Fashionable Selby and Edible Selby
Art direction, book design
Client: Todd Selby, Abrams
2012–14
What began as a New York Times blog eventually became an international body of work representing a wide range of contemporary cuisine, from a 3-star Michelin restaurant in Copenhagen to a punk sushi bar in Tokyo. In designing the book, we tried to capture the energy of both Todd’s photography and his illustrations, creating a diaristic book that details the lives and creations of the people who grow, cook, pour, and serve edibles every day. The book even has Selby fridge magnets!
Designed at Mother New York; Published by Abrams; 8 × 11 inches; Creative Direction: Michael Ian Kaye; Design Direction: Paulina Reyes; Designers: Candice Ralph, Cynthia Ratsabouth, Damien Saatdjian
After having worked with Todd Selby on Edible Selby in 2012, we designed his third book, which documented the lives and studio processes of a wide range of fashion designers and insiders, such as Isabel Marant, Dries van Noten, Nicola Formichetti, Carla Sozzani of Corso Como, and even the window designers at Louis Vuitton.