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"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 favor with an 'engaged group of explorers with a keen eye,' who send him thousands of submissions every week.―
The Guardian

Like the Instagram account that spawned it, Wally Koval’s book brings together stunning — and often hilarious — photos of locations around the world that capture the director’s offbeat aesthetic.―
Washington Post Holiday Gift Guide

While [Accidentally Wes Anderson] takes you to the top (Kilimanjaro) and bottom (Goudier Island, Antarctica) of the world, it also frames architectural bonbons closer to civilization and provides inspiration for your own homes, which might do with a dash of dreaminess in these dreary times.―
The New York Times

'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

All the world’s a Wes Anderson film, or so one would glean from this handsome book… A charming, whimsical tribute to the Anderson aesthetic.―
Kirkus Reviews

The Accidentally Wes Anderson Instagram account, with its million-plus followers, is a wonderland of travel photography inspired by the distinctive symmetry, colors, and quirks of films by Wes Anderson...Now Koval is releasing a coffee-table book filled with some of the community’s most wanderlust-inspiring photos, organized by region and marked with approximate dates of origin.―
Virtuoso

This book technically isn't out yet, but
 it looks so good we couldn't just not put it on the list.―Cosmopolitan.com best coffee table books roundup

There’s a sense of cheerfulness and beauty in those images that seems to only exist in the past — it’s powerful.―
Matador Network

Koval gleefully arrays the awe-inspiring products of his Wes Anderson fan-photography Instagram project, an (officially authorized) labor-of-love. The selections in this debut coffee-table conversation-piece are culled from submissions by a “global community of more than one million Adventurers” that recall the filmmaker’s color-saturated oeuvre, many published for the first time here…Varying in layout, the images share vibrant color composition, both joyful and surreal…True to its inspiration, the collection is breathtaking, witty, and happily ambitious, a perfect diversion for film fans and globe trotters alike.―
Publishers Weekly

This coffee table book, full of Andersonesque visuals spotted around the globe, is a respite for the soul as much as it is really good decoration.―
Entertainment Weekly

Whereas [Accidentally Wes Anderson] takes you to the highest (Kilimanjaro) and backside (Goudier Island, Antarctica) of the world, it additionally frames architectural bonbons nearer to civilization and supplies inspiration in your personal houses, which could do with a touch of dreaminess in these dreary instances...In this time of quarantine, the luxurious [book], with the photographs clustered geographically, reads much more strongly as a want checklist.―
Lightly News

Koval [has] assembled a travel list of over 200 pop-pastel places and the unique stories behind them in this book authorized by the 
Moonrise Kingdom director himself. Get ready for a visual feast that will fully ignite your wanderlust.―E! Online

[I]n this time — when travel is limited, and movie releases, including Anderson’s own “The French Dispatch” are indefinitely postponed — it’s a small pleasure to escape for a few minutes into this fantastical, stylized version of the world.―
Pacific San Diego

Accidentally Wes Anderson is both a loving counterpart to the filmmaker’s work and an admirable piece of work on its own.―Houston Chronicle

Whether you're familiar with the director's films or not, 
Accidentally Wes Anderson deftly suggests that a shift in perspective is all that's necessary to transform the everyday to the extraordinary. The photographs and accompanying stories encourage a second and third look at our usual surroundings while we're still stuck in them, and they're sure to inspire a new travel bucket list for when we're not. ―Gear Patrol

Fueled by a vision for distinctive design, stunning photography, and unexpected narratives, 
Accidentally Wes Anderson is a passport to inspiration and adventure. Perfect for modern travelers and fans of Wes Anderson’s distinctive aesthetic, this is an invitation to look at your world through a different lens.―BookPeople Blog

Inspired by a popular Instagram account, this coffee-table book showcases joy-inducing locations across the globe that would look right at home in the stylized films of the 
Grand Budapest Hotel director.―People Magazine's List of 25 Reasons for Hope in America in 2020

With a foreword by Anderson himself, the book is a unique celebration of one of the world’s most beloved filmmakers and a wonderful evocation of richness and diversity of the world itself.―
MMG News

It’s an aesthete’s dream... A compilation of the symmetrical, atypical, unexpected, vibrantly patterned and distinctively coloured, Accidentally Wes Anderson is the ultimate celebration of the auteur filmmaker and the meticulous aesthetic that his fans love.

Daily Architecture News

This is a beautifully strange and wonderful book... Part architectural, part travelogue, it’s a lot of fun and the perfect place to spend some time during your armchair travels.―
The Star

For those who want to wander afar via the aesthetic defined by the films of the celebrated director, inspiration can be found at the Hospital Naval in Buenos Aires, a pancake stand-in Croatia, a branch of the BNP Paribas branch in Wroclaw, or the Najim al-Imam Religious School in Najal. Regardless of what might strike your fancy paging through, it's also a book sure to pique the interest of your guests.―
The Daily Beast

Transporting...A nice way to satisfy a housebound traveler's whimsical wanderlust.―
Wall Street Journal

[A] big and beautiful book that combines the sugary-sweet palette of Anderson’s cinematography with the snackable summaries of a guidebook...When opened sporadically, it's like bathing in serotonin―
The New York Times Book Review

...the closest one can get to living in a Wes Anderson film.―
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About the Author

Wally Koval founded the @AccidentallyWesAnderson community on Instagram in 2017, and it has since grown to more than one million Adventurers. Wally curates and publishes daily content with the help of his wife, Amanda, and their dog, Dexter, in Brooklyn, New York. To discover your next adventure or share your favorite photo, visit AccidentallyWesAnderson.com.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Voracious (October 20, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316492736
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316492737
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.55 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.65 x 1.4 x 9.35 inches

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5.0 out of 5 stars Armchair Adventure at its finest! (A great gift, too)
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2020
I have been a fan of the @accidentallywesanderson Instagram account for a few years, so when I learned a book was in the works I ordered a few copies as gifts for the design-lovers in my life. The books have started to arrive (along with my own copy) and it knocked my socks off! I knew that the images that "made the cut" would be stellar. What surprised me was the insightful, witty text that accompanies each photo. INCREDIBLE.

The stories are well-researched and much more in-depth than what is on the daily Instagram account. It's wayyyy more than a "pretty coffee table book", though it is that too :) This is the best gift under $50, hands down. I'll be exploring and coming back to this one regularly. I still have 6 more sections to read and I'm enthralled. Kudos to everyone involved.

P.S. I am updating this review after seeing a mention about losing images in the middle of the binding. I disagree that this is a problem. This book has special lay-flat binding. You just need to... open the book the full way ;) Added some photos of 2-page spreads so you can see.
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3.0 out of 5 stars So charming but so flawed
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2020
I’m a big Wes Anderson fan, and this book is a joyful tribute to his distinctive style with the frontal perspective, color palette, rigorous symmetry and nostalgic subjects. The photographs would be easy to appreciate even if you aren’t familiar with the director’s vision. My disappointment is that too many of these pictures are ruined by running them as two page spreads. This book is a fairly thick volume and symmetrical composition of so many of the photographs leave the center of the pictures lost in the gutter, effectively destroying those images. It’s so sad that these spreads ruin great pictures with bad page design.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning captures by real travelers, perfect ode to Wes Anderson.
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2020
This book is so beautiful! I was curious about what the quality of the printing would be like, wondering how the images would translate from what we are used to seeing on the Instagram page, but everything about this book is practically perfect. In this digital age, there is still something to be said about seeing full color pictures on paper- wow!!! The write ups on each destination are intriguing, but the pictures are STUNNING. I was so excited I couldn't stop myself from flipping through every page as soon as I got it, so I could see all the pictures. I can't wait to go back and read about each one. This book is giving me a serious case of wanderlust. If you follow this page on Instagram, love travel or photography, this book is a must have.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2020
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bought it for the photography, keeping it for the content.
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020
Exceeded expectations! I learn something new on each page, my son was particularly taken with a picture of an 1800’s grand opera house, and actually stuck around to hear me read him about it’s history! I also really like how they have the pictures sectioned out by region, makes for easy referencing and a great way to explore the world via the book. Well done Mr. Koval!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Balance of Eye Candy and Information
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2020
I pre-ordered this book after finding Accidentally Wes Anderson on Instagram. This is chock-full of beautiful pictures, but there is also plenty to read with information about these locations. Since I'm buying this during the pandemic, I can't travel to these places in real life. But this gives me a lot of ideas about places that I would love to visit someday.

I am really happy that I bought this for myself, because it's going to be a great coffee table books whenever guests are allowed to come back over again. This is a must-buy as a gift for anyone in your life who loves Wes Anderson. Whether they know about this artist or not, they will totally appreciate the aesthetic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO BE A LOCATION SCOUT FOR WES ANDERSON, BUT IT'S ALSO A LOVELY BOOK
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2020
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4.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile purchase
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5.0 out of 5 stars About time :) Thanks AWA
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2020
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning Book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift
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