LAURENT
FETIS / ABC+ :
23 x 27 cm - 160 pages - full coulours - hardcover
Darling of the Paris fashion scene and leading exponent of the new
wave in French graphic design, Laurent Fétis has been highly
acclaimed for his modern take on 60s/70s psychedelia, adorning countless
posters, magazines and album covers. But don’t be fooled, Laurent
has a lot more to offer. A tireless contributor to the worlds best
design magazines, Fétis is a meticulous, exacting and obsessive
worker. His method forms a stark contrast to the playful characters
and organic, richly coloured shapes and figures that often populate
his universe, as seen in commissioned work for Roman and Sofia Coppola,
Lars von Trier, or the Parisian arts temple “Palais De Tokyo”.
Very personal and revealing a much broader base of influences (60s
sci-fi etc.) than expected, ABC+ (a play on the French expression
A+ “until later”) also allows a peek at Fétis’s
lesser known forays into photography and minimal, Swiss-style typography
–. possibly his best-kept secret and best work to date. Beneath
the silver fabric cover Fétis once again proves himself to
be extremely versatile and – the dream of every self-respecting
designer – extremely good at all disciplines.
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