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No.327 “Concrete Poetry”
Photography by Annick Wolfers
Styling by Lucy Mackay
Hair and Make up by Alyona Kundryk
Art Direction and Production by Heks Studio
Model by Kenzie Stimack at IGM Models
The shoot came about after reading an article about the Cranbrook Estate in Bethnal Green, London, the estate was helped designed by refugee architect Berthold Lubetkin who also helped pioneer modernist design in Britain in the 30s.
After visiting the estate we discovered that the higher blocks were named after towns around the world that Bethnal Green is twinned with, even more surprisingly a town in Luxemburg, where Annick the photographer is from, therefore a desire to shoot at the estate sparked there and then.
The styling has a 50s American feel to it, echoing the aesthetic of the smaller bedsitter flats that sit along side the high blocks.
The estate's landscape of hard exteriors mixed with its green communal gardens and rose bushes were also integral to the shoot's direction and inspired the shoot title.
A photographer and film maker born in Luxemburg and based in London.
She has a deep interest in documenting people and the environment around them.
She currently has a large scale multi media exhibition showcasing in London, focused around the climate emergency.
A former womenswear buyer, originally from Scotland and now lives in London as a freelance stylist.
She also runs the kids vintage wear brand, “AND ’THEY WEAR”.
Her style involves playing with unusual colour combinations and pairing the unexpected.
She set up Heks Studio with Annick Wolfers last year, a home where they can work collaboratively on creative projects, with a shared vision and sensibility.