Sternberg Press, Berlin / New York, 2006 | Softcover, 255pp | 18.5 × 25 cm
A remarkable visual archive of BLESS, the experimental fashion and design project founded by Désirée Heiss and Ines Kaag. Emerging in the late 1990s with fur wigs worn on the runway at Martin Margiela's fashion show, the Berlin and Paris-based duo developed a practice that gleefully disregards the boundaries between fashion, art, product design and everyday life. Celebrating 10 Years of Themelessness documents their first 30 projects, from N° 00 to N° 29, tracing a decade of unconventional garments, hybrid objects, interiors, installations and collaborations.
Designed by Manuel Raeder, this out-of-print and incredibly scarce volume brings together photographs, archival material, product documentation, critical essays and interviews. Featuring contributions by Elein Fleiss, Nakako Hayashi, Stéphanie Moisdon, Ulf Poschardt, Barbara Steiner, Olivier Zahm and others, it offers an expansive portrait of a label whose work moves freely between conceptual experimentation and functional design. An important reference for collectors of experimental fashion, contemporary art and independent publishing.
Very good condition: Light rubbing and surface scratches to the covers, with minor wear and creasing along the spine and cover edges. Small scuffs and slight wear to corners. Interior pages clean and tightly bound.
