Double Dutch: The Photography & Videos Of Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin

above: Inez and Vindooh in a self-portrait for Lanvin, 2010

Fashion photographers, artists and directors, husband and wife Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin met at The Art Academy in Amsterdam in the mid 1980s. Working formally together since the early 1990s, they have now been together personally and professionally for almost two decades.



Some of the busiest and hardest working talent in the industry, they've photographed ad campaigns for just about every prestigious fashion and fragrance brand including Balmain, Roberto Cavalli, Chanel, Isabel Marant, Gianfranco Ferre, Moschino, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Calvin Klein, Gaultier, Dior, Viktor & Rolf, Miu Miu, Guiseppe Zanotti, Gucci, YSL, Lanvin, Chloe, Jimmy Choo, Nina Ricci - even Pirelli- and countless others.


above: their photo of Sophia Loren in the 2007 Pirelli calendar

In addition to their commercial advertising work, they've shot magazine covers and editorials for Vogue (Paris, Japan, China and more), GQ, W, V and many other publications. And they are fabulous with celebrity portraits. Videos and short films for fashion brands YSL, Balmain, Gucci and more are also part of their impressive repetoire.


above: a still from Balmain's Everglade (video shown further down in the post)

From sexy to sophisticated, pop art to surreal, here's a look at some of their diverse work from 2010 and 2011.

Advertising photography
Gucci:


Jean-Paul Gaultier:

Lanvin:

Jimmy Choo:


Dior:

Narcisco Rodriguez and Viktor & Rolf:

Roberto Cavalli:

Chloe:

Louis Vuitton:

Miu Miu:



Recent editorial photography:







Celebrity portraits for W Magazine, 2011
Jennifer Lawrence:

Michael Douglas:

Mila Kunis:

Colin Firth:


And most recently, they shot the April covers for next month's issues of Vogue Paris (featuring Gisele Bundchen) and for Vogue Nippon (Japan):

above images courtesy of models.com, the collective shift

Fashion collection videos and short films:
Balmain Collection video (Everglade) with Kate Moss for 2011. Music by Antony & the Illustrations by Jo Ratcliffe:



YSL Manifesto Video for 2010:



One of their earliest videos was the 2001 Bjork Hidden Place video:




INEZ VAN LAMSWEERDE
Born: September 25, 1963, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Education: One year residency at PS1, Institute of Contemporary Art, New York, 1992 -1993
Rietveld Academy of the Arts, 1985 - 1990, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

VINOODH MATADIN
Born: September 29, 1961, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Education: Fashion Academy, 1981 - 1985, Amsterdam, The Netherlands



The pair is now represented by The Collective Shift.

Digitally Printed Ceramics And Porcelain By Alice Mara.

The next time you find yourself eating over the kitchen sink, the stove, dishwasher or washing machine, you may find that you're actually dining on one of Alice Mara's digitally printed ceramic plates.

She takes computer enhanced photographs of the urban landscape and objects and digitally prints them upon slip cast porcelain, ceramics and earthenware. The results are wonderful, witty and unique.

Available for purchase:

Plates (27cm x 27cm):







Matching Coasters:



Mugs:


Buy the above Alice Mara Ceramics here

Hanging People (porcelain tableware):





See the complete collection of her Hanging People tableware printed on fine bone china (and buy it if you like) at the Hidden Art Shop

Other pieces (no longer available for purchase, but of which I have long been a fan):










"My work is about the urban landscape.
Having lived in London most of my life I enjoy walking around the place and taking pictures of buildings that interest me. I recently completed a body of work depicting my local environment, Walthamstow, which involved cataloguing (sic) a nostalgic journey of familiar landmarks.

Using a computer, I enhanced the photographs to give them a fantastical, surreal appeal. I like the viewer to be able to recognise the environment that I choose to decorate the plates with, either through a sense of having visited the place or a general recognition of the London theme.

By placing these images onto plates, I transform the identity, function and value of the plate into a decorative work of art which becomes readable for the viewer." -Alice Mara


above: Alice Mara

In 2003 Alice successfully completed her Masters in Ceramics at the prestigious Royal College of Art. Since then she has shown work at many galleries including Canary Wharf, crafts council and the Richard Denis Gallery.

Ms. Mara has also been awarded the Queensbury Hunt prize for innovative use of ceramics and the Ella Doran prize for best new designer at ELDS.

Alice Mara
Archway Ceramics
410 Haven Mews
23 St Paul's Way
London
E3 4AG