The photos that caught your eye

05/20/2013 – 11:35 am

The Stockland Martel Blog turned 4 this spring, so we thought it would be fun to look back at the posts that attracted the most views over the years. But instead of a list of links, our retrospective takes the form of the gallery below. Click on any image to view the whole thing as […]

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Fulvio Bonavia creates conceptual still lifes for Swiss brand Firmenich using food and flowers

05/10/2013 – 8:16 am

In 2012, the venerable Swiss fragrance and flavor maker Firmenich commissioned photographer Fulvio Bonavia to create a campaign highlighting the company’s heritage and craftsmanship, which date back to 1895. Fulvio responded to the challenge by producing still lifes of accessories and arts-related items like a camera and a guitar crafted from ephemeral materials such as […]

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New automotive work by Fulvio Bonavia

05/01/2013 – 9:03 am

Fulvio Bonavia recently shot new car campaigns for Dacia, Renault, and Renault/Momo Design. All three were through Publicis Rome, created in collaboration with executive creative director Cristiana Boccassini, associate creative director Alexandra Todero, and art director Claudia Ganapini. Here’s a look… . .. . . .

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Self-portrait in white shirt and fish tie by Fulvio Bonavia

03/13/2013 – 2:49 pm

Asked to shoot a self-portrait in his signature style for our latest SMart Book photo annual, Fulvio Bonavia created this image of himself wearing a fish as a tie. The photo is a sly allusion to his immensely popular food-based fashion still lifes, many of which are collected in the book A Matter of Taste, […]

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“Fulvio Bonavia makes cauliflower bobble hats and watermelon helmets. Cool!” —It’s Nice That

10/15/2012 – 12:20 pm

It’s Nice That, a blog and print magazine “championing creativity across the art and design world,” recently featured Fulvio Bonavia‘s uniquely ingenious food-based fashion still lifes from his book A Matter of Taste. Click here to read “Fulvio Bonavia makes cauliflower bobble hats and watermelon helmets. Cool!”

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The man in the mirrors: Fulvio Bonavia for Audi

07/25/2012 – 8:25 am

. For this new ad for Audi, Fulvio Bonavia had to photographically illustrate the concept that an Audi technician knows your car as well as he knows himself—hence, the familiar reflection when he gazes upon the engine. It took a number of steps to create this image. Fulvio first shot the car. Next, he worked […]

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Publicis calls on Fulvio Bonavia to create startling image for infant-mortality campaign

06/21/2012 – 12:28 pm

. This ad is truly horrifying—a vulture is carrying off a newborn baby—but the shock factor is intentional. As of last year, the Democratic Republic of Congo reportedly had the world’s second-highest infant-mortality rate, and Rome-based nonprofit organization IMAGINE Onlus is responding to this urgent issue with Project Born, a campaign for women and children. […]

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Do we see an upturn in automotive advertising, perhaps?

01/24/2012 – 8:37 am

There’s no question that automotive advertising spending stalled with the recession, but recently there have been signs that this category is picking up speed. We’re not talking a full recovery, but progress is being made. “Ad spending for cars and credit cards has come roaring back, helping drive 8.8% growth in 2010 U.S. spending for […]

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Fulvio Bonavia on his “food dresses” for Garage mag

10/11/2011 – 1:19 pm

Are you familiar with Garage magazine? The creation of Dasha Zhukova, it features collaborations between major players in the worlds of fashion and art, such as Jeff Koons, Richard Prince, Damien Hirst, Marc Jacobs, and…Fulvio Bonavia. For Garage’s debut issue, Fulvio—whose ingenious A Matter of Taste book of conceptual still lifes of apparel and accessories […]

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SMart Book 2011, our latest photo annual, is now online!

05/03/2011 – 7:34 am

Earlier this year, we threw a big party to celebrate the release of SMart Book 2011, our latest limited-edition collectible photo annual, which we printed with three different covers—by Lauren Greenfield, Roxanne Lowit, and Liz Von Hoene. And now, we’re happy to announce, the book is available to view online at issuu.com. . . The […]

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