The creators of “Accidentally Wes Anderson” had no idea what was coming when they launched their Instagram page.
Wally and Amanda Koval started the account in 2017 to celebrate visually-appealing buildings and landscapes around the world that looked as if they could have inspired Wes Anderson films.From tiny libraries in New Zealand to, of course, lighthouses in Canada, the Instagram page, with 1.8 million followers, and its accompanying website curate colorful, symmetrical and historic tableaux that might have sprung directly from a scene in “The Grand Budapest Hotel” or “The French Dispatch” — except they’re submitted by photographers from around the world.A wildly successful book expanding on the Instagram content followed in 2020, which has since been published in several languages.
Now, the “Accidentally Wes Anderson” world includes a website with suggested travel itineraries, an online shop stocked with well-curated “Awa” swag, a newsletter and exhibitions in Seoul and Tokyo.But six years ago,…
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