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Phaidon Press Ltd - Paul Smith - Paperback
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Description: Books have traced the lives of great designers before but few serve to double as a visual history of British popular culture. What this book deftly demonstrates is that Smith has not just been going for 50 years he's been interwoven with our national aesthetic for 50 years. Esquire A timely celebration of British design legend Sir Paul Smith and his one - of - a - kind creativity This innovative book captures the unique spirit of British fashion icon Sir Paul Smith through 50 objects chosen by Sir Paul himself for the inspiration they have provided him over the years from a wax plate of spaghetti and a Dieter Rams radio to a Mario Bellini Cab chair and a bicycle seat. Each object has impacted his worldview his creative process and his adherence to a design approach that's always imbued with distinctly British wit and eccentricity. The book covers subjects as varied as breaking down the formality of wearing a suit the importance of wit and the benefits of remaining independent in an increasingly monopolized world and includes personal contributions handwritten notes a sketch or photograph from such fashion and design heavyweights as Manolo Blahnik In's de la Fressange Martin Parr and John Pawson. Updated with a fresh new fabric cover featuring the brand's signature stripe and a brand - new preface written by Sir Paul especially for this edition Paul Smith provides the ultimate insight into one of the fashion world's most - loved creators.
Title: Paul Smith
Brand: Phaidon Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781838668747
Pages: 264 Pages
Publication Date: 9/17/2024
Category: Fashion & Textiles: Design
Description: Books have traced the lives of great designers before but few serve to double as a visual history of British popular culture. What this book deftly demonstrates is that Smith has not just been going for 50 years he's been interwoven with our national aesthetic for 50 years. Esquire A timely celebration of British design legend Sir Paul Smith and his one - of - a - kind creativity This innovative book captures the unique spirit of British fashion icon Sir Paul Smith through 50 objects chosen by Sir Paul himself for the inspiration they have provided him over the years from a wax plate of spaghetti and a Dieter Rams radio to a Mario Bellini Cab chair and a bicycle seat. Each object has impacted his worldview his creative process and his adherence to a design approach that's always imbued with distinctly British wit and eccentricity. The book covers subjects as varied as breaking down the formality of wearing a suit the importance of wit and the benefits of remaining independent in an increasingly monopolized world and includes personal contributions handwritten notes a sketch or photograph from such fashion and design heavyweights as Manolo Blahnik In's de la Fressange Martin Parr and John Pawson. Updated with a fresh new fabric cover featuring the brand's signature stripe and a brand - new preface written by Sir Paul especially for this edition Paul Smith provides the ultimate insight into one of the fashion world's most - loved creators.
Title: Paul Smith
Brand: Phaidon Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781838668747
Pages: 264 Pages
Publication Date: 9/17/2024
Category: Fashion & Textiles: Design
