Peter Arnell - Portfolio I - II - 2021

In the course of his more than forty-year career, Peter Arnell has built an unparalleled reputation by delivering innovative and provocative work for many of the world’s most famous brands. His unique interdisciplinary approach to brand creation blends graphic design, industrial design, automotive design, architecture, photography, cinema, and more to produce holistic solutions that foster durable brand value. A prolific photographer, Arnell’s work has appeared commercially for numerous fashion and lifestyle brands, and his artistic photography has been included in solo and group exhibitions around the world. Arnell’s work has been described as “revolutionary, bold, and brilliant” by Vogue and “powerful, exceptional, and compelling” by André Leon Talley. i-D magazine calls him “a guru and a genius,” while Newsweek named him “one of the great brand impresarios of our era.” Martha Stewart praises him saying that “few of us accomplish in a lifetime what Peter can accomplish in a decade,” and Advertising Age proclaimed that “Arnell can help us build the next generation.”
In 2002, Arnell was included in Richard Saul Wurman’s annual Who’s Really Who list as one of the 1,000 most creative people in America. He has served as Chief Innovation Officer at both Chrysler and Home Depot, and he has been a member of the Special Olympics board for more than a decade. This two-volume publication, beautifully conceived and richly illustrated, highlights over four decades of relentless innovation and offers an in-depth look at a great creative mind and a body of work exceptionally diverse. It includes iconic projects for Samsung, Chanel, Gucci, DKNY, Pepsi, Reebok, Chrysler, Nespresso, and the Special Olympics, as well as numerous collaborations with figures 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 just a few. The volume also features writings by architect Frank Gehry, photographer Peter Lindbergh, and New York Times journalist Michel Marriott.