Tuesday 12 February 2013

That's off the wall! Models merge with the wallpaper in uncanny Project Runway exhibition at New York Fashion Week



TV show Project Runway celebrated 11 seasons with a fash-packed party in New York last night
The party featured a quirky exhibition which saw models models painted in celebrated designers' patterns to blend into the striking wallpaper behind them
Party was attended by all past contestants from each series  
With fashion week upon us designers are pulling out all the stops to create show-stopping pieces of work to capture the world's attention.
And as one of the most popular fashion shows on TV, Project Runway got in on the action with an eye-catching exhibition at their Project Runway Designer Reunion party in New York last night.
To mark 11 seasons of the fashion-packed show, the catwalk competition show threw a glamorous soiree complete with beautiful models painted in celebrated designers' patterns to blend into the striking wallpaper behind them.
                                         



Off the wall: Models blend themselves into wallpaper during Project Runway's designer party 'Off The Wall' last night




                              

Blending in: Beautiful models blend into the striking wallpaper- all celebrated designer's patterns on show at the Project Runway's Designer Reunion party in New York


The quirky exhibition was off the wall - and so well executed that some guests could have been forgiven for looking straight through the models as they disappeared into the funky motifs plastered on the walls of New York's Skylight West club.
The selected guests, including contestants from every series of the popular TV show were in attendance at the fashion soiree and mingled with host HP surrounded by the bizarre fashion parade.
Blending in: Beautiful models blend into the striking wallpaper- all celebrated designer's patterns on show at the Project Runway's Designer Reunion party in New York



 
Celebration: The motifs - all celebrated designer's patterns - were on show at the Project Runway's Designer Reunion party in New York to celebrate 11 seasons of the popular fashion show 



Prints and patterns: Contestants from every season of the show gathered to admire the quirky artwork .

Designers give their take on how Apple's new gadget might look as tech-giant ponders wristphone



It is believed to be Apple's next big thing - yet the secretive firm has not made a single comment about it..
However, that hasn't stopped people around the world speculating on exactly what an 'iWatch' might look like and how it would work.
Designers have even revealed their take on Apple's new 'smart watch' with professional looking mockups of the device, ranging from a glass cuff to a 'claw' design.

How the iWatch might look and work: Yrving Torrealba's translucent concept is made from a new type of flexible glass
The rumours started when Chinese websites reported in December that the computer giant is working with chip-maker Intel on a wrist-worn gadget.
It is thought to have a 1.5inch screen and uses Bluetooth to communicate with other devices, which could include an iPhone.
The 'iWatch' will go on sale at some point this year, the report claimed. Chinese site Tech.163 said Intel has developed a Smart Watch that Apple is interested in.

The watch in question has a 1.5 OLED display with indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass, and uses Bluetooth to communicate with a user's iPhone.
It is believed the iWatch will run a version of iOS, the same software as the iPhone and iPad, allowing apps to be easily downloaded.
Releasing a watch could also help it compete with Google, which claims it will release 'Google Glass', a headset with a screen, this year.


Will it look like this? This concept was created by designer Federico Ciccarese

Swedish designer Anders Kjellberg's beautiful rendition of the iWatch could easily pass for the real thing from Apple

The reverse of Swedish designer Anders Kjellberg's vision of the Apple iWatch

Boxed: the packaged up iWatch idea by Swedish designer Anders Kjellberg
The rumours come after an independent attempt to create a smart watch, called Pebble, became a huge success online.
Its inventors used Kickstarter to try and raise $10,000 so they could develop it - but instead raised $10million, and hope to begin production soon.
'Pebble is the first watch built for the 21st century,' say its creators. 'It's infinitely customizable, with beautiful downloadable watch faces and useful internet-connected apps.
Antonio De Rosa's realistic concept could be a good approximation of what to expect
Antonio De Rosa's concent with the tagline 'It's time to change the time'
Realistic? Antonio De Rosa's design projecting an image of a dog onto a wall





Pavel Simeonov's design looks like a mini iPhone on a watch strap and it comes in an assortment of bright colours
Talented designerPavel Simeonov's take on how Apple's first new product line since the iPad might look
Handy: Yrving Torrealba's translucent concept of how the iWatch might look
'The watch will connect via Bluetooth, and alert users to incoming messages via vibrations - and apps bring Pebble to life.
'Cyclists can use Pebble as a bike computer, accessing the GPS on your smartphone to display speed, distance and pace data.
'Runners get a similar set of data displayed on their wrist. Use the music control app to play, pause or skip tracks on your phone with the touch of a button.'

Jumped the gun? The Pebble watch, which can link to a phone to display messages and run apps