Instagram hotlist: must-follow accounts of May 2018
Your monthly guide to the most engaging accounts on Instagram – big and small – as followed by W* staffers. Cut through the visual static.

John Yuyi
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Taiwanese-born, New York City-based artist, with a string of interdisciplinary collaborators, including Nike and Gucci. Follow for pulse-racing visuals.
Mary Duggan
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Mary Duggan is a London-based RIBA registered architecture and design studio established in March 2017. Founder Duggan’s Instagram is a muted moodboard of architectural models, inspirations and scribbled quotes, awash with peachy hues. Follow for therapy.
Daniel Piper Words
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A rare treat: a comedian and poet with their own visual style and sensibility. London-based Daniel Piper’s first book Arbitrary and Unnecessary has just been crowdfunded, and is filled with comedic shorts on themes of ‘death, Eamonn Holmes, Jesus, Eastenders, vegetables, money, Phillip Schofield, and dinosaurs’ – amongst others. Follow for laughs.
Lucy Hardcastle
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We’ve long had our collective eye on Hardcastle, known for her distinctive mesh of virtual and physical art. Her visceral, highly textured works have the ability to reach out of the screen and into your hand. Her Instagram is similarly boundary-crossing – half calming, half nausea-inducing. Follow for stimulation.
Agnesvita
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Agnes Lloyd-Platt is a photographer based in London, with a passion for colour. Her feed is a riot of vibrancy, featuring fashion, hotdogs, flora and the sky. Follow for positvity.
Hiller Goodspeed
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This Vancouver-based illustrator with comic penmanship doesn’t seem to take himself (and by extension, his Instagram) too seriously. But don’t mistake this for lack of commitment. His understated drawings display a grown-up take on a childlike aesthetic. Follow for deceptive simplicity.
Leandro Farina
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Our June 2018 issue (W*231) photography cover star is a London-based image maker with an eye for architectural spaces and shapes, as well as for intelligent still-life work. Follow for clarity of vision
Elly Parsons is the Digital Editor of Wallpaper*, where she oversees Wallpaper.com and its social platforms. She has been with the brand since 2015 in various roles, spending time as digital writer – specialising in art, technology and contemporary culture – and as deputy digital editor. She was shortlisted for a PPA Award in 2017, has written extensively for many publications, and has contributed to three books. She is a guest lecturer in digital journalism at Goldsmiths University, London, where she also holds a masters degree in creative writing. Now, her main areas of expertise include content strategy, audience engagement, and social media.
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Mika Cars wants to build the Mino, a sporty, ultra-compact electric two-seater for the open road
An evolution of Mika’s Meon electric beach buggy, the little Mino is an ultra-light EV with big-car aspirations
By Jonathan Bell
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Beck on his orchestral shows: 'It's something that can't be simulated by AI'
Following two nights at London's Royal Albert Hall, Wallpaper* meets Beck and conductor Edwin Outwater to hear how the pair brought to life Beck's back catalogue with an 80-piece orchestra
By Jordan Bassett
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Formula 1 in photos: 100 memorable moments
A new book, ‘Formula 1: The Impossible Collection’, marks 75 years of the motor-racing championship – a history full of tenacity, triumph and tragedy
By Bridget Downing
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Edinburgh Art Festival 2023: from bog dancing to binge drinking
What to see at Edinburgh Art Festival 2023, championing women and queer artists, whether exploring Scottish bogland on film or casting hedonism in ceramic
By Amah-Rose Abrams
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Last chance to see: Devon Turnbull’s ‘HiFi Listening Room Dream No. 1’ at Lisson Gallery, London
Devon Turnbull/OJAS’ handmade sound system matches minimalist aesthetics with a profound audiophonic experience – he tells us more
By Jorinde Croese
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Hospital Rooms and Hauser & Wirth unite for a sensorial London exhibition and auction
Hospital Rooms and Hauser & Wirth are working together to raise money for arts and mental health charities
By Hannah Silver
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‘These Americans’: Will Vogt documents the USA’s rich at play
Will Vogt’s photo book ‘These Americans’ is a deep dive into a world of privilege and excess, spanning 1969 to 1996
By Sophie Gladstone
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Brian Eno extends his ambient realms with these environment-altering sculptures
Brian Eno exhibits his new light box sculptures in London, alongside a unique speaker and iconic works by the late American light artist Dan Flavin
By Jonathan Bell
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Asim Waqif creates dense bamboo display at the Hayward in London
The Bagri Foundation Commission, Asim Waqif’s वेणु [Venu], opens at the Hayward Gallery in London
By Cleo Roberts-Komireddi
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Forrest Myers is off the wall at Catskill Art Space this summer
Forrest ‘Frosty’ Myers makes his mark at Catskill Art Space, NY, celebrating 50 years of his monumental Manhattan installation, The Wall
By Pei-Ru Keh
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Jim McDowell, aka ‘the Black Potter’, on the fire behind his face jugs
A former coal miner, Jim McDowell defied the odds to set up his workshop and keep a historic form of American pottery alive
By Aruna D’Souza