CFS LOVES 27

• Damien Vassart is a French photographer, based in Paris. I love every single shot I’ve seen so far – moody long exposures of hard-edged architectural features.

• Pandora has written a great introduction to the art of William Blake (in English & French). I was lucky enough to see a Blake exhibition at Tate Liverpool this year and it blew my mind. Luminous.

• Big dreams? Do read this inspiring speech by Anna Wintour for the 2003 Fashion Institute of Technology Commencement, posted by Miss Couturable.

• Interesting thoughts on Facebook by Natalia Ilyin [via the also thoughtful Something Changed]

• I shop, therefore I am? Disputable. Check out this interview with Neil Boorman, a man who burnt all of his branded possessions. He is now living brand free. (This totally reminds me of one of my favourite books – William Gibson’s Pattern Recognition.)

• Cool retail design at Jeanette’s – look at the pics! I love the mishmash of door frames to get into this store (guarded while closed with a roller door).

• There’s no brand like WTF – a fresh take on making a mark vs. good design.

• Toby Morris is a Kiwi illustrator/comic artist on the loose in Amsterdam. Xtotl is a travel diary of sorts – insightful and funny!

• Annie Leibovitz’s 2003 Alice in Wonderland fashion editorial. Simply darling!

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