Spomenik (Monuments) – Jan Kempenaers and “The End of History”

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Spomenik (Monuments) – Jan Kempenaers and “The End of History”. There are hundreds of spomeniks (monuments) scattered throughout villages and rural landscapes in the former Yugoslavia. Once the site of pilgrimages by schoolchildren, military veterans, patriots, and mourners who had lost family in WWII, these Spomeniks (monuments) are today rarely visited. Continue reading →

Family portrait, photography

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There is no better place to take advantage of photography than where the sun, the sea and the desert make your best photography assistants. We had the pleasure of doing a family portrait photography session for Capella Pedregal Hotel & Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Continue reading →

Yohji Yamamoto Expo at The Victoria & Albert museum

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The Victoria & Albert museum open its retrospective into one of fashion’s most influential, secretive and subversive designers. LA76 has been fan of Yoshi Yamamoto not only because of his striking fashion, but also because of his craftsmanship, attention to details, exquisite sartorial skills, fabric compositions, fashion “architecture” and the photography and the manner of presenting his work. Continue reading →

Shanghai Dreamers, by Quentin Shih

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Shanghai Dreamers by Quentin Shih are definitely not a news item, but that is never the intention of LA76 blog. We like to select projects, photographers, homes, design series or items that at some point of life inspire or excite us. And we find Quentin Shih’s work definitely inspiring anytime we look at it. Continue reading →

Kiko Mizuhara and Murakami’s Norwegian Wood

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At just 20 years old, the Korean-American actor and model Kiko Mizuhara has claimed the identity of one of Japan’s biggest literary heroines as her own. She plays the upbeat Midori in the forthcoming adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood, a romantic, nostalgic tale that quickly attained cult status both domestically and globally when it was published in 1987. The movie, directed by Anh Hung Tran, is eagerly anticipated by fans and critics alike, after generating a buzz at the Toronto Film Festival last year. Continue reading →

24 Hours in Mexico City

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Mexico City. Some say “you love it or you hate it”, but we’d say just do it both at the same time. Mexico City premiered this short video – featuring images from the city during a 24-hour period – at the Mexican pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010. The video was produced by the Mexico City Tourism Promotion Fund and co-directed by Luis Mandoki and Mariana Rodriguez. Other credits: Photography and editing by Alberto Anaya, Estaban Arrangoiz and Yaome Escamilla. Music by Alejandro Castaños. Continue reading →

THE CITY AND IT’S PUBLIC SPACE

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The city belongs to its citizens, and they must feel part of and identified by it. By its configuration and characteristics public space is the place where social relationships develop, the collective life. In other words, public space is where we can gather, get to know each other, communicate, manifest, converse, learn, stroll, interact; that’s why squares, parks, plazas and streets are spaces that give character and identity and unity to a city. This relationship between this elements and between the notions of identity and belonging must be understood as the first step to improve our urban quality of life. Continue reading →