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Emmanuel Olunkwa

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As seen in: NOVEMBER Mag, PIN-UP Magazine, Snake Newsletter, Bon Appetit, Dazed Magazine, Refinery29, Artforum
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Why hasn’t anyone come remotely close to Gaetano Pesce?

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By Emmanuel Olunkwa, Sami Reiss
| Snake Newsletter
This week: the passing of a nonpareil genius, an earthquake, a solar eclipse, auctions, addressed in a staccato manner out of respect for the man who has passed. But, first: Housekeeping: I’m the 12th topmost design newsletter according to — thank you to Substack. Here is the list: https://substack.com/top/design. Every newsletter ahead of me on these standings appears to be either written by a chick or is about UX design. So what I am saying is that I am top boy.
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PIN–UP | MULTIPLE CHOICE: AN INTERVIEW WITH HARLEY WERTHEIMER

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By Emmanuel Olunkwa
| PIN-UP Magazine
Harley Wertheimer has his hands in many pots, quietly creating spaces for people to convene around music, food, and art. As Vice President of A&R at Columbia Records, Wertheimer has expanded the reach of artists like Tyler, the Creator, The Internet, Vampire Weekend, and Haim. With Zelig, the Sony imprint he runs with longtime collaborators Mark Ronson and Brandon Creed, he helped kickstart the career of pop artists like King Princess.
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PIN–UP | BEAUTY, RITUAL, WASHING: AN INTERVIEW WITH SUMAYYA VALLY

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By Emmanuel Olunkwa
| PIN-UP Magazine
When asked what inspires her, Sumayya Vally lists sunsets, prayer sermons, rain dances, and the constituent mythologies of cities among the many references that feed her idiosyncratic practice. As founder and principal of Counterspace, the 33-year-old Indian-South African architect, who divides her time between Johannesburg, London, and Jeddah, layers overlooked migratory histories with expressions of Islamic and African hybrid identity.
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