{"id":1902,"date":"2023-02-28T16:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T16:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:13:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:13:46","slug":"into-the-mind-of-designer-photographer-anton-repponen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/into-the-mind-of-designer-photographer-anton-repponen","title":{"rendered":"Into the mind of designer &#038; photographer, Anton Repponen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video interviewee-picture\"><video autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Anton-Repponen.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/repponen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Anton Repponen<\/a> is a man of many talents. A photographer, interaction designer and director with a background in architecture, he's the co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/antonandirene.com\/\">Anton &amp; Irene<\/a>, a multi-disciplinary design studio based in Brooklyn. We know Anton as someone who constantly creates and pushes relentlessly for the best. Today we get a brief glimpse into his mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s the best compliment you received recently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An app that I use for biking just complimented me on my workout. It said \u201cNice job!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s the last thing you read?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Slaughterhouse-Five-Modern-Library-Best-Novels\/dp\/0440180295\/ref=asc_df_0440180295\/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=498898317571&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=14681023540160314666&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9073497&amp;hvtargid=pla-457208878274&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Click the + button while viewing the page to save this to your mind as a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What book do you want to read next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Polyhedrists-Geometry-Long-Sixteenth-Century\/dp\/0262046644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Polyhedrists by Noam Amdrews<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">A quote that\u2019s meaningful to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-custom_2ckfb3b91\">\"You always have a 'no,' but you might get a 'yes.'\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">Best gift you\u2019ve ever given?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disposable camera. That\u2019s my go-to gift for random parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">Where do you want to travel to next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Galapagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What would you buy, if money weren\u2019t an issue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be honest, I would not buy stuff but rather use the money to produce half of the things I designed as concepts. There are several pieces I\u2019d want to have in my own house. Couple of one-off chairs would be amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringChair_Page_04-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringChair_Page_04-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringChair_Page_04-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringChair_Page_04-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringChair_Page_04-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringChair_Page_04.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PlainChair_Repponen_Angle_1-1024x717.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PlainChair_Repponen_Angle_1-1024x717.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PlainChair_Repponen_Angle_1-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PlainChair_Repponen_Angle_1-768x538.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PlainChair_Repponen_Angle_1-1536x1075.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PlainChair_Repponen_Angle_1.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What hobby would you take up, if you had the time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have the time and I take up all the hobbies I need. If I had enough physical strength I\u2019d pick up track ice skating. I just think it looks way too cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s an image or piece of art you can\u2019t get out of your head?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Too many. Particularly two pieces from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/whitney.org\/exhibitions\/edward-hopper-new-york\" target=\"_blank\">the Edward Hopper exhibit <\/a>in New York. Works by Matt Paweski <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.printedmatter.org\/catalog\/56615\/\" target=\"_blank\">from a book titled \u201cMP.19\u201d<\/a> and items designed by Muller van Severen <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/saint-martin-bookshop.com\/products\/van-severen-muller-book-luster-2014\" target=\"_blank\">in his book titled \u201cBook,\u201d<\/a> which I bought last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">The funniest thing you\u2019ve seen lately?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt16867040\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The \u201cCunk on Earth\u201d TV show<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Click the + button while viewing the page to save this your mind as a TV series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">If you could build an extension of your own mind, what would it look like? How would it work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure how it would look like, but it would pull up memories much faster and blend them into new things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2726<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anton Repponen is a man of many talents. A photographer, interaction designer and director with a background in architecture, he&#8217;s the co-founder of Anton &amp; Irene, a multi-disciplinary design studio based in Brooklyn. We know Anton as someone who constantly creates and pushes relentlessly for the best. 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