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A composition of clear acrylic triangles and a white ruler resting on a dark grey surface. A single orange pencil leans against the shapes, creating sharp shadows and geometric reflections.

Carl Kleiner has gone done it again with his high fashion geometry for V Magazine

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Date
5 July 2012

Even if you live under bedrock, it’s very likely Carl Kleiner’s impossibly bright, sharply cast still-life’s have penetrated the darkness of your existence (and you are all the better for it). In the past few years, his eye for golden-ratio compositions that set inanimate objects in dramatic contrast to block colours, light and each other have elevated these random items to sculptural status.

He and a few other select photographers are responsible for really pushing the bar on this high-end, easily accessible imagery that can turn a staid fashion-spread product shoot into the absolute star of the show – as exemplified in this latest unashamedly gorgeous work for V Magazine which is a real lesson in style and precision geometry.

A geometric clutch bag with a green snakeskin flap, a white body and a navy blue panel. It is positioned diagonally on a grey surface next to a white ruler.
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Carl Kleiner for V Magazine

A small, gold-coloured clutch bag with a textured, honeycomb surface sits on a white ruler. Strong sunlight casts sharp, geometric shadows across the pale pink background.
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Carl Kleiner for V Magazine

A white high-heeled shoe with a blue toe cap floats amidst clear acrylic blocks. A metal ruler lies across the top left corner against a pale blue grid background.
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Carl Kleiner for V Magazine

A bright red leather handbag with a silver buckle sits on a vibrant yellow background. It is surrounded by sharp, geometric shapes that cast deep shadows across the surface.
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Carl Kleiner for V Magazine

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Bryony Quinn

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Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

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