Peter Arnell - Portfolio I - II - 2021

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

Over a career spanning more than forty years, Peter Arnell has built an incomparable reputation, creating innovative and boundaryless work for many of the world's most famous brands. His unique interdisciplinary approach to brand building unites graphic design, industrial design, automotive design, architecture, photography, cinema and more, to produce holistic solutions that generate lasting 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 propulsive" by André Leon Talley. i-D Magazine calls him "a guru and a genius", while Newsweek proclaimed him "one of the greatest brand impresarios of our era." Martha Stewart praises Peter by asserting that "few of us manage to accomplish as much in a lifetime as Peter 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 list "Who's Really Who." He has served as Chief Innovation Officer at both Chrysler and Home Depot, and has sat on the board of the Special Olympics for over a decade. This two-volume publication, beautifully conceived and richly illustrated, highlights over forty years of tireless innovation and offers a deep understanding of a great creative mind and a body of work remarkably varied. 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 but a few. Also included are texts by architect Frank Gehry, photographer Peter Lindbergh and New York Times journalist Michel Marriott.