Postmodernism

Blade Runner, Peter Saville, Vivienne Westwood, New Order, Émigré, i-D and Grace Jones all feature in the V&A’s current major exhibition. Encompassing music, art, film, fashion and architecture from 1970 -1990, it is the most engaging exhibition i've visited in a while and defines as best it can, this controversial movement which ironically defies categorization. 

10,000 lakes

A few of my favorites from the very ambitious Branding 10,000 lakes project by Nicole Meyer

Corinne Day : The Face

Last weekend I caught the Corinne Day exhibition at the Gimpel Fils Gallery for a friends birthday. Corrine Day, who died last year, is remembered for transforming fashion with her photographs of Kate Moss for the Face. I couldn't believe how young and fresh faced Kate looked in some of these photos from the start of her career in the 90's. I really love how Day's photos capture the hedonism of this era, celebrating the ordinary (Kate with no make up and lank hair) in contrast from the glossy aspiration of the 80's.

Live the Language

Live the language - Los Angeles from EF Intl. Language Centers on Vimeo.

Nice new additions to Live the Language films - giving me itchy feet

i-D NOW

"One eye open. One eye hidden. Wink! The blink of a shutter. The right eye is the right eye. Catch the moment in an instant. Knowledge transmitted by secret insiders. i-D is more than a magazine, and i-D covers have caught and continue to catch the moment when the imaginative power of a collection of people comes together. The best covers register and are recognised as a marker of the month, year and place. Hidden is the energy that has accumulated over 30 years, and there are now more than 350 covers - plus the ones that never got printed each with a personal story."

Terry Jones, i-D Founder and Editor in Chief

i-D NOW is a retrospective show celebrating 31 years of i-D magazine at the Red Gallery Shoreditch, until 18th September. It's fully worth the visit to see some amazing covers created by the world's top photographers, stylists and make-up artists. I have always loved the genius concept of the wink face and it was fantastic to see it through three decades featuring super icons of the times such as Kate Moss, Tom Ford and Sienna Miller.

SEPTEMBER

MARRAKECH

New Blood

Over the weekend I paid a visit to New Blood to browse around the stands of the graduates from all over the country. Naturally I was most interested in Nottingham Trent, a year on from my graduation. Themed on their degree show promotion 'Best in show' their area stood out from the rest with some really fantastic work. I was also a huge fan of the work produced by the Norwich University Graphic Design students. Their stand was plastered with work filled with brilliant ideas, and understandably have won a few awards already!

Wim Crouwel

This weekend I finally had a chance to visit the Design Museum for the Wim Crouwel retrospective - A Graphic Odyssey, now in it's last week. The exhibition captures key moments in his career including the identity for the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam along with his iconic poster, print, typography and exhibition designs. Crouwel's striking designs capture the essence of the emerging computer age of the 60's, but what I found most amazing was how his work hardly feels dated at all.

COCA-COLA

To celebrate Coca-Cola's 125th anniversary, this display has been put on outside of London's Design museum, showcasing the history of its visual identity. The glass tank features the differently shaped bottles from over the years along with some other treats from the Coke archives. I was particularly drawn to the design manuals and the book with photographs of the making of the Coca-Cola neon sign, which was put up in Piccadilly Circus - what i'd do to have a flick through those!

(More: Virtual tour of Coca-Cola archive)

Sony World Photography Awards

Last week I had the opportunity to visit Somerset House for the Sony World Photography awards exhibition. There was a really impressive variety on display, taken by both amateur and professional photographers all over the world. Some images were very thought provoking and others were more light hearted, but all had a meaningful story. My personal favourites were for the London portrait and documentary project taken on the day of the royal wedding, perhaps because it was a day that most of us can reflect on and smile!

(Images: world photo)

N E O N

This months Elle editorial has put me in a right summery mood! Model: Victoria's Secret Angel Erin Heatherto, captured by Mexican fashion photographer Enrique Badulescu.

(Elle UK June 2011)