De Stijl Cake

There is a new cookbook, titled Modern Art Desserts: Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Confections, and Frozen Treats Based on Iconic Works of Art. One of her recipes is for this amazing cake, based on the paintings of Piet Mondrian.

Mondrian Ties

Piet Mondrian as neckwear.

Another site with information on Mondrian clothing.

This information was passed along by Rachel Sivak.

Smythson's Men's Capsule Collection

From Smyson's website:

"The Autumn/Winter Men's Capsule Collection takes inspiration from the art world to create a striking collection comprising the Lippiatt Writing Folder, Slim Travel Wallet, Card Case, Passport Cover and the new Watch and Accessory Cabinet. All pieces have black pigskin exteriors with the interiors revealing a grid composition of block primary colours in blue, red, yellow and white," (Link).

My thanks to Dana Madris for passing along this information.

Mondrian/Pong T-Shirt Design

The link to this design can be found here.

Mondrian/Tetris T-Shirt Design

This information was sent to me by Ethan Lunkenheimer. The link for the shirt can be found here.

Silverchair's "Young Modern Cover" (2007)

This image was sent to me by Kim Liu and Ethan Lunkenheimer. For a version of the design that moves, click here.

Mondrian-Inspired Fashions: Yves Saint Laurent and Forever 21

This is the "original" Mondrian-inspired dress, which was done by Yves Saint Laurent in the autumn of 1965 (collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC).

This is the version that is sold at "Forever 21" -- clearly a knock-off!

This information was taken from the article "Forget the Walls: Putting Art Right on Your Clothes" (USA Today, 11/2/09), which was sent to me by Gareth Brown.

Mondrian-Inspired Fashions: Diane von Furstenberg

Diane von Furstenberg / Fall 2007 Collection

This information was taken from the article "Forget the Walls: Putting Art Right on Your Clothes" (USA Today, 11/2/09), which was sent to me by Gareth Brown.

Piet Mondrian-Style Shoes!

Piet Mondrian / Composition w/Red, Blue, Black, Yellow, & Gray / 1921
Oil on canvas, 29 7/8 x 20 5/8". Museum of Modern Art, NYC.



This image was sent to me by Alexandra Eisner.