Peter Arnell - Portfolio I - II - 2021

An epic two-volume synthesis of the work of legendary advertising impresario Peter Arnell, weighing over 5 kg.

Over a career spanning more than forty years, Peter Arnell has built an incomparable reputation, creating innovative, boundary-free work for many of the world’s most famous brands. His unique interdisciplinary approach to brand-building brings together graphic design, industrial design, automotive design, architecture, photography, cinema, and more to produce holistic solutions that generate lasting value for the brand. A prolific photographer, Arnell’s work has appeared commercially for numerous fashion and lifestyle brands, and his artistic photographs have been shown in group and solo exhibitions around the world. Arnell’s work has been described as “revolutionary, bold, and brilliant” by Vogue and “powerful, exceptional, and propulsive” by André Leon Talley. i-D Magazine calls him “a guru and a genius,” while Newsweek called him “one of the greatest brand impresarios of our era.” Martha Stewart lauds Peter, stating that “few of us achieve in a lifetime what Peter has accomplished in a decade,” and Advertising Age proclaimed that “Arnell can help us build the next generation.” In 2002, Arnell was named among the 1,000 most creative people in America in Richard Saul Wurman’s annual Who’s Really Who list. He has served as Chief Innovation Officer at both Chrysler and Home Depot, and has been a board member of Special Olympics for over a decade. This exquisitely conceived, richly illustrated two-volume publication spotlights over four decades of tireless innovation and offers a deep understanding of a great creative mind and a body of exceptionally varied works. It includes flagship projects for Samsung, Chanel, Gucci, DKNY, Pepsi, Reebok, Chrysler, Nespresso and the Special Olympics, as well as numerous collaborations with personalities such as Helmut Newton, Duane Michaels, Peter Lindbergh, Denis Piel, Lance Wyman, Paul Rand, Frank Gehry, David Hockney, Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Buzz Aldrin, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Lorne Michaels, and Steven Spielberg, to name a few. Also featured are writings by architect Frank Gehry, photographer Peter Lindbergh, and New York Times journalist Michel Marriott.