CAKES, I MAKE THEM TOO

after a very long hiatus from the world of cyberspace blogspot, here i am again, albeit with a little difference, gone is the nice goody goody two shoes poster, here to stay is the bitchy no holds barred, crazy idiot that i really am, dash all the talk, i'd like to share with you guys something,
something or should i say, what i've been up to for the past  year and a half, that crazy me, have not been posting anything at all.

first of all as I've posted before, I am a pastry Chef by profession, business was bad last year, allowing me to post and say anything at all, it gave me the freedom to do anything i want, post things here, research the net, for trivialities, and to be generally bad with a lot of things, but the end of the year as well as the start of 2012 (doomsday here we come hehe : p ) is wholly different story. i made a lot of cakes, why? duh because i had orders hehehe...

here are some of them :)

 Above : this is a cake done partially in "nirvana Style" cake decoration, Nirvana style focuses on floodwork and the creation of cake collars, it's kinda complicated for me to describe, but know they thell all have something like a decorative border on top, freakishly scary in terms of delivery as well as in the application of smaller details, but well worth it for the amount of praise, adulation, as well as oohs an aahs that you'll recieve afterwards :P

the5 pics Below are images of cake done in a mix of Lambeth method and Australian cake decorating techniques, all the icings are not wired and are completely edible to the core, such a bitch to make at times especially if the humidity is high. but nevertheless such a showstopper :)

below is another example of Nirvana style

the following to images are handmade Sugarpaste dolls, these were among the most requested styles from the shop these past few months :)

okay that's it for now, will be posting more later :)

the color of the year according to Pantone- the world's foremost authority on color is honeysuckle,
i know this post has been late in the coming but i have been a lazy ass recently,....oh alright I've been a bomb since January, the temperature's changed and is a lot more comfortable now, (i'm spouting bullshit again haha)

honeysuckle

anyway, I've been seeing this color a lot in runways in the states, not so much in much in France, and almost nonexistent in the Philippine's version of fashion week, with  the exception of Salvacion Lim Higgins (more about her later), who though dead for a while now managed to show of her talent beyond the grave.
the most famous examples of this year's color were flaunted in this year's Golden Globes (image below)

from left to right

Claire Danes in Calvin Klein, Natalie Portman in Viktor and Rolf, Julianne Moore in Lanvin, and Megan Fox in Giorgio Armani Privé

other examples of this year's color by other designers

even weddings are being influenced by this year's take on color, and it looks amazing even if i say so myself :D

but of course the first thing Pantone influences are paint and fabric industry players and designers are snapping up their products, the results are a little too girly for my taste but chic nevertheless 

the years is looking pink hehehe :)

FLOWERS AS INSTALLATIONS

some of the most jaw dropping things i have seen done to flowers, are when they are used to create installations. among my faves is this installation done for VIKTOR AND ROLF promoting the launch of their perfume "flowerbomb"

made of roses, gerberas and a lot of other flowers, I'm sure the installation smelled like a "flower" bomb

another is a wall of Gerberas made as backdrop for a hotel bar

and then an installation of flowers made to look like an assortment of animals

i can't wait to see what the world's best florists have up their sleeves next :D

NICOLE DEXTRAS// artist of the green revolution

 one of my favorite artists, i have a soft side for all things natural, so naturally i found her works appealing

to see her bio follow the link below:
http://www.nicoledextras.com/files/-bio-2011ariel-lethead-.pdf

she deals mainly with ephemeral plant materials, fleeting, transient things that are found in gardens, backyards and woods, and turns them into floral (but not always) sculptures of unimaginable beauty

below are some samples of her work

made of various Brassicas(cabbages)

 

 

yucca leaves and flowers

camellia contessa :D

for those who'd like to see more of her work go on to the following link :D
http://www.nicoledextras.com/

La Mode Pour Nature// DESIGNS for accessories

THE DESIGNS ARE OUT!! :D

unfortunately several changes have been made, the show, slated to come out on the 30th of April has been moved to another date, now set on the 25th of June (last Saturday of June)

due to time constraints, production of accessories have taken a lot longer than expected so we requested for a longer production time, 

no longer a summer show, it will now showcase underwear creations of some of Manila's respected veteran designers, and accessory designs by Castillo Fuentes, as well as body paintings by the Angono Neo-Artists, they will be featured on some of the country's top Filipino and Brazilian Models, as well as upcoming talents of the country's fast rising star agency MODELINEA.

the first act// INTO THE WILDS

was inspired by the four seasons, represented by the things most abundant during that time of year, it symbolizes man's inherent desire for peace, appreciation and a longing for a return to nature. And being  created from organic as well as man made materials, it also symbolizes a sort of equilibrium, a sort of message we wanted to send across, that we humans have to strike a balance in this world that we live in. nothing too HIPPY LOL

the following are mere teasers :D 

above:THE banner design of the entire collection

the following are two variations of the same theme: SPRING

male SUMMER

the Female SUMMER

the male version of FALL: made exclusively from lace  

female FALL

 my absolute favorite among all of the designs are those for female and male forms WINTER and the FINALE piece

female WINTER

male WINTER

FINALE PIECE

that's all i can share for now, thanks for looking people :D

if you are wondering why the figures in the illustrations  have nothing on aside from accessories, it's because someone else will be designing the underwear, also please pay no notice to the capes, i'm just too lazy to edit them out hehe, capes are major fashion faux pas, UNLESS of course if you are above 60 and is attending a gala ball at the MET, or somehow involved in the world of magic.

TORD BOONTJE/ "use what you've got"

been surfing around the net today, i came across a video by one of my design idols Tord Boontje,
he talked about how people's creativity shapes the future, and how Local is better than global and a lot of other things.
what stuck in my head however was the phrase he said which was  
"use what you've got"
i had memories flooding in me of a lot of school projects and junk art competitions, that we've had over the years, the use of junk as well as found objects to be able to create art has always been one of our favorite forms of craft. here are images of some of his work

http://www.designindaba.com/speaker/presentation/tord-boontje-2010 

for full details check out his website :)
http://tordboontje.com/

CREDITS :D

i should have done this way before i typed, "first post"

we would like to thank, the uber talented JorgeNomar14 of photobucket.com, for his exquisite image of a male model.
also we would like to thank the amazing and inimitable Tord Boontje, for the floral graphics that we used to edit the male model image, as well as to grace the background of our  humble blog.
these images were edited and aren't the way the original creators intended them to look like, for actual images follow them to their personal web pages

for Jorge Nomar
http://s788.photobucket.com/home/JorgeNomar14
for Tord Boontje
http://tordboontje.com/

thank you very much :)