A snap shot from the Deep South

Here are a few pictures from the recent road trip across the USA. My favourite place was a small town called Mobile in Alabama, a quiet sleepy town very much like New Orleans but with a very relaxed vibe and really friendly locals. We had a fun night out there attempting to beat the locals at pool... More pictures to come soon...

Road Trip..

I am soon to embark on a road trip across the USA, travelling across the deep south of America and ending up at Coachella music festival and finally Las Vegas. 

Four flights,17days taking in Atlanta/New Orleans/Dallas/Palm Springs/Coachella/Las Vegas and much more in between. 

A welcome break from rainy Manchester.... for the california sunshine and lots of fun times.

Images taken from http://nyheter24.se/modette/angelicablick/

True Blood

I started watching True Blood recently and the opening titles must be one of the most stunning opening titles made for television in recent years. 

The TV series is created by American Beauty (writer) Alan Ball and Six Feet Under (creator) fame. Digital Kitchen are the creators of this fantastic work, see for yourself.... 

Found via http://watchthetitles.com/articles/00131-True_Blood

http://thisisdk.com/

Spell and the Gypsy

Villa Överby by John Robert Nilsson

Villa Overby sits on a hilltop in Sweden and is designed by architect John Robert Nilsson. I came across this beautiful house via Deseen and it instantly grabbed my attention. 


The incredible backdrop and its surroundings make this house very special and on a cold January rainy day I would like nothing more than to be there admiring the view. More information on the design can be found at: 


http://www.dezeen.com/2011/05/11/villa-overby-by-john-robert-nilsson/

The house also features in the new version of the film, 'The girl with the dragon tattoo.'

GO FORTH

Levi's latest advert has been released as part of the 'Go Forth' series, however they have decided not to broadcast the advert on TV or in the cinemas currently due to the recent rioting across the UK. The campaign is centred around youthful freedom and features a young man coming face to face in a stand-off against riot police. The advert plays a fantastic reading by Charles Bukowski with a poem titled 'The Laughing Heart.' 

It is an inspiring piece of film created by the talented people at Wieden and Kennedy US....

Levi's Go Forth credits:
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy US
ECD: Susan Hoffman
Creative directors: Tyler Whisnand, Jeff Williams, Eric Baldwin
Creatives: Antony Goldstein, Julia Blackburn, Jeff Williams
Production company: @radical.media
Director: Ralf Schmerberg


Found via http://creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2011/august/awkward-timing-for-new-levis-spot

Some of the things I like..

McQueen's Road Trip

Niall O'Brien (Dazed & Confused contributor) shot a series of photographs earlier this year for Alexander McQueen's Spring Summer collection 2011. The shoot was a journey across the USA involving travelling up the coast of California into Washington State, Montana and Idaho, with random stops in small towns. 


“When we stopped, it was usually at rivers and small towns where we’d end up hanging out with kids and locals, drinking beers, swimming, exploring and having fun.”- Niall O’Brien 

Found via http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/110323-mcq-springsummer-201112-campaign-.aspx 

the longboard girls

Carving the Mountains from Juan Rayos on Vimeo.

Love this short movie showing the Longboard Girls Crew on an afternoon in the mountains around Madrid. The video represents the spirt of female longboarding: style, freedom and team-spirit.

Forget the BMX I want, think I need to get myself a longboard! 
Found via http://longboardgirlscrew.com/

TEN TIMES ROSIE

One of my favourite designers Thomas Wylde (Paula Thomas) launched a photography book last year shot by photographer Rankin and featuring the incredible BritishVictoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. 'TEN TIMES ROSIE' showcases the designs of Paula Thomas with Rosie Huntington taking on ten different personas in every photograph. The short film taken from the Thomas Wylde website takes us behind the scenes of creating this truly spectacular creative project...