#59 Magazine; Black and white photography galore! Mimi Berlin visited the head quarters of #59 Magazine in Amsterdam the other day. Dutch photographer Mart Engelen is the father of #59 Magazine, a large glossy newspaper-like magazine filled with black and white photography. The love of Mart Engelen for (vintage) black and white photography reflects in #59 magazine; the magazine is beautifully printed and has no staples or (glue) binding. We won’t elaborate on that any further, It’s always best to go and see it for yourself; the magazine is for sale at selected stores worldwide (in Amsterdam at Pols Potten and the Van Gogh Museum in Paris at Colette and at Musee d’Orsay in Antwerp at Graanmarkt 13 in Milan at Corso Como 10) Mart Engelen is a photographer himself, his work is accompanied by interviews from his hand, he is interested in traveling, art and photography…. Furthermore, Engelen is a collector of, amongst others, Jean Dieuzaide, Edward Quinn, Andre Villers and Ernst Scheidegger. Part of his collection can be seen and bought at the Suite 59 Gallery in Amsterdam www.59magazine.nl.
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César Manrique’s wall
A photo collage of a life size photograph of Manrique’s wall of his workplace, taken in the museum near his house on Lanzarote, Spain
We always love to see other people’s workplace!
Fashion in the artist’s studio
How amazing are these photo’s?! They are taken by Mark Shaw in the fifties. Just like we like it; nothing much left to the imagination, art and fashion put in it’s correct time frame. Legendary! Dear editors, stylist, art director’s and what have you….That’s the pitch for this week! Your Welcome and have a nice day!
Fernand Leger in Studio-Paris, 1954-Photograph by Mark Shaw ( via Andrew Wilder Gallery)
Model and artist Joan Miro in his studio, 1955.
Marc Chagall in Studio, 1955 #2-Editioned Photo by Mark Shaw ( via Andrew Wilder Gallery) (for pictures above thahanks habituallychicl)Pablo Picasso and top French model Betinna Graziani. Photo by Mark Shaw ( via lepetitcoquin)
Verushka being painted by Genaro de Carvalho in 1967. Photo by Franco Rubartelli
Not from a fashion shoot but equally interesting. Henri Matisse, at work in Venice, 1946.( © Hélène Adant RAPHO via artistandstudio)
Please contact us when you are using this pitch, we’ll work out some kind of fee for Mimi Berlin xoxo
Office visit in Amsterdam











All photo’s by Mimi Berlin.
See more of Mimi Berlin’s studio and office visits HERE.
Never ending art trip

















Since we do make studio visits ourselves (our pictures aren’t half as good as these.)
We found this series very inspiring and learned that a good concept is key.
Thank you Mr Smits.
Studio visit in Paris
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Designing from behind a desk? |
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Mais, non! I’m not sure what that stick is for, have to look that up sometime |
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Wow, draping galore !! |
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Working with House-Model “Lucky” (Lucie Daouphars (ca.1922-1963). Dior gained a reputation for his line-up of dedicated house models, all of whom he gave nicknames (including “Alla” and “Victoire”). |