The Jet as Art

Sure she still has it - Victoria Beckham becomes the cover star of next months Turkish Vogue, photographed in black and white by the amazing Ellen Von Unwerth. Vogue's magazine brand extension, never ceases to amaze, hats off to Ellen, great work.
In July 2010, the Indian government presented the first symbol for the Indian rupee, designed by D Udaya Kumar and selected from thousands of submissions responding to an open call for entries. The Ashwini Deshpande, presents her take on the submission process, the new symbol and how it represents this diverse nation.
We enjoy meeting new and fresh talented designers, however consistently in the Middle East we met designers, freelancers, whose laptop messenger bags are brimmed with publications of (logo) identity design, superbrands or in reality super-blands at times.
Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mogiello are producing an eclectic mix of colouful and surreal potraits and fashion photographs, as Sophia Mauro.
Coinciding with the 97th Tour de France’s snaking journey across French mountains and vineyards, Paul Smith has again opened up his ‘art wall’ to cycling-inspired art. Last year he hosted a collection of photos from Rouleur magazine at his Heathrow Terminal 5 boutique; this year it’s the turn of London artist and cyclist James Straffon, curator of the online NÖ Gallery.