September 2011 - Page 2 of 3 - Design & Lifestyle Blog

Mont Blanc Pays Tribute To Princess Grace Of Monaco With Limited Edition Collection| Luxury

Grace Kelly was a role model to millions. Her celestial beauty, stunning elegance and calm demeanor defined the 1950s and illustrated the covers of magazines all over the world. She had a signature style that embraced her films and private life. She was one of the foremost talents of her generation. Providing for new talent was a defining principle throughout her lifetime. She encouraged many emerging artists, from different creative disciplines, to pursue their career ambitions.

Montblanc is helping Princess Grace further with her royal endeavors World Premiere of the Montblanc “Collection Princesse Grace de Monaco” that will support her artistic Princess Grace Foundation. The collection features three unique fine jewelry sets, timepieces and writing instruments that reflect her style and persona. The launch event saw big names like Naomi Watts, Daryl Hannah, Jerry Hall, Olivia Palermo, Johannes Huebl, Emmanuelle Béart, Franziska Knuppe, Elsa Pataky along with the royal family. The event also saw Montblanc donated $1 Million to the Princess Grace Foundation USA.

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Fender Introduces The Kurt Cobain Jaguar Guitar | Music

For the the 20th anniversary of the iconic Nevermind album of Nirvana,Fender® introduces one of its most distinctive signature models ever, the Kurt Cobain Jaguar®-meticulously modeled on the battered and highly unusual 1965 Jaguar that Cobain wielded during the heady early-’90s era when Nirvana ruled rock and led a musically stunning and culturally subversive movement.

Fender craftsmen have reproduced Cobain’s battle-hardened left-handed Jaguar down to the last unusual detail, including its worn finish, dual hum bucking pickups and unique electronics and controls (which were already in place when Kurt acquired the guitar in summer 1991).

Unique features include an alder body with Road Worn aged finish and hardware treatment, bound fretboard with pearloid dot markers, Stratocaster headstock shape with 1950s-style “spaghetti” logo, DiMarzio® humbucking DP103 PAF 36th Anniversary neck pickup and DP100 Super Distortion bridge pickup, triple knurled “chrome-dome” knob configuration (volume-volume-tone), three-position toggle switch, black chrome Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and Gotoh® sealed tuners. Available in right- and left-handed versions.

Accessories include a black textured vinyl hard-shell case and an exclusive Fender Kurt Cobain book with photos and commentary by Charles Peterson and an insightful interview with Nirvana guitar tech Earnie Bailey.

It will be sold for 1820 USD.

11 Sep ’11

Have A Great Day | Music And Art Combined

Just thought I’d share this lovely video with you, Have a great day…

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No More Tears With The Tangle Teezer | Product Review

Most of us as girls have suffered from tangled hair and tearful mornings when moms would rip our hair apart to put it up in a pony tail, a style appropriate for school. My daughter starts school in a week and I was actually dreading the fact that we would start fighting every morning. I came across Toni & Guy’s tweets the other day mentioning the magic of the Tangle Teezer. I asked them if it was good to use on little girls, right away I got a reply that they would send me the “magic” brush for both of us to try.

I was a bit skeptical since my daughter’s hair is very difficult, and I have seen the faces my hairdresser in Lebanon makes when he sees me coming in, my hair looks very soft but the dirty secret I always had was that it was one of the worst hairs to be detangled.

I am not exaggerating when I say we fell in love with them and spent the afternoon brushing our hair in disbelief, this is the only reason I am sharing this with you, because it would be wrong if I didn’t!

Now my daughter looks forward to brushing her hair (with her special magic flower pot tangle teezer) and is even asking me to style it for her, using ONLY her magic brush. She even asked me to straighten it for her, for the first time ever. I will be getting a few of those brushes, especially since they have the compact ones made for travel. The best part is that you can use it on wet hair and even in the shower when you feel like applying a deep conditioner and brushing it through.

Try it and you won’t want to use any other brush again.

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10 Sep ’119 Sep ’11

Geometric Illustrations Of Superheroes by Liam Brazier | Art

Liam Brazier is an illustrator and animator who has been creating illustrations of popular characters using geometric lines. He was noticed at first for the Star Wars illustrations and now presented the superheroes in the same manner but with much more vibrant colors. On his blog he explains part of the process of creating them. I actually loved them as huge pieces of art to be used in any room, the colors

Liam has had illustration and animation work displayed in and at the Dazed & Confused, Creative Review, Design Week, Glastonbury, the Museum of London, London tube platforms, international film festivals & Virgin TV.

10 Sep ’11

Sneak Peak At Patricia Urquiola For Kettal At Maison & Objet | Outdoor Furniture

Kettal will be introducing their new line by the Spanish Designer Patricia Urquiola to be launched during Maison & Objet in France this week. These images are a peak of what it looks like, check the video below featuring a glimpse of Urquiola at work!

From Kettal:

Kettal presents its new collection: Kettal Vieques by Patricia Urquiola. Kettal Vieques is a collection characterized by the combination of an aluminum frame with a new and revolutionary three-dimensional fabric, Nido d’Ape, with exceptional technical features, created especially for this collection and exclusively for Kettal. ‘My intention was to maintain the lateral aluminum double molding but with a seat and back similar to taut netting, a soft and pleasant grid, in three dimensions, which we have achieved after two years of research.’
Kettal Vieques is modular and consists of pieces for the living and dining room.

For Inquiry about Kettal Products in Kuwait, contact Pro-contracts on: 2 22 55 45 0. Or visit them at their showroom in Tilal Mall in Shoueikh.

9 Sep ’119 Sep ’11

Long Exposure Photographs by AppuruPai | Photography

These Beautiful long exposure shots are by AppuruPai , created from the New Transit Yurikamome, Tokyo’s first fully automated transit system, which has become a hot attraction point for Japan.

Enjoy the photos and wonderful techniques used.

You can check out AppuruPai’s photo stream here.

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Street Art In Beirut Captured By Ginane | Art

Beirut.com posted these beautiful artistic graffiti found on the streets of beirut. An artist by the name of Ginane Makki Bacho has taken the issue of discovering local street art in her own hands. Although Lebanon’s walls are more known for political messages, I actually loved the colors and compositions in these specific works. You can check Ginane’s page and Beirut.com for more.