Hashem Shakeri
Foreword:
Photographer and filmmaker Hashem Shakeri discovered photography as an adolescent and developed his visual language during a decade of trial and error. In 2010, he claimed photography as a profession, spending extended periods of time in Iran where he has captured his signature body of work on exile and abandonment. An Elegy for the Death of Hamun is one installment of this work, which studies the harsh effects of climate change in Sistan and Baluchestan, a province on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Once a forest with a history of over 5000 years, Shakeri exposes this province as an infertile desert forcing its habitants to migrate for survival. In an eerily calm tone achieved through the pastel hues of his landscapes, Shakeri presents us with a reportage of real life that appears other-wordly and from another time than our own.
Intro:
As the largest province of the country, Sistan and Baluchestan is located southeast of Iran. Once a forest with a history of over 5000 years, it was a plentiful source of crops in the country. Now, the province is facing rapid climate change which has turned this vast region into an infertile desert. Drought, unemployment and hopelessness for the future of this land have made over one-fourth of the population migrate in recent years.
Lake Hamun is connected to the Helmand River which stems from Afghanistan, whose government has built four extensive dams in upstream Helmand preventing the water from reaching Iran. Consequently, any fluctuation in the water level now causes problems for the whole system.
Today there is nothing left of the Lake except for cracked, barren Earth with dried reeds that catch fire easily under hot sunlight. The reeds were once a main source for feeding livestock but they were also used to make traditional boats called Totens for sailing to central cities in the province. People made their living by fishing, farming and animal husbandry in this region and their lives were totally dependent on Lake Hamun. With Hamun dying, the great diversity in wildlife and vegetation has virtually vanished.
Currently, about 1600 villages in the province lack healthy drinking water and are periodically visited by water tankers. Sistan is now regarded as the land of forgotten and exhausted people. It is the land of people whose voices have not been heard. They have become silent with little hope, and they are trying hopelessly in the dried and silent wilderness to revive their villages and cities.
Foreword and curation by Elke Numeyer-Windshuttle Intro by Hashem Shakeri.
Soulland
Soulland x Skagen Melby watch.
The two Danish companies, Soulland and Skagen, have joined forces on creating this unique watch made of 50% recycled steel.
Specifications - 50% recycled stainless steel, 50% stainless steel. 40 mm.
Color - Black
Stylecode - 21187-1204
If Not Now
D.S. & Durga
Régime des Fleurs
A muddy ride on horseback in sparkling green Fontainebleau forest. Woody, sharp, masculine elements. From Régime des Fleurs and Christopher Niquet.
Top: Hedera Ivy, Galbanum, Bergamot
Heart: Green Sap, Patchouli, Narcissus, Rose
Base: Sandalwood, Cedar, Amber, Musk
Specifications - Eau de Parfum. 75ml.
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100 Years
Vogue Paris has always been so much more than a fashion magazine. It has assumed a central and vital role on the international cultural stage, with a history that spans the most inventive decades in fashion and taste, and in the arts and society. It has acted as a cultural bellwether, putting fashion in the context of the larger world in which we live and mirroring its times – the postwar renaissance of Paris and haute couture, the New Wave, the radical seventies, the glamorous eighties. As it enters its second century, it remains at the cutting edge of photography and design.
Published to mark the magazine’s centenary, this book celebrates Vogue Paris’s history from its first issue in 1920 to its current incarnation with Emmanuelle Alt at the helm. On its pages are creations by some of the greatest artists of their era, whether distinguished illustrators such as Lepape, Gruau and Benito, or photographers such as Man Ray, Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Mario Testino. Here, too, are iconic faces: Catherine Deneuve, Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Kate Moss and more. And of course, it showcases the fashion designers who defined the century – Chanel, Dior, Balenciaga, Saint Laurent, McQueen – and explores more broadly the changing mores of the past hundred years.
Specifications - Hardcover. 296 pages.
D.S. & Durga
Imagine a grove far off. Put a gem in the ground. Surround it with flowering bushes. Pick a rare animal to lay over the gem. Spray this on your wrist.
Top: Pomelo skin, elm leaf, silver
Middle: Hawthorn flower, tuberose, paradisone
Base: Cork, grapefruit, animalic musk
Specifications - Eau de parfum
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Little People, Big Dreams
When Hans Christian Andersen was a little boy, he treated storybooks as jewels to be treasured. He wanted to perform on stage, but was always cast as the troll. Luckily, through theater, he found a love for writing. He wrote about both the ordinary and fantastic, in stories like “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Little Mermaid,” never talking down to children. This enchanting book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the writer’s life.
Specifications - Hardcover. 32 pages.
stormfashion.dk
For almost 60 years the Rolling Stones have helped shape popular culture around the world. Unzipped traces their impact and influence on rock music, art, design, fashion, photography, and filmmaking. Packed with evocative archive photos, artworks, outtakes, and memorabilia, this stunning book immerses readers in the world of the Stones.
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Bold, glamorous, and captivating, Unzipped is the perfect showcase for “the greatest rock ’n’ roll band in the world.”
Specifications - Hardcover. Full color. 288 pages.
CDG
COMME des GARÇONS and KAWS are pleased to present the artist’s first scent, MIRROR. Inspired by KAWS’s multi-faceted practice, MIRROR brings a complex blend of optimistic fragrant notes together in collaboration to create a musky floral scent.
The bottle design is a nod to the artist’s iconic COMPANION character who materializes across a variety of medium, from fine art to consumer products, leveling the hierarchies between “high” and “low”.
Top: Turmeric Leaves & Root Oil, Neroli Oil
Middle: Clean Accord, Orange Blossom Absolute
Dry: Cashmeran, Sinfonide*, Benzoin Resinoid
*Sinfonide = brings musk, amber, woody and powdery notes
Specifications - 100ml. Eau de Toilette.
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Raf Simons
CDG
Notes:
Savon de Marseille Accord, Neroli Accord
Petalia (Floral, Rosy, Lychee), Oranger Crystals
Overdose of Ambrofix (Amber, Woody), Cosmone (Musk, Powdery)
Eau De Toilette 30/50ml.
Marseille
Je descends tes escaliers par dizaines,
En courant, car ça faisait longtemps en fait
Longtemps qu’on s’était pas vu
Il est tôt,
Tout est si calme ici, pour l’instant
Et la ville s’éveille, lentement,
Les passants pas pressés longent les marchés hurlants,
Les fruits et légumes, eux, transpirent l’amour
Pas un jour ne se passe sans une rencontre,
Où elle partage ses histoires à l’ombre des pins,
Pas un non plus sans aventure,
Car l’amour n’a de frontières ici.
Marseille si belle,
s’élève en lettres capitales,
Et le Mistral souffle la liberté
Marseille, je t’aime si fort,
Toi, si sauvage au fond,
En attendant ton retour,
Je m’émerveille encore et encore
Poem by Romain Eugène Campens
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