<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Kya Brooks, Author at VISION MODE</title> <atom:link href="https://www.visionmode.com/author/kya-brooks/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.visionmode.com/author/kya-brooks/</link> <description>The future of Fashion</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:11:23 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1</generator> <image> <url>https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-Vision-Mode-Iconlong-32x32.png</url> <title>Kya Brooks, Author at VISION MODE</title> <link>https://www.visionmode.com/author/kya-brooks/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>La Môme Bijou, jewelry for a ‘super-vitamin world’</title> <link>https://www.visionmode.com/fashion/l-avant-garde/la-mome-bijou-jewelry-for-a-super-vitamin-world/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kya Brooks]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:55:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[L’Avant-Garde]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.visionmode.com/?p=4831</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Discover whimsical luxury jewelry brand 'La Môme Bijou', celebrating colour, creativity and the joy of childhood with founder Isabelle Prat.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.visionmode.com/fashion/l-avant-garde/la-mome-bijou-jewelry-for-a-super-vitamin-world/">La Môme Bijou, jewelry for a ‘super-vitamin world’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.visionmode.com">VISION MODE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p><em>Founder of ‘La Môme Bijou’ Isabelle Prat invests in the beautification of the world through jewelry. For over twenty years, she worked as a model maker for premier fashion houses on Avenue Montaigne. In 2006, she founded her very own luxury jewelry brand, with a quirky and good humored spirit. She is a passionate craftswoman who enjoys living in a bubble of creativity.</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="576" height="1024" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PORTRAIT-SS24-ISABELLE-576x1024.jpg" alt class="wp-image-5076" style="width:622px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PORTRAIT-SS24-ISABELLE-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PORTRAIT-SS24-ISABELLE-169x300.jpg 169w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PORTRAIT-SS24-ISABELLE-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PORTRAIT-SS24-ISABELLE-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PORTRAIT-SS24-ISABELLE-7x12.jpg 7w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PORTRAIT-SS24-ISABELLE.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Isabelle Prat</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">What’s <strong>the story</strong> behind La Môme Bijou’s name and identity?</h2> <p>Isabelle Prat: I was given a beautiful book, by photographer Brassaï. In it, there was a photo of ‘La Môme Bijou’, a woman who lived in the 1930s. She was an old sex worker, who wore lots of pearls. <strong>Her name was Bijou</strong>. She was a character really, from Montmartre. As my studio overlooks the district, it just made sense. I found that it sounded very <em>- very — </em>Parisian. I liked the name, and it had the word ‘môme’ in it (which means ‘kid’ in French). Since I never really grew up, it suited me completely. In the universe, there is childhood, color, and joy. There are lots of little details that connect.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="742" height="1024" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-3-742x1024-1.webp" alt class="wp-image-5082" style="width:449px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-3-742x1024-1.webp 742w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-3-742x1024-1-217x300.webp 217w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-3-742x1024-1-9x12.webp 9w" sizes="(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">La Môme Bijou by photographer Brassaï</figcaption></figure></div></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" width="683" height="1024" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09637-683x1024.jpg" alt="Môme" class="wp-image-5087" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09637-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09637-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09637-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09637-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09637-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09637-8x12.jpg 8w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09637-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Inside the showroom of La môme bijou</figcaption></figure></div></div> </div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">What’s your favourite <strong>jewelry piece</strong> you’ve created?</h2> <p>Isabelle Prat: That would be my first collection: In My Bubble. I thought it was fun to have made a collection with two totally different parts, both incorporating bubbles — either comic bubbles or soap bubbles. I find it quite amusing.</p> <p>The first part uses onomatopoeic comic bubbles as jewelry. I find it quite playful with its messages. What is pleasant and funny is that the onomatopoeias are placed in meaningful places. For example, the bubble worn around your neck says: ‘Blah Blah Blah.’ It’s very Lichtenstein — a jewelry version. And the comic bubbles are indeed completely inspired by pop artist Lichtenstein.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09670-1024x683.jpg" alt="Môme" class="wp-image-5097" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09670-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09670-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09670-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09670-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09670-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09670-18x12.jpg 18w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Inside the showroom of La môme bijou</figcaption></figure></div> <p>The second part is soap bubble jewelry. I loved playing with soap bubbles when I was little, blowing soap bubbles with dishwasher liquid and a small tube. The beads I used have this ‘soap bubble’ effect.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">How did you learn to express yourself through <strong>metal</strong>?</h2> <p>Isabelle Prat: I learned at school, 40 years ago now. We produced jewels. We started with wire and really learned the basics. After that, I learned from a jeweler, who really taught me all the techniques, from making an alloy of gold — ‘melt it’, ‘lay it flat’, ‘shape the metal plane’ — to creating pieces for artists or particular clients. It was very enriching.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="683" height="1024" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09639-683x1024.jpg" alt="Môme" class="wp-image-5099" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09639-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09639-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09639-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09639-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09639-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09639-8x12.jpg 8w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09639-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Inside the atelier of La môme bijou</figcaption></figure></div></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="768" height="1024" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9457-768x1024.jpeg" alt="Môme" class="wp-image-5108" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9457-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9457-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9457-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9457-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9457-9x12.jpeg 9w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9457-scaled.jpeg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Inside the atelier of La môme bijou</figcaption></figure></div></div> </div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">What is the most <strong>unconventional material</strong> you have worked with?</h2> <p>Isabelle Prat: The feathers that I found in the Moulin Rouge workshops! I made a fairly visual and strong collection called ‘Bird of Paradise’. I found these beautiful burnt ostrich feathers in a workshop in Montmartre. They are from the ostrich’s moult, not plucked from them. The feathers were collected, assembled and died in a wide array of colours by the workshop. I used my favorite range of rainbow shades for the jewels, and also I created a fairly interesting montage marrying feathers and cordons. It made for quite visual pieces, while staying very light.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="655" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hoop_102PL_rouge_catalogue-1024x655.jpg" alt class="wp-image-4888" style="width:1137px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hoop_102PL_rouge_catalogue-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hoop_102PL_rouge_catalogue-300x192.jpg 300w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hoop_102PL_rouge_catalogue-768x492.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hoop_102PL_rouge_catalogue-18x12.jpg 18w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hoop_102PL_rouge_catalogue.jpg 1400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Describe your perfect <strong>creative day.</strong></h2> <p>Isabelle Prat: Where would I go? A very sunny place. During the holidays. I’d have an idea, while on a visit to a museum or on the beach, when someone who inspires me passes by, perhaps because they are wearing something particular that I would never have seen otherwise.</p> <p>Oftentimes, we give up on creating because we’re caught up with life and don’t really have time to think or open up our imagination. It is rather in escaping elsewhere that I find inspiration. When I’m on the move, the ideas come.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="768" height="1024" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9721-768x1024.jpeg" alt="Môme" class="wp-image-5093" style="width:514px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9721-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9721-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9721-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9721-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9721-9x12.jpeg 9w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9721-scaled.jpeg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Inside the showroom of La môme bijou</figcaption></figure></div></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> </div> </div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">What does the <strong>‘super-vitamin world’</strong> you dream of look like?</h2> <p>Isabelle Prat: Being dressed in color, or even just having a colorful accessory, helps you start the day with a smile — a little more energy than dressing in gray, black or brown. I am quite partial to colour all year round, but even more so when the weather is gloomy. In winter and autumn, I don’t understand why people dress in black. Colour is important when the weather is gray, as it often is in cities, be it Paris or elsewhere.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09643-1-1024x683.jpg" alt="Môme" class="wp-image-5098" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09643-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09643-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09643-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09643-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09643-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09643-1-18x12.jpg 18w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Details inside the atelier of La môme bijou</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">How do you see the intersection of <strong>technology</strong> and jewelry design evolving in the next decade?</h2> <p>Isabelle Prat: Today, a lot of jewelry is made with computer-aided design. It’s done by software, and printed in 3D. I call on people who have mastered this knowledge to create certain collections, but I am more on the artisanal side. I really like to do things by hand. I am not too into technology, especially since I decided to start making jewelry with ‘grand feu’ enamel, an ancestral technique. I think it’s good to also keep the old methods for making jewelry.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="957" height="1024" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/web_ingrid-bra-neon-crush-ballon-jaune-copie-Background-Removed-957x1024.png" alt="Môme" class="wp-image-5072" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/web_ingrid-bra-neon-crush-ballon-jaune-copie-Background-Removed-957x1024.png 957w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/web_ingrid-bra-neon-crush-ballon-jaune-copie-Background-Removed-280x300.png 280w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/web_ingrid-bra-neon-crush-ballon-jaune-copie-Background-Removed-768x822.png 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/web_ingrid-bra-neon-crush-ballon-jaune-copie-Background-Removed-1436x1536.png 1436w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/web_ingrid-bra-neon-crush-ballon-jaune-copie-Background-Removed-1914x2048.png 1914w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/web_ingrid-bra-neon-crush-ballon-jaune-copie-Background-Removed-11x12.png 11w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px"></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">La Môme Bijou’: Humans as beacons of <strong>colour.</strong></h2> <p><a href="https://www.lamomebijou.paris/pages/bijou-createur">‘La Môme Bijou’</a> is a playground, beckoning to those with youthful hearts. The brand imagines a supercharged world of bright and stimulating people. It is jewelry that dares to be frivolous and irreverent, reclaiming the lighthearted spirit of childhood. The wearer transforms into a beacon of colour, spreading joy and whimsy all around them through beads and bubbles, inviting others to embrace the luxury of play.</p> <p><em>Want to get to know more surprisingly wonderful and sustainable creators? Check out <a href="/l-avant-garde/">L’Avant-Garde</a>. </em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.visionmode.com/fashion/l-avant-garde/la-mome-bijou-jewelry-for-a-super-vitamin-world/">La Môme Bijou, jewelry for a ‘super-vitamin world’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.visionmode.com">VISION MODE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <enclosure url="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9742-2.mp4" length="30647988" type="video/mp4" /> </item> <item> <title>Spiritum Paris: Perfume of the Cosmos</title> <link>https://www.visionmode.com/fashion/spiritum-paris-perfume-cosmos/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kya Brooks]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:13:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[L’Avant-Garde]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.visionmode.com/?p=4799</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In its essence, Spiritum Paris is a perfumery house inspired by the spiritual realm. It's an expression of numerology through curated scents — with fragrances such as 'Solar Soul', 'Astral Twin' and 'Mystic Warrior'</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.visionmode.com/fashion/spiritum-paris-perfume-cosmos/">Spiritum Paris: Perfume of the Cosmos</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.visionmode.com">VISION MODE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p><em>In its essence, Spiritum Paris is a perfumery house inspired by the spiritual realm. It’s an expression of numerology through curated scents — with fragrances such as ‘Solar Soul’, ‘Astral Twin’ and ‘Mystic Warrior’</em></p> <p><em>Jonathan Dufour, the founder and artistic director of Spiritum Paris, grew up in Lille in the North of France. He became the French director of Memo Paris, a Parisian fragrance house that imagines perfumes as travel destinations, creating an olfactory world map. He launched his brand two years ago following a shamanic retreat in Peru.</em></p> <p><em>When entering his shop, visitors step into a world of celestial darkness. They gaze upon the black walls and black ceiling, beset with twinkling lights reminiscent of stars. Potent aromas fill the room, while meditative hand-pan music sounds in the background. </em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="863" height="1024" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09614-fotor-20240917151424-863x1024.jpg" alt class="wp-image-5049" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09614-fotor-20240917151424-863x1024.jpg 863w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09614-fotor-20240917151424-253x300.jpg 253w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09614-fotor-20240917151424-768x912.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09614-fotor-20240917151424-1294x1536.jpg 1294w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09614-fotor-20240917151424-1725x2048.jpg 1725w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09614-fotor-20240917151424-10x12.jpg 10w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Jonathan Dufour in front of his perfume boutique</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">How did a spiritual retreat in Peru inspire <strong>Spiritum Paris</strong>?</h2> <p>Jonathan D.: I went on a shamanic retreat in Peru, with ayahuasca. It is a sacred plant that you take with shamans. When the shaman sings, you go into a trance for six hours. A spiritual retreat with ayahuasca is very deep, where you transform and heal your soul.</p> <p>Someone asked me my birthday and gave me my life path number. My life path number is one. One is the number of ambition — leader, creator, entrepreneur. This was the big moment of my life that helped me and gave me the creativity to create my brand. I learned the signification of all the numbers. I let my creativity put scents to all the numbers, and I developed olfactive scents.</p> <p>My brand, It’s not for everyone. It’s for people in spiritual awakening.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="819" height="1024" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1-819x1024.jpg" alt class="wp-image-5040" style="width:1250px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1-10x12.jpg 10w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1.jpg 1680w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Spiritum Paris’s fragance n°1</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">How does your brand embrace <strong>numerology</strong>?</h2> <p>Jonathan D.: Two years ago, I launched my brand with a collection of nine perfumes inspired by the nine numbers of numerology — nine life path numbers. My mission when I launched was just to give people their life path number.</p> <p>For example, number one is the number of ambition. Number two is the number of intuition. Three: harmony and communication, four: realization, five: protection. As such, I put a special energy in all my perfumes to connect with the person. This is my mission with Spiritum Paris. It’s to make others’ life mission known, to trust in it and follow their destiny.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="774" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC09624-fotor-20240821164041-1024x774.jpg" alt class="wp-image-4956" style="width:890px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC09624-fotor-20240821164041-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC09624-fotor-20240821164041-300x227.jpg 300w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC09624-fotor-20240821164041-768x580.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC09624-fotor-20240821164041-1536x1161.jpg 1536w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC09624-fotor-20240821164041-2048x1548.jpg 2048w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC09624-fotor-20240821164041-16x12.jpg 16w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Inside the boutique of Spiritum Paris</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">A memorable story about the creation of your <strong>favorite fragrance</strong>?</h2> <p>Jonathan D.: For the opening of the shop, I launched ‘Shamanism’. ‘Shamanism’ represents the olfactive memory of my first shamanic ceremony in Peru. The main ingredient of this perfume is sandalwood, since I was wearing a perfume with strong sandalwood notes during my first shamanic ceremony, and we were burning sandalwood incense. It has sandalwood, incense, sage, rose, amber and musk. It’s the fragrance of my life transformation. </p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="768" height="1024" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/shamanism-768x1024.jpg" alt class="wp-image-4812" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/shamanism-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/shamanism-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/shamanism-9x12.jpg 9w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/shamanism.jpg 1100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Shamanism, a scent for Spiritum Paris’s boutique launch.</figcaption></figure></div></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> </div> </div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">How do you believe scent influences the <strong>mind</strong>, <strong>body</strong> and <strong>spirit</strong>?</h2> <p>Jonathan D.: As many people know, sandalwood sacralizes. Sandalwood incense elevates your spirit. Sage purifies and protects. This is the common base of all my perfumes, and I trust in it. All scents have powers, and how I use them depends on the number. For example, rose is connected to the power of love. Woods are strong and give you energy, just like cinnamon and vanilla. When you put on perfume, some scents give you emotion, others memories, others still souvenirs. To help you live your life, the nose has more power than any other senses.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="407" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09619-fotor-20240909113940-1024x407.jpg" alt class="wp-image-5026" style="width:1203px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09619-fotor-20240909113940-1024x407.jpg 1024w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09619-fotor-20240909113940-300x119.jpg 300w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09619-fotor-20240909113940-768x305.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09619-fotor-20240909113940-1536x611.jpg 1536w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09619-fotor-20240909113940-2048x814.jpg 2048w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC09619-fotor-20240909113940-18x7.jpg 18w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Inside the boutique of Spiritum Paris</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">If you could create a signature scent for any <strong>historical figure</strong>, who would it be?</h2> <p>Jontahan D.: It would be for Gandhi. And it would be a perfume with a sandalwood incense and sage base, and some spicy pepper curcuma (turmeric). Something very woody with incense, because he’s a spiritual person. Everyone in the world knows Gandhi.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">How do your fragrances connect people with the <strong>natural world</strong>?</h2> <p>Jonathan D.: Above all, I work with authenticity and with love. I use good quality ingredients, because you can’t call your brand Spiritum Paris and use plastic or materials that don’t respect nature. For instance, I use cork for my packaging.</p> <p>Cork is the clothing of the tree. Those clothes regenerate every ten years, so Spiritum Paris doesn’t cut trees. To me, it’s the most sustainable material you can use as packaging. Another example: my bottles are black — I us special paint for the glass because ultraviolet light kills the perfume.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="768" height="1024" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3325-fotor-20240904175916-768x1024.jpg" alt class="wp-image-5001" style="width:527px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3325-fotor-20240904175916-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3325-fotor-20240904175916-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3325-fotor-20240904175916-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3325-fotor-20240904175916-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3325-fotor-20240904175916-9x12.jpg 9w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3325-fotor-20240904175916-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Inside the boutique of Spiritum Paris</figcaption></figure></div></div> </div> <p>Sometimes people ask, ‘Is your perfume 100% natural?’ I say no, because 100% natural scents is not ideal. Some raw materials are scarce around the world. I use a mix of 50% natural oils and 50% synthetic scents. My perfumes are refillable. If the customers want to refill, they will have to come to the boutique.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">What travel destination would <strong>Spiritum Paris</strong> be?</h2> <p>Jonathan D.: As a destination, I think it’s the cosmos. You don’t have a special destination in this world for the spiritual world. </p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="564" height="754" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/e93a05892edb5344710a08d60edf10a7.jpeg" alt class="wp-image-4970" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/e93a05892edb5344710a08d60edf10a7.jpeg 564w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/e93a05892edb5344710a08d60edf10a7-224x300.jpeg 224w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/e93a05892edb5344710a08d60edf10a7-9x12.jpeg 9w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Artist’s impression of WD 1856+534 and its planet.</figcaption></figure></div></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> </div> </div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>A higher plane</strong></h2> <p>At Spiritum Paris’s boutique, visitors ascend to a higher plane of existence. They breathe in the scents of the cosmos — ‘Wisdom Universe’, ‘Builder of Future’, ‘Carnal Spirit’. In this environment, heaven and earth seem to collide. The delicate, powdery scent of moondust is footsteps apart from the ripe, hearty aroma of sunshine. Spiritum Paris empowers visitors with knowledge of their life mission. They discover their place in the universe. They emerge from the shop walking the spiritual path — towards wellness, soulful living, and balance with nature.</p> <p>Discover other innovative brands and designers in our <a href="https://www.visionmode.com/fashion/">dedicated column, </a><em>L’Avant-Garde</em>.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.visionmode.com/fashion/spiritum-paris-perfume-cosmos/">Spiritum Paris: Perfume of the Cosmos</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.visionmode.com">VISION MODE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <enclosure url="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/0904.mp4" length="1532837" type="video/mp4" /> <enclosure url="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09042-3.mp4" length="2191154" type="video/mp4" /> <enclosure url="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09041-1.mp4" length="4322277" type="video/mp4" /> </item> <item> <title>Ancient Eco-Art: The Aboriginal Response to Climate Change</title> <link>https://www.visionmode.com/earth/ancient-eco-art-the-aboriginal-response-to-climate-change/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kya Brooks]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Earth]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.visionmode.com/?p=4481</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Ecological art is a contemporary art movement. Eco-conscious artists respond to modern environmental threats, such as climate change, with their artworks. However, eco-art is not a new phenomenon. Aboriginal Australians have centered the environment in artmaking for millennia. When prehistoric climate change occurred, they responded with rock paintings. We can understand this as ancient eco-art.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.visionmode.com/earth/ancient-eco-art-the-aboriginal-response-to-climate-change/">Ancient Eco-Art: The Aboriginal Response to Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.visionmode.com">VISION MODE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p><em>Ecological art is widely recognized as a contemporary art movement. Eco-conscious artists are responding to modern environmental threats, such as climate change, with their artworks. However, eco-art is not a new phenomenon. Aboriginal Australians have centered the environment through culture and spirituality for millennia. When prehistoric climate change occurred, they made sense of land, water, and sky changes through rock paintings. We can understand this as ancient eco-art</em>.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="853" height="640" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rock-Towers.jpg" alt="Seven Magic Mountains eco-art installation." class="wp-image-4500" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rock-Towers.jpg 853w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rock-Towers-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rock-Towers-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rock-Towers-16x12.jpg 16w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Seven Magic Mountains.</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Facing Prehistoric <strong>Climate </strong>Change</h2> <p>During the Pleistocene-Holocene transition, approximately 15,000 to 7,000 years ago, our planet exited the last ice age and experienced global warming. Rising sea levels transformed Australia. Aboriginal people became <strong>prehistoric climate refugees</strong>, fleeing inland to escape coastline erosion. Heavy storms flooded the dry continental interior. The landscape became wet and lush green. Waterholes flooded and snakes emerged from underground, while unknown creatures like pipefish washed ashore and rainbows appeared overhead.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="612" height="410" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tropical-Forest.jpg" alt="Lush green forest." class="wp-image-4494" style="width:842px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tropical-Forest.jpg 612w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tropical-Forest-300x201.jpg 300w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tropical-Forest-18x12.jpg 18w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Lush green forest, guenterguni, 2011.</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Embracing <strong>Ecotheology</strong>: The Rainbow Serpent</h2> <p>Finally, sea levels stabilized approximately 6,000 years ago. In Arnhem Land, where many Aboriginal people today maintain their traditional culture, the climate settled into dry season and monsoonal wet season. Around this time, Aboriginal rock paintings began depicting the <strong>‘Rainbow Serpent.’</strong> This powerful creature is an Ancestral Being — known for creating the universe. It is associated with water, life-giving, and fertility.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="715" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rainbow-Serpent-1024x715.jpeg" alt="Ancient eco-art" class="wp-image-4495" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rainbow-Serpent-1024x715.jpeg 1024w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rainbow-Serpent-300x209.jpeg 300w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rainbow-Serpent-768x536.jpeg 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rainbow-Serpent-1536x1072.jpeg 1536w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rainbow-Serpent-2048x1430.jpeg 2048w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rainbow-Serpent-18x12.jpeg 18w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><a href="https://www.mrspeight.com/news/2019/rainbow-serpent">Rainbow Serpent, John Speight, 2019.</a></figcaption></figure></div> <p>When prehistoric climate conflicts ensued, Aboriginal people responded with <strong>ecotheology</strong>, aligning religion and nature to tackle environmental issues. Belief in Rainbow Serpents spread throughout Australia. Rock paintings told unifying stories of the Rainbow Serpent, who travels between waterholes using rainbows, performing acts of creation and destruction. It causes storms and flooding, ushering in the wet and dry seasons. Colorful rock paintings portrayed Rainbow Serpents, taking inspiration from pipefish, snakes, and rainbows. This ancient eco-art explained climate disruption and normalized the strange creatures washed ashore.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Rock Paintings Affirm <strong>Life</strong></h2> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="577" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Boat-1024x577.webp" alt="Rock painting in northern Australian cave, showing a boat in the ocean." class="wp-image-4496" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Boat-1024x577.webp 1024w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Boat-300x169.webp 300w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Boat-768x433.webp 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Boat-18x10.webp 18w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Boat.webp 1186w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Rock painting in northern Australian cave, Darrell Lewis, 2023.</figcaption></figure></div> <p>Aboriginal people expressed ecotheology through artistry. Rock art encouraged them to brave climate change, drawing strength from shared culture and common origins. Art-making rituals are communal and life-affirming. Artists paint human, animal, and plant life using rainbow colors to show pulsing vitality. The more ‘rainbowness’ something has, the greater its life force and spiritual essence. They repaint the paintings of their ancestors to rejuvenate the colors and connect past, present, and future.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kangaroo.webp" alt="Ancient eco-art" class="wp-image-4497" srcset="https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kangaroo.webp 1024w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kangaroo-300x200.webp 300w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kangaroo-768x512.webp 768w, https://www.visionmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kangaroo-18x12.webp 18w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><a href="https://hikingtheworld.blog/engravings/wilton-aboriginal-art-shelter/">Wilton Rock Art Shelter, Hiking the World.</a></figcaption></figure></div> <p>Rock paintings pass down intergenerational wisdom and moral philosophies regarding the environment. Aboriginal people believe the cosmos is a living, breathing system. All of nature is interconnected, and they share kinship ties with all creatures. They <strong>‘mind the universe,’</strong> and the universe cares for them. As a result, the principle of mutual reciprocity governs their interactions with ecosystems. Aboriginal people view themselves as custodians of land, water, and air. Nature provides for them and enriches their culture in return. Their relationship to the environment is not exploitative — but mutually beneficial.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Eco-Art</strong> Shifts Our Paradigm</h2> <p>Aboriginal eco-art should inspire contemporary artists and environmentalists. As climate change unfolds today, we face the prospect of global migration and climate conflict. Aboriginal people endured climate chaos millennia ago. In response, they built an environmentally-conscious society that continues to advocate for ecological conservation. We have the opportunity to welcome a similar <strong>paradigm shift.</strong></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">In-Depth Resources</h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1834-4453.1996.tb00355.x"><em>Birth of the Rainbow Serpent in Arnhem Land Rock Art and Oral History,</em> Paul S.C. Taçon, Meredith Wilson, and Christopher Chippindale, 1996.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/australian-rock-art-boat-mystery-180982400/"><em>New Study Identifies Mysterious Boats Painted in Australian Cave,</em> Christopher Parker, 2023.</a></li> <li><a href="https://artark.com.au/pages/what-is-the-dreaming-and-dreamtime-stories"><em>What is the Dreaming and Dreamtime Stories?,</em> Art Ark.</a></li> </ul> <p>The post <a href="https://www.visionmode.com/earth/ancient-eco-art-the-aboriginal-response-to-climate-change/">Ancient Eco-Art: The Aboriginal Response to Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.visionmode.com">VISION MODE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>