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]]>Lete’s house (an overgrown dollhouse that she nurtures with her husband and daughter) is in and of itself a piece of art. “We like wood, the furniture of the 60s and 70s along with black, gold shades,” shared the artist in a recent interview with Amara, admitting that quarantine meant she could further tend to her home, decorating it as she pleased. This mainly meant painting her walls with blooming flowers.
“What I liked especially was the idea of [creating] your own world, kind of a nest, just filled with your own art,” she further shared in an interview with My Modern Met. “From wall paintings to the rugs, from the fabrics to the lamps and everyday dishes. The idea is that you can transform a simple place and furniture found on the street into something special and personal.”
Based in Paris, Lete draws inspiration from her mixed background and multicultural upbringing. Born in 1964 to a Chinese father and a German mother, her work is mainly influenced by folk art. Its naive quality means it can appeal to a wide audience – from children to adults.
“I’m inspired by nature, flowers, animals, insects… and also a lot by vintage toys…” notes Lete. “I also love textiles, folk art… all the applied art in fact. When I was a student, I once saw a book about the Bloomsbury Group (The Bloomsbury Group was an influential group of associated English writers, intellectuals, philosophers, and artists, including Virginia Woolf & E.M. Forester) and I fell in love with this atmosphere.”
Take a peek inside her home, and scroll down to see some recent projects:
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]]>Based in London and raised by her Iranian family, Tafsiri is no stranger to traditional Persian art forms. In particular, she draws inspiration from Qajar art (art forms of the Qajar dynasty of the late Persian Empire, which lasted from 1781 to 1925), Persian miniature paintings, and Islamic designs.
Most notably, Qajar art is recognizable for its distinctive style of portraiture. An interesting feature in such portraits is that they ten to blur the gender of the painted subjects, displaying similarities in body and facial features between men and women. As such, these paintings present a different beauty ideal, which Tafsiri admits to being drawn to.
“My interest in Qajar art developed at an early age, taking inspiration from the unibrowed women who present a very different concept of beauty to that regularly portrayed in the West,” she remarked once in an interview with Girlsclub Asia.
A full-time economist by day, Tafsiri experiments with different styles of painting during her time off. “I’ve really been focusing on experimenting with styles and techniques over the past year so I’d love to finally find ‘my style’”, she explained. “Once that settles down I’ll be able to focus more on the attention and detail that goes into my work.”
“My drawings had always been realistic portraits which would take me hours to do but moving towards illustration has allowed me to draw more often and more quickly in a variety of styles,” she added. “I work full time in another job so I just love being able to have something to channel my creativity.”
With an emphasis on Persian women, situated against minimalistic settings, Tafsiri’s portraits add a contemporary twist to this all but forgotten art form. Follow her on Instagram for more:
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]]>His tagline, “it’s a living”, reflects his down-to-earth approach to both work and art. “I didn’t plan this career, it has been taking shape as I go,” Gonzalez observed once in an interview with ADC. “But I do remember looking at a few designers around the world who were making a living out of it, which made me believe it is possible to make a living of what you love.”
His graffiti-inspired art has a fresh, street-style edge to it, but Gonzalez admits that his initial inspiration actually comes from more vintage forms of type. Having grown up in Mexico, Gonzalez recalls being mesmerized by his grandfather’s old letters written in Spencerian in the 1950s. But it took him some time (and a lot of moving around) to return to his original passion.
From Mexico, Gonzalez moved to Canada in where he studied graphic design and later worked as a screen-printer. It also in Canada where he began to experiment with letterforms. After working as a freelance graphic designer in Toronto, he returned to Mexico in 2012 to work full-time as an independent designer. Then, in the summer of 2014, he moved once again, this time to New York City, where he earned a typeface design diploma from Cooper Union.
“It’s an interesting and unique career,” says Gonzalez. “Letterforms are everywhere and it’s something that is in our everyday lives. Exploring letterforms, styles, their history, their construction is a neverending path and that’s what I love about it, it is a lifetime learning journey.”
A lifetime learning journey that seems to have paid off. These days, his selected clients include giants like Apple, Armani Exchange, Nike, Toyota, Google, Microsoft, Coca Cola, and Facebook. But he also explores his more artistic side and showcases his work in solo shows around the world.
Scroll down to see some recent projects:
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]]>One of his most celebrated projects, which also helped sky-rocket his career was a tropical interior for an apartment in New York, featuring different hues of colors – a design that was inspired by the traditional architectural elements of Mexico with its use of bright colors. The 55-square-metre space was designed for a young couple that commissioned the architect to create a vivid and moody space.
“The two main elements that inspire me the most are nature and ancient architecture,” said Reutov, in an interview with Nueve 36am, “they are both magical. For example, a cactus is a type of cosmic and futuristic plant. In Russia, they do not grow unlike other countries where they actually do. In addition, I am fascinated by museums, Mexico’s and Morocco’s traditional architecture, their bright colors, bamboo forests, plus Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, and its cosmic landscapes.”
“For me, color is one of the most important, basic and inspiring interior design components,” says the architecture. “Color is able to change any room and make it what you want and dream about. Thanks to my experience, my perception of color has changed throughout time and I’ve started to incorporate more and more bright colors instead of going for standard shades.”
Adhering to the notion that design should evoke emotions, his projects are al about positive vibes. And ith most of us staying home these days, we could use a bit of color.
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]]>Born in Japan, Matsunaga was inspired by his sister (a nail artist herself) and studies the art of the nail in Tokyo before making the big move to NYC. “It took some time for me to find nail art,” Matsunaga admitted once in an interview with Nylon. “I always wanted to do something creative with beauty, and realized that I’ve always been obsessed with detailed work. Nail art was a great way for me to explore that.”
With innovation and futurism being the main ingredients in his work, Matsunagais is always on the lookout for new techniques. So it doesn’t come as a surprise that he has done campaigns and editorials for the likes of Vogue Japan, Opening Ceremony, and Dazed.
“The nail art industry will continue to grow,” he says. “These days, there are so many artists that have so much originality and very unique styles and their own technique. I think this is proof that the industry is going to grow.”
Prepare to be amazed:
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]]>“Reminder,” reads a recent piece by Goodman, shared on Instagram, “‘Success’ does not equate to happiness or good mental health”. “A lot of designers try to impress other designers with the obscure stuff,” explained Goodman in an interview with Magenta. “I think maybe early on I thought that was cool, but I no longer find that interesting or compelling. I want to make work that resonates with a lot of people.”
#suicidepreventionday #suicidepreventionmonthHis are isn’t aimed at other designers, but rather at people at large, with his words clearly resonating with his many (many!) followers online. According to Goodman, his greatest joy as a designer and an artist is his ability to connect to other humans emotionally through his work and words.
“I hate those quotes about loving what you do, but it’s true,” he notes. “When you’re stimulated by your work and you’re running a business for yourself, it doesn’t really feel like work; you’re just doing it.”
His Instagram page will provide you some comfort in these uncertain days.
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]]>Chloe Joyce’s illustrations will help you rediscover the joys of staying in. Featuring mainly women, her characters are seen lounging about in their underwear, solving a crossword, and practicing yoga. In other words: celebrating their alone time
“I just like to draw things that I want to see or that I find nice and interesting and that make me happy,” explained Joyce in an interview with Goat Story. One of these things are house plants. “I love nature and plants,” says Joyce, “they always feature heavily in my illustrations.”
Scrolling through her illustrations might, indeed, inspire you to water your houseplants. “There’s never any one way that I approach work,” says Joyce, explaining the creative process itself. “I’m not an organized person so it doesn’t make sense for me to take an organized approach,” she adds. “Sometimes I’ll come up with an idea on the bus and I’ll scribble it down or it could be in the middle of the night when I get up and I’ll have to stay up the rest of the night trying to bring it to life.”
Joyce’s take on home-life is exactly what our Instagram feed needed:
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]]>But when it comes to his review style, Lau likes to keep things simple. “There are only so many words you can use to describe certain foods, so I write based on my emotions,” he explained once in an interview with HungryGoWhere. “I try not to be too factual, as I want the people who have not tasted the food before to be able to relate to the descriptions.”
His work is also very thorough. “I always make it a point to inquire everything about the restaurant—from its chef, to its dishes, to the philosophy behind the cooking and its operating hours,” says Lau, explaining that this information allows for a comprehensive post-session review.
Oddly enough, his reviews don’t include star ratings. “I do not give a star rating for my reviews as I believe food is subjective,” he explains. “I always encourage my readers to try things with an open mind. ‘Food’ is definitely the most important criterion—I will eat at a place as long as it serves good food. It’s okay if it has crappy service and no ambiance.”
His Instagram page and accompanying website is a haven for foodies, both inside and outside of Singapore.
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]]>Born to Chinese and Jewish parents, her recipes often fuse the two kitchens together creating a new kind of kitchen that has gained popularity. One of these was her recipe for pretzel challah, which went viral after she posted it on her blog in 2013. It was this recipe that had launched her career.
Now with more than 600k followers on Instagram, people have clearly caught onto the trend. “I used to think that the best part about being Jewish and Chinese was that I could breeze through math class like it ain’t no thang,” joked Yeh in an interview with food52, “but now I’m pretty sure that the best part is getting away with taking the best foods from each culture, and smashing them together.”
Not one to shy from new things, Yeh says she also loves traveling and learning what other people eat for their holidays or pizza nights or midnight snacks, and then recreating such food in her own way. Another favorite food of hers is schnitzel, adhering to the motto “If life gives you lemons, squeeze them on a schnitzel!”. Her love for the food goes so deep that her family even dressed up as schnitzel for Halloween.
Her Instagram page is our go-to for food inspo:
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]]>Case in point: Michaela Vais’ food blog ElaVegan. A food stylist and recipe creator, Vais is passionate about healthy vegan food. Her online platform includes recipes for healthy and delicious vegan dishes that are also mostly sugar-free, gluten-free, and easy to make.
You will find desserts such as cakes and brownies, as well as main dishes and even fast food-turned vegan. “My goal is to show that eating plant-based food is healthy, delicious, good for our bodies and for our planet,” writes Vais on her website. “I believe the food Mother Nature created for us was not meant to harm our bodies, our planet and kill billions of innocent animals.”
According to Vais she stopped eating meat by the age of 6, and became a strict vegan much later, in 2011. “Going vegan was the best decision in my life,” she writes. “Knowing that I don’t participate in the torture and exploitation of farm animals brought inner peace to myself. I feel much more energized since eating plant-based food, I lost some weight and I cured my cystic acne!”
Scrolling through her Instagram page is quite the mouth-watering experience.
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