Eight Pancake Portraits From Snooki To The GOS and A Video Of The Artist At Work.

above: Snooki, Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattison pancakes

Artist Katherine Kalnes of La Grange, Illinois has been frying up celebrity pancake portraits with Batter Blaster (pancake batter in a can) for awhile now. The 26 year old Kalnes adds frosting for hair and blueberries, raisins and chocolate chips for the eyes.


above: Katherine Kalnes at work with Batter Blaster.

You may have seen the Justin Bieber, Ryan Gosling. Kelly Ripa, Stephen Colbert and Ellen Degeneres pancake portraits on HuffPo or Oddity Central, but Snooki and the heart throbs from the Twilight movies, Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattison, are two of her latest delicious additions.

Ryan Gosling:

Justin Bieber:

Kelly Ripa:

Ellen Degeneres:

Stephen Colbert:


Video of an interview with the artist for NBC Chicago:


all images courtesy of and ©katherine Kalnes

A Self Promotional Print Campaign for Digital Retouching By Dare for The Orange Apple.

Dare of Vancouver has created this visually compelling print campaign for - as one might guess - digitial retouching by Canada's The Orange Apple. Creatives take note... The Orange Apple was approached by Andrew Ablas and Rob Sweetman of Dare to create the three ads below (as opposed to the client soliciting the campaign) which show two dimensional drawings springing to life as three dimension worlds.

Mountains:


Sci-Fi:


Buildings:


Credits:
Advertising Agency: Dare, Vancouver, Canada
Creative Directors: Bryan Collins, Rob Sweetman
Art Directors: Andrew Alblas, Rachel Harrison
Copywriter: Darien Campbell
Photographer: Paul Lang
Retoucher: The Orange Apple
Published: April 2012


Courtesy of Ads of The World.

Fabulous Fendi iPad Cases Combine Luxury and Accessibility in Tapestry, Fur and Leather.

above: one of Fendi's new luxury tapestry iPad cases

Tufted and textured leathers, tapestry, furs and skins in hard frames with handles were carried down the Milan runway in Fendi's 2012/13 Autumn Winter collection.


above image composite by laura sweet for if it's hip, it's here

At first glance they appeared as handbags, but the fabulous accessories are actually new iPad cases from the Italian brand that blend convenience with style and luxury.

Fur:



Leather:



Skin:

Tapestry:





Fendi

Sexy Decks For Charity. 3X1 + Photographer Ben Watts Limited Edition Skateboards.

3x1 founder and designer Scott Morrison has partnered with famed photographer Ben Watts to create a limited edition series of skateboards for charity featuring some sexy sirens.








Lovely ladies Jessica Hart, Lake Bell, Elsa Hosk, Behati Prinsloo and Chanel Iman were shot in 3x1 jeans and little else for five board designs including 3x1’s logo along with Ben’s signature diamond motif and Hipstamatic lens borders.



The set ($400 USD), individual boards ($100 USD) and 3x1's selvedge denim bag (shown above) are now available at 3x1.us, along with other stellar denim gear for men and women.



On April 5th, the decks will be revealed and the price will be bumped up in the 3x1 store in New York and online , but it's all going to good causes selected by the mega-beauties, including Food on Foot, Polaris Project, Goods for Good and Keep A Child Alive.

Ben Watts + 3x1 Limited Edition Skateboard Set:

Five individually numbered decks featuring Jessica Hart, Lake Bell, Elsa Hosk, Behati Prinsloo and Chanel Iman. All profits go to charity and limited to 60 sets. Pre-Order now - shipping 4/21. Due to the size of this item, there is a $25 domestic or $50 international shipping charge for the set.

Ben Watts + 3x1 + Lake Bell:

Ben Watts + 3x1 + Jessica Hart:

Ben Watts + 3x1 + Elsa Hosk:

Ben Watts + 3x1 +Behati Prinsloo:

Ben Watts + 3x1 +Chanel Iman:


About 3X1:
As a label, 3x1 is defined by transparency, value, and uniqueness with the one and only location at 15 Mercer Street housing a 4,000 sq.ft. retail and gallery space, an entire manufacturing facility as well as their 3,200 sq.ft. design studio. Each pair of 3x1 jeans is created on site and tailored for the customer as Limited Edition, Custom Made or Bespoke.

The name "3x1" is derived from denim’s standard weaving construction, 3x1 Right Hand Twill, and references designer Scott Morrison's third venture following Paper Denim & Cloth and Earnest Sewn.


Buy the limited edition 3X1 + Ben Watts skatedecks here.