David Owen and Angela Hill refined their ability to perceive an image’s potential through a process of trial and error. Their intuition and broad-mindedness define their approach to selecting titles
Planet-friendly ethics weave themselves into the brand experience. Building sustainability into the design, the laboratory part of the space has been made using reclaimed-wood
The cleanliness of the backdrop allows the books to take center stage. One says ‘never judge a book by its cover’, but in Artwords that’s exactly what you do
An ethical marketplace: founders Merrit, Smyth and Seun on the problem of labels being shut out of the physical retail space by unfair rents
Moored on Regent’s Canal, a century-old Dutch barge houses an island of quirkiness. In conversation with co-founder Paddy Screech
«Maybe it started with the iconoclastic act of throwing tea off the boat in Boston harbor». The United States versus the charms of minimalism
Books as protection against existential fears. «If you’re reading this, you are a Worm. We’re all Worms, and in the end, we’re going to be eaten by them»
Modular prefabricated rooms designed after the future traveler’s essentials – wrapped in plastic, pressurised and shipped to the construction site, ready to become the next citizenM hotel
After thirty years, the FUEL team remains to be a duo. They never employed assistants or interns, nor had ambitions to enlarge the design company
In conversation with the founder James Laffar – ‘My grandfather used to know a few of our clients back when he had bookstalls in the Sixties’
Something perceived as ‘cold’ when observing modern buildings in the European-American metropolis, is the opposite in the Ned London
In 830 square meters space, with more than 6.000 titles, visitors have to find their way. The logic is antithetic to the algorithmic mechanism
An invitation extended to an artist to brand or monogram a seasonal purse is not an equivalent gesture as an invitation to exhibit, uninterrupted, in a stellar downtown space on Sloane Street.
Fragrances for Napoleon, and a pomade made with bear grease – a place like a theatrical stage: how to stay modern and international without breaking with English tradition
If in London the designers painted the walls in white, Faye Toogood chooses mud-colored walls and metal cages as bookcases
From King’s Road to Covent Garden — the central London flagship store is an ode to design, hosting exhibits, selling fashion and design, and South American and African Crafts
A space of 1300 square meters, natural light penetrates inside from large windows illuminating the rooms and objects, arranged without a predefined order
A Spanish artisan brought the flowers of the Mediterranean to the court of King George II and opened Floris Jermyn Street
Browns London stands out as the first multi-brand boutique in the British capital.
At the White Cube in London, the largest of the bronze statues is 9 meters tall. The Mother is a series dedicated to Emin’s mom
The interiors of Modern Society recall a lounge designed in that shabby-chic style that was all over London in the nineties and which still dominates certain circles
The rent had risen by 200% – Rei Kawakubo left Dover Street, although it was the London street that had launched the concept store, accounting for 35% of its turnover.
WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’RE BECOMING YET
BUT WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
458 PAGES
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COVER IMAGE MARIE TOMANOVA
IN CONVERSATION WITH
HERON PRESTON
GIORGIO ARMANIHAKAN KARAOSMAN
DAN COLEN
REINER HOLZEMER
CYRILL GUTSCH
IAN MASSEY
LAMPOON PUBLISHING HOUSE SRL | R.E.A. DI MILANO N. 2057081
I.V. TRATTAMENTO DEI DATI © LAMPOON 2019
WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’RE BECOMING YET
BUT WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
IN CONVERSATION WITH
HERON PRESTON
GIORGIO ARMANI
HAKAN KARAOSMAN
DAN COLEN
REINER HOLZEMER
CYRILL GUTSCH
IAN MASSEY
LAMPOON PUBLISHING HOUSE SRL | R.E.A. DI MILANO N. 2057081
I.V. TRATTAMENTO DEI DATI © LAMPOON 2019