The Keystone Design Union (KDU), a Brooklyn-based design and marketing consultancy, is one of over twenty-five designers currently showcasing their work in a holiday pop-up shop. “DECK THE HALLS” features twelve days of exclusive shopping that benefits small businesses, designers, and artists. The shop is located at The Old School on Prince Street in the NoLIta neighborhood of New York City.

KDU created a series of printed garments for the shop. The pieces share their brand identity through visual paradigms and subversive messaging. KDU is known for their progressive and unique creative tone, which is conveyed in the garments. Other vendors include Cavalier, BKLYN Dry Goods, Mandy Coon, and Baggu. In addition to KDU’s exclusive garment, jewelry, toys, housewares, and other items are on sale.

“DECK THE HALLS” is open until December 22^nd. For more information, visit their website.

See more of KDU’s design work here.

The sequel to Guy Ritchie’s successful Sherlock Holmes film, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, opens tonight in midnight showings. Nels Israelson photographed the film’s stars for the worldwide campaign. Downey Jr. and Law reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Also featured are Noomi Rapace, as the Gypsy Sim, and Jared Harris, as Holmes’s nemesis Professor Moriarty, who joins the cast for the second film.

B&A is pleased to welcome Nels Israelson to the agency. Israelson has photographed eye-catching campaigns for previous blockbusters such as X-Men: The Last Stand, Game of Thrones, Spider-Man, and The Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. His photographs are also part of the recently released campaign for the upcoming film John Carter.

See more of Nels Israelson’s portfolio here.

Mike Piscitelli has been busy recently with editorial and advertising photography. He captured the new campaign for the Converse for Target collection for Wieden +Kennedy in New York. The campaign features models in clothing and footwear from the collection. The shoot took place over two days in Brooklyn and Manhattan. He also recently photographed actress Aubrey Plaza for Oyster Magazine’s 95th issue. Piscitelli shot Plaza in black and white for an article on her work in television and film.

Bernstein & Andriulli welcomes Mike Piscitelli. A photographer and a filmmaker, Piscitelli currently splits his time between Los Angeles, New York, and Sydney. He has shot editorials for Dazed & Confused, Esquire, Details, Nylon, and Harper’s Bazaar. Piscitelli has directed music videos for Iggy Pop, John Frusciante, Linkin Park, and The Walkmen, among others. His advertising clients include Adidas, Converse, Expedia, Nike, MTV, Red Bull, Vans, and Hurley. He recently finished his first feature length documentary God Bless Ozzy Osborne.

See Mike Piscitelli’s full portfolio here.

Jamie Isaia channels Katherine Hepburn for the third issue of The Dirty Durty Diary. The bi-annual magazine covers film, fashion, art, and culture.  For the magazine’s “Funny Issue,” Isaia captured a fashion story inspired by Hepburn’s playfully androgynous character in the 1935 romantic comedy Sylvia Scarlett. The shoot took place on the streets and in Isaia’s studio in Brooklyn where a contemporary backdrop could be more readily achieved. Isaia shot the story in one day, dodging several passing thunderstorms throughout the day.

Bernstein & Andriulli welcomes Jamie Isaia. Isaia is currently based in New York and teaches at The School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. She has photographed editorials for W, Vogue Italia, Vogue Nippon, Tokion, and Tank. Isaia’s films have been featured at MOMA, ICA’S Birds Eye View Festival and A Shaded View on Fashion in Paris.  Her advertising clients include Zac Posen, Wolford, Swarovksi Crystal, and Loeffler Randall.

See her full portfolio here.

Publication: The Dirty Durty Diary
Fashion Director: Lynn Furge
Stylist: Sara Dunn
Photographer: Jamie Isaia

Tara McPherson will exhibit at The Eric Firestone Gallery as part of the group show Nose Art, opening today in East Hampton. Curated by Carlo McCormick, the show is a tribute to the folk art created by pilots in both World Wars by painting images and slogans on the noses of their military planes.

Firestone and McCormick started the project by traveling to the Arizona desert, where disused Air Force planes are stored, and collecting a wide range of cones in various shapes and sizes. McPherson and several other contemporary artists such as Shepard Fairey, Ryan McGuinness, Richard Prince, Peter Dayton, and Aaron Young, were commissioned to turn the nose cones into objects of art. On her cone, McPherson created an alien-like woman with green skin and three eyes, against a backdrop that includes mountaintops, clouds, and a rainbow.

Bernstein & Andriulli welcomes Tara McPherson. McPherson is an artist based in New York City. She received her BFA with honors in Illustration from Art Center in Pasadena, CA. Named the crown princess of poster art by ELLE magazine, she has created numerous gig posters for rock bands such as Beck, Modest Mouse, and Melvins. Her art also includes creating toys with companies like Kid Robot, Dark Horse, and Toy2R, comics and covers for DC Vertigo, and advertising and editorial illustrations for companies such as Wieden+Kennedy, Spin Magazine, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Playboy, Sony Magazine, Bust, Magnet, Elle, and Marie Claire.

Nose Art will run at The Eric Firestone Gallery until August 21^st. For more information visit the gallery’s website.

See Tara McPherson’s full portfolio here.

Bernstein & Andriulli is pleased to welcome aboard new artists We Are The Rhoads. Sarah and Chris Rhoads are a husband and wife photography team who travel and work in a variety of unique environments. Explorers to the core, they see the world for all its beauty, humor and whimsy. Chris’ love for photography grew from having a camera in tow while touring throughout the world as a bass player. Sarah has always had a natural affinity and curiosity for people and stories; and says photography chose her at an early age.  They are excited about creating imaginative imagery for their clients and do so with a great deal of passion, charisma, and excitement.

See We Are The Rhoads’ full portfolio here.

Bernstein & Andriulli is pleased to welcome photographer Chris Opel. Opel’s work has been featured in Elle, Vogue, D, Vanidad Commons And Sense, YesPlease and various other magazines throughout the world. Born and raised in Southern California, his work has been inspired by the free-spirited energy of the 70s and 80s. He attempts to capture this vibe in his fashion and lifestyle work by traveling to beautiful locations and shooting models doing the things they love to do while being themselves. Opel focuses on capturing authentic and natural images of real moments in real time.

Opel is inspired by fellow photographers Bruce Weber, Jock Sturges, Jay Maisel, and David Hamilton.  He received his BFA in Fine Art and also holds a BA in Graphic Design from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, B.C.

See his full portfolio here.

Broomberg and Chanarin shoot the closing fashion editorial in the autumn/winter 2010 issue of POP magazine. The Britney Spears cover featuring artwork by Takashi Murakami is the last under the helm of editor-in-chief Dasha Zhukova. Editorial director Ashley Heath succeeds Zhukova.

The colorful fashion story has a taste, putting men center-stage in the most lady-like looks by designers such as Prada, Ralph Lauren, Miu Miu, Azzedine Alaia, Dior, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Jean Paul Gaultier, and more.

Bernstein and Andriulli welcome Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin. They are a photographic team based in London. Together they have produced five books; TRUST (2000); GHETTO (2003); MR. MKHIZE’S PORTRAIT (2004); CHICAGO (2006) and FIG (2007). They have shown at The Hasselbad Center, The Photographer’s Gallery, The Stedelijk Museum, and The John Hansard and Impressions Gallery, UK. Broomberg and Chanarin regularly teach workshops and give master classes in photography, as well as lecturing on the MA in Documentary Photography at LCC in London.

For more work by Broomberg and Chanarin, check out their portfolio.

Publication: POP magazine
Issue: Autumn/Winter 2010
Story: Cairo. Return
Photography: Broomberg & Chanarin
Fashion: Vanessa Reid

New artist Shotopop works with JWT Paris to create fairytale illustrations for the new Hydralin campaign. The French cosmetics company markets themselves as a company that caters to all ages. The campaign consists of four images reflecting different age segments, with a fifth image that contains the entire range.

Shotopop drew inspiration from classic fairy tales for the feminine look. Less is more when it came to balancing the mix of illustration and photography for a harmonious composition. Shotopop comments, “They wanted the models to be the main focus, so the illustrations were to be made quite subtle, and we were asked to try to nail the look by using as few elements as possible.”

The campaign is being shown now in French out-of-home ads and print media.

Proposed Artwork by Shotopop:

Final Ads:

Credits:
Client: Hydralin
Agency: JWT Paris
Creative Director: Olivier Courtemanche
Art Buyer: Carmela Guiragossian
Illustration: Shotopop

Explore time and space with Kahn & Selesnick, Bernstein & Andriulli’s newest photography duo. Their carefully staged work makes use of props, costumes, and color for full cinematic impact. From wide panoramic views to sourcing their own sculptures and sets, their images portray a carefully crafted world that blurs the lines of fantasy and reality.

Their solo exhibitions include Mars: Adrift on the Hourglass at Sea, Eisbergfreistadt, The Apollo Prophecies, City of Salt, Past and Future, and The Circular River. They have held solo exhibitions in New York, London, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, and more. Their work is in numerous collections, including the National Portrait Gallery Washington D.C., the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Eisbergfreistadt, by Kahn & Selesnick

Eisbergfreistadt, by Kahn & Selesnick

“Liftoff,” part of The Apollo Prophecies by Kahn & Selesnick

“The Flyer,” part of City of Salt by Kahn & Selesnick

Links:
Kahn & Selesnick at Bernstein & Andriulli
Kahn & Selesnick

The Financial Times published “A Passion for Fashion”, a special issue of How to Spend it magazine. An exquisite new piece from Louis Vuitton’s fine jewelry collection L’ame du Voyage (the soul of the trip) graces the cover of the September 18th issue. Louis Vuitton Artist Director Lorenz Bäumer utilizes multiple types of gem settings and even created a special monogram cut that mimics the shape of the Louis Vuitton flower.

New artist Diver & Aguilar got an exclusive first look at the Louis Vuitton jewelry, along with elaborate pieces from Adler, Cartier, Chanel, Harry Winston, and more. Bernstein & Andriulli excitedly welcomes the creative team and invites you to view their new work.

Credits:
Publication: The Financial Times, How to Spend it magazine
Issue: “A Passion for Fashion,” September 18th, 2010
Photography: Diver & Aguilar
Art Director: Brian Saffer

School of Seven Bells is making waves on the music scene with their new album “Disconnect from Desire.” Also known as simply SVIIB, the band consists of Benjamin Curtis and twin sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza. Formerly, Curtis was in the band Secret Machines and Alejandra and Claudia were in On-Air Library!. Their bands met while on tour in 2004 and by 2006 the School of Seven Bells was solidly formed. The band name was inspired by a legendary pickpocket academy in South America.

Bernstein & Andriulli welcomes Abbey Drucker, who recently collaborated with School of Seven Bells for a portrait series and short film. Both will be featured on Vmagazine.com.  Drucker prepared for the shoot by listening to SVIIB every day for several weeks. Says Drucker, “My main focus was to capture the lightness and beauty of Claudia and Alejandra’s vocals along with bands texture of instrument. I wanted to experiment the day of the shoot and feel the free form you absorb when you listen to the album.”

The portraits and film were shot in Hudson, New York, from sunrise to sunset. Comments Drucker, “There is something very calming about Alejandra, Claudia and Bejamin as a band. I wanted to make sure that came through in the visuals of the film. After a few meetings with the Benjamin, Claudia and Alejandra we were all in the same direction – light and mystical with a location in the dark woods into sunset.”

SVIIB is currently on tour, check the band’s myspace for more tour dates.

Links:
V magazine
SVIIB
Abbey Drucker

Bernstein & Andriulli excitedly welcomes new artist Christopher Baker. A botanist by design, his love for photography grew from taking pictures of plants for his studies. His images have since appeared in American Vogue and Vogue Living, House & Garden, Town & Country, Travel & Leisure, Martha Stewart Living, and more. He has photographed 17 books including The Natural Cuisine of Georges Blanc, The Glory of Roses, Paris in Bloom and Tulipa.

Most recently he has turned his eye to cosmetics and beauty, shooting campaigns for Jo Malone, Coty, Clinique, Tommy Hilfiger, Bath & Body Works, and others. He also shoots film for such clients as Jo Malone, Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Martha Stewart Living. Bernstein & Andriulli invites you to view his portfolio.

A girl sees a panda spring up from the special board when she views it through a mobile phone.

A new virtual world appears on the iphone as Augmented Reality is at work.

View more demos of Augmented Reality in Ogmento’s portfolio.

Bernstein & Andriulli is pleased to welcome up and coming illustration and design talent, Alberto Seveso. His unique collage/photo montage approach creates surreal worlds within a figurative context, with a sophisticated utilization of shape, form, color, graphics and photography. The rich textures and expressive movement applied to his portraits of Michael Phelps and Ice Cube are particularly notable.