As consumers break past the safety of their cocooned lives, they’ll want the security of home, but will be seeking to bring the essence of natural beauty and pleasure to wherever they are. Artists and designers have already begun to explore the concept of what paradise means in the modern world. It’s ecstasy meets Botticelli.
what's hot
Calling on Mother Nature
what's not
Inhibition and living out of sync with reality
what to watch for
A strong feminized ideal with cross-gender appeal
many forces at work
• A fusion of art and design
• A break from cocooned safety
• A neverending pursuit of beauty
• Sexuality, au naturale
VIDEO LINKS
Iris Brosch's Divinita
Das Parfum Trailer
Goddess
Butterfly
X-RATED VODKA & LIQUEUR
X-Rated Vodka is seven times distilled from French wheat and Roseberry grain. And it's 100% organic and GE free.
BETSEY FRAGRANCE
Betsey Johnson, in her new fragrance ad shot by David LaChapelle. The fragrance is said to hit on the right mixture of sweetness and spiciness.
APPARITION CHANDELIER
Tobias Wong encapsulates a crystal chandelier in white industrial rubber to create an apparition of its former self. Peel off at your pleasure...
GODDESS HAIR
Backstage at the Matthew Williamson show, Charles Worthington Results’ Adam Reed took a take on braids, texture and curls.
ELEGANT GRAPHICS
GD USA magazine calls this graphic style Embellish. A marriage of grit and finesse is responsible for the visual success of these marks. Rich with rhythm and emotion, these logos are often, though not exclusively, associated with the arts.
URBAN BEACH
The plans for New York City's long-abandoned High Line include an urban "beach" high above street level.
PERSONAL INDULGENCE
Jimmyjane's Little Steel is a limited edition 1lb stainless steel vibrating apparatus.
SHEER EURO DRESSES
Parisian fashion maven Stéphanie Deleau recently opened Noisette, a women’s fashion boutique in Williamsburg. The shop débuts twenty top European brands exclusive to Noisette. Designs reflect a bohemian femininity.
UNDERWATER HOSPITALITY
Hydropolis will be the world's first underwater luxury resort. Situated 66 feet below the surface of the Persian Gulf, it will feature 220 guest suites and is scheduled to open in late 2007. Designers liken it to being inside the womb.
