Louis Vuitton x Virgil Abloh x Nike
Travel Series x ASSOULINE.
" From June 21st to August 8th, luxury publisher Assouline will set up shop at Brach Paris for a brand-new pop-up store. This short- term bookstore will offer beautiful coffee table books from Assouline’s Travel Series. As part of the Classics Collection, these titles are presented in eye-catching, vibrant textured hardcovers inspired by the destination. While browsing through the images within each page, readers are invited to journey through some of the most sought-after cities through anecdotes, hot spots and figures that have made the locations iconic. This is a natural collaboration between Assouline, with its contemporary vision of publishing, and Brach’s sense of relaxed luxury designed by Philippe Starck. Working with the greatest designers, photographers, artists, and architects around the world, Assouline publishes books that are both beautiful and thought-provoking. Their vast collection of aesthetically vibrant, inspiring books has drawn the attention of readers everywhere. Assouline’s Travel Series includes eighteen books, each focusing on dreamy destinations such as Ibiza, Mykonos, Palm Beach, Comporta, and many more. Each volume is a journey of beauty and joy that creates its own unique world. "
Source.
https://evokcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/press-release-assouline-travel-library-low-1.pdf
P Magazine Series.
" Founded in 2013, P Magazine is a hardcover limited edition art book published annually as a collector’s edition, curated by Rik Bracho and Mariana García. With exclusive photography and content created by the finest contributors across the globe, P Magazine manifests different expressions of beauty, sensuality and human nature. Based in the warm land of Mexico. "
Source.
https://pmagazine.co/about/
Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech Catalogue.
" My Figures of Speech catalog is a book filled with all my work from the beginning of my career. Follow the pages in the book to understand the trajectory of my career and my thinking process throughout the years. "
" The Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech” is a published book based on my personal experiences while developing my design career. To be used as an open-source guide for others to pattern their multi-disciplinary career. This book features figuratively “10,000” hours of work and the rationale behind my personal art practice. This book was in tandem with the “Figures of Speech” exhibition curated by Michael Darling for the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago ©️2019 "
Source.
https://virgilabloh.com/free-game/
Abloh-isms.
" Abloh-isms is a collection of essential quotations from American fashion designer, DJ, and stylist Virgil Abloh, who was a major creative figure in the worlds of pop culture and art. Abloh began his career as Kanye West’s creative director before founding the luxury streetwear label Off-White and becoming artistic director for Louis Vuitton, making Abloh the first American of African descent to hold that title at a French fashion house. Defying categorization, Abloh’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at museums and galleries, most notably in a major retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Gathered from interviews and other sources, this selection of compelling and memorable quotations from the designer reveals his thoughts on a wide range of subjects, including creativity, passion, innovation, race, and what it means to be an artist of his generation. Lively and thought-provoking, these quotes reflect Abloh’s unique perspective as a trailblazer in his fields. "
Source.
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691213798/abloh-isms
ICONS: Something's Off by Virgil Abloh x Nike.
" i linked up with Taschen to publish a book titled ICONS “Something’s Off” that does what instagram captions can’t do. it’s essentially the whole logic of how. it’s a printed documentary of the @Off____White™ @Nike project. all the ones i’ve done to date and a window into all the ones to come.
this book is a catalog of images from my process that are largely not on the internet. the beauty about books is exactly that. you can rarely google image search the full picture of anything.
i believe in print and I believe local bookstores are vital. indie bookstores have always been hubs of community and culture, and they deserve support. with that in mind, the @arch___itecture team is honored to partner with @Nike to gift copies to an international group of independent bookstores, many of them Black-owned. these stores will be the only ones selling ICONS “Something’s Off”, beginning january 12, ahead of the global release by Nike on january 22. "
Source.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ64sKGJ1XV/
