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Art Direction / Styling / Curation
Author of 'Blue-Collar Modernism’
Out now on @gestalten
Stockholm / London
@document_studios
Mixed Media AB

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Weekend Stockholm trip #3🇸🇪
Man I love this city

And some of my fav extracts from Paul Graham’s essays

#nothing #busi #cos

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Concept and Campaign for @cpcompany first season at @ka____________________yo

Client: @ka____________________yo @cpcompany
Photography: @martin.kiessling
Creative Direction: @andershesselman
MUA: @franciscasvd
Post: @nytusch
Talent: @daviidjovic
Styling: @david_hellqvist
Photo Assistant: @kristoffer.kelemen @eriksunk

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Gagged by all the new titles from our fall catalogues. From the lush world of Flamingo Estate: Pleasure Principles to chic interiors by Jeffrey Dungan and Studio KO, the visual culture of workwear in Blue-Collar Modernism, and the imagined history of If Emmett Till Lived. Our windows are filled with new books to get lost in, look through, and take home.

Come see what’s new at Rizzoli Bookstore on Broadway.

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Begleitet uns durch die @buchmesse zu den Büchern und Covern die wir in letzter Zeit gestaltet haben.
Art direction and concepts for @gestalten cover designs for @matthesundseitzberlin and art direction and concepts for @starfruit.publications

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5 fashion brands to look out for right now!

In our book 'Blue-Collar Modernism', author @david_hellqvist examines how heritage utility, dense textiles, and practical construction shape contemporary fashion.

These five labels demonstrate how traditional utilitarian codes are reinterpreted through precise tailoring, durable materials, and considered design.

Discover more via the link in our bio. Now available also in the US.

Featured:
1). @mantle_official. Photo by @larzharry
2). @woolrich. Photo by @lorenzo_sodi
3). @kaptainsunshine. Photo by @julien_t_hamon
4). @ten_c_official. Photo by @nicolamuro
5). @universal_works. Photo by @riccardo.fm

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This Saturday, September 26, we’re bringing a few friends together at Nitty Gritty for a full day in store. Lowboy will be setting up a vintage pop-up, David Hellqvist is joining us to sign copies of his new book Blue-Collar Modernism, and Baggio will be serving ice cream. We’ll also be presenting the new season from Nitty Gritty® Worldwide, available to shop in store, with Fritjof Drake playing records throughout the day. Come by, have a look around, stay for a while and spend the day with us.

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Proof of Existence

Someone once said, “If it’s not printed, it doesn’t exist”

Some of my work for @woolrich selected by @david_hellqvist for Blue Collar Modernism, published by @gestalten

Thank you, David, for including my photographs in such good company.

Available in good bookshops and online

#BlueCollarModernism
#Woolrich
#Gestalten
#WorkwearCulture #EditorialPhotography #PhotographyInPrint
#LorenzoSodi

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Blue-Collar Modernism: An Introduction to Japanese Workwear

In his latest book, Blue-Collar Modernism: The Visual Culture of Workwear, @david_hellqvist traces the evolution of utilitarian garments into one of the defining visual languages of contemporary design and material culture. His introduction to Japanese Workwear, its history, evolution, and cultural significance, is now live on apr-mag.com

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”Blue-collar Modernism” av @david_hellqvist

🧦📚

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And with that summer of 2026 is over ❤️

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