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MAFF Loves Iman Le Caire

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Airbnb CEO: “Airbnb Was Worth $100 BILLION & I Was Lonely & Deeply Sad!”

If you enjoyed hearing from Brian Chesky about the highs and lows of creating the world’s biggest brands.

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Ask Me Anything | ISAMAYA FFRENCH

British makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench has carved out a reputation as one of the most innovative voices in the business with an approach that is far from standard soft glam. From her early days exploring body painting while working at a theater company to creating three-dimensional, prosthetic designs, she has redefined the boundaries of makeup as a medium, taking it to heights once unconceived outside of hours-long sessions in Hollywood. Her collaborations with industry titans like Mert & Marcus and Steven Klein further honed her understanding of lighting, beauty, and storytelling while also instilling in her the confidence to approach beauty on her own terms. That essential foundation had led her to collaborations with major fashion publications, including Dazed, i-D, W, and Vogue while consulting for a heavy-hitting list of brands before she finally decided to go out on her own two years ago. Ffrench’s eponymous makeup brand, ISAMAYA, is known for its provocative and boundary-pushing themes–whether it’s BDSM-inspired designs or daringly phallic-shaped lipstick—and challenges traditional notions of beauty and censorship. Through her work, both on set and in product creation, Ffrench continues to push the conversation forward, proving that beauty is not just an aesthetic but a powerful tool for self-expression and cultural critique. Shot by Kloss Films in London, Models.com spoke to the artist at home to discuss her progressive brand, her impressive collaborations, and her unconventional approach to beauty.

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why no one picks you

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Ines Alpha | MAFF chat pt. 1

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Jacquemus: A Coming of Age Story

The designer joined BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed on stage at BoF VOICES 2024 to share how he has built a successful independent business in such a competitive environment, understand his plans for the future and settle some of the rumours and speculation. When Simon Porte Jacquemus came on to the scene in 2009, he did so with a bang. The French designer’s playful take on Parisian fashion draws inspiration from 20th century sculpture, the French New Wave, and sunny afternoons in Marseille. His creations have catapulted him and his label into stardom, with the brand’s campaigns often going viral on social media. “It’s [all about] having fun,” said Jacquemus. “Having fun is being creative, it's going one step aside and it's playing with the system.”

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Isabelle Huppert’s Closet Picks

The legendary actor returns to the Criterion Closet, where she shares her love for independent American gems such as Barbara Loden’s WANDA and Michael Roemer’s NOTHING BUT A MAN, talks about Roberto Rossellini’s work with Ingrid Bergman, and selects Italian cinema classics I KNEW HER WELL and JULIET OF THE SPIRITS.

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Erményi Mátyás: Books I should have read

ACB Gallery (Budapest) in collaboration with animation director Máté Fillér related to the latest solo exhibition of painter Mátyás Erményi entitled "Books I Should Have Read". Narrator: Mátyás Erményi Interview, translation: Zsolt Miklósvölgyi Special thanks to Kata Balázs and András Heszky

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BHAGYA SIVARAMAN

Sivaraman is a creative coach, self-taught inter-disciplinary artist, and an entrepreneur. She runs her own creative business in the combination of Healing, Fine, and Wearable arts. Her wearable art form sees the creation of contemporary handmade jewellery that is unique, created with intention and intuition to champion for unapologetic self- expression. Sivaraman uses polymer clay as a medium to fiercely express her love and curiosity for innumerable shapes and colours in the form of modern-day statement jewellery. Playing with clay also serves as her personal restorative practice of the mind.

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In Your Face: Interview: Ryder Ripps

Ryder Ripps is an American conceptual artist, programmer, and creative director.

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Joan Rivers finds humor in being yourself

On November 16, 2006, Joan Rivers spoke about her experience as a female comic in the early 60s and finding her comedic voice. Interview conducted by director Michael Kantor for the six-hour PBS comedy series, “Make ‘Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America” (2009).

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The Funniest Girl in NYC

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"First, we will die. Then we will be forgotten." | Photographer Balder Olrik

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What does a graveyard tell about life? Meet Danish artist Balder Olrik who has been walking around Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris for months, taking fascinating pictures of empty mausoleums. “I looked into one of the mausoleums, and it hit me really hard in the stomach. There was a huge bouquet of flowers made of silk with hundreds of spiderwebs on top of it. It was really painful. At this moment, I realized that we are going to be forgotten.” Olrik has recently been confronted with death in his personal life and took to Paris to recover from severe illness. By chance, he visited Père Lachaise and found – in the middle of vibrant Paris – a silent world of its own. “It’s obvious that somebody has loved somebody. The most touching mausoleums are the ones where you actually can see that there was love between some people – someone who is dead, somebody that’s alive. But at a certain point, it is left there. Maybe because the person who loved died. Or fell in love with somebody else.” “It made me realize that maybe I should just do the things I want to do in life. And maybe it is also an awkward worry – this worry of not being eternal. Why is it so hard for us to grasp the fact that we don’t live forever, that it has an end? Maybe it is causing us a lot of trouble while we live that we care so much about ourselves for when we are not alive.” Danish artist Balder Olrik (b. 1966) entered The Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen at age 16, one of the youngest artists ever to attend. Shortly after entering the academy, he was included in numerous exhibitions at museums and galleries worldwide, gaining international recognition for his works. In 1998, Olrik left the art world and became an early pioneer in new media technology, launching a successful viral media company. Sixteen years later, he returned to art, focusing on photography primarily inspired by behavioural and perceptual science. Olrik expresses a distinct silence and solitude within his art, a theme prevalent throughout his early works to the present. He lives and works in Paris and Copenhagen. Balder Olrik was interviewed by Marc-Christoph Wagner at Cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris in October 2022.

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