Bolofo, wellknown for his portraits and fashion shoots and publishing in such prestigious periodicals as vogue, esquire and id, came to monde d hermes in 2004 where he met hermes head. If hermes is the holy grail of luxury retail, koto bolofo is its chosen keeper. I had no idea about the orange i love it even more now. Koto bolofo sa, 1959 koto bolofo, the londonbased fashion photographer, has reached the top of his craft despite a turbulent upbringing.
The house of hermes comes to life in this collection of eleven photographic books in a hard cover box. With crisp summer whites and fresh strawberries around the corner luxury book publishers steidl have teamed up with stylish photographer koto bolofo to launch a. Published by steidl, the series is comprised of eleven volumes, each exploring a different facet of the brands history, from its readytowear collections to its iconic kelly bag. Never before has the mystery behind hermes been thus revealed. Creative exchange agency cxa is a premiere photographyartist management, production and branding firm specializing in the representation of artists photographers, fine artists and film directors, fashion consultants and creative directors marketed to the editorial, advertising, fine art. A refugee, born in lesotho, south africa in 1959, bolofo fled the country with his family after his father was wrongly accused of promoting antigovernmental propaganda in the school at which he was teaching. The first photographer to have ever received a carte blanche to the hermes maison workshops, south african photographer koto bolofo is on a mission to challenge our understanding of craft. Aka the books i have been waiting for since the beginning of this thread part 2 coming soon. Not only is koto bolofo an established global photographer, with work in magazines and film festivals, but he is a close friend of banana republic with a 20 yearsandcounting relationship. Presentation set from the author, inscribed in volume i to nicholas koto bofolo, 21 january 2012. Bolofo s father, a history teacher, was found to have writings by karl marx among his teaching materials and was exiled for his supposed communist practices. Koto bolofo the equestrian academy of versailles artbook. They come in a slip cover also in hermes orange color. Koto bolofo has 17 books on goodreads with 32 ratings.
With unprecedented behindthescenes access to the fashion empire, bolofo s work beautifully documents the. For the past four years, innovative fashion photographer koto bolofo has had behindthescenes. Work, biography exhibitions news request portfolio. Find images and videos about photography, people and hand on we heart it the app to get lost in what you love. A new book plans to bring behindthescenes action from hermes workshops to light. My intention was always to do one book, but gerhard steidl, who. Our senior director of brand concept, photography and social creative jen matic sat down with koto to chat about creating his signature, identity as a south. Erin oconnor by koto bolofo, vogue deutsch october 2005 image uploaded by magdalena. Photos by koto bolofo, text by menehould du chatelle.
Hold my hand hand signals collage art photography fashion photography manly woman white shirts black n white art direction. Other than a short essay at the end of each volume there is no text whatsoever. Koto bolofo was born in south africa in 1959, but was raised in great britain after his family was forced to flee as political refugees. Koto bolofo for vogue nippon there are many fairy inspired editorials out there, but quite few are able to capture the ethereal magic that koto bolofo does. Mr dumas welcomed me as his cousin and gave me carte blanche to photograph what i liked at hermes. Koto bolofo was born in lesotho, south africa in 1959 and raised in great britain. Bolofo s father, a history teacher, was found to have writings by karl marx among his teaching materials and was exiled for. Koto bolofo is the first photographer to have been granted unlimited access to the secret workshops of hermes, the house famous for its leather goods, scarves and other beautiful objects. A new book crosses his dark gaze with the human body. He has photographed and made short films for many magazines, such as vogue, vanity fair, and gq. French artists belgium bolofo, koto business ethics china clothing and dress confectioners confectionery dayanita singh decoration and ornament display of merchandise ellena. Er hat anzeigenkampagnen fur hermes, burberry, levis, dom perignon u. The inside book cover pages are that lovely hermes orange.
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