Photography: Marsy Hild Thorsdottir (p. 178–180, 183), Matthieu Lavanchy (p. 182)
Hair: Sabrina Lefebvre
P. 184–187
Jefferson Hack
Words: Billie Muraben
Photography: Andreas Larsson
P. 188–191
Imran Amed
Words: Molly Mandell
Photography: Philip Sinden (p. 189, 190), Thomas Lohr (p. 191)
P. 192–201
Mirko Borsche
Words: David Michon
Photography: Dennis Weber
P. 202–205
Ruba Abu-Nimah
Words: Molly Mandell
Photography: Julien Boudet
P. 206–215
Thomas Persson
Words: David Michon
Photography: Lasse Fløde
P. 216–221
Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Words: Sarah Moroz
Photography: Craig McDean
Sidebar: Natalya Frederick (p. 221)
P. 222–229
Masoud Golsorkhi & Caroline Issa
Words: Sarah Moroz
Photography: Dennis Weber
P. 230–239
Fabien Baron
Words: Alex Frank
Photography: Zoltan Tombor
P. 240–243
Kuchar Swara
Words: Jason Orlovich
Photography: Paul Barbera (p. 240), James Gardiner (p. 241)
P. 244–247
Camilla Nickerson
Words: Molly Mandell
Photography: Mario Sorrenti
P. 248–251
Karla Martinez de Salas
Words: Molly Mandell
Photography: Fernando Marroquin
P. 252–271
Publishing Archive
Words: Billie Muraben
Photography: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Vogue & The Dubai Mall (p. 254), Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images (p. 255), Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for amfAR (p. 256), Walter Sanders/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images (p. 258, left), Willy Fleckhaus, der Hersteller Scharlemann und Christian Diener um/about 1964 (p. 259, left), Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images (p. 259, right), Kasper Edward, courtesy of the Archives of American Art (p. 260), Photographer unknown, Courtesy of the Archives of American Art (p. 261), John Chillingworth/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images (p. 262), Francesco Scavullo/Condé Nast via Getty Images (p. 264, left), Bert Morgan/Getty Images (p. 264, right), George Karger/Pix Inc./The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images (p. 265, right), Arnold Newman/Getty Images (p. 266), Rowland Scherman/Getty Images (p. 268, right), Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images (p. 270)
P. 272–275
Reading List
Words: James Burke
Photography: Inez & Vinoodh via The Gentlewoman Issue no. 14 (p. 273, top right), Alasdair McLellan via The Gentlewoman Issue no. 16 (p. 273, middle right)
P. 278–287
Wayne McGregor
Words: Molly Mandell
Photography: Marsy Hild Thorsdottir
Makeup: Louisa Copperwaite
Sidebar: Natalya Frederick (p. 287)
P. 288–293
Kris Moran
Words: Sarah Rowland
Photography: Zoltan Tombor
P. 294–303
Devonté Hynes
Words: Molly Mandell
Photography: Zoltan Tombor
P. 304–315
Lernert Engelberts &
Sander Plug
Words: David Michon
Photography: Joakim Heltne
P. 316–323
Aurélie Dupont
Words: Sarah Moroz
Photography: Eric Guillemain
Hair: John Nollet
Makeup: Aidan Keogh
P. 324–337
Todd Tourso
Words: Alex Frank
Photography: Claire Cottrell
P. 338–349
Alonzo King
Words: Shonquis Moreno
Photography: Gillian Garcia
P. 350–357
Chris Dercon
Words: Shonquis Moreno
Photography: Dennis Weber
Edit: Natalie Rigg
P. 358–367
Melina Matsoukas
Words: Alex Frank
Photography: Gillian Garcia
Styling: Mindy Le Brock
Hair: Vernon François
Makeup: Celina Rodriguez
Clothing: Dress by Simon Miller, sweatshirt by Hanna Jewett and belt by Stella McCartney (p. 358, 362), top and suit by Nina Ricci and earrings by Phillip Lim (p. 360, 361), suit by Tibi and earrings by Ariana Boussard-Reifel (p. 363), pants and top by Pari Desai (p. 364)
P. 368–373
Alexandre de Betak
Words: Laura Rysman
Photography: Marsy Hild Thorsdottir
P. 374–379
Andy Spade
Words: Sarah Rowland
Photography: Zoltan Tombor
P. 380–385
Stefan Sagmeister & Jessica Walsh
Words: Sarah Rowland
Photography: Zoltan Tombor
P. 386–389
Luca Guadagnino
Words: Trey Taylor
Photography: Alessio Bolzoni
P. 390–429
Entertainment Archive
Words: Colleen Kelsey
Photography: Bettmann/Getty Images (p. 392), John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images (p. 393), Gjon Mili/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images (p. 394), Ernst Haas/Ernst Haas/Getty Images (p. 396, left), Lipnitzki/Roger Viollet/Getty Images (p. 396, right), John D. Kisch/Separate Cinema Archive/Getty Images (p. 397, left), Hecht/Pix Inc./The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images (p. 397, right), ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images (p. 398), Philippe Le Tellier/Paris Match via Getty Images (p. 400), Gjon Mili/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images (p. 402, left), Arnold Newman/Getty Images (p. 402, right), Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images (p. 403, left), Baron/Hulton Archive/Getty Images (p. 403, right), Jack Mitchell/Getty Images (p. 404), Jack Mitchell/Getty Images (p. 406), Herbert Gehr/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images (p. 408), Herbert Gehr/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images (p. 409), Bettmann/Getty Images (p. 410), Edouard Boubat/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images (p. 412, left), CBS via Getty Images (p. 412, right), Berenice Abbott/Getty Images (p. 413, left), John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images (p. 413, right), Columbia Pictures/Getty Images (p. 414), Marianne Rosenstiehl/Sygma via Getty Images (p. 416, left), Paul Slade/Paris Match via Getty Images (p. 416, right), Ray Fisher/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images (p. 417, left),Lipnitzki/Roger Viollet/Getty Images (p. 417, right),Arnold Newman/Getty Images (p. 418), Jack Mitchell/Getty Images (p. 420), Norman Parkinson Achive/Iconic Images/Getty Images (p. 422), Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images (p. 423), Robert Doisneau/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images (p. 424, left), Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images (p. 424, right), Hulton Archive/Getty Images (p. 426), Allan Grant/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images (p. 427), CBS via Getty Images (p. 428, left), Keystone/Getty Images (p. 428, right)
P. 430–431
Reading List
Words: James Burke
P. 432–443
Inventory
Words: Jason Orlovich
Photography: Christian Møller Anderson
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I am deeply grateful to the creative directors who generously opened their studios to share their stories with us. The making of this book has provided me with some of the most humbling and motivating experiences of my life.
A sp
ecial thanks to Molly Mandell for working closely by my side from ideation to manuscript delivery, vetting every word and image with her editorial eye. Thank you for every late work night, caption and chime from the little gold bell. We share authorship, as this title would not have gone to press without you.
Thanks to James Burke, Lena Hunter, Garett Nelson and Jason Orlovich for your meticulous edits and research on our editorial team.
Thanks to Alex Hunting for spearheading every detail of publication design from em dash to folio. A wholehearted thanks to the photographers, writers and stylists around the world who so beautifully captured the stories featured in this publication. It continues to be an honor to work with such talent, and I feel privileged to include your work.
Thanks to my longtime publisher Lia Ronnen and the team at Artisan—Theresa Collier, Renata Di Biase, Zach Greenwald, Michelle Ishay-Cohen, Bridget Monroe Itkin, Sibylle Kazeroid, Hanh Le, Allison McGeehon and Nancy Murray—for helping me to shape this project into the book I wanted it to be.
Thanks also to my colleagues at Kinfolk—Christian Møller Anderson, John Clifford Burns, Julie Cirelli, Jessica Gray, Cecilie Jegsen, Harriet Fitch Little, Frédéric Mähl, Chul-Joon Park, Hanna Rauhala, Kasper Schademan, Aryana Tajdivand-Echevarria and Amy Woodroffe—for continuing as sounding boards and my most trusted critics.
Acknowledgements to the agents who made the interviewing process particularly convenient: Alex Alvarez, Iranzu Baker, Anthony Bourgois, Michel Hakimian, Brian Hetherington, Gia Kuan, Jenny Law, Valentine Maroto, Monika Martinez and Kate McCurdy.
Thanks to Another Country, Appointed, Craft Design Technology, Jack Davison, Embassy Graphics, Florian DesBiendras, Kota Engaku, Abby Featherstone, G-Star, Peter Hildebrandt, Metaphys, Phaidon Press, School House, Dominik Tarabanski, Taschen and Michael Thaulow.
Thank you to the people who provide me with endless inspiration: Fredrik Egeland Aartun, Filip Alexander Aurebekk Andersen, Johanna Aurebekk Andersen, Hanna Nova Beatrice, Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen, Cassandra Bradfield , Niels Strøyer Christophersen, Ricky Cohete, Lasse Fløde, Maia Flore, Andrew Gallo, Mathias Mentze, Nicholas Nemechek, Lena Norling, Alexander Vedel Ottensten, Carolyne Rapp, Vi Searle-Williams, Blake Suárez, Olivia Rae James Suárez, Ferry Voorneveld, Ron Williams, Vera Williams, David Winward, Sarah Winward and Diana Yen.*
About the Author
Nathan Williams is a Canadian creative director and entrepreneur based in Copenhagen. He is the author of The Kinfolk Table, The Kinfolk Home, and The Kinfolk Entrepreneur. He is also the founder of Kinfolk, a quarterly magazine that since 2011 has become a leading design authority, sold in over 100 countries and connecting a global community of creative professionals from London to Tokyo.
Copyright © 2018 by Nathan Williams
For photography credits, see here.
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced—mechanically, electronically, or by any other means, including photocopying—without written permission of the publisher.
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Design by Alex Hunting
Cover illustration by Jack Davison
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