W New York –Times Square and Instagram NYC are bringing some of the most talented Instagram photographers out from behind their iPhones and into the spotlight in one of Manhattan’s first ever Instagram photo exhibitions. Under the theme “design” from architecture to art street photos.
#WDESIGN EXHIBIT LAUNCH
May 1, 2012, 7:00- 9:00 PM
W New York – Times Square 1567 Broadway New York, New York 10036
Instagram NYC was founded by a group of early Instagram adopters who hosted the first Instameet on Mach 24, 2011. Over 50 Instagramers attended and listened to presentations by fellow photographers, discussed apps and editing techniques, and enjoyed food and drinks.
Since then, we’ve hosted panel discussions, scavenger hunts, photowalks, and gallery shows. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to learn about the next event!
YOUR TURN.
Capture design in your city (architecture, street art, etc)
Follow @whotelsnyc on Instagram
Upload an image to Instagram between 12:00 a.m. ET on April 2, 2012 and 11:59 p.m. ET on April 20, 2012
Each of our six Instagramers will select TWO of their favorite #WDESIGN images to be featured in the exhibit alongside their own! One Grand Prize winner will be chosen from the twelve finalists by @whotelsnyc.
The nylon air-cleansing concept that won MoMa PS1’s 2012 Young Architects Program, Wendy is now set to grace the Long Island City museum’s courtyard during the forthcoming summer months. Designed by New York-based architecture firm HWKN, the project aims to test the potential of architecture for ecological and social impact. Treated with a innovative titania nanoparticle spray to neutralize airborne pollutants, during its time at MoMA PS1 Wendy is projected to eat a quantity of smog equivalent to removing 260 cars from the road.
Wendy does not play the typical architecture game of ecological apology - instead she is pro-active. That is why Wendy is composed of fabric treated with a ground breaking titania nanoparticle spray to neutralize airborne pollutants. During the summer of 2012 Wendy will clean the air to an equivalent of taking 260 cars off the road. The courtyard at MoMA PS1 will be activated by tools like shade, wind, rain, music, and visual identity to reach beyond her envelope. Wendy’s spiky arms reach out with micro-programs like blasts of cool air, music, water canons and mists to create social zones throughout the courtyard.
Pamela love, jewelry designer. Last collection inspired in NYC architecture.
Hidden among the slender streets of NYC’s Lower East Side, Culturefix stands as a haven for beer snobs, foodies, art aficionados and really just anyone looking for a good time.
A fine selection of rare Brews and comfort foods from the owners of this NYC´s art gallery & pub.
FT Graphic World
The Financial Times presented a series of interactive 3D projections in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, with infographics designed to stop busy commuters in their tracks. Graphic World is an “innovative and thought-provoking visual exploration of global business and the world economy.”
Commuters were invited to interact with the projections by walking across a large touch-sensitive mat, which controlled the visuals.
Amazing interactive action!!!!
Bill Cunningham NY
The documentary Bill Cunningham New York. The film documents the world of the renowned and eccentric fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, loved by the fashion world for his obsessive chronicling of street style and fashion trends.
Secret Art Show. Brooklyn artists in a one-night gallery show
Celebrating Community local Talent. There will be 25 artists from diverse backgrounds ranging from jewelry design to music video directing to painting.
The concept behind 80%20 came from Ce Ce’s observation that we tend to wear our favorite 20 percent of our wardrobe 80 percent of the time.
Chin’s Fashion District design studio maintains a sense of order, with only a few inspiration boards hinting to the free-flowing creativity at the heart of the operation.
Beginning as a limited run of hand painted sneakers sold exclusively to Steven Alan, 80%20 has evolved into a diverse line of sandals, boots, wedges, flats and heels. The hidden wedge was an early innovation that separated 80%20 from the competition and cemented the brand’s position, as a creative leader within the footwear market.
The Original Hidden Wedge™ can be found within many of 80%20’s signature styles- it elevates traditionally ‘flat’ shoes by two to four inches while maintaining the classic silhouette of a sneaker, boot, or sandal.
Iris Apfel: the muse of New York. A true New York;-)
The irreverent Iris Apfel became the muse of the last NY Fashion Week.
She is 90 years old and a gorgeous look. She gets recognised on the street and trailed by fashion bloggers. She has an entertainment lawyer and her own range of costume jewellery. “I have a fan base,” she told a recent interviewer with undisguised glee. She has become a muse for New York fashion: Ralph Lauren based a 2006 collection on upholstery fabrics as a tribute to Apfel’s work as a textile designer; last month, Apfel attended as guest of honour a catwalk show that the designer Joanna Mastroianni billed as being inspired by Apfel’s style. Mac cosmetics this year launched a range of Iris Apfel colours, including Pink Pigeon and Scarlet Ibis, referencing the name of the Met show – Rare Bird – and Apfel’s penchant for bright colours. Apfel stars, along with Anna Wintour, as a New York grande dame in the documentary Bill Cunningham New York, having been a regular in Cunningham’s photos for several decades, and is set to be the subject of her own documentary by Grey Gardens film-maker Albert Maysles.
Apfel has described herself as “the world’s oldest living teenager”.
Apfel has seized the imagination not as a couture fashion plate but as an example to a free-spirited, adventurous New York mindset that, these days, seems in danger of getting lost beneath the anodyne beauty of a Manhattan aesthetic that worships cosmetic dentistry and blow-drying above individuality or creativity. Marc Jacobs, another New Yorker with a craving for adventure in his clothes, told the International Herald Tribune recently that “it’s the life of these [clothes] that’s interesting to me … whether you find yourself on a curb after partying in a dress, sitting on the curb smoking a cigarette at the end of a night or whether you get whisked away by your Prince Charming.”
Apfel has a story to tell about each of her outfits; she insists that hers is not a fashion collection, because she bought every piece to wear. “I’m a hopeless romantic. I buy things because I fall in love with them. I never buy anything just because it’s valuable,” she says. The unifying principle is excess. “My look is either very baroque or very Zen – everything in between makes me itch.”
«Empezad a extender la noticia, hoy me voy [a Nueva York]. Quiero ser parte de ella. Mis zapatos de vagabundo están deseando cruzar su corazón. Quiero despertar en la ciudad que nunca duerme y sentirme el rey de la colina, en la cima del éxito. Mis tristezas de pueblo pequeño se esfuman... Si puedo conseguirlo allí, lo haré en cualquier parte».
Fragmentos de New York, New York (Liza Minelli, 1977)
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Moda, arte, cultura, consumo, individuos, arquitectura, urbanismo, ocio, museo, barrios, tiendas, marcas.....todo entra en el panorama de tendencias de esta ciudad-espejo!!
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![Iris Apfel: the muse of New York. A true New York;-)
The irreverent Iris Apfel became the muse of the last NY Fashion Week.
She is 90 years old and a gorgeous look. She gets recognised on the street and trailed by fashion bloggers. She has an entertainment lawyer and her own range of costume jewellery. “I have a fan base,” she told a recent interviewer with undisguised glee. She has become a muse for New York fashion: Ralph Lauren based a 2006 collection on upholstery fabrics as a tribute to Apfel’s work as a textile designer; last month, Apfel attended as guest of honour a catwalk show that the designer Joanna Mastroianni billed as being inspired by Apfel’s style. Mac cosmetics this year launched a range of Iris Apfel colours, including Pink Pigeon and Scarlet Ibis, referencing the name of the Met show – Rare Bird – and Apfel’s penchant for bright colours. Apfel stars, along with Anna Wintour, as a New York grande dame in the documentary Bill Cunningham New York, having been a regular in Cunningham’s photos for several decades, and is set to be the subject of her own documentary by Grey Gardens film-maker Albert Maysles.
Apfel has described herself as “the world’s oldest living teenager”.
Apfel has seized the imagination not as a couture fashion plate but as an example to a free-spirited, adventurous New York mindset that, these days, seems in danger of getting lost beneath the anodyne beauty of a Manhattan aesthetic that worships cosmetic dentistry and blow-drying above individuality or creativity. Marc Jacobs, another New Yorker with a craving for adventure in his clothes, told the International Herald Tribune recently that “it’s the life of these [clothes] that’s interesting to me … whether you find yourself on a curb after partying in a dress, sitting on the curb smoking a cigarette at the end of a night or whether you get whisked away by your Prince Charming.”
Apfel has a story to tell about each of her outfits; she insists that hers is not a fashion collection, because she bought every piece to wear. “I’m a hopeless romantic. I buy things because I fall in love with them. I never buy anything just because it’s valuable,” she says. The unifying principle is excess. “My look is either very baroque or very Zen – everything in between makes me itch.”
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