Salma Hayek, portrait by Andy Gotts

There are things that could only be seen behind the camera lens, and there are nuances in one’s personality which can only be highlighted when distilled in photographs. Celebrities always have their photos splashed on papers and magazines, and even online, but only a few can make them look larger than life.
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The Felix Zawojski Hotel

The Felix Zawojski Hotel in the Czech Republic had very humble beginnings, much like the designer and tailor whose honor the house was built for. It took about a hundred years before the house’s potential to be a plush and luxurious hotel worthy of kings and queens and princes and princesses.
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Graphical method: wanted snowboard to be different, unlike the others, something that would have fun and be memorable. From the point of view of graphic design snowboarding thing is simple. This elongated surface on which to apply image …. the main question, “What strike?” If you type in Google query about the design of  boards, you’ll see a lot of bright pictures, most of which are patterns and designs. We also wanted to have images emphasize the form that would have started up this and opened.

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Watercolors by Thomas Schaller

Art – in whatever medium – is bound to be a feast for the senses, and that is exactly what Thomas Schaller delivers in spades in his series of watercolor paintings depicting various breathtaking scenery in famous places.  (more…)

Paleokastro Villa – View from the balcony

On the edge of a hill in Paleokastro in the area of Heraklion in Crete proudly stands a villa with a view of the sun, sea, and sky. Check out the following photos for interior and exterior shots of said villa.
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Ask any booklover or “bookworm” and he or she would tell you that there is no better feeling than holding books in the palm of your hands. Well, various designers took that concept quite literally, coming up with bookends that represent both the function of said items, and the passion one finds in books. Here are a few hand-inspired bookends that will definitely give you more incentive to keep on reading. Now, shelves will no longer look boring and plain, what with these “handy” (no pun intended) and unique-looking bookends.
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Urban subcompact car Aston Martin Cygnet released a brand – new minor form of the Cygnet & Colette. Colette – a Parisian fashion house, who worked on the design of the car. At the moment it is only about 14 copies of these vehicles by hand. Colette colored body of this exclusive small car in silver color “Lightning Silver” and light blue, which were painted some of the designe of the exterior, for example the contour of the grille and body side mirrors. The car’s interior is made in the skin a pleasant light brown hue, blue stitched thread.

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Visual Identity for Metrio Coffee

Coming up with a product logo or something that would serve as a visual identity for food items, such as coffee and other beverages, could be quite tricky. You need to incorporate the element of recall and uniqueness, so that one look at the logo or image would immediately bring to mind the product name.
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One of Daisy Balloon’s – Balloon Dresses

Be fashion forward with a frock made from balloons. Yes, you read that right – BALLOONS.

Integrating wearability to haute couture is no mean feat, particularly if you’re making use of materials that are unheard of when it comes to clothes. And yet the design duo of Daisy Balloon came up with these ingenious and gorgeous dress designs, which are sure to draw the eyes to every woman wearing one of them as she steps into a room.

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