Text by Guus Beumer, Takeji Hirakawa, et al. Contributions by Blommers & Schumm, Joke Robaard, et al.
The austere fashion and interdisciplinary designs of Alexander van Slobbe epitomize contemporary Dutch style. Drawn to modernist abstraction, simple, rudimentary structures, innovative materials and a variety of production styles (including traditional methods), Van Slobbe has said that he hopes to see “a more democratic relation with a public in which I as a designer no longer set the scene but offer conditions,” and a running theme throughout his career has been the positing of fashion as a platform for collaboration with architects, artists and writers. And… And… And is presented in an unusual book design by Mevis & Van Deursen, and provides a detailed context for van Slobbe's work in new essays and images that offer an expansive assessment of the designer's now widely influential practice.
FORMAT: Pbk, 8.75 x 11.75 in. / 304 pgs / 400 color / 30 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $65.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $87 ISBN: 9789078088318 PUBLISHER: Valiz AVAILABLE: 6/30/2010 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA ME
Published by Valiz. Text by Guus Beumer, Takeji Hirakawa, et al. Contributions by Blommers & Schumm, Joke Robaard, et al.
The austere fashion and interdisciplinary designs of Alexander van Slobbe epitomize contemporary Dutch style. Drawn to modernist abstraction, simple, rudimentary structures, innovative materials and a variety of production styles (including traditional methods), Van Slobbe has said that he hopes to see “a more democratic relation with a public in which I as a designer no longer set the scene but offer conditions,” and a running theme throughout his career has been the positing of fashion as a platform for collaboration with architects, artists and writers. And… And… And is presented in an unusual book design by Mevis & Van Deursen, and provides a detailed context for van Slobbe's work in new essays and images that offer an expansive assessment of the designer's now widely influential practice.
