Film Friday - Halloween Edition

The video this week comes from the band Neon Indian.  This music video for their cyber-track "Polish Girl," off their new album Era Extraña, incorporates light painting to tell the story of a disjointed personal journey.  


Neon Indian -Polish Girl from genialus on Vimeo.

"Polish Girl" was directed by Tim Nackashi and produced in collaboration between The Creators Project, Neon Indian, and Mom + Pop Music.

This is related to my Halloween because I'm going to be a Polish Future Girl!!! haha ;-) I'm already a polish girl so the futuristic part is just what I need achieve now!  We'll see if I can pull it off.  Add me on my personal facebook --> Adair Nicole to see if I can make it happen! :) I also want to see what everyone else is doing for Halloween!

Guest blog post from Design Shuffle - Modern Lighting

Hi, I'm Susi and I write for Design Shuffle, a social media site that brings together designers from around the world to share projects and find inspiration.  I love visiting design blogs like The Modern Life for inspiration, so I'm very happy to be guest blogging here today.  My post is all about modern lighting and how it has a strong graphic look that works well in today's interior designs in modern and contemporary spaces. I love all the strong geometric shapes in modern lighting.

The I Lucci Argentati suspension light is more sculpture than fixture. This free form shaped hanging light would look amazing in a dining room.

Black pendant lights offer a graphic punch in this predominately white contemporary space. The black relates nicely to the dark floors. Love the reflective gold inside the shades.

The Phrena lamp is made from folded Tyvek material but has the feeling of layers of chiffon. Gorgeous as a table lamp or pendant light.

A round or circular light adds a nice graphic pop above a rectangular table. It's always nice to mix geometric shapes in a room for dynamic interest.

Drum shades on pendants are a great geometric shape for lighting in modern living room designs.  Adding circles and cut outs to the drum shade creates more graphic impact.

The Tango light by Corbett has a big graphic impact with cut out lines in the bronze globe. This pendant light would create amazing shadows on the walls.

Specialty lighting is essential in kitchen designs. Using half clear glass and half white glass gives a nice graphic quality to this sleek industrial style kitchen light.  The globe shape adds curving lines to the sleek space.

Black and white stripes give this pendant light a very graphic look.  Shades with geometric patterns, like stripes or dots, have a modern graphic look that works well in a contemporary interior design.

To see more interior inspiration, head on over to Design Shuffle, a social-media network designed to showcase designers including San Francisco interior designers and Boston interior designers.

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You've never seen shoes like this before...

I guarantee you have never seen footwear concepts like that of Brazilian designer Andreia Chaves...

Chaves thinks beyond what is normal & breaks into an abstract world of fashion that has never existed before... until now. 

"“The Invisible Shoe” has a mirrored surface, creating a deceptively obscured optical effect with every step taken.  The chameleon-like façade blends in perfectly with any environment."

photo by Fernando Biagioni

I particularly like what Chaves calls the "Naked" version of the Invisible Shoe. 

I love the geometric body structure. 

"“The Prism Shoe” is a fascinating structural design that by itself looks like an intricate work of origami – casting beautiful kaleidoscopic shadows against the ground.  Here we can clearly see Chaves’ chaotic - yet orderly - paradox coming to life through her shoe designs, resulting in dramatic silhouette." 

 photos by Ian Murphy

The “Form & Texture Shoe” exhibits a disciplined study of form and material while keeping just enough chaos to stay interesting.  The contradiction here is the seemingly indestructible framework fused with the disorderly arranged leather and sycamore wood cubes.  The contours create a theatrical statement nothing short of impressive.

 photos by Ian Murphy

"Chaves finds it thrilling how each particular material has the power to completely change someone’s vision about a design.  An example for this, she sites, is the idea of a sandal made with simple Velcro strips (see “THE VELCRO SHOE” below) holding the foot, where you can easily change its shape, redesigning it and creating sculptures in air."

 photos by Ian Murphy

“Twirled” (below) was part of a study of optical effect made out of metal & PVC. 

photos by Ian Murphy

{Info & Images via Yatzer & Andreia Chaves}

Vector Illustrations

Malika Favre combines animal & women elements to create some of her unique vector illustrations.  

My favorite alphabet sequence ever...

{Via Malika Favre & Trendland}

Animation at it's finest.

Here is a fascinating animation video by Daniel Binns called "Control" - a short film about Panic.

Control from Daniel Binns on Vimeo.

The sharp edges and geometric animation is a unique feature I haven't seen with any cartoon before.  I'd like to see more of this kind of animation by Binns.

Best Giveaway YET! From talented Designer Archetype Z

A few months ago I came across one of the most unique jewelry designers I've seen in a long time on Etsy.... Archetype Z! 

I am so honored to be featuring some of her modern jewelry as a giveaway on my blog! 

This talented designer of these creations, Alia, studied architecture at Berkeley & UCLA.  This is how she explains her line: 

"Archetype Z offers some entirely handmade jewelry (like polyclay designs). However my work has an increasing focus on digital fabrication like 3D printing and lasercutting which allow me to create (almost) whatever my imagination comes up with. There is definitely a modern architectural influence in my work but you will also probably see a Middle Eastern influence in some of the items as well. "

Take a look at her incredible work below 

& see below on how to enter this giveaway!!! 

 The two items Archetype Z is offering for this giveaway is the Perforated Cube Pendant which comes in stainless steel, black, or white...

Or the Faceted Cuff Bracelet! Sooo cool!

All you have to do to enter is:

"Like" The Modern Life's Facebook Page

&

"Like" Archetype Z's Facebook Page

(If you're already a fan of The Modern Life, just "like" 

Archetype Z's facebook to enter)

**For an additional entries in the contest**

1. Tweet or Share this giveaway on Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr. 

2. Blog about Archetype Z or The Modern Life and/or this giveaway.  

  

Winner will be randomly selected on October 15th by Random.org.  I will contact you via whatever medium you chose to enter.

Make sure to comment "Joined Contest" on The Modern Life's FB wall so I have a way of contacting you when you win!  If I see you retweet on Twitter or repost on Tumblr, I'll contact you via those networks if you win.  

Click here to buy from Archetype Z's Etsy store!