Redefining cool for a new generation, Pharrell
Williams is a creative force, using music, fashion, and
design to express his distinctive style. Originating at
the crossroads of art, design, popular culture, and
street savvy, Pharrell Williams's output is unique. By
playing off different disciplines--namely music,
fashion, street art, and design--and using each as an
element in the other, Pharrell has redefined the role of
the contemporary recording artist, blazing a trail for
other musicians and prominent cultural figures.
Illustrated with lavish photography, this book also
explores his musical career in depth, charting his many
projects from his production team The Neptunes, to the
band N.E.R.D., and his collaborations with friends Kanye
West, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, and other hip-hop royalty. This
unprecedented volume documents Pharrell's prolific body
of work and his contribution to contemporary culture. In
his own unique graphic language, he details his
extensive creative pursuits, including clothing lines,
jewelry, and accessories designs for Louis Vuitton,
furniture and other product design, limited-edition
toys, graphic designs, skate graphics, and
collaborations with Moncler, Marc Jacobs, the artist
KAWS, and with architects Zaha Hadid and Masamichi
Katayama/Wonderwall. The book includes ontributions from
Buzz Aldrin, Toby Feltwell, Zaha Hadid, Shae Haley, Chad
Hugo, Jay-Z, Masamichi Katayama, Ambra Medda, Takashi
Murakami, NIGO (R), Loic Villepontoux, Kanye West, Anna
Wintour, Hans Zimmer, Ian Luna andLauren A. Gould |
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