Love Made Visible

I run an online magazine with some friends called Nirali… We launched our first issue in September 2004 with a feature on the charming Kal Penn and since have covered the likes of desi newsmakers M.I.A., Shaheen Sheik, Tina Sugandh, Navi Rawat and Noureen DeWulf. We’ve been on hiatus for over a year now and are relaunching again on September 1st with a brand-new site and great content. If you’d like to introduce yourself to us, add us as a friend on MySpace!

August’s Vogue celebrates the supermodel with a feature about them as well as gorgeous fashion spreads featuring Christy Turlington, Carolyn Murphy, and most notably, Linda Evangelista. The Steven Klein shoot above with Ms. Evangelista was my favorite. Be sure to watch out for it.

Gorgeous ink, watercolor and gouache illustration from Stina Persson. She has done varied work for top clients such as Godiva, Nike and UNIQLO. Love the brightness of color and the way her brushstrokes, although abstract, are able to illustrate figures so clearly. Love.

The clothes at Aussie brand Lover are so beautifully made. Great fabrics, great styles. The current Spring/Summer 2006 Collection is very beautiful. There are some key pieces in the Fall Collection that are amazing as well and I love that there are separate collections for the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. Lovely typographic website as well.

Top invitation studio Ceci has updated their portfolio with new custom invitations that are in the trademark gorgeous Ceci-style. Each section begins with a few new weddings worth checking out. Love the Save-the-Date for Ellie & Mike with great old-world style. Adriana & Tony’s invitation is so romantic and the above invite for Lourdes & Tyler features lush botanical illustration. Love! (See a previous post about Ceci here)

Not really design-related whatsoever but I can’t stop listening to Justin Timberlake‘s newest single, SexyBack. For the past few weeks, all weekend, always on repeat. Doesn’t sound like the Justin we’re used to but it doesn’t really matter because the song is ridiculously good. Can’t wait to see the video premiering next week (reportedly shot in Spain) and the full-length album. Totally slammed at work but thought I’d at least post this today.