The Oscars 2012 Red Carpet

Was definitely not too enthused about this year's Oscars filmwise, and the red carpet also lacked any true 'wow' moments for me. Whilst some did look divine, such as Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace and Emma Stone in Giambattista Valli, it did not compare at all to the Oscars Red Carpet of 2011.

Natalie Portman in vintage Dior, Rooney Mara in Givenchy, Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford, Meryl Streep in Lanvin, Jessica Chastain in Alexander McQueen...

Who did you think have the best Oscar outfit?

New York Cardboard Installations by Clemens Behr

 

Clemens Behr has been creating intricate cardboard sculptures in different cities around the world. In New York, these are dynamic life size pieces which interact within their environment of East Village, China Town, Soho and Brooklyn. 

At times these sculptures seem almost animate and living, the way they are photographed. The alien forms react very well to their surroundings. He has yet to come to London, so maybe one day... :)

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Allison Harvard for Chromat's SS2012 Look Book

Not only did Allison recently walk in New York Fashion Week for Gemma Kahng and Malan Breton, but she's also featured in Chromat's Spring/Summer 2012 Look book inspired by Disney shapes, forms, colours and patterns.

This kind of cutesy yet high fashion job seems perfect for Allison! 

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Cocoon Lamp by Voxel Studio

[original post by evolo] 

The beautifully designed cocoon lamp by Voxel Studio features a glowing internal body surrounded by an organic exterior, a dynamic piece of lighting that can be placed in different positions. I love this sculptural piece of furniture- looks stunning :)

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Ringer Season 1 Episode 14 Recap

This episode of Ringer was unfortunately more of a 'filler' episode, filling in the gaps of what happened to Siobhan's son Sean and only slightly progressing Juliet's storyline.

Brigette enropes Malcolm's help and returns to Siobhan's secret office to find everything gone- they speculate that someone must've been there, stole the mysterious key and now removed everything. Juliet's mother pleads with Andrew to let Juliet move to Miami to be with her for a while.

She gets a phone call about sending flowers to 'Main street', an address she found in Siobhan's office last week and decides to go for a visit, only to discover it is the house of Sean's grandmother, and she quickly leaves. The memories of Sean come to haunt her throughout the episode and she decides she agrees that Juliet should get a change of surroundings.

At school, Tessa comes in with a 50k SUV and draws a lot of attention to herself. Juliet gets upset and tells Mr Carpenter about it. He tells her he will 'take care of it'. The next day at school, Juliet finds out that Tessa has been robbed and left in a coma. Juliet feels really guilty and suspects Mr Carpenter.  

Dylan (Misha Collins), Sean's father, pays Siobhan a visit telling her to stay out of his life and his mother's. Brigette yells at him asking him to leave, still not forgiving him for Sean's death. Brigette pays him a visit to see that he is happily married with a daughter and is about to throw a brick through the window when Malcolm stops her. 

She goes over and tells him that she forgives him the next day. On the phone to Malcolm, she tells him that she wants to be Brigette again and not have to do all the things she's doing as Siobhan, that hopefully she will not lose the people she love.

Henry wants to cash out of Martin Charles, knowing the company is soon to collapse, whilst under Siobhan's instruction to watch over Malcolm. Malcolm sees the key that was stolen from Brigette to be in Henry's possession.

Mr Carpenter pulls Juliet to one side and gets aggressive. She calls someone telling them that 'their plan has failed' and she needs them to help her. The final scene sees her telling someone about Tessa and how the plan is falling apart... to which Juliet's mother sits down and tells her everything will be ok.

BOOM. Not the best Ringer episode and the plot twist a bit predictable, but next week seems good- Siobhan is going to have twins and they could possibly be Andrew's? Juliet's mother seduces Mr Carpenter? Andrew and Brigette renew their wedding vows... hmm...

Jane by Design Season 1 Episode 8 (The Wedding Gown) Recap

Jane wants Billy and Nick to bond and decides to hang out together but as she goes into work and is asked by socialite Charlotte Whitmore (Autumn Reeser who played Taylor Townsend in the OC) what she thought of Donovon Decker's wedding dress, she is forced to tell the truth about it being too 'clumsy'. 

With only 24 hours to come up with a new design, Jane has to miss meeting Nick and Billy and spends the night helping with coming up with a design. India finds Jane's finished drawing and takes it to Jeremy, claiming it as her own... which causes uproar when Jane finds out. 

Meanwhile, Billy and Nick have a very awkward time together until they start playing pool and begin to bond, but end up in a fight with two Adam's, who Nick will be playing against in the next day's baseball game.

Once the dress is finished, Jane is asked to try it on being the only one around the same height as Charlotte and she discovers that she was inspired by her mother's wedding dress, proof that she designed it. Jeremy asks India why she did it and then breaks up with her. India calls [Richard] who sent her a bunch of flowers earlier on in the episode which India throws in the bin, wanting to develop her relationship with Jeremy.

Jane decides no to rat India out to Gray.

Charlotte returns the next day to see the dress and loves it. Jane makes it on time to Nick's baseball game... seems like things are finally working out for Jane!! 

Next week seems intense as Jane has to choose between love and her career, with Nick potentially kissing Lulu!? WTH nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

HAPPY PANCAKE DAY 2012

Happy Pancake Day ^ ^ 

Those were the pancakes I made today- now sooooo full from them :3

Ringer Season 1 Episode 13 Recap

Finally managed to catch up to Ringer--- So last week Siobhan revealed to Henry that Bridget is living her life with Andrew- which is basically the crux of this whole show... what will they do? Will her cover be blown? :W We will find out!!

Brigette continues to investigate by seeking out Solomon, who takes her to 'her office'. In it she finds a a key. Siobhan is hiding in the closet and wants those keys but Brigette takes them. Brigette then goes to a book store and finds a note Siobhan left which reads 'I wish I could forgive my sister'. 

Meanwhile, Siobhan is seeking reconciliation with Henry and makes up the fact that their life swap was all Brigette's idea so she could have some time to work things out and to get Andrew's money. Tyler calls Siobhan only to be intercepted by Henry. She makes an excuse to both of them to keep them happy. Tyler reveals that he cannot keep it up much longer.

Siobhan sneaks into the apartment to steal the key back. Andrew walks in and they share an awkward kiss before she awkwardly runs away.

Olivia blackmails Henry into making his father in law invest in Martin Charles. He does so, only for him to discover that Siobhan was about to reveal some information about Andrew's company which will result in his father in law losing a lot of money.

Interweaved between this plot is the continuation of Juliet's lawsuit against Mr Carpenter. She struggles to keep a consistent testimony and on the day of the trial discovers that Tessa lied about being raped by Mr Carpenter and that the case has to be dropped.

Mr Carpenter then sues Andrew for defamation and they decide to settle, making Mr Carpenter a very rich man. The episode ends with us seeing Tessa and Juliet celebrate, and Mr Carpenter walks in... IT WAS ALL A CON. WHAT!!!!!! 

Next episode sees the girls flaunt their newfound wealth and an apparent meeting between Siobhan and Brigette. Whether this is in fact in the present or in the past is yet to be revealed, though given it was a funeral, I'm guessing it was Siobhan's child which Brigette ran over? Hmm...

Birmingham Photography (2012)

Did some photography in Birmingham on my trip there visiting a friend and was surprised at the amount of art and architecture that was of interest! The modern and iconic Bullring with the soon to be completed library, as well as the cube contrasts against the Town Hall and the Museum.

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Birmingham Day Trip (Feb 2012)

[Check out my Birmingham photography HERE]

Went to visit my friend in Birmingham on Saturday - had a good catchup and just went around looking at the architecture (some of which will do my lecturer's proud)! 

Ofc visited the Bullring, Town Hall, the Canal, the new library which is still under construction, the Symphony Hall where auditions for Britain's got Talent were taking place and I think we papped some of the auditionees LOL

Visited Chinatown- shopped at bakery (Yes egg tart!!) Had dinner at a Chinese Restaurant where the dish was huge but the rice was small so only really ate 1/3 of the dish- thankfully I could take the rest back to uni which will last me another day or two- yay!

Also had bubble tea afterwards in a cutesy bakery type place :)

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