Issue 004
Hillary Teymour - COLLINA STRADA creative director
a New York-based fashion brand celebrated for its bold ethos of sustainability, inclusivity, and individual expression. Since founding the brand, Taymour has redefined modern fashion by blending wearable art with meaningful social commentary. Her designs, often characterized by vibrant patterns, fluid silhouettes, and innovative materials, challenge conventional norms while maintaining an unmistakable sense of joy and authenticity.
MARC ALARY, Biarritz
Marc is a French designer known for his innovative work in the field of jewelry and accessories. He often blends modern design with traditional craftsmanship, resulting in pieces that are both contemporary and timeless. Alary has a reputation for his unique aesthetic, which often features organic shapes and playful motifs inspired by nature.
BEN MAZEY, Sydney
Ben’s journey is a story of self-discovery, professional achievement, and the quest for personal fulfillment. It is a story that unfolds with a series of transformative moments, revealing how he navigated the complex interplay between career aspirations and personal happiness. We spoke with him in his Sydney studio while he was finishing pieces for an upcoming show in New York
Issue 003
DANIEL ASKILL & ANTOINE WAGNER
From the outset NAFF podcast was intended to connect various friends in the community. Until now each interview was conducted by Adrian. This time two artists, each with their own standalone feature in the issue (003) but who haven't crossed paths in many years sit down to talk about their craft, their lives and have a catch up.
Daniel Askill, an Australian filmmaker, living and working New York His latest creation, "Lunacy," stands as a testament to his unyielding ambition. Born from the wild heart of Australia's ancient Daintree Rainforest. For three weeks, a troupe of us ventured deep into the wilderness, echoing the untamed spirits of the ancient rainforest's fauna, some of which we saw like the 15 foot tall fern were 60,000 years old.
Antoine Wagner, born in the heartland of America but a creature of the Old World, navigates the realms of art with a name that echoes through the corridors of classical composition, his bloodline traces back to the maestro Richard Wagner.
Issue 002
ANA LILY AMIRPOUR, Los Angeles
is an American filmmaker, screenwriter of Iranian descent. Her debut feature A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night an Iranian Spaghetti Western made its debut in 2014. After meeting in Cannes Film Festival we caught up with Lily to talk Artificial Intelligence and its role in the creative film making process,Never Ending Story, dropping out to find yourself and LSD.
BRIAN THOREEN, Mexico City
Having moved from New York to Mexico City, Thoreen’s journey took him on an artistic odyssey where he fell in love with the city’s collaborative and inclusive nature. In this conversation we delve into the mind of the designer, exploring his creative evolution and the birth of MASA gallery, a platform that challenges the traditional boundaries between art and design.
SPACE POPULAR, Vienna
Space Popular, a pioneering design and research practice exploring the blend of physical and virtual spaces. Their latest project, The Portal Galleries, unveils the allure of portals in popular culture, raising intriguing questions about our innate fascination with these gateways. In the following conversation, we uncover the genesis of their partnership and their profound belief in the inevitable future of virtual reality as a media powerhouse, despite its potential impact on our world.
Issue 001
JARON ALBERTIN ~ Mexico City
The Canadian director recently relocated from New York to Mexico City. I caught up with him in his new home in Roma Norte, Mexico. Surrounded by treasures by Pierre Jeanneret to Carlo Scarpa as well as locally found curiosities while working on his next feature/s with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
JASON WOODSIDE ~ New Zealand
Artist, native Floridien and my former studio mate in New York, Jason Woodside made a bold move to New Zealand to be close to his son Ra. We caught up with him and his fiance Bella Barbour in Byron Bay where he was fullfilling one of his commitements with surf brand Vissla.
KYM ELLERY ~ Paris
Perth-born Kym Ellery started out making her designs in the back of my friend Clare Buckley’s apartment in Surry Hills. Clare was an old friend from my West London years and had become the editor of Russh Magazine.
Kym went on to become one of Australia’s most celebrated and successful designers before moving to Paris where she always seemed to me destined to be. I have always admired her incredible creative spirit, and the ability to inspire an army of keen young hands to help bring her designs to life while being incredibly tenacious in all that it takes to be a business mogul. After nine years in business, Ellery became the second Australian designer to be invited to join the Chambre Syndicale du Prét à Porter, French fashion’s governing body.
The pandemic forced a timeout followed by carrying her first child to term, delivering in 2022. In our conversation we discuss this and other topics whilst I was in Sydney and she’d just returned from five weeks in Thailand with her partner Jeremy and newborn prince Armand de Casis.