Peter Arnell - Portfolio I - II - 2021

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

Over a career spanning more than forty years, Peter Arnell has built an unmatched reputation, creating innovative, boundary‑pashing work for many of the world's most famous brands. His unique interdisciplinary approach to brand building combines graphic design, industrial design, automotive design, architecture, photography, cinema, and more, to produce holistic solutions that generate enduring brand value. A prolific photographer, Arnell's work has appeared commercially for numerous fashion and lifestyle brands, and his artistic photographs have been exhibited in group and solo shows around the world. Arnell's work has been described as "revolutionary, bold, and brilliant" by Vogue and "powerful, exceptional, and propulsion-driven" by André Leon Talley. i-D Magazine calls him "a guru and a genius," while Newsweek hails him as "one of the greatest brand impresarios of our era." Martha Stewart praises Peter, stating that "few of us accomplish in a lifetime what Peter does 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 held the role of Chief Innovation Officer at both Chrysler and Home Depot, and he has served on the Special Olympics board for over a decade. This beautifully conceived and richly illustrated two-volume publication highlights over four decades of tireless innovation and offers a deep understanding of a great creative mind and a body of work extraordinarily diverse. It includes flagship projects for Samsung, Chanel, Gucci, DKNY, Pepsi, Reebok, Chrysler, Nespresso, and the Special Olympics, as well as numerous collaborations with luminaries 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. Also included are texts by architect Frank Gehry, photographer Peter Lindbergh, and New York Times journalist Michel Marriott.