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Saturday, 28 October 2017
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Yohji Yamamoto F/W 2000-2001 / Craig McDean, M/M (Paris)
Edition : First / Paris / Yohji Yamamoto / 2000 / Hardcover. / Near Fine
4to, Unpaginated (ca 30pp). Printed folder boards as issued. Numerous Colour and Black & White plates.
4to, Unpaginated (ca 30pp). Printed folder boards as issued. Numerous Colour and Black & White plates.
Killer Yamamoto featuring Amber Valetta tons of archival prints and crazy M/M work set over a series of 5 gigantic foldouts.
Ku Ibiza : Kiss me Darling
Edition : First / Barcelona / Ku Ibiza / 1992 / Hardcover. / VG+
4to. Unpaginated (ca 120pp). Printed boards as issued. Numerous Colour plates. Text in English. With tipped in poster.
4to. Unpaginated (ca 120pp). Printed boards as issued. Numerous Colour plates. Text in English. With tipped in poster.
The essential Ibiza book fro the open air studio 54. Ku's celebration of a decade (well, 13 years)- with Pedro Almadovar, Kid Creole, Talk Talk, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, a lot of topless parties, club culture and superb balearic art direction.
Nazi Milk / General Idea; Bronson, AA; Partz, Felix; Zontal, Jorge
Edition : First / Naples / Lucio Amelio / October 1979 / Softcover / VG+
45 x 65 cm. Offset litho on silk stock. Some staining, which is more apparent to verso, minor chipping to edges. p/>
General Idea's signature image from the installation Colour Bar Lounge, which was originally presented at Art Basel in 1979 as part of the mythical 1984 Miss General Idea Pavilion.
45 x 65 cm. Offset litho on silk stock. Some staining, which is more apparent to verso, minor chipping to edges. p/>
General Idea's signature image from the installation Colour Bar Lounge, which was originally presented at Art Basel in 1979 as part of the mythical 1984 Miss General Idea Pavilion.
Thursday, 5 October 2017
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Monday, 2 October 2017
Saturday, 30 September 2017
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Domus Moda 1+2 (all published issues)
In 81 Mendini took over from Gio Ponti as editor of Domus. During his tenure the magazine modernised and broadened it's scope in terms of both design theory and new modes of practice. Mendini also had a deep interest in fashion and clothing- and the short lived Domus Moda was the result of his intention to inscribe fashion into the broader discourse of design and design culture. Chaired by Mendini, Sottsass was appointed as designer, with art direction handled by Studio Alchimia and texts by Barbara Radice, Franco Raggi, Paola Navone, Anna Piaggi and Andrea Branzi. Though the magazine declares itself to be a fashion magazine, it is more an enquiry into fashion by a group of architects and designers than a straightforward fashion publication per se. Mendini eschews celebrity and editorial in favour of construction, socio-political context and technological innovation. As one would expect, the art direction is phenomenal, unlike any other magazine from the period, and overall it is a sideways look at clothing through the eyes of designers and theorists. Alas it would appear that in 1981 architects were not particularly interested in reading about clothes, nor were fashion designers interested in reading Mendini's complex theories, so Domus Moda was suspended after only 2 issues due to financial problems and lack of interest. Had the magazine continued one can only imagine the results of what was a very ambitious attempt at cross-pollination.
Friday, 15 September 2017
Brian Griffin and Barney Bubbles / Copyright
Elegant and quiet work made in collaboration with Barney Bubbles and self published in 1978. Griffin was at the time working for Management Today and shooting musicians, and despite his discreet profile was later hailed as the greatest photographer of the 80's.
Raf Simons - Closer (Autumn Winter 2003)
Raf Simons's collaboration with Peter Saville, Closer, borrowed graphics from Saville's archive and in particular the Factory years. SImon's obsession with the fringes of youth culture brought to it's logical conclusion.
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