Visual inspiration #7
Selected by MENDO's Daniël Ferwerda
Documentarist by training, Lixenberg's photogaphs tell a thousand stories; condensing a life story in a single portrait.
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At MENDO, we love to be inspired by everything visual. This time, MENDO's Daniël Ferwerda selected 9 inspiring images from 9 inspiring books.
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Ricardo Bofill
Ricardo Bofill is a kind of modern-day version of Antoni Gaudí: Spanish, eccentrically surreal and one-of-a-kind.
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Peter Lindbergh: Dior
Because of Lindbergh's last book, A Different Vision on Fashion, I had almost forgotten I used to think of him as a good photographer. Seeing this image, I remembered why I always had so much admiration for Lindbergh and his work.
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Evelyn Hofer: New York
There really is no city as photogenic as New York, and there's nobody that captures that quite like Evelyn Hofer.
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Sudio KO
My favorite building, housing the work of my favorite fashion designer, designed by my two favorite architects.
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Jack Davison: Photographs
So much atmosphere radiates from the beautiful colours of this photograph that you almost feel the warmth.
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The Radical Eye
A true rarity: a photograph that's 90 years old, but still feels refereshing and 'different'. Very cool.
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Francois Halard: A visual diary
Handwritten "fonts" usually annoy me, but these pages are some of my favorite in the book. The names alone...
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Maison Martin Margiela
An iconic photograph in an iconic book. To me, this is still one of the most novel and inventive books to date.
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