Synesthesia Garden » avant-garde http://synesthesiagarden.com a weird art + style blog Wed, 23 May 2012 04:49:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Thomasin Durgin http://synesthesiagarden.com/2012/02/25/thomasin-durgin/ http://synesthesiagarden.com/2012/02/25/thomasin-durgin/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:04:16 +0000 L. http://synesthesiagarden.com/?p=10447 Thomasin Durgin makes interesting conceptual jewelry, pushing beyond traditional ideas of what jewelry should look like, beauty and glamor, to explore intriguing and often weird concepts. Examples include this ring below, made out of a creepy porcelain doll head wrapped with copper wire.

The Crown of Thorns Cilice Ring was inspired by the centuries-old Catholic practice of using a cilice belt, a spiked metal chain (usually worn around the thigh) which reminds the wearer of Jesus’ sacrifice through physical suffering and corporal mortification. As Thomasin says, “It’s pretty uncomfortable, yet I can’t seem to stop trying it on.” Interestingly enough, contemporary versions of cilice belts can be purchased online.

This ring is made out of shibuchi, an alloy of silver and copper, and etched with a fish skeleton pattern.

Repulso is what looks like a superhero cockroach. It is a real cockroach (killed by her cat), donning a blue cape, mounted on a band. I love this ring because it is so exceedingly odd and quirky, and makes something that is commonly viewed as a disgusting, vile household vermin, fit only for swift death, into a piece of art.

Some of Thomasin’s pieces truly push the boundaries of wearability and function in jewelry, including (below) Bad Girl Button Ring, wherein when a copper button is pushed, a steel spike stabs the wearer in the finger, and Temptation, which features a plug adapter that plugs into wall sockets.

Be sure to check out Thomasin Durgin’s inspiring blog.

]]> http://synesthesiagarden.com/2012/02/25/thomasin-durgin/feed/ 0 “About the Man Who Loved Fishing”: A Jewelry Collection by Kasia Piechocka http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/09/16/about-the-man-who-loved-fishing-a-jewelry-collection-by-kasia-piechocka/ http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/09/16/about-the-man-who-loved-fishing-a-jewelry-collection-by-kasia-piechocka/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 06:04:31 +0000 L. http://synesthesiagarden.com/?p=8526 London-based jewelry designer Kasia Piechocka has come out with a sleek and modern collection named About the Man Who Loved Fishing. Revolving around the unusual, conventionally unglamorous theme of fishing and assorted equipment (fish-head rings, earrings inspired by fishing weights, fish-hook necklaces, a bracelet resembling a chain of delicate fish bones), this collection turns “unbeautiful” subject matter into a form of elegance and edgy yet spare chicness. Seamless and sharp, these sterling-silver pieces work well in a unisex capacity, and are perfect for those seeking something a bit different as a bold/subtle statement accessory. They are available for purchase from her Website.

]]> http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/09/16/about-the-man-who-loved-fishing-a-jewelry-collection-by-kasia-piechocka/feed/ 1 The Popovy Sisters’ “mod.” Collection http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/09/13/the-popovy-sisters-mod-collection/ http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/09/13/the-popovy-sisters-mod-collection/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:13:08 +0000 L. http://synesthesiagarden.com/?p=8514 >Ekaterina and Elena Popovy’s Website]]>

>>Ekaterina and Elena Popovy’s Website<<

See my previous post on the Popovy sisters' beautiful art dolls here.

Mindblowing.

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These images are from Schön! Magazine, photographed by Diego Indraccolo and illustrated by Pok U Chan.

]]> http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/09/10/diego-indraccolo-pok-u-chan/feed/ 0 Short Film/Mindblowing Animation: “Loom” by Polynoid http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/07/27/short-filmmindblowing-animation-loom-by-polynoid/ http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/07/27/short-filmmindblowing-animation-loom-by-polynoid/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:53:25 +0000 L. http://synesthesiagarden.com/?p=8336

Loom from Polynoid

]]> http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/07/27/short-filmmindblowing-animation-loom-by-polynoid/feed/ 0 Una Burke’s META.MORPH http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/06/28/una-burkes-meta-morph/ http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/06/28/una-burkes-meta-morph/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:18:09 +0000 L. http://synesthesiagarden.com/?p=8033 Úna Burke’s beautiful A/W 2011 collection of armor/medical-inspired sculptural fashion, META.MORPH, is complemented by stunning wet-plate collodion photography from Andreas Waldschütz and Stefan Sappert. Witness below:

Further delight yourself by viewing this video, inspired by “the cinepoems of Man Ray and jarring aspects of psychological horror”:

via Haute Macabre

]]> http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/06/28/una-burkes-meta-morph/feed/ 0 Space Oddities in Black and Silver: Erevos Aether’s “Gaping Void” http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/05/09/space-oddities-in-black-and-silver-erevos-aethers-gaping-void/ http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/05/09/space-oddities-in-black-and-silver-erevos-aethers-gaping-void/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 06:44:49 +0000 L. http://synesthesiagarden.com/?p=7804

EREVOS AETHER’S GAPING VOID from KONSTANTINOS MENELAOU

+ Directed by Konstantinos Menelaou
+ Choreographed by Nathaniel Parchment
+ Photographed by Natalia Asimi
+ Jewelry design by Maria Piana
+ Design & styling by Erevos Aether

via Twisted Lamb

]]> http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/05/09/space-oddities-in-black-and-silver-erevos-aethers-gaping-void/feed/ 1 Two Animation Sequences http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/04/21/two-animation-sequences/ http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/04/21/two-animation-sequences/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:13:58 +0000 L. http://synesthesiagarden.com/?p=7727 + The beautiful sequence depicting the tale of the Three Brothers in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1:

+ A surreal stop-motion sequence from Tarsem Singh’s The Fall:

]]> http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/04/21/two-animation-sequences/feed/ 0 Anouk Wipprecht: The Merging of Technology and Fashion http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/03/27/anouk-wipprecht-the-merging-of-technology-and-fashion/ http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/03/27/anouk-wipprecht-the-merging-of-technology-and-fashion/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:58:36 +0000 L. http://synesthesiagarden.com/?p=7418 Anouk Wipprecht is a Dutch fashion designer who works in the emerging field of “fashionable technology,” defined by Sabine Seymour as “the intersection of fashion, design, science, and technology.” Anouk seeks to create a “higher state of connectivity between the body and our clothing,” a physical and psychological relationship wherein what we wear responds to us, and we are also affected by what we wear, producing something more than just the traditional function of coverture/adornment. What results is one-of-a-kind, architectural, avant-garde garments with bold silhouettes, vested with circuitry and a regalia of plastic tubes and the ability to respond in a unique and remarkable way to human bodies.


Picture via Coilhouse


The Birds, an installation piece inspired by the Hitchcock film

Examples of Anouk Wipprecht’s “wearable tech” include Fragilis, a dress that eerily mimics the function of the human heart and veins through motion and lighting (similar to the Heartbeat Dress, which conversely uses sound, recording the heartbeat of the model and relaying it to the audience through speakers embedded in the dress):

Daredroid, a dress that “combines pneumatic technology with open-source hardware and human temperament to provide you with a freshly made White Russian cocktail”:

And Intimacy (a project headed by Daan Roosegaarde), a set of garments that become more or less transparent and opaque in relation to their proximity to each other:

An interesting interview with Anouk can be read over on Fashioning Technology.

]]> http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/03/27/anouk-wipprecht-the-merging-of-technology-and-fashion/feed/ 0 Fashion Fix http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/01/27/6506/ http://synesthesiagarden.com/2011/01/27/6506/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:30:11 +0000 L. http://synesthesiagarden.com/?p=6506
Photographed by Sam Hernandez
Model: Velocity

I don’t particularly care for the background in this picture, but I love how it displays the leather corset and cowl/collar-piece by Antiseptic Fashion; it shows up all the details wonderfully, the tortured textures and sinuous shapes and asymmetrical lines, looking like hammered metal, some ungodly-beautiful combination of medieval armor and the modern avant-garde. Absolutely stunning designs in my opinion.


Found on the Tumblr circuits. I have no idea who the fashion designer is, or any of the other people involved, but I love this avant-garde, alien-warrior-like look.


Photographed by Katarzyna Widmanska
Makeup & hair: Marianna Jurkiewicz
Crown: Kasia Konieczka (previous post about her here)

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