Issue 62, From
Design to Life
From Australia, Frankie magazine is a bi-monthly
printed press about design, art, photography, fashion, travel, music, craft,
home and life. It has been always standing as a beautiful mini window on my
working desk. From Issue 50 Frankie abandons having cover girl shots, and since
Issue 55, there is no extra subtitle or line on the front page, only amazingly
expressive illustrations to judge its appearance.
When I was living in Taiwan, it’s unpredictable to know when Frankie arriving at Eslite bookstore but still, the chance is a lot higher to get than in Helsinki. Frankie Issue 62, 35 swimmers/divers/yoga goers wearing tropical plants as deco-hats, Illustrator Carla Fuentes’ pastel tone catches my gaze, totally. Frankie’s Editor-in-Chief, Jo Walker’s words declare the voice of this Aussie indie mag: ’What world needs now, clearly, is more normality, more fabric, more vom-in-mouth moments and either or less love or work, depending on who you talk to.’
On photography part, Swiss photographer Joel Tettamanti documents Lesotho’s collective kobo blanket obsession, that those beautifully knitted pieces are given at various points in Basotho life: birth, graduation or weddings. Via capturing the local nature as background and adapting ‘CREMA’ filter, Tettamanti creates a mystic but yet natural reality of African kingdom.
On Fashion, Photographer Natalie Mccomas and Stylist Stefanie Ingram on ‘Totally Cactus’, exhibiting those cute accessories on spiky and succulent cactus, echoing the cover art of Frankie Issue 62. Furthermore, on page 74 & 75, Lenka Clayton and Michael Crowe sign, seal and deliver to every household mysterious letters as their lifelong project. I like the note the most, is:
‘Dear Erwin, I believe that after reading this small, simple letter, you will go on to have not just the best week of your life, but one of the single best weeks in human history.
With Love,
Lenka & Michael’
And that's not the only reason to start
doing backflips, Issue 62.
Works Cited & Photography:
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