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Phaidon Press celebrates 100 years
Phaidon Press will mark its 100th anniversary in September 2023 with a global programme of events, exhibitions, original digital content and sales initiatives, as well as a limited edition book.
100 Years of Creativity will present work from 100 living artists, writers, designers, architects, illustrators and chefs previously published by Phaidon, including photographers Annie Leibovitz and Stephen Shore, chefs Ferran Adrià and Ana Roš, artists Lorna Simpson and Yoshitomo Nara, and designers Dieter Rams and Todd Oldham, among others.
Each image will reflect a creative expression related to a number between one and 100. A limited edition of 1,000 copies, 100 Years of Creativity will only be available as a gift from the publisher.
Phaidon Press, named after Socrates’ pupil Phaedo of Elis, was founded in Vienna in 1923 by Dr Béla Horovitz, Frederick "Fritz" Ungar and Ludwig Goldscheider. Their vision was to create "elegantly produced, accessibly priced art books", something that, according to the company, had not been done before.
The publisher pioneered the large-format illustrated artist monograph and has since published books in collaboration with influential creators and brands from Rihanna, Grace Coddington, Mickalene Thomas and Sir David Adjaye to Massimo Bottura, JR and Nike. Today, it is a leading global publisher in the creative arts, with 50 million books sold in 40 languages and 1,500 titles in print.
Keith Fox, c.e.o. of Phaidon Press, said: “A century after Phaidon’s formation, one thing hasn’t changed: our belief that books should enlighten, delight and inspire. We pride ourselves on elevating our books into an art form. We look forward to the next 100 years.”
Deb Aaronson, vice president and group publisher of Phaidon, said: “100 Years of Creativity features contributions from treasured collaborators who embody the spirit of Phaidon’s core mission – to provide a platform for the great creative voices of our time.”
An exhibition of Phaidon books, also titled 100 Years of Creativity, will present 100 lots spanning award-winning cover designs, bestsellers, limited editions and more, from the 1930s through the present day. The exhibitions will take place in New York and London beginning this September.
Phaidon’s 100th anniversary season publishing in fall 2023 will feature a range of titles from luminaries including Thom Browne, Linda Evangelista, Steven Meisel and Yoko Ono.
