Positive and Negative

When photographer Leila Stambouli moved to Montreal a couple of years back, she immediately knew she had found home. Raise all over Canada by 'corporate nomads', Stambouli uses her camera as a tool to document her world. Her stunning black + white portraits are minimalists but yet very powerful; the paintings inspired by this photographs are bare of unnecessary artificiality.

More of Leila Stambouli's work here

Mood

Love what you do. Do what you love.

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Here is an insight into our creative process; the record of our brainstorming sessions.

We were looking for a logo that would reflect our personalities, our experiences, our philosophies, of what inspires us on daily.

Get your Swag on

What? Lenoir Sample Sale: Clothes+ Accessories from Bruxe Design, Makia, Supra and many more
When? Friday, March 26 5pm-9pm + Sunday March 27 11am-7pm
Where? 1001 Lenoir-Suite A 207 (Corner St Antoine)

Mais, c'est déjà terminé!

we chose not to participate...

Al Dente

And we "quote"

→ Bauldoff

Montreal's Bling

The city of Montreal is home to many gifted jewelry designers. Using gold, silver, fabric, pearl and other materials, these gifted handcrafters create original that are both style +budget friendly. Here a lists of some of those who have caught our attention.

1. Brazen Design
2. Mynta
3. Bruxe Design
4. Love me some
5. Norwegian Wood

Blame it on the alcohol

Redesigned Malibu bottles
Vice (Caribbean color) | Shoes Up (iconic white) | Clark Magazine (graphic design)

Turquoise + Style

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Behind the lense

What? Studio Malick by Youssouf Cissé part of 28th FIFA
When? Sunday, March 28 at 9:00pm
Where? Cinéma ONF

Similar vs. the Same

Which would you buy?
Tiffany & Co. ($140) vs. Marc by Marc Jacobs ($8).

The messenger

Each new season brings something to look forward to. This printemps, we look to Hermes' take on what spring has to bring.

Their ad campaign features model Karlie Moss in a fairytale-esque setting which harps to Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, the Genie of the lamp, the Little Mermaid and the Princess and the Pea. Elegant, opulent and chic -- Hermes rarely disappoints.

Hermes Spring 2010 | Paolo Roversi.

Tights + Stockings

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Gal Stern

Tabio

Les Queues de Sardines

Breathless

Godard's masterpiece A bout de souffle will evidently leave with you breathless.
Each of these poster embodies a different aspect of the 1960's release but also gives a small insight in this

The Secret

Oscar nominated film "The Secret of Kells" tells a Celtic story through magical visuals and haunting imagery.

Made you look

Movie + TV Posters

Beautiful Losers | Jackie Brown (Ibraheem Youssef) | Objectified. | Jurassic Park | Curb Your Enthusiasm | The Art of the Stea | The Night Before Christmas (Mans Wikstrom) | Kill Bill (Ibraheem Youssef)

Do you see what I see?

New high definition, wireless projector designed by David Riesenberg. Part of the GEO series, this piece of technology proves that functional yet sleek and simple design should be part of everyday life.

Lemonade

Documentary about advertising execs who choose to make lemonade after they are laid off.

A Little Knowledge Goes a Long Way

The making of...Dance | Danse

Julien Vallée donne vie aux objets avec "Danse Dance", un projet qui mêle "stop motion" et interactivité pour l'exposition "If You Could Collaborate", tenue à la Foundation Gallery de Londres.

"Nous sommes entourés d'objets auxquels nous ne portons pas attention. Nous les utilisons seulement quand nous en avons besoin afin de nous assurer qu'ils n'empiètent pas trop dans notre espace. Mais s'ils n'étaient pas si serviles? Que se passerait-il s'ils pouvaient tourner, sauter ou même voler? Et s'ils le faisaient tous en même temps?"

DanseDance from Julien Vallée on Vimeo.

Conception, réalisation: Julien Vallée, Nicolas Burrows

A la cubana

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Born in Cuba in 1928, Tomàs Guttiérez Alea was one at the forefront of the New Latin American Cinema. With classics such as La Muerta de un burócrata, and Memorias del Subdesarrollo, Titòn, as he was known, painted a harsh but yet very endearing portrait of post-revolutionary Cuba.




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Sara Gómez, is one of those geniuses that was gone too soon, her first feature length film Da cierta manera was completed after her sudden death in 1977. The photography, the storyline and editing only confirms that Gómez was one of Cuba's most talented image writer.

Empress of Carnival

Scene from the documentary "Empress of Carnival", which shows the 9-month preparation of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba-school for the carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro. This scene shows the preparation of several samba-schools for the upcoming parade. More information at www.imperatrizdocarnaval.com.br

→ She Breathes

Sleep Tight

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These beautiful movie and tv boudoirs have me craving my bed.

Gossip Girl | Sex and the City | Ocean's Thirteen | The Holiday

Logorama

Oscar films

Screening Room

How to Watch a Documentary
Take it from a pro: What you don’t see matters


Great interview with Pixar animator and illustrator Sanjay Patel → (Grain Edit)
Ramayana: Divine Loophole


Forget the films, Watch the Titles
You know what they say about first impressions...

Hoods to Woods

Brian "Deka" Paupaw, journey from from Bed-Stuy to South American.

broadcast designer, creative director of the Se7en Nations clothing brand (still kicking?), a serious snowboarder, and now a

Hoods to Woods trailer #2 from Brian Paupaw on Vimeo.

→ Style Noir

The Art of the Title

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To Kill a Mocking Bird


Sherlock Holmes

→ Art of the Title

The Princess & the Frog

On DVD today!

Lost + Found

A Flickr user bought a box full of old Super 8 films from the 70's at a flea market. He had the films developed. The result is charming. A beautiful surprise.

More clips here

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Tokujin Yoshioka created this installation, at the Maison Hermes in Tokyo. The visual + magical play between the scarf and the person in the video is a refined and subdued must see.


























Scott Snibbe's work is as "emotionally engaging as cinema, yet one where people remain aware of their bodies and their social relationships." His screen series consists of projected white light that interacts with the participants movements based on perconceived emotions or states, such as shyness, deception, and depletion. As people walk up to the screens the projected image comes alive.


Images: Shy + Concentration, 2003
















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Move with us

As you may have noticed, once every month we focus on one of the many artistic disciplines that inspire us on a daily basis. This week's tam+sam featurette is Moving Image. Everything screen-based. From film, documentaries, movies to motion graphics, animation and even TV related elements will be showcased. Stay tuned...

Do You See God?

One was a burly sharp-eyed college kid and other an eccentric old sage. With finely honed intellect, the boy was in the sure footsteps to stride high with the cream of the crop. The old man was revered by a small circle of devotee, regardless, was destined to live an obscured life.

When they met, the youthful asked, “People say that you can see God, is that true?”

“Of course, my boy, I see Him like I see you,” the sage replied.

The boy was startled, either this man was an imposter, or he was someone very special, which one was he?

Curiosity got the better of the young boy, and he began seeing the old man frequently.

He watched him with probing eyes, questioned him with sharp wit, and tested him with intricate schemes.

The more the youth watched the old, the more fascinated he became. Eventually, history took a curious turn, and a lethal combination of charisma and piety took the world by storm.

The young boy was Narendra, known to the world as Vivekananda. The old man was Gadadhar, known to the world as Sree Ramakrishna.

Once a promising disciple asked Sree Ramakrishna, “Master, I am always searching God intensely, but I can never find him. Why is it so?”

The Master took the young boy to a pond and asked him to take a dip. As the boy took a dip, the Master held him down under the water. The boy gasped for air; the Master nevertheless, continued to hold him down. Finally, when the Master let him go the boy jumped out of water, started breathing heavily, and leaped with joy!

The Master asked the disciple, “When you were under water how did you feel?”

The boy said, “I felt very strongly for air.”

The Master said, “When your desire for God becomes as strong as your desire was for air when you were under water, you will find God.”

Brought to you by the letters T+S : What to wear

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Tank - Adidas x Jeremy Scott SS 2010

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Shoes - Puma x Hussein Chalayan from the Urban Mobility collection

The Inspired Life

Here are some of the images from Todd Selby latest collaboration with Cole Haan for
'The Inspired Life' project. Nicola Vassel, curator for Deitch Projects + designer James Bond head designer for UNDFTD are some of the personnalities featured.