For Zaha Hadid, this experience is not the first: she has already designed shoes for the Brazilian company Melissa, and also, already in the role of an architect, collaborated with the fashion house Chanel. Now, for the Donna Karan brand, she has created a bottle for the new Woman perfume. The fragrance is touted as the epitome of femininity, and Hadid adds that the smoky glass vessel embodies mystery and arouses curiosity.
However, Building Design magazine cites her more prosaic statement: "A fluid form contains liquid: it goes well."
David Adjaye is known for his impeccable manners and taste, for which his colleagues call him "the prince", but this is the first time he has acted as a model. He became the face of the autumn-winter collection of the British clothing brand Alfred Dunhill. At the same time, the architect found himself in the company of other British cultural figures: actor John Hurt, artist-creator of Gorillaz Jamie Hewlett, film director James Marsh.
Excerpt from David Adjaye's interview with Dunhill
Dunhill used not only the "physical", but also the intellectual potential of his models: advertising publications in glossy magazines are supplied with their statements about their work. Accordingly, Ajaye talks about architecture, and his quotes are taken from a video interview filmed specifically for this campaign. You can watch it on the Dunhill Facebook page.
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