Artist Will Cotton Styles Elle Fanning Deliciously For New York Magazine

In this collaboration between New York Magazine and artist Will Cotton (which originally ran in the 2013 February issue), actress Elle Fanning is made to look sweeter than she already does.


above left: Will Cotton's sketch of Elle fanning in headpiece, above right: Elle photographed by Will in the headpiece

In addition to being the photographer and stylist, Will Cotton designed many of the sets, accessories and clothes inspired by spring fashions by other designers. In his inimitable style, Cotton bathes actress Elle in whipped cream dresses, candy crowns and petit fours, just like he does in much of his other artwork and photography.


above: Whipped-cream dress sketch, oil on paper, Will Cotton, based on Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière, available at 138 Wooster St.; 212-206-0872.

For this project, Cotton, who describes himself as a “three-desserts-a-day kind of person,” used spring looks that had caught the eye of New York’s fashion director Amy Larocca, as well as a few that tickled his own fancy. He then reworked them using real materials whenever possible — cake, frosting, meringue, and homemade rock candy.


above: Elle Fanning in Gown by Marchesa, available to order by calling 212-463-8135.


above: Corset and earrings, Will Cotton, based on Dolce & Gabbana. Bodysuit, Dolce & Gabbana, available at 825 Madison Ave.; 212-249-4100.


above: Headpiece by Will Cotton.


above: Headpiece, Will Cotton, based on Alexander McQueen, available at 417 W. 14th St.; 212-645-1797. Gown, Marchesa.


above: Eyes, Will Cotton, based on Dior, available at Dior.com.


above: Bag, Reed Krakoff, available at 831 Madison Ave.; 212-988-0560.


above: Dress, Erdem and Will Cotton, available at Net-a-porter.com.


above: Shoes, Valentino Garavani, available at 746 Madison Ave.; 212-772-6969. Robe, Agent Provocateur.


above: Dessert skirt, ink on paper, Will Cotton.


close-up:

above: Petits-fours-covered skirt, Thom Browne and Will Cotton, available at 100 Hudson St.; 212-663-1197. Shoes, Louis Vuitton.


above: Dress, Dior, available at 21 E. 57th St.; 212-931-2950.


above: Necklaces, Will Cotton, based on Chanel, original available at 15 E. 57th St.; 800-550-0005. Crown by Will Cotton. Swimsuit by Chanel.


above: Romper, Louis Vuitton, available at 611 Fifth Ave.; 212-940-4635. Ink on paper, Will Cotton.


above: Dress, Will Cotton, based on Derek Lam, original available at 10 Crosby St.; 212-929-1338. Lipstick, Candy Wrapper by Three Custom Color.


above: Dress, Marc Jacobs, available at 163 Mercer St.; 212-343-1490.


close-up:

above: Bag by Will Cotton, based on Fendi, original available at 677 Fifth Ave.; 212-759-4646. Dress by Valentino.


close-up:

above: Dress, Reem Acra, available at Saks Fifth Avenue, 611 Fifth Ave.; 212-753-4000.


above: Vivienne Westwood–inspired Will Cotton headpiece, original available at viviennewestwood.com.

A video featuring a Behind-the Scenes look at the photoshoot:


Read more about this project here

See more of Will Cotton's work here


all images courtesy of New York Magazine

A shout-out to my friend and artist Danny Heller for bringing this great work to my attention.

Soft Guerilla by Kyle Bean

A series of weapons made from harmless materials by artist Kyle Bean, who creates playful, imaginative work for a variety of clients that appear in editorial and commercial projects as well as installations for luxury fashion brands and events. These items were created for a feature article that centered around the topic of ‘Guerilla Gardening’ and ‘Yarn Bombing’.







Crafting the art for the images:


As the items appeared in the editorial:




Photography: Sam Hofman

Kyle is represented by Blinkart.
For commercial commissions please contact Sam Hart via email

Nibble, Nibble Little Mouse. Who's Nibbling On My Sugar Greenhouse? Caramel Solarium By William Lamson.

Commissioned by Storm King for their 2012 Light and Landscape show, a show in which fourteen artists used natural light as an essential artistic material, this isolated hillside greenhouse actually has 162 amber-tinted windows made of caramelized sugar.




William Lamson baked the caramelized sugar into the windows of Solarium, tinting each a unique amber shade.





All plants create sugars through photosynthesis; those inside Solarium use light that has been filtered through sugars, a circular process. Weather permitting, Solarium is designed to be viewed from afar, where it appears as a jewel-like object, and from within, for the experience of its unusual plays of light.







William describes the project as follows:
"Like a mountain chapel or Thoreau’s one-room cabin, Solarium references a tradition of isolated outposts designed for reflection. Each of the 162 panels is made of sugar cooked to different temperatures and then sealed between two panes of window glass. The space functions as both an experimental greenhouse, growing three species of miniature citrus trees, and a meditative environment. In warm months, a 5x8 ft panel on each side of the house opens up to allow viewers to enter and exit the house from all directions. In addition to creating a pavilion like environment, this design references the architecture of a plant leaf, where the stomata opens and closes to help regulate the plants temperature. Set within the open the landscape, the house functions as a hybrid sanctuary at once evoking a plant conservatory, a chapel, and zen garden."


Materials: Steel, glass, sugar and plants
Dimensions: 10' 10" x 8' 11" x 10' 3 3⁄8 in. (330.2 x 271.8 x 313 cm)

William Lamson discusses the creation of Solarium, on view in Storm King's South Fields. Film by Kate Barker-Froyland:


images courtesy of William Lamson, Storm King and This is Colossal
A special shout out to Laughing Squid who brought this cool project to my attention.

The Deli Garage Will Satisfy Your Appetite For Both Great Package Design and Delicious Foods.

The Deli Garage is a German-based collective food label that offers exquisite delicacies of regional food from various manufacturers. The products, which vary from honey and olive oils to Vodka and chocolate spreads, are designed to emulate automotive products one would find in a mechanic's garage.

The packaged goods cleverly simulate the look of gas cans, car waxes, tool boxes, oils and spray cleaners, but maintain appetite appeal. Many of the items have been honored in annual package design competitions.

Food Finish Spray:


The Deli Garage developed Food Finish with a small food manufacturer that provides topquality food colouring to upmarket pastry and cake shops. The new innovation is the spray can. And that’s exactly what makes refining your culinary creations so very easy. Off with the lid and on with the spray.




Finito! Food Finish will chrome-plate and gold-coat anything in the kitchen that comes under its nozzle – from summer strawberries to the Christmas goose. And with two new colours, you’ll have your food blushing red and moody blue in a jiffy. Food Finish is completely neutral in taste and harmless to eat.




Options:
Gold: additives: E943a, E943b, E944, ethanol, flavouring, E555, E171, E172.
Silver: additives: E943a, E943b, E944, ethanol, flavouring, E555, E171.
Red: additives: E943a, E943b, E944, ethanol, flavouring, E555, E172.
Blue: additives: E943a, E943b, E944, ethanol, flavouring, E555, E171, E133.
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Honey Bond:



A delectable means of sticking bread, croissants and crêpes together, and a little sweet refinement for desserts, hot drinks and sauces, too. Thanks to the classic glue bottle packaging, portioning Deli Garage Honey Bond is a piece of cake.




Honey Bond is produced by hand at an apiary near Hamburg, in an area known as ‘Altes Land’, the largest fruit-growing region in central Europe. We take complete responsibility for the wonderfully natural taste: something this divine has to be a little sinful.

Options:
Cocoa-Mint: German honey, cocoa*, bourbon vanilla*, mint oil*.
Vanilla: German honey, bourbon vanilla*.
Cinnamon: German honey, Ceylon cinnamon.
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Vodka Powerfuel:



A big vodka from one of Germany’s smallest distilleries. Located deep in the Harz region, this fine distillate is produced by a small family business – with the peace and quiet and the love and experience that a really good vodka needs.




The wheat that powers this vodka is grown locally, and the distillation methods come from a long, time-honoured tradition. All the added flavours, such as melon or Italian espresso coffee beans, are carefully coaxed from fresh fruits, roots, plants and beans. And it isn’t just the content that’s strong.

Powerfuel is served in a stainless– steel hip flask.

Content: Natural fruit extracts, alcohol, water, sugar.
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Choco Glue:



Once you try it, you’ll immediately know what you’ve been missing in ordinary chocolate spreads. Chocolate Glue is made traditionally by hand using carefully selected cocoa beans and only the best hazelnut oil.




Chocolate Glue with Biscuit also comes with a special crunchy ingredient: yummy biscuits, crumbled into tiny pieces and added to the mix. Thanks to the special family recipe, the little pieces of biscuit stay deliciously crisp right down to the very last drop of Chocolate Glue. But beware: the unique taste of Chocolate Glue can become an addiction that will stick to you for life.

Options:
Chocolate Glue: hazelnut praline (49.5% hazelnuts, soy lecithin emulsifier, sugar), hazelnut oil, cocoa.
Chocolate Glue with Biscuit: hazelnut praline (49.5% hazelnuts, soy lecithin emulsifier, sugar), hazelnut oil, cocoa, biscuit chips (flour, sugar, lactose, milk protein, concentrated butter, vegetable fat, sodium bicarbonate baking powder, barley malt).
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Oil Change Olive Oils:


You’ll find the aromatic Arbequina olives that give Oil Change its smooth, fruity taste growing in Spain’s mild climate. For more than 75 years, a small family-run business in Catalonia has been making olive oil using old traditional methods – exclusively by hand and in temperatures below 27 degrees centigrade. Only this hand-pressed olive oil can actually be called ‘virgin’.




Using a complex procedure, whole lemons, crisp chillies or fresh rosemary are directly pressed with the olives, keeping their precious essential oils safe and sound. That is what makes Oil Change so special. The result is a flavoured olive oil of the highest quality.




Options:
Lemon: extra virgin olive oil, lemon.
Rosemary: extra virgin olive oil, rosemary.
Chilli: extra virgin olive oil, chilli.
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Chocolate Cream Fillers:



Filling those hunger holes has never tasted so good! But what makes us so sure that The Deli Garage Filler is a guarantee for fun-filled food improvements? The enclosed multifunctional spatula! Thanks to the four different serrated edges on the spatula, every hungry DIY enthusiast can polish off their chocolate treat in their own, individual way – fill as you will, so to speak!



There’s only one drawback. Our chocolate Filler is so deliciously creamy that you might just find yourself plastering it on a little thicker than originally planned.




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Options:
Milk chocolate spread: Belgian chocolate spread, sugar, vegetable oil, skimmed-milk powder, highly de-oiled cocoa powder (6%), lactose, sweet whey powder, emulsifier: soy lecithin, flavouring.
White chocolate spread: Belgian chocolate spread, sugar, vegetable oil, skimmed-milk powder, butter oil, white chocolate 2% (sugar, skimmed-milk powder, cocoa butter, butter oil), lactose, emulsifier: soy lecithin, flavouring.
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Pasta Multi Noodles:



Nearly two decades of experience go into making this pasta. A small family-owned business in Burgenland, Austria, produces this handmade pasta – shaped like screws, nuts and bolts – especially for The Deli Garage using a traditional recipe of semolina and fresh organic eggs.




But what’s extra special about this pasta is its uneven outer surface and the little chambers in each individual shape. Altogether, this adds up to a Multi Noodle that really knows how to suck up a pasta sauce.
Content: Durum wheat semolina, six fresh eggs per kilogram, salt.
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Garage Winery
And they have a winery, too which carries wines and spirits, also nicely designed such as the brandy shown below.




The Deli Garage