Paul Smith: You Can Find Inspiration in Everything - (And If You Can't, Look Again) [ペーパーバック]

Far from being a fashion monograph, this book "images" Paul Smith's brain on to the page, presenting original and often humorous thoughts and ideas in shop windows, in advertising campaigns, in photographs and souvenirs brought back from world travels that became the inspiration for the look of the season. In addition to texts and images by Paul Smith himself, collaborations include: an account of his teenage obsession with cycling by Richard Williams, sports writer on the "Guardian"; a fiction by celebrated novelist James Flint; interviews with neuroscientist Dr Semir Zeki and curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist; two posters; and "The Bunny", a comic book within the book, complete with a cryptic crossword, puzzles, a fold-out board game and illustrations by various acclaimed artists and designers.

Now in Paperback~Unlike any other fashion designer at work today, Paul Smith has managed to combine a flair for eccentric, subversive detail, a dedication to the highest standards of craftmanship, and a business and marketing sense that has made him simply the most successful designer in British history. But this publication is not a fashion monograph; it is not a catalogue of suits. Rather, imagine Paul Smith's brain on a page: cleverly original and often humorous thoughts and ideas, perfectly executed, not just on the back of a man or a woman but in shop windows, in advertising campaigns, in toys, photographs and souvenirs brought back from travels throughout the world that became the inspiration for the look of a season. Words and images crash together in striking contrast to reveal the passions and amusements of a designer committed to both modesty in his pursuits and stunning innovation. Designed by Alan Aboud, Art Director for Paul Smith for more than a decade, complete with specially inserted posters and comic book, this publication will bring together observations, images and, in its own unique design and production, all of the extraordinary qualities possessed by Paul Smith himself. Winner of:~A Gold Medal from the Art Directors Club, Europe~A Silver Medal from the Art Directors Club, New York~An Award of Distinction from the Art Directors Club, Tokyo~An unexpected and eclectic host of contributors who find common ground in their unwavering originality. --ContentsA ripe blend of master craftsmanship and Monty Python-esque lunacy. --Monument Edited by Robert Violette.~Essay by Paul Smith.~Interviews by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Richard Wentworth.~Fiction by James Flint and Richard Williams. ~Introduction by William Gibson. Paperback, 8.25 x 10 in./272 pgs / 1200 color 0 BW0 duotone 0 ~ Item D20308
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