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29 unnumbered leaves : illustrations (some color) ; 13 x 33 cm + 1 case (14 x 38 x 6 cm), Collaborated by Tom Ford and Gucci; related to the theme light; consisting of 24 translucent sheets with photographic reproductions of various artists' work, plus instruction sheet, batteries and lighter panel for viewing the images. Twenty-four transparencies to be viewed in a black lucite light-box case. Also one transparent title leaf and four non-transparent leaves (half title, directions, credits, limited edition statement), all 13 x 33 cm. Housed in custom-built slipcase (black lucite slipcase with inner hard foam case containing battery housing and on-off switch). Numbered edition of 3300 numbered copies "Visionaire teamed up with fashion luminary Tom Ford and Gucci on an issue devoted to the theme Light. This was our most ambitious project to date in terms of content and production. There was a conscious effort on the parts of both Visionaire and Ford to steer clear of fashion and to focus on what we considered to be fine art images. 'Light' introduced a new cast of contributors to the Visionaire fold: artists such as Sam Taylor-Wood, Andreas Gursky, and Christopher Bucklow, art director Peter Saville, animator Hayao Miyazaki, and architect Toyo Ito. Then there was the issue itself. That winter found us doing everything from sourcing the state-of-the-art, paper-thin filament that would literally light up the issue (a couple people in our office were nearly electrocuted in the process!), to negotiating the price for 33,000 batteries. The end result: twenty-four large-format transparencies self-contained in a super-sleek, fully-functional light box--the first battery-operated publication! Only 3,300 copies were made"--Publisher's description Library has copy no. 6 of an edition of 3300. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.
ISBN
Visionaire24_LightTomFordForGucci.pdf
Publication Date
1998
Imprint / Year
New York, NY : Visionaire Publishing, LLC, [1998]
Measurements
13 x 33 cm + 1 case (14 x 38 x 6 cm)
RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record
Publisher
Visionaire Publishing
City
New York
Keywords
color printing; illustration (process); art photography;graphic design; lightbox; electronic (technology-related concept); Lucite ; slipcases; foam (material form); LEDs; periodicals; collaboration; art photography; portraits; fashion (concept); illustrations (layout features); light art; translucency; transparency (optical property); movable books; backlighting
Disciplines
Book and Paper
Recommended Citation
Gan, Stephen; Dean, Cecilia; Kaliardos, James; Foley, Greg; and Bucklow, Christopher, "Visionaire 24: Light Tom Ford for Gucci" (1998). Visionaire. 36.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_periodicals_visionaire/36