CONTRIBUTORS

Emma Leigh MacDonald is a multidisciplinary practitioner. She contributes to W and PIN-UP, and was the founding editor of Le Dépanneur magazine. She has curated exhibitions for the Istanbul Design Biennial, the New Museum, and New Art Dealers Alliance. “Young architecture practice is almost an oxymoron,” notes MacDonald, who interviewed CULTURED’s Young Architects of 2023. “It is so much more common to start your career working in support of someone else’s vision than toward your own. For this reason, I took an expansive approach to what architectural practice means in this feature—and to who and what it can include.”

Daniel Archer

The London-based photographer Daniel Archer has shot for brands including Prada, Maison Margiela, Saint Laurent, and Adidas. For this issue, he captured a group of cutting-edge performers in motion. “I wanted the choreographers to have freedom of expression, showcasing their individual approaches to their work,” Archer says.

RACHEL FLEMINGER HUDSON Photographer

Rachel Fleminger Hudson’s practice spans art direction, set design, and costuming. After graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2022, she won the international Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents and exhibited her work at the LUMA Foundation. This year, she’ll be heading to the Maison Européenne de la Photographie for a solo exhibition. Fleminger Hudson photographed Mia Goth for this issue’s cover at the iconic Palace Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. “It was a privilege to capture Mia’s extraordinary capacity for emotion,” says Fleminger Hudson. “She navigates the full range of human expression without judgment or fear and with joyous sensitivity and curiosity.”

LAURA MAY TODD Writer

Laura May Todd is a Milan-based journalist. She regularly contributes to publications including T Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Architectural Digest. Her rst book, How To Get Away: Cabins, Cottages, Hideouts and the Design of Retreat, was released in 2021. In this issue, she wrote about her experience touring the Gucci ArtLab in Florence. “I saw how some of the historic brand’s most coveted leather goods are made,” says Todd. “Speaking with the artisans and learning about Gucci’s efforts to preserve their traditions was a total thrill.”