Learn More: A quick spin through Chris Burden’s Metropolis II | Gelatobaby.

“Bruno Benini was born in Italy but migrated to Australia with his parents in 1935, and is considered as one of the most iconic fashion photographers of the mid-20th century in the land down under. Young Benini actually decided to dedicate himself to photography after he visited Italy in the late 1940s and, upon his return to Australia, he joined Peter Fox studios, occasionally working as a model for Helmut Newton, Athol Shmith and Henry Talbot. While the style of his first images, featuring glamorous models wearing beautiful haute couture gowns, calls to mind early shots by Pasquale De Antonis, as the years passed and Benini travelled to New York, London and Italy, his style changed and he began chronicling the mod years, hippy trends and the disco scene. Together with his wife, fashion publicist Hazel, Benini put together an archive that became of vital importance since it follows the developments of the Australian fashion scene, but also indirectly touched upon historical events such as the role of Melbourne’s Jewish diaspora’s in the production, design, manufacture and retailing of post-WWII Australian fashion.

The archive was acquired by the Powerhouse Museum that is presenting a major survey of Benini’s works at the exhibition “Creating the Look: Benini and Fashion Photography”, opening during the Sydney Design Festival. The event features 400 images by Benini, including Jean-Francois Lanzarone’s digital gallery which projects images and details of the photographs into mirrors, and is accompanied by a carefully researched music and voice soundtrack that includes feedback by Bruno, Hazel and Benini’s models.”

Read more

This sexy video “Chore” by Justin Anderson for English lingerie label Damaris makes housework seem like something I’d like to help with every day

Via Vimeo.

Design studio There is based in Sydney, Australia, and proudly fly the flag for modernism down under. Check out some of their work on There Blog. We think There great mate …

Brian Duffy, along with David Bailey and Terence Donovan, helped shape the 60s photographically. So much so, in 1962, the English Sunday Times dubbed them the ‘Terrible Trio.’ Photographer Norman Parkinson called them the ‘Black Trinity,’ after their dominant black and white style which appeared almost everywhere, from Vogue to Town to French Elle and Glamour magazine. Duffy’s extensive archive is now published online and goes into great detail covering almost everything he ever shot. Perhaps his most well known image was the ground breaking cover he photographed for David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane. Originally shot in black and white and then colorized, the cover has inspired generation after generation and has influenced everyone from 70s punk to Lady Gaga.

ANDREW ZUCKERMAN

Photographer Andrew Zuckerman has a thing for birds. Recently he flew (well drove actually) to the National Aviary and photographed some of their finest specimens for his book Bird. Show-Off Gallery also recently published a selection online including a behind the scenes video.

Timothy O’Donnell at one time was a member of Vaughn Oliver’s prolific studio, V23. These days O’Donnell is design director at Johnson and Johnson in New York. Last May he published his first book titled “Sketchbook,” which offers an insight into the “thought processes, preoccupations, and problem-solving strategies” of designers including former V23 colleague Chris Bigg, Rian Hughes, Stephen Doyle and Stylorouge. O’Donnell’s personal work is both extremely considered and wonderfully magical and should be seen as inspiration for all. We look forward to seeing some of this magic bubbling to the surface over at J&J soon.

via Timothy O’Donnell