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WALLY and AMANDA KOVAL founded Accidentally Wes Anderson (AWA) on Instagram in 2017, and the Community has since grown to nearly two million Adventurers. The couple's first book, Accidentally Wes Anderson, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list, was a major hit in the UK and is now published in eight languages, accompanied by a jigsaw puzzle and a book of postcards. AWA's work has been featured in museums around the world and transformed into a traveling exhibition that has so far visited Seoul, Tokyo, London, and Los Angeles. The couple lives with their dog, Dexter, in their hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. They pinch themselves daily just to make sure this is all real.
The Instagram trend you didn't know you needed . . . Art may imitate life, but as evidenced by the thousands of people designating their photos #AccidentalWesAnderson, perhaps the opposite is also true * Vogue * Pastel colors, front-on facades, hyper-stylized uncanny symmetry: director Wes Anderson has a defined aesthetic. Once you've got your eye in, you can see it anywhere . . . [Koval's] account, @AccidentallyWesAnderson, has found favour with an 'engaged group of explorers with a keen eye,' who send him thousands of submissions every week. * Guardian * The subreddit of images from real places reminiscent of the filmmaker's sets and style is brilliant. * Architectural Digest * Legions of fans are scouting for locations around the world that evoke the 48 year-old director's trademark twee aesthetic . . . Color, symmetry, and absurdity are the defining elements of his aesthetic. * Quartz *
