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- concept: Olivier Zahm
- editor: Mrrtynka Wawrzyniak
- associate editor: Jordan Hruska
- photo editing: Christophe Brunnquell, Elein Fleiss
- texts: Bruce Benderson, Dike Blair, Elein Fleiss, Kim Gordon, Jordan Hruska, Gary Indiana, Sébastien Jamain, Mehdi Belhaj Kacem, Jutta Koether, Bob Nickas, Gaëlle Obiégly, Glenn O'Brien, Jeff Rian, Stéphanie Moisdon, Eric Troncy, Olivier Zahm
- illustrations: Christophe Brunnquell
- editor, art director, designer: M/M (Paris)
- publisher: Rizzoli International
- publication Date: May 2008
- 288 pages, full color
- isbn: 9780847830206
- from the publishers site: When those in the magazine industry need inspiration, they look to Purple. It has influenced countless other magazines and spawned trends that have trickled down through all levels of culture. To celebrate its fifteenth anniversary, this volume brings together the best in fashion, art, and culture from Purple’s illustrious history. Purple revolutionized fashion photography in the nineties by commissioning fine artists to shoot fashion editorials. What resulted was a raw, improvisational aesthetic, which continues to exert its power today. Many of our most promising artists contribute to Purple’s pages, including Terry Richardson, Juergen Teller, Jack Pierson, Richard Prince, John Currin, and Vanessa Beecroft. Among the celebrity muses who appear regularly are Kim Gordon, Chloe Sevigny, Kate Moss, Catherine Deneuve, and Vincent Gallo. Along with images, the book also presents essays by such renowned writers as Glenn O’Brien, Gary Indiana, and Dave Hickey. These texts further the book’s larger purpose: to chart the development of art and fashion during the past fifteen years. This is the ultimate deluxe collection for serious fashion, art, photography, graphic design, and magazine aficionados.
- Rizzoli International: Purple Anthology
- purple.fr
- author: Cecil Balmond
- designer: Marc Ayala, Fruitmachine
- publisher: Prestel
- publication date: 2007
- 320 pages, 194 color & 180 b/w illustrations
- isbn: 9783791337784
- from the publisher's site: "Element" uses pattern, mathematics, and advanced geometry to create an unvonventional exploration of design. Balmond's narrative unfolds in three conceptual chapters - elements, pattern, nature - linked by two conceptual bridges - digital "tectonics" and numbers. Each of these aspects relates to the others in a number of ways, leading to an invaluable insight into the design process, a highly engrossing journey through the world around uns from the natural elements to the most advanced designs.
- Prestel: Element
- icon: Review: Element by Cecil Balmond
- Arup: Cecil Balmond
- Metropolis: The Beauty of Numbers
- The Observer: Take a bow, Mr Balmond (by Deyan Sudjic)
- BuisinessWeek: The Work of Cecil Balmond
- Cecil Balmond: An Engineering Magician, Then (Presto) He's an Architect
- Wikipedia: Arup
- amazon.com
