http://eltonjacobsen.com Fashion Design from Norway Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:45:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At the time being we are working on a very special project, where our inspiration have been ranging from old deep water diving suits, to exosceletons and human anatomy. "- The first exoskeleton was co-developed by General Electric and the United States military in the 1960s, named Hardiman, which made lifting ... http://eltonjacobsen.com/2009/11/06/exosceletons-etc/ We love the imagery from this film classic.  It kind of makes it more real that nothing is done on computers.  In the "stargate sequence" Kubrick and Douglas Trumbull used slit-scan photography.   Originally used in static photography to achieve blurriness or deformity, the slit-scan technique was perfected for the creation ... http://eltonjacobsen.com/2009/01/13/2001-a-space-oddysey-stargate-sequence/ This is a very different Science-Fiction movie, made by the Russian film maker, Andrei Tarkovsky in 1979. The movie works on so many levels, and must be seen more than once.  Tarkovsky has a great filmography, including "Solaris" (1972).   The story in "Stalker" takes place in the Zone - a restricted, ... http://eltonjacobsen.com/2008/11/27/andrei-tarkovsky-stalker/ Hedi Slimane is a talented guy, we love these photos from his web diary because of the texture, it is simply beautiful! All photos from: http://hedislimane.com/ http://eltonjacobsen.com/2008/11/01/hedi-slimane/ French SuperCool! Rita Mitsouko \"Andy\"   Les Rita Mitsouko - Andy http://eltonjacobsen.com/2008/09/12/rita-mitsouko-andy/   "I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A REBEL. I NEVER DO THINGS THE WAY THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. EITHER I GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR I CREATE A NEW DIRECTION FOR MYSELF, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE RULES ARE OR WHAT SOCIETY SAYS." "MEN ARE TERRIFIED OF ME. I CAN EASILY STEP INTO ... http://eltonjacobsen.com/2008/06/22/grace-jones/ Joseph Cornell (December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972) was an American artist and sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant-garde experimental filmmaker.  Cornell's most characteristic art works were boxed assemblages created from found objects. These are simple boxes, usually glass-fronted, in which he arranged surprising collections of ... http://eltonjacobsen.com/2008/06/02/joseph-cornell/ http://www.damienhirst.com/   http://eltonjacobsen.com/2008/06/02/damien-hirst-loves-butterflies/ Images from Natural History Musem's collection of butterflies and Moths We found this tray in a second hand shop in Norway, fab!   http://eltonjacobsen.com/2008/05/19/we-love-butterflies/ We love the looks of this Norwegian new model superstar. Images from Lula and Another Magazine http://eltonjacobsen.com/2008/05/19/siri-toller%c3%b8d/