Innocence & Arsenik Winter ’09 Collection

Borrowing its name from the 18th Century Swedish book "The Queen’s Jewel," designer Mira Nameth's new fashion line Innocence & Arsenik channels a romantically dark sensibility incorporating nods to ancient Egypt, Geishas and corsetry in sensuously draping fabrics. Currently on display at NYC pop-up International Playground, a shop dedicated to designers from England, Denmark, the U.S. and Sweden, people in NYC can check out an …

Highlights from Miami’s Art Week 2009

Hitting the beach earlier this month to check out the festivities surrounding Art Basel Miami Beach, we of course met an overwhelming array of inspiring artists and designers who filled us in on the backstories behind their work. Below, we've gathered up a cursory survey of our favorites, but keep an eye out for upcoming longer profiles of artists such as Brian Dettmer, Kate Clark, …

Artist Atsushi Takahashi

Graduating from Tokyo's Tama Art University in 2004, it wasn't until after working for several years as a caretaker that artist Atsushi Takahashi started painting his densely-worked portraits. Using a technique that involves building up layers of carefully-controlled swirls, Takahashi illustrates the faces of people he has met with the multitudinous looping lines symbolizing their stories. Recently on display with the Edel Gallery at Aqua …