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Over 1,500 of the world's most popular and influential patterns gathered together in a unique reference book

The ultimate visual encyclopaedia, Pattern Design features more than 1,500 images of the world’s most popular and influential patterns. Organized by theme from flora to geometric, from pictorial to psychedelic, this invaluable resource also includes in-depth features on the work of key designers from the rich history of pattern-making, including William Morris, Sonia Delaunay, Charles and Ray Eames, Lucienne Day and Orla Kiely. This inspiring sourcebook is an essential creative tool for design professionals, students and aficionados alike.

About the Author:

Elizabeth Wilhide is the author of many books on design and interiors, including William Morris: Décor and Design, Sir Edwin Lutyens: Design in the English Tradition, The Mackintosh Style, Surface and Finish and Scandinavian Home. Most recently, she was consultant editor and contributor to Design: The Whole Story, published by Thames & Hudson.

Contents List:

Introduction • 1. Flora: Specific; generic and multi-floral; Vegetal forms • 2. Fauna: Specific; Menagerie; Mythical Creatures • 3. Geometric: Linear; Curved; Grids and Knots; Composite • 4. Pictorial: The Huma Figure; Scenic; Travel; Household; Work; Play; Costume • 5. Abstract: Free Form; Optical; Camouflage; Scientific; Psychedelic; Signs and Symbols • Features on Designers

Pattern Magic is a cult pattern-cutting book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometric shapes and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. The book takes a creative approach to pattern cutting, with step-by-step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy.

All the basic information you need to start pattern cutting is included, from the basic block to measurements and scaling. Each project is beautifully illustrated with clear diagrams and photographs showing the stages of construction, the toiles and the finished garments. These easy-to-follow illustrations and detailed instructions make it easy to create stunning, sculptural clothes with a couture look.

After serving many years as a professor at Bunka Fashion College, Ms. Nakamichi currently delivers lectures and holds courses on design making, both in Japan and overseas. This book brings together the results of the research on garment patterns she has carried out to help instruct her students.

Contents:

Using this book               
Fundamentals           

Part 1. Creating form through inspiration
Accents   
Gathered hole   
Crater   
The drop hole   
Lumps and bumps   

Part 2. Making patterns for haute couture garments
Draped design   
The twist   
Hide and seek   
Interwoven design   
Bamboo shoot   
The Knot   
Two distinct expressions   
An intriguing curve   
Bunka-style sloper for an adult woman
Bunka-style sloper for an adult woman (Size M) (half-scale)

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Pattern Magic 2 is the cult pattern-cutting text from Japan, partner to the original Pattern Magic book. Inspiring and exciting, this volume takes a creative approach to pattern cutting, with more step-by-step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy. These easy-to-follow illustrations and detailed instructions make it simple to create stunning, sculptural clothes.

After serving many years as a professor at Bunka Fashion College, Tomoko Nakamichi currently delivers lectures and holds courses on pattern making, both in her native Japan and internationally. This book brings together the results of the research on garment patterns she has carried out to help instruct her students.

Contents:

Fundamentals
Using this book
Part 1: Playing with geometrics
Wearing a balloon
Wearing a circle
Wearing a triangle
Wearing a square
Sprouting at the back (nyokitto)
Sprouting at the front (nyokitto)
Just like a stole
A ball-shaped accordion (jabara)
Circular accordion (jabara)
Circular sleeve
Square accordion (jabara)
Part 2: Decorative structures
Knots
Like a jungle
Stars
Flip-turn
Different facings,
different looks
Cowl neck
Application of the
cowl neck design
A vanishing scarf
A vanishing tie
A vanishing lapel
A vanishing pocket
Bunka-style sloper for an adult woman
Bunka-style sloper for an adult woman (Size M) (half-scale)

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In this new addition to the Pattern Magic series from Japan, Tomoko Nakamichi teaches you how to sculpt with fabric, creating beautiful shapes, waves and accents. Next, she looks at creating dynamic movement in garments, using ruffles, shirring and precise, sharply pleated lines.

All the measurements and scaling information you need to start pattern making is included. As throughout the series, all the patterns are based on a basic block, supplied in the book. Thorough step-by-step instructions and diagrams will ensure that your own patterns translate beautifully to your choice of garment, while photographs of the finished garments will inspire you to create your own designs.

About the Author:

After serving many years as a professor at Bunka Fashion College, Ms. Nakamichi currently delivers lectures and holds courses on design making, both in Japan and overseas. This book brings together the results of the research on garment patterns she has carried out to help instruct her students.

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Пролистать книгу Pattern Magic 3 на Google Books.

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Другие книги серии: 

Посмотреть книгу Tomoko Nakamichi Pattern Magic

Посмотреть книгу Tomoko Nakamichi Pattern Magic 2

Посмотреть книгу Tomoko Nakamichi Pattern Magic: Stretch Fabrics

In this new addition to the Pattern Magic series from Japan, Tomoko Nakamichi teaches you how to sculpt with fabric, creating beautiful shapes, waves and accents. Next, she looks at creating dynamic movement in garments, using ruffles, shirring and precise, sharply pleated lines.

All the measurements and scaling information you need to start pattern making is included. As throughout the series, all the patterns are based on a basic block, supplied in the book. Thorough step-by-step instructions and diagrams will ensure that your own patterns translate beautifully to your choice of garment, while photographs of the finished garments will inspire you to create your own designs.

About the Author:

After serving many years as a professor at Bunka Fashion College, Ms. Nakamichi currently delivers lectures and holds courses on design making, both in Japan and overseas. This book brings together the results of the research on garment patterns she has carried out to help instruct her students.

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Пролистать книгу Pattern Magic 3 на Google Books.

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Другие книги серии: 

Посмотреть книгу Tomoko Nakamichi Pattern Magic

Посмотреть книгу Tomoko Nakamichi Pattern Magic 2

Посмотреть книгу Tomoko Nakamichi Pattern Magic: Stretch Fabrics

Pattern Magic Stretch Fabrics is the third in the series of cult Japanese pattern cutting books, now translated into English.

The new volume looks at working with stretch and jersey fabric. Material that stretches lengthways or sideways can be magical in itself.

This book takes the special qualities of stretch fabrics and uses them to create stunning, sculptural designs. In two parts, the book shows how to work with stretch fabrics and how to cut patterns that exploit their properties with truly original results.

The book is accompanied by a basic paper pattern block.

About the Author:

After serving many years as a professor at Bunka Fashion College, Tomoko Nakamichi currently delivers lectures and holds courses on pattern making, both in her native Japan and internationally. This book brings together the results of the research on garment patterns she has carried out to help instruct her students.

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Пролистать книгу Pattern Magic: Stretch Fabrics на Google Books.

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Другие книги серии: 

Посмотреть книгу Tomoko Nakamichi Pattern Magic

Посмотреть книгу Tomoko Nakamichi Pattern Magic 2

Посмотреть книгу Tomoko Nakamichi Pattern Magic 3

Pattern making describes the process of creating a two-dimensional garment diagram or template, drafted on a flat surface from either measurement or transferred from a draped muslin. The starting point of a pattern is a sloper, which is used as the template for creating design variations that are subsequently cut and sewn in fabric.

You will learn how to create a basic sleeve sloper before moving on to skirts, bodices, collars and trousers. Each lesson is illustrated in meticulous detail by step-by-step photographs, charts, diagrams and catwalk photos.

About the authors:

Francesca Sterlacci is founder/CEO of the University of Fashion, the first and largest online fashion design video library in the world.

Barbara Arata-Gavere is an Adjunct Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC.

Barbara Seggio is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC.

International survey of 100 of the most significant and groundbreaking contemporary fashion/accessory designers

Pattern presents 100 outstanding fashion designers selected by 10 of the field's leading professionals, including designers, stylists, editors, educators, bloggers and writers. Truly global in scope, it has collected the world's most exceptional international young designers from fashion's four capitals – London, Paris, Milan and New York – as well as from other less prominent but no less flourishing centres of activity, such as Sydney, Amsterdam, and Los Angeles.

The 100 fashion designers are arranged in alphabetical order, with each featured on their own two double-page spreads. Combining photographs, sketches, drawings and computer renderings, Pattern explains the processes behind seasonal collections, as well as showcasing final pieces from the realms of menswear, womenswear, shoes, hats and accessories. Concise, descriptive texts by curators explain the designers' work and the characteristics that make their fashion groundbreaking.

Pattern is a meticulously crafted book that gives exposure to previously unseen archive material including formative sketches and candid, backstage photographs. Presented in a printed Tyvek shoulder bag, it is a collectors' piece made for the truly style-conscious, as well as an indispensable reference tool for anyone with an interest in fashion.

Pattern takes its place is a series of surveys identifying 100 of the most interesting, cutting-edge practitioners of key art forms. Earlier surveys include cream and Fresh Cream, for contemporary art, 10x10 for architecture, BLINK for photography, Spoon for design, Area for graphic design, and for fashion, the 2005 success Sample.

100 designers: Acne, Joseph Altuzarra, J.W. Anderson, Rachel Antonoff, Graeme Armour, Jordan Askill, Band of Outsiders, Umit Benan, Eddie Borgo, Natalia Brilli, Thom Browne, Sarah Burton, Andrea Cammarosano, Maria Grazia Chiuri & Pierpaolo Piccioli, Complex Geometries, Creatures of the Wind, Cushnie et Ochs, Damir Doma, Phoebe English, Erdem, Patrick Ervell, Mark Fast, Fleet Ilya, Nicola Formichetti, Holly Fulton, Josh Goot, Patrick Grant, Louise Gray, Hakaan, Michael van der Ham, Qiu Hao, Maarten van der Horst, Guillaume Henry, Iris van Herpen, Rad Hourani, Roksanda Illincic, Juun J, Dominic Jones, Kim Jones, Christopher Kane, Mary Katrantzou, Adam Kimmel, Nicholas Kirkwood, David Koma, Romain Kremer, Jeremy Laing, Craig Lawrence, Dion Lee, Joseph Li, Yang Li, Phillip Lim, James Long, Pedro Lourenco, Pamela Love, Lena Lumelsky, Mareunrol’s, Marques Almeida, Nasir Mazhar, Meadham Kirchhoff, Emilio de la Morena, Lucas Nascimento, Richard Nicoll, Ohne Titel, Lucas Ossendrijver, Niels Peeraer, Peter Pilotto, Gareth Pugh, Fausto Puglisi, Christopher Raeburn, Gaia Repossi, Risto, Simone Rocha, Romance was Born, Gianvito Rossi, Olivier Rousteing, Flaminia Saccucci, Shaun Samson, Tex Saverio, Marios Schwab, Christopher Shannon, Sibling, Tabitha Simmons, CC Skye, Noel Stewart, Suno, Thomas Tait, Heaven Tanudiredja, Noritaka Tatehana, Ek Thongprasert, Aitor Throup, Erika Trotzig, Anthony Vaccarello, Alexander Wang, Uma Wang, Sharon Wauchob, Jason Wu, Yiqing Yin, Yokoo, Huishan Zhang, Xander Zhou

About the Authors:

Imran Amed is a fashion writer and entrepreneur, and founder of the website The Business of Fashion.
Tavi Gevinson is an American fashion blogger who started her blog Style Rookie in 2008 aged 11.
Gert Jonkers & Jop van Bennekom are the creators and editors of men’s magazine Fantastic Man.
Tim Lim is a stylist and fashion editor and currently the Group Fashion Director at Modern Media.
Preen are designers known for their structural sophistication and pared back opulence.
Yasmin Sewell is a fashion retail consultant and most recently the Chief Creative Consultant for Liberty of London.
SHOWstudio is a website founded by Nick Knight that continues to redefine the representation of fashion photography online.
Keegan Singh is a stylist whose work regularly appears in publications including American Vogue and Interview.
Heather Sproat is a senior lecturer at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design.
A.F. Vandevorst are celebrated for their designs’ elegantly intellectual take on femininity.

Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen, the patternmaking method introduced in this book is explained in a simple, clear, precise, highly detailed way, covering all the information necessary for creating different bodices, sleeves and collars for womenswear.

This book contains the ideal method for creating base patterns to tailor bodices, sleeves and collars to different contemporary styles and modern designs. It covers the information necessary for drafting flat patterns for nearly every form there is in a progressive way in terms of difficulty and can easily be adapted to all skill levels. Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen after countless years of experience in the studio and in the classroom, the method for the creation and adaptation of flat patterns shown here is suitable for a wide audience, including professionals, students and basically anyone who loves to sew. This expanded and updated volume on bodices, sleeves and collars is the second in a series of womenswear guides that will explore the exciting world of garment-making, a gateway designed to help fashion design students and sewing lovers understand and design patterns on their own.

About the Author:

Passionate about the arts, Dominique Pellen studied drawing and painting, and has focused his artistic career on fashion design and patternmaking. Since 2003, he has alternated collaborations with different brands with lectures on styling, design and patternmaking at the exclusive school of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (the Haute Couture Trade Association of Paris). The school is internationally known for the quality of the lessons it offers students, who come from all over the world, on the demands, techniques and know-how of haute couture, and its traditional excellence. In France, Dior, Lanvin, Balmain, Mandel and Anne Valerie Hash draw upon the school's expertise.

This third volume of our Patternmaking for Womenswear series contains the ideal method for creating bustiers, bodices, sleeves, knitwear dresses and swimwear for womenswear. It covers the information necessary for drafting flat patterns for nearly every style there is. Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen after countless years of experience in the studio and the classroom, the fresh and modern approach to the creation and adaptation of flat patterns shown here make the book suitable for a wide audience, including professionals, students and basically anyone who loves to sew. (The series is being used successfully both in the top fashion school Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) in Paris and in vocational schools throughout France).

The book also includes at the end, an international size chart, a measurement chart of the female body, a glossary of useful terms, a chapter about different pocket styles and a chapter on seam allowances. This completely new edited volume is the third in a series of guides that explore the exciting world of garment-making. With high-end fashion in mind, the detailed step-by-step rules are simple and easy to follow, touching on all the foundations for constructing the entire female wardrobe in a perfectly controlled way. Putting deep professional know-how at your disposal, the method taught in this book will successfully accompany you on your exciting journey through the world of sewing and fashion. 

About the Author:

Passionate about the arts, Dominique Pellen studied drawing and painting, and has focused his artistic career on fashion design and patternmaking. Since 2003, he has alternated collaborations with different brands with lectures on styling, design and patternmaking at the exclusive school of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (the Haute Couture Trade Association of Paris). The school is internationally known for the quality of the lessons it offers students, who come from all over the world, on the demands, techniques and know-how of haute couture, and its traditional excellence. In France, Dior, Lanvin, Balmain, Mandel and Anne Valerie Hash draw upon the school's expertise.

This book contains the perfect method for creating skirts, explained In a simple, clear, precise, highly detailed manner. It covers the information necessary for drawing flat patterns for just about every style there is, and can easily be adapted to all skill levels.

The first volume of six comprising all aspects in patternmaking for womenswear, this book is a comprehensive approach to the fundamentals of flat-pattern drafting for skirts in all their variations and forms. Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen, the patternmaking method is explained in this book in a simple, clear, precise, and highly detailed manner, and covers the information necessary for making all types and styles of women's skirts.

Flat-pattern drafting consists of creating volume from a 2-D surface by outlining the pattern on paper, using specific body measurements to which ease is added according to the desired style of the garment. This book is suitable for a wide-reaching audience, including professionals, students and fashion addicts, and can also be used at professional schools and institutes, where this method has been approved and tested to great success. Individuals who want to design and make clothes will discover all the elements necessary for the construction of just about any kind of skirt, easily adapting the book's lessons to their skill level.

This volume, which also includes QR codes which lead to videos with further explanations, is the first of a series of invaluable guides that explore the exciting world of garment-making and fashion, a gateway for users to successfully begin making patterns of their own.

About the Author:

Passionate about the arts, Dominique Pellen studied drawing and painting, and has focused his artistic career on fashion design and patternmaking. Since 2003, he has alternated collaborations with different brands with lectures on styling, design and patternmaking at the exclusive school of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (the Haute Couture Trade Association of Paris). The school is internationally known for the quality of the lessons it offers students, who come from all over the world, on the demands, techniques and know-how of haute couture, and its traditional excellence. In France, Dior, Lanvin, Balmain, Mandel and Anne Valerie Hash draw upon the school's expertise.

The long-awaited complete reference book of Persona 5: the Animation.

Persona 5: the Animation is an anime television series produced by CloverWorks, a Japanese animation studio and a rebrand of A1 Pictures, renowned for making popular amine series such as Fairy Tail, The Promised Neverland, and Darling in the Franxx. the Animation is based on an internationally acclaimed role-playing video game Persona 5 which has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and a combined 9 million copies across all series.

This is a complete collection of material, giving fans detailed behind-the-scenes look at the developing artworks such as character profiles, props profiles, background designs and visual illustrations (including never-before-seen illustrations). The materials consists not only works from Persona 5: the Animation but also from the special episode Dark Sun..., which was broadcasted in December 2018 and Stars and Ours, which was broadcasted in March 2019. Also includes an exclusive interview with the director Masashi Ishihama.

Not only fans of Persona series (both anime and games), animators and illustrators but also people who are interested in knowing what kind of materials are used to make anime and how the processes are developing will be intrigued by this book.

About the Author:

PIE International is a publisher based in Tokyo that specializes in beautifully illustrated books on design, photography, and graphic art, as well as Japanese art books, and comic art books.

Dior by Peter Lindbergh. An homage to fashion’s most beloved photographer

70 years of DIOR history set against the bustle of Times Square: this was Peter Lindbergh’s concept, extraordinary both in scope and dimension, for which the House allowed an unprecedented number of its most iconic garments to travel across the Atlantic. In this two-volume compendium, the legendary photographer’s final book project, discover the shoot in never-before-published images, as well as a tribute to an electrifying partnership between two pillars of fashion.

Peter Lindbergh photographed DIOR’s most exceptional muses, Marion Cotillard and Charlize Theron among them, and signed campaigns for Lady Dior and J'Adore with his inimitable style. Throughout his career, the photographer was one of the house’s closest collaborators. This final book was an original co-creation that was close to the artist’s heart — and to ours.

Seventy years of DIOR history projected against the effervescence of Times Square, New York: this was the concept behind Lindbergh’s project, extraordinary both in scope and dimension, for which DIOR, in an unusual move, allowed an unprecedented number of priceless garments to be taken from its vaults in Paris and shipped across the Atlantic.

The result is electric. Amid the frenzy of Times Square, Alek Wek glows in the immaculate 1947 Bar suit, the storied ensemble that launched the House of DIOR. In snatches of street scenes, models Saskia de Brauw, Karen Elson, and Amber Valletta flit through crowds and scaffolding, are reflected in building façades, and draped in haute couture, from pieces hand-sewn by Christian Dior to more recent designs by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Lindbergh’s trademark monochrome and color photographs masterfully highlight the intricacies, silhouettes, and textures of each garment.

Lindbergh himself is present in every aspect of this two-volume publication designed by his long-time collaborator and friend Juan Gatti. Volume one features 165 never-before-published images from the shoot, including an introduction by Martin Harrison. Volume two pays homage to Lindbergh’s profound relationship with the Parisian House by curating more than 100 of his photographs of DIOR creations, from haute couture to ready-to-wear, men’s and women’s, originally published in some of the world’s most prestigious magazines such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. A breathtaking tribute to two pillars of fashion and photography and their timeless collaborations.

The photographer:

Peter Lindbergh (1944–2019) was a master of his craft who has made his mark in the halls of photography history, with such credits as shooting the first American Vogue cover under Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, bringing together for the first time a group of young women who would become the ’90s supermodels, and numerous exhibitions at renowned institutions including Victoria & Albert Museum in London and Centre Pompidou in Paris, as well as in solo exhibitions at Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo, and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

The contributing author:

Martin Harrison is a historian of art and photography and an exhibition curator who has collaborated with the likes of Linda McCartney and Peter Lindbergh on numerous projects and exhibitions. He has been working on Francis Bacon for twenty years and most recently edited the artist’s catalogue raisonné (2016).

A tribute to the visionary designer whose creative brilliance left an indelible mark on the world of sneakers, athletic wear and the sports industry, uniquely becoming one of the most influential and celebrated creative directors of both Adidas and Nike.

The book reveals for the first time the inside story behind the creation of the Air Jordan 1, the sneaker that lives at the heart of modern streetwear culture, the much loved ‘Wings’ and ‘Jumpman’ logos, the groundbreaking Adidas Equipment and Originals lines, and the iconic Adidas ‘Performance’ logo. Included in this book are Moore’s early designs, concept sketches, revolutionary advertising campaigns and personal artworks. His creative path from his early days as a graphic design student to eventually reshaping both Nike and Adidas is an inspirational guide for the trailblazers of modern streetwear culture. His unyielding genius and influence finally receiving their due recognition within the pages of this book.

Working in close collaboration with Moore’s three sons and many of his closest friends and colleagues, Coles uses the legendary creative’s own words to weave together an elaborate tapestry of the life and legacy of the sports industry icon. Not merely an encyclopedic visual history of his contributions to streetwear, the pages of this book serve as a heartfelt tribute to the late designer. The book is punctuated throughout by quotes and contributions from the likes of Michael Jordan, Tinker Hatfield, adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden, Nike co-founder Phil Knight, Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC and art director Jacques Chassaing, along with many who worked closely with Moore and are today among streetwear’s most influential designers.

About the Authors:

Jason Coles is an Executive Producer at Worldmark Films and the writer and co-host of Soleful, a popular sneaker podcast.
Jacques Chassaing is an influential footwear and sneaker designer, often called the father of running and basketball sneakers.
Tinker Hatfield is an American designer of numerous Nike athletic shoe models.

Following Rizzoli’s best-selling Pharrell: Places and Spaces I’ve Been, this volume documents the continuing adventures in art and design of one of the most influential figures in contemporary music and popular culture.

Lavishly illustrated with 250 photographs and illustrations, this book features Pharrell Williams’s prolific and ever-expanding body of work in a graphic language all his own.
Straddling art, design, and hip-hop, Pharrell’s creative output is without peer or precedent. By playing off different disciplines — music, fashion, and contemporary art — Pharrell has redefined the role of the contemporary artist, blazing a trail for other musicians and cultural figures. Expanding on themes covered in Places and Spaces I’ve Been, this book gathers a new group of collaborators. Engaging Pharrell in conversation, talents as diverse as Karl Lagerfeld and Takashi Murakami position Pharrell’s work within contemporary visual and material culture.

The worldwide success of the song “Happy” to his soundtrack and production credit for the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures bookend a volume devoted to Pharrell’s mastery of artistic collaboration. Featuring work with artists as diverse as JR, Alex Katz, Mr., and Daniel Arsham, the book highlights recent projects and designs for Chanel, Moncler, Moynat, and Adidas. But at the heart is the visual language that Pharrell has built around his Ice Cream/Billionaire Boys Club clothing line, which integrates streetwear into the design of apparel, accessories, limited-edition toys, and skate graphics. This alone makes the book a must-have collectible.

About the Authors:

Pharrell Williams is a multiplatinum recording artist, 11-time Grammy Award recipient and a two-time Academy Award nominee. Karl Lagerfeld is the creative director of Fendi and Chanel. Daniel Arsham is a contemporary American artist. Takashi Murakami is an artist based in New York and Tokyo.