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My current boredom with movies has allowed me to find the beauty in film. This weekend while I was bored by the story of The Master, I found great inspiration in the colors and cinematography. The slightly nostalgic colors had me mesmerized, so I ended...

Viewing the world from Daniel Büttner’s photographic perspective is inspiring to say the least. His images capture seemingly empty spaces but speak volumes with the repetitive composition and somewhat abstract views. As a photographer and designer based in Berlin, Germany Daniel’s creativity has no boundaries....

Normally my One to Watch segments focus on new designers, but I thought this title fitting for an up and coming photographer, Valeria Castillo. We shared a tiny NYU dorm with a few other crazies one very hot and sticky summer, what seems like a...

As a designer who’s dating a graphic artist, I appreciate creative couples and their dynamic. I love learning about designers whose other halves are in a different but inspiring creative field. Maria Cornejo is one of my favorite designers because of her ...

Last week I went to see Franca Sozzani (editor in chief of Vogue Italia) speak at the FIT Museum. Among other things, she spoke about the Vogue Italia website and all the amazing things they are doing for the fashion and art community. I was...

New York City’s Garment District is pretty quiet on the weekends. I was there on Saturday shopping for curtain fabric when I saw this discarded pleating paper. A work of art in itself, someone removed their pleated fabric from its paper and tossed it a...

Billy Kidd is a talented photographer. His series of decaying flowers is so moody and mysterious. He should really consider shooting for Bloom Magazine. Here are some of my favorite dying flowers shot by Billy Kidd....

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