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features on today’s wallpaper blog, the antenne book article is illustrated with pictures of some of their really nice books.
i actually saw a couple of them for real at dashwood books and other places and they’re really beautiful indeed. comes with a dvd to go a bit further. check the website, it’s grand! by pp
books
riccardo tisci – a magazine – curated by
came across this nice issue of the wonderful “a magazine”. the guest editor in chief was givenchy’s riccardo tisci and the aesthetic is a little dark but the overall piece is really beautiful. feels really refreshing to have a magazine that is not $50, not filled with crap ads and totally editorial free… that was released some years ago so there is very little chance to buy it anywhere but that is not the only purpose of things, right? by pp
viviane sassen – sol&luna
i remember the work of photographer viviane sassen in some magazines years ago.
and now there is this book “sol&luna;”, assignment from our legacy and libraryman co.
it’s described as:
“a specially made and well-built series of imagery with androgyny and beauty as the key principle”
just so nice! by pp
quelques portraits de dandys – eugene marsan
eugene marsan’s book “quelques portraits de dandys” is a little gem published by “l’editeur singulier”. it’s just a few pages about dandy’s such as maurice barrès, jules barbey d’aurevilly, charles baudelaire, honoré de balzac, stendhal and so on. the author focus on details such as press pants or the details of a cane to relate those french dandys. anyway, everything is cool in this book, from the cover to the pictures, here 9 portraits of charles baudelaire. love it! by pp
the anarchy of silence: john cage, museu d’art contemporani de barcelona
with bionce crashing our party i thought why not talk about some music. like “the anarchy of silence” by john cage. now, for the record, can we please beg lady gaga here to not appropriate?
ok, so this is one of the most beautiful books i have come across in recent years. the book published by henie onstad art center is a pricey soft cover book with a lot of inspiration hidden inside it (used copies can be found on amazon for $130). i picked up my new untouched copy at st. marks bookstore in new york for under a $100 but no idea if they have any left. not much unlike his music, beautiful unobtrusive designs of text create a lovely pace between photographs and sketches of cage. the hand drawn notes are truly amazing and the book as a whole shows a lot of confidence on behalf of its creators. another franklin well spent. by dd
the olivier theysken book
wow! photographer julien claessens looks back at olivier theyskens’ career thus far. in this special edition book claessens shows us the results of his unprecedented backstage access to theyskens’ fashion shows. with text by everyone’s favorite vogue lady (after the september issue) sally singer the book sounds to good to be true. but go ahead and see it for yourself flick at assouline. coming soon for $120… by dd
render me stunned: the promise of the young A.R.Schricker
the “function of form” written by farshid moussavi and edited by ahmad reza schricker published by actar and the harvard university gradute school of design
above: studies by ahmad reza schricker
space design by schricker for nike, in collaboration with new york agency ceft and company
below: additional studies by the young architect
a young masters graduate of harvard university and a current member of Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron‘s offices (china: birds nest) in switzerland, ahmad reza schricker’s future in architecture looks rather promising. the book “function of form” published and bearing his name coincided with his departure from the US and is a great find for archi-aficianados and MIT brains alike. we’ll be looking forward to seeing more of his work. by dd
robert polidori: parcours muséoligique revisité
now that was a nice christmas gift, a signed copy of the tripple edition robert polidori book: parcours muséoligique revisité published by steidel press documenting the decade long conservation project at the versailles. beautifully printed and cloth bound. just what I wanted from santa. by dd
Glen luchford book: published by Steidl
150 pages hardcover and well edited available for $68.00 from steidlville.com by dd
Barely private: by sante D’Orazio – ed ruscha
was never a ‘huge’ fan of sante’s work, but that said, this book looks rather promising. hand written notes and outtakes fill the 300 pages of this new release. a second volume of photo-diary-scrapbook, covering 1997 to 2008 with an author credit by ed ruscha, including subjects such as: kate moss, naomi campbell, claudia schiffer, diane kruger, tricia helfer, stephanie seymour, liz hurley, jay-z, mickey rourke, angelina jolie, christina aguilera, pam anderson, keith richards, axl rose, damien hirst, julian schnabel and many more. a bargain at $39.99 available at taschen. by kl
Waris Ahluwalia’s love letter of a book: to india with love
waris at the pierre hotel in new york for his new book “to india with love”
natalie portman, waris whluwalia
james ivory page from the book to india with love
photographer karen collins, kimberley norcott
aslaug magnusdottir, president of house of waris with ucef hanjani
my favorite room at the pierre where salvador dali spend days chasing the mocked up clouds
author tina bhojwani, president and CEO of louis vuitton daniel lalonde, designer/author waris ahluwalia and author mortimer signer
since the crash of the economy it seems like we are all attending more parties rather than pulling late nighters. that, i assume, is the silver lining in all of this. the good news is that not all parties are just to wine-and-dine new yorks newest most-needy-class. this was waris’ week. this shindig, at the newly re-opened pierre hotel (owned previously by the 4 seasons group) had something substantial behind it, an effort to remind us of not only the beauty of india, but to support the victims of mumbai’s 2008 terrorist attack.
the book is filled with memories and photographs of contributors like silvia fendi, elizabeth hurley, natalie portman, owen wilson and the like from their past visits to india. owen wilsons photo taken by his mom was one that stood out for me. unfortunately the book, published by respected publisher assouline, was rather disappointing for its lack of attention to detail and their hack-saw compositions. the love put in by waris and the gang somehow did not translate into the assouline’s team. that said, i personally bought 2 books and highly recommend a copy as the proceeds will go directly to the victims of the attack. hard cover $49.95
contributors include: Adrien Brody, Kenneth Cole, Silvia Fendi, Diane von Furstenberg, Elizabeth Hurley, Evelyn Lauder, Natalie Portman, Rachel Roy, Owen Wilson, and Matthew Williamson, among others. to learn more mumbai: we got your back. by dd
Paradis #5: well done thomas
lovely cover for this issue
the latest issue of paradis #5. we understand the magazine is now biannually so if you like it then get it now. nicely done and well put together. by uh
