SOME/THINGS COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 2008 TO ENABLE US TO CREATE SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS USUALLY SEEN IN BOTH ‘MAINSTREAM’ & ‘ALTERNATIVE’ MARKET, SOMETHING MORE INVOLVED & ENGAGING & COMPLEX THAN A ‘PRODUCT’ – SOMETHING WITH A STORY, SOMETHING PERSONAL

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UNDER THE NAME OF SOME/THINGS LIMITED EDITIONS
WE COLLABORATE WITH ARTISTS TO CREATE LIMITED EDITION OBJECTS, AUSTERE YET EXQUISITE, BOTH IN ITS CONTENT (ALWAYS A PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT INVOLVES NEVER PUBLISHED MATERIAL) & FORM (SPECIAL TECHNIQUES OF PRINTING, BINDING, EMBOSSING & CAREFUL MATERIAL SELECTION). EDITIONS ARE SMALL (50 TO 200) OF WHICH EVERY PIECE HAS HANDMADE FINISHING & IS NUMBERED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

WITHIN SOME/THINGS AGENCY
OUR WORK MOSTLY INVOLVES ART DIRECTING, STYLING, PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN. WE HELP TO FIND ADEQUATE YET UNCONVENTIONAL VISUAL & CONCEPTUAL SOLUTIONS FOR PRINTED MATTER, FASHION SHOWS/PRESENTATIONS, SPACIAL INSTALLATIONS IN THE BOUTIQUES & GALLERIES. WE ASSIST THE DESIGNERS & ARTISTS IN ACHIEVING THE DESIRED IMPACT WITH THEIR WORK. WE DO NOT DIRECT OR IMPOSE OUR OWN VISION ON THE CLIENTS BUT TRY TO EDIT & DEVELOP A PARTICULAR PROJECT TO MAKE IT IMPRESSIVE YET COHERENT & LASTING PROPOSITION

SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE
IS A BI-ANNUAL CURATED PROJECT IN THE FORM OF A BOOK. ABSENCE OF ANY ADVERTISING, NO NEWS SECTION & NO REVIEWS IS A CONSCIOUS DECISION. WE SHUN FAST APPROACH & WE WANT TO TAKE TIME TO DISCOVER & RE-DISCOVER WORKS THAT TRANSCEND THE BOUNDARIES OF THEIR MEDIUM & OF THEIR TIME. WHAT INTERESTS US IS NOT ART OR FASHION AS SUCH BUT WORKS THAT ENGAGE WITH REALITY. STARTING TO PREPARE EACH ARTICLE MEANS NOT TRYING TO FIND THE WAY TO PROVE OUR OWN IDEAS – WE ARE NOT INTERESTED TO ILLUSTRATE, JUSTIFY OR EXPLAIN – BUT TO COMMUNICATE THE WORLD OF OUR CONTRIBUTORS. THE CONTENT IS BASED ON ACTIVE COLLABORATION WITH SOME OF THE MOST VISIONARY CREATIVE MINDS OF TODAY – THE SELECTION IS ALWAYS PERSONAL – WE TEND TO CHOSE PEOPLE WHOSE WORK WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR YEARS, PEOPLE WE APPRECIATE NOT ONLY AS ARTISTS BUT ALSO AS HUMAN BEINGS. RESPECT & MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING HAS TO BE A BASIS OF ALL WE DO: ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF TEXTS & INTERVIEWS & NAMES IS ALWAYS PRESERVED NEXT TO ENGLISH TRANSLATION & WE NEVER PUBLISH ANY MATERIAL WITHOUT THE ACCORD OF OUR COLLABORATORS. WE WANT TO CREATE A PUBLICATION THAT WOULD BE MORE THAN A DISPOSABLE PIECE OF PAPER DOCUMENTING THE HYPE OR SUPERFICIAL LUXURY. EACH ISSUE OF SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE IS NOT ‘A NEW SEASON’ BUT OUR PERSONAL VISION OF THE WORLD AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME

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SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE ISSUE 001 / SHEDDING SNATCHES OF SONG LIKE PETALS

25 ARTICLES INCLUDE 20 PAGES FEATURE ON ROGER BALLEN WITH 5 NEVER PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORKS & 3 PAGES INTERVIEW, 3 MONTHS COLLABORATION WITH MICHELE LAMY, RICK OWENS WIFE & MUSE, FEATURE ON THE NEW WORKS BY ZHANG HUAN & AN INTERVIEW, ANTONY OF ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS VISUAL WORKS, SPECIAL PROJECT WITH ROBERT MONTGOMERY & DAMIR DOMA, COLLABORATIONS WITH ANTOINE D’AGATA, SIMONE CECCHETTO (AUGUSTA), ZHU MING & BORIS BIDJAN SABERI, INTERVIEWS WITH NICOLAS ANDREAS TARALIS & CARLO ZOLLO (L’ECLAIREUR), HOMMAGE TO BUTOH FOUNDER TATSUMI HIJIKATA AMONG OTHERS
THE MAGAZINE WAS LAUNCHED SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2009 WITH EVENTS IN LIFT ETAGE TOKYO, ATELIER NEW YORK, SARTORIALOFT LA & MICHELE & RICK OWENS HOME AT PALAIS BOURBON PARIS
STOCKISTS IN 15 COUNTRIES INCLUDE RICK OWENS PARIS, LONDON, NEW YORK & TOKYO, L’ECLAIREUR, YVON LAMBERT, COLETTE IN PARIS, LIFT ETAGE & LIFT ECRU TOKYO, GAGOSIAN GALLERY & ATELIER NEW YORK, 10CORSOCOMO SEOUL
TECHNICAL DETAILS: 304 PAGES, INLAY PAPER 150G, EMBOSSED DOUBLE COVER 300G WITH 9X93CM TRACING PAPER COVER STRAP; HANDBOUND, FULLY OPENING SPINE; FORMAT 25X25CM, THICKNESS 3,3CM, WEIGHT 1600G

SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE ISSUE002 / THE BLACK BOOK
THE BLACK COLOR AS OPPOSED TO PINK – BLACK AS SOMETHING VITAL, BLACK AS THE OTHER FACET OF LIGHT, BLACK AS A SHADOW. WE WANT TO AVOID SUPERFLUOUS SO PRESENT IN THE TODAY’S FASHION & ART WORLD. IN ART & PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK SELECTION MAIN SUBJECTS – WAR, MADNESS, VIOLENCE, ABSURDITY OF SOCIETY RULES & POLITICS; EACH ARTIST PRACTICE VERY DIFFERENT YET THERE IS A STRONG CONNECTION – THEIR DISCOURSE INCISIVE & MOVING & NOT REMOVED FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. FOR THE FASHION PART WE EXPLORE THE MORE OBSCURE SIDE OF HUMAN EMOTIONS & SEXUALITY THROUGH TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLE DEFYING CASTING & PHOTOGRAPHY. SEVERAL VERY SPECIAL EDITORIALS SHOT IN UNEXPECTED PLACES & INSTEAD OF THE STYLING BASED ON NEW COLLECTIONS LOTS OF ARCHIVES USED & SPECIAL QUITE DRAMATIC PIECES COMMISSIONED FROM SOME OF OUR MOST APPRECIATED DESIGNERS

CONTENT: 20 ARTICLES (WITH ELEVEN EXTENSIVE INTERVIEWS), CONTRIBUTORS AMONG OTHERS JENNY HOLZER, SOPHIE RISTELHUEBER, CAI GUO QIANG, HUANG YONG PING, ARI MARCOPOULOS, RICK OWENS, GARETH PUGH, PINA BAUSCH & TANZTHEATER WUPPERTAL BY MAARTEN VANDEN ABEELE, FEVER RAY, ANDI WATSON & RADIOHEAD, JOHAN RENCK, IRENE SILVAGNI. 8 FASHION SHOOTS INCLUDE TOKYO EDITORIAL BY MOTE SINABEL WITH ONLY JAPANESE DESIGNERS WORKS, ANTWERP EDITORIAL BY JOHAN SANDBERG STYLED & MODELED BY HANNELORE KNUTS, FEATURE ON SONGZIO’S WORK, THEATRE DE LA VILLE EDITORIAL SHOT BY MONIKA BIELSKYTE WITH YOHJI YAMAMOTO ARCHIVE, CAROL CHRISTIAN POELL & EXCLUSIVE PIECES CREATED BY DESIGNERS FOR SOME/THINGS
ISSUE002 CAN BE PREORDERED ONLINE & IS DUE TO BE LAUNCHED WITH A SPECIAL EVENT & AN EXHIBITION DURING PARIS FASHION WEEK MARCH 2010, TO BE FOLLOWED BY TOKYO, NEW YORK, & MOST PROBABLY HONG-KONG & SEOUL

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SOME/THINGS TEAM IS
JAMES CHENG TAN / PUBLISHING, MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION, LEGAL ISSUES
MONIKA BIELSKYTE / CREATIVE DIRECTOR, EDITOR
RAINA LAMPKINS-FIELDER / CONTEMPORARY ART ADVISER, CO-EDITOR
CARLO ZOLLO / FASHION & DISTRIBUTION ADVISER
SORAYA CHAAR / INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS & FUNDING

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