PATTERN recognitions has brought a delicate and euphoric touch to online shop Montreal Designers.  Created by artist Zohar Kfir, a full collection of satin and charmeuse silk scarves and bandanas act as a canvas for an inspiring portfolio of video work, experimental art and writing.  All pieces are digital prints of moments and fractions found in her work.  Her time-based works focus formally on the isolation of single instances from the continuous flow of video data, using these images in turn to create painterly, emotive collages.

Zohar Kfir  holds a BFA in Digital Media from Camera Obscura School of Arts in Tel Aviv, 
and a MPS Degree from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. 
She is now completing her MFA in Open Media at Concordia University in Montréal.

Visit her website to experience more of her work.  Her collection is available @ www.mtldesigners.com.

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Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec présente cet hiver Haute couture. Paris, Londres, 1947-1957. L’âge d’or, une exposition sur l’une des décennies les plus étonnantes et les plus riches de l’histoire de la mode.

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Diesel goes once again against the grain in their new 2010 Ad Campaign “Be Stupid”.  Turning another common flaw into a heroic quality, Diesel teaches us that being stupid is not at all unforgettable.

Stupid is the liberating alternative to dry-as-dust cerebral (so called “smart”) and it takes courage, loads!

Stupid is the very word all those folk use to dismiss anything original and genuine.

Stupid is about having the guts to risk, to take on the new and inventive, however dangerous.

Stupid is about passion, strange sex, wearing the wrong thing in the right place, swapping roles trying something new, failing, trying again – and failing better.

With all the italian attitude we love and admire, “Be Stupid” gives us another peek into the reality that…hey!  life doesn’t have to be so complicated….

Shot by photographers Kristin Vicari, Melodie McDaniel, and Chris Buck, Devised by the Diesel Creative Team in partnership with Anglo-American Agency, Anomaly.

Need more convincing that stupid is the new smart?  Here’s some inspiration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4h8uOUConE

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Denis Desro : Diplômé en design et ancien illustrateur de mode, Denis Desro a aussi travaillé en publicité de mode à Milan, New York et Paris. Il a créé sa propre collection dans les années 80… avant de retourner en pub comme directeur artistique et, par la suite, dans la presse magazine. Il est aussi rédacteur en chef mode pour ELLE CANADA.

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Du 27 janvier au 12 mars 2010, le Centre des textiles contemporains de Montréal (CTCM) présente tricot nouveau, une exposition des œuvres récentes de Lysanne Latulippe (majolie), lauréate du Prix Lucien-Desmarais 2008. Le vernissage aura lieu le mercredi 27 janvier 2010 à partir de 17h.

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Brought to you by Montreal Designer masterminds, Bruxe gives us another reason why the best things come in small packages.  Leaders of a successful collection of backpacks, travel bags and it’s recent addition of goodies for girls, Bruxe introduces a series of collectible pendants celebrating mid century design. Tiny Little Chairs offers pendants that represent a vintage chair which revolutionized furniture production and the design process.  That’s right, now we can come out freely and showcase our tiny little obsessions for these iconic objects around our necks for all to see.

The first series consists of five chairs:  Eames’ The Scoop Chair, The Bent Chair and Work Chair, The Pavilion Chair from Mies van der Rohe, and last but never least The Dining Chair by Eero Saarinen.  All are available in Sterling Silver, Bronze and my fav, 10K Gold.

Fulfill your addiction @ the online shop: www.mtldesigners.com

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Fière du succès remporté lors de leur deuxième passage en sol parisien en septembre 2009, c’est avec un plaisir renouvelé qu’une délégation de neuf créateurs montréalais réitèrent l’expérience Who’s Next Paris.

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Explorant l’art du portrait depuis 2007, Richmond Lam présente son deuxième volet intitulé Portraits 2. Ses sujets sont tous des gens qu’il a rencontrés soit dans sa vie personnelle, soit dans le milieu professionnel. Une seule chose les rassemble : ils ont sût fasciner le photographe grâce à leur créativité. À travers ces images, Lam examine les motifs de ces individus, leur personnalité et comment ces gens se présentent devant la camera. Il se préoccupe aussi de la perception photographique de ses sujets. Portraits 2, c’est 15 clichés en noir et blanc et ils vous seront présentés au Ctrllab du 20 au 23 janvier.

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