INSPIRE/CREATE BRINGING PEOPLE AND IDEAS TOGETHER JASON DECAIRES TAYLOR UNDERWATER GALLERY “THE SILENT EVOLUTION”
LAVINIA YOUNG
‘I WATCHED YOU WITH SAD EYES WHILE THE EARTH BURNED’
TECHNOLOGY 2012 THE GADGETS YOU’LL BE BUYING THIS YEAR
MINNE TRENDING: MINNE MUZTUCCARI ATTITUDES AND DESIGNS INSPIRING OTHERS
FOOD WITH A THORAX? THE FUTURE OF CUISINE?
Issue 1 Jan/Feb 2012
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Editor’s Letter ‘Is originality dead?’ This is a question that is being asked of us ever more frequently in today’s society.The answer to this question is an obvious and very resounding ‘no!’If it were then this magazine would never have come to be. Originality is far from dead, it's just that sometimes, it can be hard to find the inspiration and motivation to bring the ideas we have to fruition. Whether you are looking for inspiration for an interior revamp for your home, ideas for your next holiday destination or you want to be aware of the next big things in technology, INSPIRE / CREATE is the outlet for you. Let us galvanize you to do all of these things and more and if you think there is something we have missed or maybe there is just something you think we should know, then we want to hear from you. You can find all of our contact details on page eight. You, our readers, are a testament to the fact that originality is very much alive and well. As is inspiration and creation. So go forth! Explore! And prepare to be inspired to create! Enjoy Victoria Brown Editor-in-Chief
Bringing people and ideas together - It's what we do! INSPIRE/CREATE WHAT’S BEEN INSPIRING YOU? PG 08 YOUR LETTERS: Anything you think we should know? PG 10 YOUR CREATIONS: What you’ve been inspired to create PG 11 YOUR IDEAS: Sharing is caring. Ideas we all should try The team at I/C want to hear from you. Email, Write, Text , Tweet, Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat us! Email: yourviews@inspirecreate.co.uk Text: 80003 (standard network rates apply) Write: Inspire/Create mag, Brown Publications Harvey House, London, N.W.10 0.P.P Twitter: @inspirecreate | Facebook: Inspire/Create | Instagram: inspirecreate | Snapchat: snapinspirecreate
FOOD PG 39 FOOD WITH A THORAX: The future of insect cuisine PG 68 DINNER BY DECADES: There’s seven dinners in a week. Who says we have to eat in the 21st Century for all of them? PG 191 THE FREE MEAL CHALLENGE: Ingredients from your garden: The ingenious meals you can cook all without setting foot in Waitrose! PG 212 NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED: Heston Blumenthal’s delicious recipe for a Sheep Heart soufflé PG 240 FOOD WITH A CONSCIENCE: Charity starts in the Kitchen
FASHION PG 30 YOU WEAR what you eat? PG 48 VINTAGE FASHIONS: The charity shop comeback PG 59 CIRCUITAL FASHIONS: The trends that come back again and again PG 61 MINNE MUZTUCCARI: Her practices and processes inspiring others PG 94 COURTING CONTROVERSY: Shoes that get people talking PG 115 GARMS SUPPORT ARMS PG 223 ONE MAN’S JUNK: Recycle Vs Reuse PG 236 DESIGNER WATCH: Eureka Shireeka: Shireeka Devlin pops in for a chat PG 280 STEVE SALTER: Style Salvage
TECHNOLOGY/ GADGETS PG 20 THAT’S A PLUS: Ingenious ways to think outside your Sky box PG 50 GO ELECTRIC! Green cars go! PG 132 2012 MOST WANTED: The gadgets you’ll be caving in to buying this year PG 182 TABLETS ON TRIAL! PG 221 MOTION SENSOR: Moving parts
EXTERIORS PG 14 CONCEPT EXTERIORS: Bold and bright ideas to make the neighbors jealous PG 54 SOLAR POWER: Let the sun be the king of your castle PG 98 SHABBY CHIC: Ideas for a shabby/chic house of your own PG 139 MINIMALLY MODERN: Living just so, in the modern age PG 203 A MOAT BY THE SEA: The extraordinary lengths of exterior renovations PG 249 FASCINATING FACADES: Let your shutters really say something about you PG 267 SEASONAL COLOUR IDEAS: Bringing the outdoors in
TRAVEL PG 65 HOME SWAPS = HOLIDAY SWAPS: The emerging trend in globe trotting PG 87 FABULOUS FIREZE FOR ALL FOUR SEASONS: A year in an Italian city PG 147 CONFLICT CITY BREAKS: Why the most unlikely holiday destinations can give you out of this world experiences PG 207 VIVA MEXICO PG 256 ANTARCTICA?: Cruises worth shivering for
INTERIORS
CULTURE
PG 36 THE AQUATIC ARENA: Achieving aquatic ambience PG 79 UTILITY VERSATILITY: 50 ideas you can use in any room of your home PG 102 BIN LINER SOFAS? Katrina Matthews shows us you can upholster with literally anything! PG 110 CHILD’S PLAY! Creative way to keep the kids out of your room and in theirs! PG 127 TILES FOR MILES: Updates and designs for a change in your bathroom or kitchen PG 227 PATTERNED AND FLOCKED: Wallpaper design ideas to inspire you PG 233 UNUSUAL INSULATION IDEAS PG 261 GOT WOOD?: Wood pieces that make a statement in your home
PG 22 EUROZONE: What it means for us? PG 24 TITANIC: One Hundred Years PG 42 THE BOAT THAT JACK BUILT: Jack Livingstone on the ark of all projects PG 46 VOGUE UNIVERSITY? Conde Nast in the education industry PG 52 UNDERWATER GALLERY: The silent evolution PG 170 DAZED AND CONFUSED: 20 Years On: with Ian Rankin and Jefferson Hack PG 197 AD CAMPAIGNS THROUGH THE AGES PG 215 ROLLING STONES TURN 50 PG 252 SOCIAL ENGINEERING: Building mobile and tablet apps has never been so easy
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ART PG 123 ETSY AND DAWANDA: Bespoke designs PG 150 RANKIN: Photography Special PG 155 LAVINIA YOUNG PG 173 RISE OF THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER PG 184 REFUSE ART: Rubbish art? PG 230 PROMOTING CREATIVITY: Overcoming the creative mental roadblock PG 270 VANITY PUBLISHING: A beginner’s guide PG 300 AMELIORART / PEJORART: Evolving attitudes to art
LA EVOLUCIÓN
SILENCIOSA
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ason deCaires Taylor’s exhibition, now in it’s complete state, is 400 life-sized sculptures placed underwater.
Located nine meters below the sea surface off of the coast of the Isla Mujeres, Cancun, the Silent Evolution, or La Evolucion Silenciosa, truly is a sight to behold. Some people may describe it as peaceful and poignant whilst others may deem it eerie and disconcerting, we at I / C are utterly entranced. Not only is the exhibit something never before seen, but it is also a preclude to an environmental statement that makes us ask, ‘why hasn’t this been done before?’ The premise of the exhibit is that the 400 stone sculptures have been deposited beneath the surface in a multitude of set-ups. The sculptures themselves, and how they have been positioned have some sort of message to convey on their own, but then there is also a long-term plan. This will involve leaving the exhibit for a substantial amount of time and allowing fragile coral reef to gradually form, thus transforming the exhibit into a living, breathing visual feast that will benefit the Mexican aquatic ecosystem for many, many years to come. Despite the obvious differences between this exhibit and others, there are other factors that distinguish it as a must-see. ‘The experience of being underwater is vastly different from that of being on land’, says JdCT, ‘there are physical and optical considerations…colours alter as light is absorbed and reflected at different rates, with the depth of water affecting this further’. The works are separated into eight individual collections of work; Vicissitudes, The Unstill Life, The Lost Correspondent, Grace Reef, Sienna, La Jardinera de la Esperanza (The Gardener of Hope), El Coleccionista de los Suenos Perdidas (The Archives of Lost Dreams) and Hombre en Llamas (Man on Fire). The separate installations deal with topics from the oxymoron of a ‘still’ life beneath the ocean (The Unstill Life), ironic, because life under the ocean is anything but still, to the role of the male registrar in the form of one of the sculptures, collating individual messages in bottles into cateorgories of fear, hope, loss or belonging (El Coleccionista). For those that are not so lucky to visit the exhibition, clips are provided on JdCT’s website that depict the slow process of developing coral. The clips are mesmerising and a must-see if you aren’t able to check out the real thing, but if you are interested in seeing the exhibit, why not turn to page 34 for our culture guide on Mexico. For more details on this project and JdCT”s other works, visit www.inspire/createmag.com
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