Sophia Loren by Richard Avedon.
Off to Italy for a road trip! Will be late with the rest of the spring-summer 2019 reviews, but no worries, some posts will be coming up in the meantime (like Lisbon guide or the Carla Sozzani exhibition in Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin). Stay tuned.
Seeing Irving Penn‘s works face-to-face, eye-to-eye, is an experience I will never forget. I find his photography so deep, so sharp, yet so refined. With a body of work stretching from portraits of Truman Capote, Marlene Dietrich, Pablo Picasso, and Alfred Hitchcock to abstract nudes, exquisite still lifes (my all-time favourites!), studies of flowers and cigarettes, portraits of children in Peruvian dress, New Guinean natives, all the way to the glamorous shots of Balenciaga and Dior dresses for Vogue, Penn is considered the most influential photographer of the twentieth century. C/O Berlin is commemorating the exceptional persona with a major retrospective on the centenary of his birth. Featuring around 240 works, the retrospective was organized by, yes, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in collaboration with The Irving Penn Foundation.
Irving Penn Centennial (until 01.07.2018) / C/O Berlin Hardenbergstraße 22-24
All photos (of Penn’s works) by Edward Kanarecki.
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I am an Instagram maniac and I openly confess that I spend too much time on filtering my feed. But it’s irresistible, when you have so many great accounts to follow! If you are ready for a dose of beautifully curated walls, inspiring photos and delightful shots – see my April recommendations!
@doxpeter / With his emerging, New York-based label and an eye for Céline goodies, Peter Do is really worth following. I adore his daily behind-the-scenes stories from the Peter Do HQ, as well as outfit pics starring his friends. Lots to love in here.
@lilynova97 / Lily Nova is the baby face you might know from Miu Miu and Gucci runways. During fashion weeks, it’s fun to follow her!
@harleyweir / Harley Weir’s photography is often disturbing and dark, yet still – they are so captivating. Whether we’re talking of her personal project in Senegal or slightly more glossier works for Pop Magazine, Weir is one of the most intriguing individuals in the contemporary photography scene and leads the growing pack of female image-makers.
AND, if you want to follow one more account on Instagram… why don’t you follow, ta-da, @designandculturebyed?
Amber Valletta by Annemarieke van Drimmelen for Holiday Magazine N°378.
Polish fashion used to be something of an underrated, rather oblivious niche. Today, however, we’ve got such incredible labels like Natalia Siebuła that steal the hearts of local customers. The visuals from her spring-summer 2018 look-book (by Piotr Czyż) make you drool over everything: from the pleated polka-dots skirt with pastel-pink inserts to the cotton shirts printed with Małgorzata Jagielska’s illustrations. The collection was photographed in an UFO-resembling train station in Kielce. Opened in 1984, it was seen as one of the most modern bus stations of its kind in Poland. Although today it’s no longer as appreciated as it used to be, the place works as a delightfully contrasting background for Siebuła’s feminine, yet not overly saccharine clothing.
Design & Culture by Ed 