http://www.culturcosm.com Culturcosm is your online authority on the climate of trend throughout the Bay Area. Your roving reporters are taking to the streets and chasing down the real story. Be it stormy or serene, torrid or just plain tragic, we will break it down before you hit it up. Stay tuned. There's a new trend breaking every minute. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:01:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So you're sick of all your music and ready for some new tunes to rock out to? Have no fear, Culturcosm is here to rescue you from your funkless funk with the latest sounds from the music scene. Listen up. What would our world be without YouTube? ... http://www.culturcosm.com/2010/03/04/beat-box-ok-go-for-it/ We don't normally track celebu-trends on Culturcosm but this one merits a special mention. Sequins and metallics have been a staple in designer's toolkits for the past two runway seasons but this is the first I've heard of it hitting below the belt. So you've heard of bedazzling, right? Well, think ... http://www.culturcosm.com/2010/03/01/say-it-isnt-so-vajazzling/ So you're sick of all your music and ready for some new tunes to rock out to? Have no fear, Culturcosm is here to rescue you from your funkless funk with the latest sounds from the music scene. Listen up. Everyone appreciates a little nostalgia. Turning the clocks back ... http://www.culturcosm.com/2010/02/26/beat-box-poom-lets-go-back-to-my-room/ There's nothing like your first crush. And if you're anything like us, you crush hard and often. This is where we pay homage to all things worthy of lusting after. Sara fancies luxurious and inventive jewelry by Gold & Citrus. Just as the name suggests, their pieces are a little sweet ... http://www.culturcosm.com/2009/11/27/fancy-that-gold-citrus-jewelry/ Recently Culturcosm had a chance to chat with Julianne Yates, proprietor and curator of Gallery Heist, which just opened it's first show "Now or Never" on November 14th. In an exclusive interview, she tells us what it's like to be a 23-year-old from Los Angeles curating art in San Francisco ... http://www.culturcosm.com/2009/11/24/its-now-or-never-for-gallery-heist/ There's nothing like your first crush. And if you're anything like us, you crush hard and often. This is where we pay homage to all things worthy of lusting after. Michael fancies the movement towards local currencies. The streets of London may be regulated by the pound sterling, but one neighborhood ... http://www.culturcosm.com/2009/11/20/fancy-that-brixton-pound/ There's nothing like your first crush. And if you're anything like us, you crush hard and often. This is where we pay homage to all things worthy of lusting after. Sara fancies the colorful and imaginative works of local artist Hilary Williams. Her limited edition screen prints incorporate layers of photography, ... http://www.culturcosm.com/2009/11/13/fancy-that-artwork-by-hilary-williams/ There's nothing like your first crush. And if you're anything like us, you crush hard and often. This is where we pay homage to all things worthy of lusting after. Kay fancies the self-destructing wood and concrete coffee table from Studio 1 a.m. Etched with the warning, "This Table Will Self-Destruct," ... http://www.culturcosm.com/2009/11/13/fancy-that-this-table-will-self-destruct/ Revivals are part of our cultural tapestry. It's common and even respected for today's crop of artists to look to the past for inspiration or to pay well-deserved homage to our imaginative forebearers. Fine art, design, fashion, architecture, music, theater and especially film reap the benefits of the cyclical nature ... http://www.culturcosm.com/2009/11/11/anime-verite/ There's nothing like your first crush. And if you're anything like us, you crush hard and often. This is where we pay homage to all things worthy of lusting after. Michael fancies the lux line of jet helmets from Les Ateliers Ruby. Their sleek carbon fiber shell and crimson nappa lambskin ... http://www.culturcosm.com/2009/11/06/fancy-that-ateliers-ruby-helmets/