stood the test of time, but seems to be thriving. Especially in the ‘Darjiya Wali Gali’ (Tailors’ Lane) in old Patiala, Phulkari has found its connoisseurs as buyers from across the world flock to own a piece of this coveted Indian Art. My last visit to Punjab saw me walk through a colour-filled wonderland, where beautiful shawls, scarves, tunics, and shoes brought back fond memories of a time when all was right with the world. The original hand-made Phulkari is now rare, and comes for a price. But with colours that last for years, and exotic patterns that appeal to Indian and off-shore buyers alike, it’s an investment worth making. A well-made Phulkari scarf or a tunic keeps the compliments flowing in after several repeat outings. The patterns have now been modernized, but I prefer the old, classic designs. For those who find the traditional colours too bright, there are now softer pastels available.


If a visit to India is not on the cards anytime soon, online shops are a good option. Many online suppliers offer a variety of colour and pattern options suited for Western tastes. With its warm colours, and striking patterns, Phulkari makes a lasting impression. Much like the country of its origin – rooted in tradition, but with modern sensibilities.

Image: Indiamart.com