Last week, photographer, curator and designer Tim Barber launched his new book entitled "Untitled Photographs" in New York. A collection of images spanning his fifteen years of photography is now available from Dashwood Books that also distribute "Welcome to Earth" , another edition signed by the American photographer who presented the content of it in an exhibition at Yuka Tsuruno in Tokyo in the Fall.
A mix of enticing artwork, fashion and design that appeals to your sense of erotic desire is revealed in a new illustrated art book entitled "Design Behind Desire". The voluptuous pieces are united in the strength of their vision,conceptual depth and a high degree of craftmanship with desire and sexuality at their core.
Carine Roitfeld presented and signed her book which was recently released at a special event at the Dover Street Market in London few hours ago.
exclusive photos by Amir Bakhtiar
Athens-based Foundation for Contemporary Art DESTE participates at the New York 2011 Art Book Fair at MoMa Ps1, with a special library kiosk.
Josh Smith has created a special edition of 100 of the DESTE publication. A Guest + A Host = A Ghost for the 2011 NYABF (photo above) reworking each limited edition case thereby assimilating the packaging intended to house the book into the object itself. The limited edition copies as well as the book itself are available at KARMA (Gallery HO3,S111, first floor)
The professional life of one of Savile Row’s best-known characters has been captured in a new book published next month titled, ‘The Savile Row Cutter’. Now Chairman of Dege & Skinner and a Master Cutter, Michael Skinner’s career started in 1952 when he joined the family firm as an 18 year old and he has since trained a great number of the bespoke tailors currently plying their trade on the Row.
Told through his craft and written ‘in conversation’ with Michael by author Hormazd Narielwalla, the book provides a fascinating insight into the life and work of a Master Tailor who has been at the forefront of bespoke tailoring for more than 50 years.
Dressing Royalty and some of the most distinguished and stylish gentlemen around the world, the book features anecdotes and photographs collected during the firm’s long and illustrious history; the launch into the Japanese market and award of a design contract to Ohga Co. Ltd, tales of actress Joanna Lumley and her beloved Dege ‘knickers’, Captain Mark Phillips at his wedding to Princess Anne in 1973, 1960’s band The Kinks and 2010’s Ryder Cup European Captain Colin Montgomerie, seen putting across the beautiful wooden floor of the shop in 2000. In fact, Michael may be the only Master Cutter in the world to have designed uniforms for a camel pipe band, although he does comment, “they were not the easiest things to measure, alternating between spitting and kicking”!
The book also features by special permission, a reprint of the double portrait of Prince William and Prince Harry by Nicky Philipps, which was unveiled last year and currently hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in London. In that portrait both Princes are wearing the No.1 Dress Uniform of the Household Cavalry (Blues & Royals), created for them by Dege & Skinner.
The Saville Row Cutter will be available to buy from www.bene-factum.co.uk, Amazon and a number of other outlets for the cover price of £25.00.
A 400 page visual history of Carine Roitfeld's carreer will be released October 4th, 2011 and the cover was recently revealed. Featuring a selection of 250 magazine teer sheets and covers from pivotal editorial shoots and advertising campaigns as well as intimate visual ephemera, the book titled "irreverent" gives an inside view into the former French Vogue's editor in chief creative thought process. Edited by Purple magazine's Olivier Zahm.
A retrospective look at Claude Montana's work is the new edition titled Claude Montana:Fashion Radical. The French fashion house that went bankrupt in 1997 marked the 80s fashion scene with its aggressive shapes, monochromatic fabrics and bold colors. The coffee-table book documenting the French designer's career has been curated by fashion journalist Marielle Cro and the designer himself.
