Advertising Concept For Cartier Combines Luxury With Violence.

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I previously blogged about his project in which he created <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/04/post-apocolyptic-couture-designer-gas.html">Luxury Couture Gas Masks:</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/04/post-apocolyptic-couture-designer-gas.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505353726809377922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRR0x8V_ldVGpNsXLzp7R2QUN7VqWwUdny7VIeHWALurSwLXC8ZsCnbEnFRGiSzb6SgT6DP38PUB40CNkGEkSSySgo1YATjTh5CzJvOJYbYf6dcZAhkb4AWnfeOmfOt0FLBewAhprK0uI-/s400/gasmasksbydiddo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 489px;" /></a><br /><br />Diddo Velema creates branding and advertising ideas for freelance and personal projects in his Amsterdam studio and has an <a href="http://diddovelema.com/">art direction and media design site</a> in addition to <a href="http://bydiddo.com/">his blog.</a>

Advertising Concept For Cartier Combines Luxury With Violence.

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Wonderful Witty Wetsuits by Diddo

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Now going by 'Diddo' only, the designer and art director has combined concept, art and functionality in a line of imaginative and amazing functional wetsuits. With custom inks and unique printing techniques, Diddo mapped textures onto the suits to create original designs that evoke the mysteries of the seas.<br /><br />With four different designs (that will soon be available for purchase), he creates artful neoprene suits that have imagery alluding to everything from a steampunk-like Jules Verne rusted craft to an homage to the world's largest shark, the Whale shark.<br /><br />The first edition contains four original designs: a rusted iron diving suit evoking the days of Jules Verne, the anatomic musculature suit as a homage to our inner strength, a wet suit which gives the illusion that the wearer has been attacked by a group of hungry sharks and finally a whale shark patterned suit that celebrates the brilliance and originality of our natural water world.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Anatomic Musculature Wetsuit</span>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgll36QuPPTAO3hDp3keJyHhwZv9c6rE2Hep0IXnzLTgMDd37t2DnRvKtxFU1hCxj9dMTMvS6TMjFsr8GPS7tZSkR2Fe1OPFyFa5i8O5lh82qp-JTMXjapq9xgqdIgoEhs4dzjPCgznjGP6/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358426042113757122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgll36QuPPTAO3hDp3keJyHhwZv9c6rE2Hep0IXnzLTgMDd37t2DnRvKtxFU1hCxj9dMTMvS6TMjFsr8GPS7tZSkR2Fe1OPFyFa5i8O5lh82qp-JTMXjapq9xgqdIgoEhs4dzjPCgznjGP6/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 238px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6g2MPIDrSXUI-KuZkug5-ZDjpaq_P8FvAcen3ALSf2Rtv1v7IOrxeYAYKHVbgAtF5MRj67uMDyHFXq0TV6WaXwFW0oOOMqt1C-kKhpSdm1Hr-vZO0VAK5lJohWcKyi3J_yQdcUCktOe6B/s1600-h/Picture+29.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358424762549648754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6g2MPIDrSXUI-KuZkug5-ZDjpaq_P8FvAcen3ALSf2Rtv1v7IOrxeYAYKHVbgAtF5MRj67uMDyHFXq0TV6WaXwFW0oOOMqt1C-kKhpSdm1Hr-vZO0VAK5lJohWcKyi3J_yQdcUCktOe6B/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 761px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_V93Q_bD5AgXCTFjGY8fef4pOgvtEuxhVijFfL0aOlQRi2ToTnvUxSskzf3auqjs1bYsFJOgQMrc8B0DCgBabiZ6VSYly2pvSlW7iZYFEG9xhyphenhyphenq96EJ7jQz-a-7z9-ZXm52oHi9e8k0V/s1600-h/Picture+36.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358431232505493042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_V93Q_bD5AgXCTFjGY8fef4pOgvtEuxhVijFfL0aOlQRi2ToTnvUxSskzf3auqjs1bYsFJOgQMrc8B0DCgBabiZ6VSYly2pvSlW7iZYFEG9xhyphenhyphenq96EJ7jQz-a-7z9-ZXm52oHi9e8k0V/s400/Picture+36.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 238px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Gray">Henry Gray </a>would be so flattered.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Shark Bite Wetsuit </span>:<br /><br />This wetsuit gives the impression that one has been ravaged by a shark, but without the real blood so you don't become human chum.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wMtksSi8WK9OCpXqfCE0XV-v1004tLgurNgjUWZWnMjxctVT8rkl_cN90sbonalr2D8PkGbK1U49JYyE_TZ5ziEOEfGii8Jm3z1qGZmD8XF5nnzVR6B8SaQOBw1YHrAgJLURbr0bSxkv/s1600-h/Picture+34.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358426579940341426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wMtksSi8WK9OCpXqfCE0XV-v1004tLgurNgjUWZWnMjxctVT8rkl_cN90sbonalr2D8PkGbK1U49JYyE_TZ5ziEOEfGii8Jm3z1qGZmD8XF5nnzVR6B8SaQOBw1YHrAgJLURbr0bSxkv/s400/Picture+34.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 310px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPt0uCXw3Wpa9EZ1j7VOrAsVHOsyjpaLKRrrPEYHAaWl2B4ONpSwHuZbokPxMDSntwtGcmpkZIUYuSRLMx6LDvRt_nZw7qYfMyJwdkxSZkBvDThjVSF_X9xbpORuGyES_Ut-xpESgaLi8/s1600-h/Picture+26.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358425146161779538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPt0uCXw3Wpa9EZ1j7VOrAsVHOsyjpaLKRrrPEYHAaWl2B4ONpSwHuZbokPxMDSntwtGcmpkZIUYuSRLMx6LDvRt_nZw7qYfMyJwdkxSZkBvDThjVSF_X9xbpORuGyES_Ut-xpESgaLi8/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 563px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Whale Shark Wetsuit:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UKtBpPIAgkBpXqF-rbHCk3AiF6DtzGIyuo-mRUpfgAfWNgjpRdiHlYWWS6m4kJXq_j5uZGsyVY7Zu77YZyb8k_HMPCa2tcdiW3D-nGrJftu_ynnprgJTZmZ115AMpt_MIzzZe0jIiIQt/s1600-h/WHALESHARK.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358428549665054978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UKtBpPIAgkBpXqF-rbHCk3AiF6DtzGIyuo-mRUpfgAfWNgjpRdiHlYWWS6m4kJXq_j5uZGsyVY7Zu77YZyb8k_HMPCa2tcdiW3D-nGrJftu_ynnprgJTZmZ115AMpt_MIzzZe0jIiIQt/s400/WHALESHARK.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 395px;" /></a><br />The Whale shark wetsuit takes the recognizable and beautiful skin of the Whale Shark (shown above) and puts it on a full body wetsuit (below).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxagjwunZICuFxDdmc6K_91uKt3INJ4sL_CNw4G8dxUp4CwCKDLtvT2SAZHLcY_YJXQxtrd4NTSEIEEMFtuGbir-Tjzy6Uc0EcHIS_ALBlcFSL6vZwXYUXpooi66vPuCvHlYWZAu__6ObT/s1600-h/Picture+30.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358424688486690722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxagjwunZICuFxDdmc6K_91uKt3INJ4sL_CNw4G8dxUp4CwCKDLtvT2SAZHLcY_YJXQxtrd4NTSEIEEMFtuGbir-Tjzy6Uc0EcHIS_ALBlcFSL6vZwXYUXpooi66vPuCvHlYWZAu__6ObT/s400/Picture+30.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 764px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Jules Verne Wetsuit</span>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5l-j8Y5V1Lp9dhpAJ7vQUoFZYzLI_jU3ek_IxclKywbN5LsEN8WSHLBhb7bxkzpQjM-h6t7HYrijtDjokuec0pfDOmTJVlSHTRuDBg1rnXPjwNooL6-acNrmoHl4TkKroAj9C1YoSzV9/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358425252306462946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5l-j8Y5V1Lp9dhpAJ7vQUoFZYzLI_jU3ek_IxclKywbN5LsEN8WSHLBhb7bxkzpQjM-h6t7HYrijtDjokuec0pfDOmTJVlSHTRuDBg1rnXPjwNooL6-acNrmoHl4TkKroAj9C1YoSzV9/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 238px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMcE8mzSzah4sH5wceaySkUmtjwNZSMUZB5B-psP2aNthWT36HHCWEkvTs7L3Gkfdwu9uAwCVyeJzwJ4yvyK3JQszS4ZHstQ6d6NyFT8bWQD6XdpFrxsWiW3sCzZoquT_sNnghBzQahX_/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358424611968115394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMcE8mzSzah4sH5wceaySkUmtjwNZSMUZB5B-psP2aNthWT36HHCWEkvTs7L3Gkfdwu9uAwCVyeJzwJ4yvyK3JQszS4ZHstQ6d6NyFT8bWQD6XdpFrxsWiW3sCzZoquT_sNnghBzQahX_/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 744px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh83cnHPgi8tMJSjQBtI3en6kmYwM80BBIcHv4H4fSw-hDvjK08XdwoYcum6NwMRVrwBHa2pPhkFC1aUGctornHU1mXcnZ-wEfsJ1CNQzY7ZHMK4Huw8JT-tuc9DvSLk9x5YNZoB5iPSEH/s1600-h/Picture+27.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358425013061837106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh83cnHPgi8tMJSjQBtI3en6kmYwM80BBIcHv4H4fSw-hDvjK08XdwoYcum6NwMRVrwBHa2pPhkFC1aUGctornHU1mXcnZ-wEfsJ1CNQzY7ZHMK4Huw8JT-tuc9DvSLk9x5YNZoB5iPSEH/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 557px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVRC8PTyqQiRCMdYIkhcJ9zM4eq_Kvoyv8O2YPLmIFTn5Shm3DcKldKj0IF_nSByfKXAhW8whCAhH9LefUei9ydeRM9-VgU0mrKj4BiPHC1ZfoUi76iQJiuoVecArsjzSUfaIuTutNUGd/s1600-h/Picture+39.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358431362950293330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVRC8PTyqQiRCMdYIkhcJ9zM4eq_Kvoyv8O2YPLmIFTn5Shm3DcKldKj0IF_nSByfKXAhW8whCAhH9LefUei9ydeRM9-VgU0mrKj4BiPHC1ZfoUi76iQJiuoVecArsjzSUfaIuTutNUGd/s400/Picture+39.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 239px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V6hpSkPBXTSufNSqQRez_b0qhgUgdJwKuOW7GenluaoPbuIaYCPeH_gPQp_UaKAOcfsP7EOZieOeuat9uLinLClvjML8J1camRdX_15RKNic_IDojEDT47_6zjAuxjBKfZf6z_Ezy5Eo/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358433984334957458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V6hpSkPBXTSufNSqQRez_b0qhgUgdJwKuOW7GenluaoPbuIaYCPeH_gPQp_UaKAOcfsP7EOZieOeuat9uLinLClvjML8J1camRdX_15RKNic_IDojEDT47_6zjAuxjBKfZf6z_Ezy5Eo/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 82px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">about the artist:</span><br />Diddo (7-7-’77) has worked for over 13 years as a designer and art director for a diverse range of design and advertising clients. From creative hot shop LABORATORIVM to the independent advertising agency, Modernista!. He has taught at the School of Arts Utrecht, The Netherlands and contributed to various international projects such as Frank Gehry’s Sentosa, Bono’s Product (RED) and UNESCO’s ICAT project in Costa Rica. Diddo’s extensive cross media production and multi disciplinary experience includes creative and strategic direction for high-profile brands and campaigns, including: Tommy Hilfiger, Comedy Central, H.J. Heinz, Supperclub, Dommelsch beer, Beck’s beer, Russian Standard Vodka, Hearts on Fire, Bacardi, MTV, Frank Gehry Associates, Cadbury, Orange, Jupiler Beer, Levi’s Strauss, Burger King, amongst others.<br /><br />Currently, by setting up his own studio, ‘… by diddo’ in Amsterdam, he’s creating a platform for developing branding and art ideas for both freelance and personal projects. It’s something he’s wanted to do for many years, and in doing so, he hopes to create opportunities for collaborating with an eclectic group of inspiring people all over the world.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RZ4MlqqtSmtWcxkVlH1xfVwRe4Nt1vPC7NWr5Pb1AXQh1r7XP7YUV5G_RW_AVyNoQkr_dVyaz-GTLIVi5KOP7uchy47pL7_x57oFxcqoEHqyj572mmK9io12EB51uxuK67J0z9VyBrEQ/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358436976485015746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RZ4MlqqtSmtWcxkVlH1xfVwRe4Nt1vPC7NWr5Pb1AXQh1r7XP7YUV5G_RW_AVyNoQkr_dVyaz-GTLIVi5KOP7uchy47pL7_x57oFxcqoEHqyj572mmK9io12EB51uxuK67J0z9VyBrEQ/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 496px;" /></a><br /><br />The wet suits are available for purchase by request directly through <a href="mailto:info@bydiddo.com">the artist</a>. Diddo also sells prints of some of his other wonderful projects like his <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/04/post-apocolyptic-couture-designer-gas.html">Luxury Designer Gas Masks</a> in his online store <a href="http://bydiddo.com/?page_id=15">here.</a>

Wonderful Witty Wetsuits by Diddo

In April of 2008, I introduced you to Diddo Velema and his wonderful art project of Luxury Gas Masks . Now going by 'Diddo' only, th...

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Post Apocolyptic Couture: Designer Gas Masks By Diddo

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8obpkRgYBadWlP8ZzWWv52AQ648LNGvUwvk2UA6IP6_S5PY2JRH-BoOcGupkVY7u_xkWC1JKOur1UtMvYcH2WGNS73WTjE15cVPuCkBSDZm5proWoCjhL52bWezYPI0JRih4-BYnxtJ2p/s1600-h/designer_gasmasks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187337888178681362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8obpkRgYBadWlP8ZzWWv52AQ648LNGvUwvk2UA6IP6_S5PY2JRH-BoOcGupkVY7u_xkWC1JKOur1UtMvYcH2WGNS73WTjE15cVPuCkBSDZm5proWoCjhL52bWezYPI0JRih4-BYnxtJ2p/s400/designer_gasmasks.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 192px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: High Fashion Protection as interpreted by Diddo Velema.</span></span><br /><br />Contrary to what other blogs and sites are saying, these were not made for Gucci, LV, etc, but instead as art pieces.<br /><br />As described by the artist:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">We are in a state of perpetual war – with ourselves and with the eco-system that sustains us. Perpetual war breeds perpetual fear. In the present context, this fear stems from our extreme desire for authenticity and manifests itself in our collectively insatiable culture of consumption.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Deep down, we are afraid we may never be satisfied. An expanding archive of branded myths and icons feeds this fear. Designer Gas Masks is an attempt to visualize this state of mind. Because it is only by first acknowledging and then challenging fear that we will all be able to breathe a little easier.</span><br /><br />The masks are currently made for gallery purposes only.<br /><br />Louis Vuitton Gas Mask:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOWKY_16OcROXHsP_hQhNDy-rAB6Chw64kJCJbaOsIfxVTqKPYo3pL-POxU0JIbOf67uiG6UKb263kffLk0NyTc8IOGcJdjBZW-VRbOT0lTRbLti6lxWFV0TLwsvSbt_LjaU58Mvx9nGr/s1600-h/Picture+58.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187338184531424818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOWKY_16OcROXHsP_hQhNDy-rAB6Chw64kJCJbaOsIfxVTqKPYo3pL-POxU0JIbOf67uiG6UKb263kffLk0NyTc8IOGcJdjBZW-VRbOT0lTRbLti6lxWFV0TLwsvSbt_LjaU58Mvx9nGr/s400/Picture+58.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 603px;" /></a><br />Gucci Gas Mask:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbt7CdAMYL7jVugsVHN0_VwrQ-rsm_C0u_JerzkAzBFkur7l7aZBfH8RCOjgvWnQAsCIPjN9h7B8rcUwokCqFyddxxl8QorcGChVLbDohHNZ8nh6TUBDrzLXlDtOqkBCutP4NmdodE-rRP/s1600-h/Picture+57.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187338304790509122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbt7CdAMYL7jVugsVHN0_VwrQ-rsm_C0u_JerzkAzBFkur7l7aZBfH8RCOjgvWnQAsCIPjN9h7B8rcUwokCqFyddxxl8QorcGChVLbDohHNZ8nh6TUBDrzLXlDtOqkBCutP4NmdodE-rRP/s400/Picture+57.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 570px;" /></a><br />Swarovski Crystal Gas Mask:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfghdvaK3hB5Vk6rGh0LFDaH_4KwxbrBcs8kjKgrZ8svBtTTIkfQeDyQfVJO2OwVMpgJ25AQPSZYLGi1bJZxLkDyQ2nS4ITc3hyphenhyphenwua3GLcgMlcsGPW0NXUE4MFknyUi9ZzqkmXuwc-9TFs/s1600-h/Picture+59.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187338077157242402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfghdvaK3hB5Vk6rGh0LFDaH_4KwxbrBcs8kjKgrZ8svBtTTIkfQeDyQfVJO2OwVMpgJ25AQPSZYLGi1bJZxLkDyQ2nS4ITc3hyphenhyphenwua3GLcgMlcsGPW0NXUE4MFknyUi9ZzqkmXuwc-9TFs/s400/Picture+59.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 556px;" /></a><p></p>See the <a href="http://www.diddovelema.com/">artist's site here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE:</span><br />Although slightly changed from their first showing, Diddo now sells art prints on high gloss Fuji Pro DP2 Pearl paper that measure 30”x30” (76x76 cm) of each of his fabulous haute couture masks:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yaB_Rw65hedVIOIdLBp0HQdSa8lqDvCGtgNqAaw3Pjq7augmM2-y_xyt17PdheWOQ9BveaiP5Tn14REE3ChxJBu1Kec1gEHI6VbKnf1uh9RrgaMuexlmPEzrjf4yl9CXYbmqecyuz64v/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358434947789676258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yaB_Rw65hedVIOIdLBp0HQdSa8lqDvCGtgNqAaw3Pjq7augmM2-y_xyt17PdheWOQ9BveaiP5Tn14REE3ChxJBu1Kec1gEHI6VbKnf1uh9RrgaMuexlmPEzrjf4yl9CXYbmqecyuz64v/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 562px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNHAqokkjotMqlbZ4Jv1-draTE9pDxOEeE-kb-0iRRRj7lH1DmDQqncNctDlZyRP6g0mXeM-JsM2qfXETfvyHME4uGdaPVGi_UQn0HPFqy3MvGQVW4sMdCgafbWTjTX6EWp2RtSFjahDt/s1600-h/Picture+11.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358435179250634242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNHAqokkjotMqlbZ4Jv1-draTE9pDxOEeE-kb-0iRRRj7lH1DmDQqncNctDlZyRP6g0mXeM-JsM2qfXETfvyHME4uGdaPVGi_UQn0HPFqy3MvGQVW4sMdCgafbWTjTX6EWp2RtSFjahDt/s400/Picture+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 590px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibvNNhAmXwivfd7G5Lj84HrPokzKt9p4t707VYNp5o1q1HCVEagNc8M7FqlkPyoYBkAE7DdHmJc02G6xx7DNhU-C8wqeTTqQ7uF2PLHRdQVUADOm7vomkuYgl1vDKQ7MDYDusEGXhYuV8/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358435308893755394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibvNNhAmXwivfd7G5Lj84HrPokzKt9p4t707VYNp5o1q1HCVEagNc8M7FqlkPyoYBkAE7DdHmJc02G6xx7DNhU-C8wqeTTqQ7uF2PLHRdQVUADOm7vomkuYgl1vDKQ7MDYDusEGXhYuV8/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 532px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxC7c3Iy6wJ6ppde_0DcSmyV-tAg0LpnflwXQrPolVEFLLLDmRZ5tzIJgDLw7GhvqH4Utc1lEMiAIl_ZWhd3pNGxbHT4ksFXEbHS_zpngC3CjyHn8Hukqd2hhbX5dkgZ2c8EwI9urFi7e-/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358434699523198850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxC7c3Iy6wJ6ppde_0DcSmyV-tAg0LpnflwXQrPolVEFLLLDmRZ5tzIJgDLw7GhvqH4Utc1lEMiAIl_ZWhd3pNGxbHT4ksFXEbHS_zpngC3CjyHn8Hukqd2hhbX5dkgZ2c8EwI9urFi7e-/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 488px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://bydiddo.com/?page_id=15">Buy the art prints here.</a><br /><br /><br />I'm a big fan of Diddo's work. be sure to his <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/07/wonderful-witty-wetsuits-by-diddo.html">drool-worthy wetsuits here.</a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/07/wonderful-witty-wetsuits-by-diddo.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500857334733420930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMc_oOpgkLEinrrp1cqDZvouw3x6C5v4zsamvckFNJEDu1dZQWrsTsNPCk4UpIuUjBF1l4X1n2jlai-KpQAfK9csJgHzPl2_Fzldfkz7FTJiQZd_3V4zjy0ihICYn9djPPm1pw-lORli0/s400/wetsuits_bydiddo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 512px;" /></a>

Post Apocolyptic Couture: Designer Gas Masks By Diddo

above: High Fashion Protection as interpreted by Diddo Velema. Contrary to what other blogs and sites are saying, these were not made for Gu...

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