Stone Island: Storia (Rizzoli)

One of the most exciting things I’ve worked on, this is the first monograph that tells the history of this storied brand with a worldwide cult following. It’s also the first major title I edited, while also contributing an in-depth text about the history and design methods of this innovative label. Truly, a dream project!

The New Luxury (Gestalten)

The second Highsnobiety book came fast on the heels of the first. For this one, the editors asked me to dive in more into the story of Stone Island, and so I wrote the case study of the brand for it.

The Incomplete Highsnobiety Guide to Street Fashion and Culture (Gestalten)

When Highsnobiety was offered to do their first book with Gestalten, they asked if I would contribute several articles to it, namely on Rick Owens, Undercover, and Stone Island. Which is almost exactly what I did. Almost, because I thought that Rick should tell about his take on the bomber jacket in his own words, which is exactly what he did.

Deborah Turbeville Comme des Garcons 1981 (IDEA Books)

This book was born by chance. One day in the winter of 2017 I was browsing in the archives of the photographer Deborah Turbeville, where I stumbled on a box that said "Comme des Garcon 1981" [sic] on it. I opened it and inside was a treasure trove of images Turbeville took of what, judging by the year, must have been the first or second Comme des Garcons collection presented in Paris. I immediately knew I had something special on my hands. At the time, the Met Museum already announced its upcoming exhibition on Comme des Garcons. It was about four months away. I knew I had a book on my hands, and I knew that IDEA were the right people to turn it around in such a short time frame. And they did. It's an intimate book that is a lovely memory of Deborah, whom I knew only briefly before she passed away. I can only say that I am proud to have contributed to her memory.

Werkstatt:Munchen (Self-Published)

When Klaus Lohmeyer, the founder of my favorite jewelry brand Werkstatt:Munchen, approached me to make a book for the 25th anniversary of the brand, I could not say no. Making a book during the pandemic was its own challenge, but I put a skeleton crew / dream team together, including my long-time collaborator Florian Schmitt, who art directed and designed the book and Matteo Carcelli, one of my favorite photographers. Many Zoom meetings and Miro boards later we had this thing on lockdown, and it turned out beautifully artisanal, just like W:M jewelry.

Boris Bidjan Saberi (Atlantic)

My first foray into books was in 2013, when Boris Bidjan Saberi asked me to contribute an essay to his monograph. Now a collector’s item, it documents Saberi’s first years of work.