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WHAT WE LIKE is a simple edit of what we are into at LDF. Second edition: 61st Venice Art Biennale “In Minor Keys” at @labiennale curated by @madamekoyo along with some of our picks from the collateral exhibitions in Venice. Here are a curated selection of events, exhibitions and perfomances in Venice that align with our vision we think are worth visiting: Cover: Liquid Tongues by Bogna Burska and Daniel Kotowski at Giardini - Polish Pavilion, May 9th-November 22nd 2026 at Viale Giardini Pubblici Curated by: @ewa.xom @wos.jola Credit: @designboom 1. Björk performing at the Icelandic Pavilion, in support of Pocket Universe by @astafanney_art from May 9th- November 22nd at Castello 40B Credit: @crackmagazine 2. Anish Kapoor at Palazzo Manfrin, from May 6th-8th of August 2026, at Palazzo Manfrin, Cannareggio, Venezia @dirty_corner Credit: Attilio Maranzano @sanpoloartgallery 3. It Never Sst by Miet Warlop, Giardini-Belgian Pavilion, May 9th-November 22nd 2026 at Viale Giardini Pubblici Credit: XUMbxl - YouTube 4. Seaworld Venice by Florentina Holzinger, Giardini-Austrian Pavilion, May 9th- November 22nd 2026 at Viale Giardini Pubblici Credit: @klausbiesenbach 5. Helter Skelter by Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince, Fondazione Prada from May 9th to November 23rd at Ca’ Corner della Regina Credit: @fondazioneprada 6. Los Restos by Oriol Vilanova at Giardini Spanish Pavilion, May 9th-November 22nd 2026 at Viale Giardini Pubblici Credit: Roberto Ruiz 7. Dreamers by Erwin Wurm, Museo Fortuny, May 6th-November 22nd 2026 at San Marco, Campo S. Beneto,3958 @palazzofortuny_venezia Credit: @artribune @leledelfabbro #venicebiennale2026 #inminorkeys #ldfstudio #leledelfabbro #researchleddesign

What we read, collect and return to are a selection of books, magazines and printed matter which become tools for our research, thinking and shaping new visual languages. 1. No Wave by Marc Masters (2007) flashing through New York in the late 1970s, No Wave was the ultimate anti-movement. No Wave traces the history of a noisy and uncompromising genre, from its most famous names down to its many offshoots and sidetracks. From early pioneers like Suicide and Richard Hell, to forgotten treasures like Red Transistor and Bush Tetras, and descendants like ESG and Sonic Youth. 2. Kishin Shinoyama’s World (1970) the 20th of December issue of Playboy including various works by Japanese photographer Kishin Shinoyama. 3. Skema (1970) is a print publication based in Bologna which was known for it’s distinctive graphic design by Marco Caroli, it focused on topical issues featuring thematic monographs on photography,comics and social subjects of that time. #ldfstudio #leledelfabbro @leledelfabbro #researchleddesign #bookreccomendations

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WHAT WE FOUND IN THE ARCHIVE: Fragments from our visual archive: research materials, references and details that shape how we observe,think and create. Here is a selection from a 2018 research process for a film and photography project developed with a French fashion house, as part of its global communication. #leledelfabbro @leledelfabbro #ldfstudio #researchleddesign #projectarchives #moodboard

WHAT WE LIKE is a simple edit of what we are into at LDF. First edition: Milan Design Week @isaloniofficial Here are a curated selection of exhibitions we think are worth your time: Stone Island/James Blake live at Studio_One, April 21-26 Capsule Plaza at Via Achille Maiocchi 8 Credit: Sirui Ma Fondazione Sozzani/Kriss Van Assche: “Nectar Vessels Bronzes” from April 19-April 26, via Tazzoli 3 Tod’s: “Icons by Icons” from April 22-April 2026, at via Savona 56. Credit: @tods AMO/SolidNature: “Il Sonno” from April 22-26 April, ME Milan Il Duca, at Piazza della Repubblica 13 Credit: @designboom Rosewood: Objects That Speak a conversation continued with Andrea Branzi, April 21- April 25, at Cappelli 6 via Carlo de Cristoforis, 1 Credit: @breradesigndistrict Ai Wei Wei/Rubelli: “About Silk”, April 16-May 15, at Rubelli via Fatebenefratelli 9 Credit: @aiweiwei_studio USM Modular Furniture/ Snøhetta: Reneissance of the Real, April 21-April 26, at Fondazione Luigi Rovati Corso Venezia 52 Credit: @designboom @leledelfabbro #milandesignweek #ldfstudio #leledelfabbro #researchleddesign #milandesignweek2026

In our observations of our surroundings, one thing keeps re-surfacing: the relentless speed of our lives. The pace at which we move through images, thoughts, content and relationships shaping our understanding of the present. In a culture that consumes everything to quickly depth becomes the ultimate casualty. Stability becomes about the intelligence of duration. From modern architecture to digital spaces we are moving away from the ephemeral. Read the newsletter on Out of Studio Link in bio. Credits: Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Head 23, 2001. Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Head 8, 2001. Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Head 1, 2000. #ldfstudio #leledelfabbro @leledelfabbro @dicorcia.artwork #philiplorcadicorcia

In our observations of our surroundings, one thing keeps re-surfacing: the relentless speed of our lives. The pace at which we move through images, thoughts, content and relationships shaping our understanding of the present. In a culture that consumes everything to quickly depth becomes the ultimate casualty. Stability becomes about the intelligence of duration. From modern architecture to digital spaces we are moving away from the ephemeral. Read the newsletter on Out of Studio Link in bio. Credits: Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Head 10, 2001 Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Head 7, 2000 Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Head 9, 2001 #ldfstudio #leledelfabbro @leledelfabbro @dicorcia.artwork #philiplorcadicorcia

In our observations of our surroundings, one thing keeps re-surfacing: the relentless speed of our lives. The pace at which we move through images, thoughts, content and relationships shaping our understanding of the present. In a culture that consumes everything to quickly depth becomes the ultimate casualty. Stability becomes about the intelligence of duration. From modern architecture to digital spaces we are moving away from the ephemeral. Read the newsletter on Out of Studio Link in bio. Credits: Darren Hall, Old Truman Brewery/Claudia, 2011. Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Head 24, 2001. Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Head 3, 2000. #ldfstudio #leledelfabbro @leledelfabbro @dicorcia.artwork #philiplorcadicorcia

LDF Studio curated and art directed Water is Life, an exhibition presented in one of the remarkable halls of Palazzo Pirelli in Milan, the landmark building designed by Gio Ponti. The project transforms an everyday object into a perceptual and visual field. Through 25 photographs by Eric Maillet, the bottoms of plastic bottles appear as abstract worlds, suspended between stained glass, celestial bodies, and microscopic landscapes. Through light, isolation, and scale, the ordinary is displaced and reconfigured as a visual experience. Light, rhythm, scale, and display form a single language, shaping a reflection on perception, material culture, and the fragile boundary between waste, form, and wonder. Photo Credits: @fondazione_pirelli @federicocedrone @leledelfabbro #leledelfabbro #ldfstudio @eric_maillet #ericmaillet #curatela #gioponti

LDF Studio curated and art directed Water is Life, an exhibition that transforms an everyday object into a perceptual and visual field. Through 25 photographs by Eric Maillet, the bottoms of plastic bottles emerge as abstract worlds, suspended between stained glass, celestial bodies, and microscopic landscapes. Through isolation, enlargement, and light, the ordinary is displaced and reassembled as a visual experience. Light, scale, rhythm, and display extending from the design of the event invitation to the curation become part of a single language, articulating a reflection on perception, material culture, and the fragile boundary between waste, form, and wonder. @leledelfabbro #leledelfabbro #ldfstudio @eric_maillet #ericmaillet #curatela

365 Artists is a visual research project by LDF Studio. A constantly evolving series across photography, cinema, video, and visual arts united by a shared sensitivity and way of seeing. A constellation of voices shaping our cultural landscape. This is what feeds our imagination: what we observe, study, and carry into our practice. A glimpse into our process. One artist a day, for a year. Credits: Karl Blossfeldt, Allium ostrowskianum (garlic plant), before 1928, Gelatin silver print, Karl Blossfeldt Collection at the University of the Arts Berlin Karl Blossfeldt, Thorned Bulbous Plant, before 1928, Gelatin silver print, Karl Blossfeldt Collection at the University of the Arts Berlin Karl Blossfeldt, Elderberry, n.d., public domain, Karl Blossfeldt Collection at the University of the Arts Berlin, 2024 Karl Blossfeldt, Hypochaeris radicata ( Cat’s Ear, Young Rosette Leaf) n.d., Gelatin Silver Print, 30.1x25.8, Karl Blossfeldt Collection at the University of the Arts Berlin @leledelfabbro #leledelfabbro #karlblossfeldt #ldfstudio

LDF Studio curated and art directed Water is Life, an exhibition that transforms an everyday object into a perceptual and visual field. Through 25 photographs by Eric Maillet, the bottoms of plastic bottles emerge as abstract worlds, suspended between stained glass, celestial bodies, and microscopic landscapes. Through isolation, enlargement, and light, the ordinary is displaced and reassembled as a visual experience. Light, scale, rhythm, and display become part of a single language, articulating a reflection on perception, material culture, and the fragile boundary between waste, form, and wonder. @leledelfabbro #leledelfabbro #ldfstudio @eric_maillet #ericmaillet #curatela