CONTRIBUTORS
JUSTIN CARTER
Photographer
‘I really lucked out on the location,’ says Carter of the factory-turned-studio space in Montreal where he photographed some of Canada’s most inspiring new design, ahead of a 2021 exhibition (page 038, and on our newsstand cover). ‘The way the light streamed through the large windows – it was quite delicate.’ The day of the shoot, Carter heard he’d been accepted into grad school; he’s now working on his master’s thesis at NSCAD University, Halifax.
SAM RANGER
Stylist
Ranger collaborated with photographer Gabby Laurent on this month’s main fashion story, featuring womenswear from the S/S21 and resort collections (page 100). ‘Gabby came up with the concept of “the swoon”,’ says Ranger of the shoot, which is full of movement. ‘It was also exciting to work with model Mammina Aker, as I have long admired her elegance – she also made me swoon,’ adds Ranger, who is currently working on a project about young female skaters.
SEAN SCULLY
Artist
Sean Scully is a master of stripes, stacks and, as we discovered for this month’s artist’s recipe, pancake flipping (page 114). Unlike the forms in his paintings and sculptures, Scully’s pancakes never get the chance to form a stack as they’re eaten too rapidly after leaving the pan. It’s been a busy year for the artist, with concurrent shows at Waldfrieden Sculpture Park in Germany and the Hungarian National Gallery. He will stage his first show with Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, in spring.
SADE-MIA SANGAR
Photographer
We asked Sangar, a 2020 photography graduate of Middlesex University, to shoot some of her contemporaries for the fashion pages of our annual showcase of new creative talent (page 071). ‘It was an eyeopening experience to shoot for Wallpaper* in such a beautiful studio, and to see how the other photographers work,’ says Sangar, who is currently working on Heston Kids, an exploration of growing up as a spirited South Asian girl in south-east London.
AMAH-ROSE ABRAMS
Writer
Abrams, a London-based arts and culture writer, interviewed Kudzanai-violet Hwami (page 044), the young Zimbabweborn artist who also designed this month’s limited-edition cover. ‘I love the colour and composition of the paintings and the humanity of her portraits,’ says Abrams, who was equally impressed by Hwami’s strong presence. ‘She gave great answers.’ Abrams co-presents the monthly Roaring 20s Radio show on Soho Radio.
MARTIN NICOLAUSSON
Illustrator
Based in Stockholm, Nicolausson is known for his slightly surreal, slightly nostalgic drawings in pastel colours. He illustrated our W* House feature in July 2019 (W*244), and, for this issue, brings another interiors story to life with his distinctive vision (page 090). ‘Drawing furniture is always fun because I get to go up close with the work of other designers and a discipline other than my own,’ says Nicolausson. ‘It enables me to look at – and appreciate – product design in a new way.’