Oak Couture – White: Location: Company’s Gardens Conceptualist/Producer: Kelly Vaagsland Wainwright Photographer: Inge Prins Photographer’s Assistants: Michael English Assistants: Saul Wainwright, Lara Taylor Tree Dresser: Makeka Design Lab, architecture firm Fashion Designer: Stiaan Louw Make-Up Artist: Annette Van Staden Model: Morné Yves Cheminais Sponsors: Sales Hire, City of Cape Town, Knead Bakery, Vida Coffee, Empire…
Read MorePicture of the Day!
A Dare:
Send me YOUR “Bed Jumping” pictures to qualify for my “Picture of the Day”… I encourage you to take your bed to a cornfield, to a bridge, to a sanctuary, to a school bus… Keep it interesting! Show me whatsup! Bring it on…
Read MoreOriginal Vision for Oak Couture:
City Oaks covered in the foilage of cloth. Yes – in bright and brilliant, colorful gestures of silk, cotton, shweshwe, knotted yarn, felt, aluminnum foil, feathers, hot pink faux fur, rubbery strands and scraps. With models covered in similar gestures standing in front of the trees. A runway show, showcasing their garments. A dance, dancers…
Read MoreEXHIBITION OPENING OF BED JUMP SERIES!
PlayJumpEat BedJump Exhibit Opening When: Saturday 10th of April – 9am to 5pm (the bed will be there for you to jump on) Exhibition ends on 10th of May Where: Exposure Gallery in the Biscuit Mill What: See the images in their full size, Archbishop Desmond Tutu jumping, Freshlyground, Fishermen, Surfers, 85 year old Swimming…
Read Morethe Aesthetics of Joy:
This blog post on PlayJumpEat! was written by the lovely Ingrid Fatell, who writes on the “aethetics of joy”. I like her already!
Read MoreYes it’s True! Archbishop Desmond Tutu DID in Fact Jump! on our Bed!! **This is a snapshot. Just a behind-the-scenes snapshot!
This picture was taken in his boardroom (his requested location!) with some children from the children’s dance school that PLAY JUMP EAT is raising money for (Tertia Kindo Arts Project). More to come!
Read MoreMakeka Design Lab + Stiaan Louw Unite! (behind-the-scenes snapshot!)
This is a glimpse of the marriage of Makeka Design Lab & Stiaan Louw (and of course Messy Monkey + Inge Prins) at Oak Couture: (ok – right now I’m not sure why wordpress Only likes this pic horizontal! working on it!)…
Read MorePress Release on OAK COUTURE
Messy Monkey Arts, a creative agency based jointly out of Cape Town and Oakland, California, is working on a fresh installation piece they are calling OAK COUTURE. They are gathering local creatives together, in the likes of Makeka Designs, architecture firm, and Jeannette Unite, installation artist, to “dress” 5 of the big oaks in the…
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