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Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook by Paul Smith (2016, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherThames & Hudson
ISBN-100500292361
ISBN-139780500292365
eBay Product ID (ePID)219306468

Product Key Features

Book TitlePaul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicCycling
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorPaul Smith
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight58.2 Oz
Item Length13.5 in
Item Width9.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-953618
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsA visual celebration of cycling presented through the passions and personal memorabilia of beloved menswear fashion designer Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook is a winning combination of design and the world's most increasingly popular pastime, Smith pays loving tribute to the cycling world in this well-designed scrapbook, which teems with paintings, lush color photographs, and stunning typography. He shares his musings in organized chapters on past and current heroes, style, great races, and his incredible collection of jerseys and bikes, shown in gorgeous close-up photographs. This impressive book will appeal to design, fashion, and cycling aficionados alike.
Dewey Decimal796.626092
SynopsisWere it not for a serious crash in his teens, fashion designer Paul Smith might have become known as a successful racing cyclist. His cycling career cut short, and after a six-month spell in the hospital, he opened a small boutique in England in 1970. Today, Paul Smith is one of the UK's most successful exports, with over 350 shops worldwide. It was only relatively recently, however, that Smith publicly returned to the world of cycling. This lively scrapbook illustrates Smith's favorite people, races, and places in the cycling world through the images and ephemera that inspired him. From his collection of cycling jerseys and his extensive library of cycling publications and brochures of the 1950s and 1960s to the inspiration he has found in his cycling heroes (Coppi, Anquetil, Bartali) and his collaborations with bike-makers (Mercian and Pinarello) and race organizers, this is a personal and highly visual journey that connects Smith's love of cycling with his love of design. Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook is a winning combination of design and the world's most increasingly popular pastime, sure to thrill cycling fans and fashion enthusiasts everywhere., Had it not been for a serious crash in his teens, the fashion designer and style icon Paul Smith might have pursued a career as a racing cyclist. His sporting ambitions were abruptly cut short, and after a six-month spell in hospital he opened a small boutique in Nottingham in 1970. Today Sir Paul Smith is one of the UK's leading designers, but he has never forgotten his love of cycling and has maintained a passion for the sport. In 2013 he was invited to design the legendary maglia rosa - the pink jersey worn by the leader of the Giro d'Italia - which was blessed by Pope Francis I and presented to the winner. This scrapbook illustrates Paul's favourite people, races and places in the cycling world through the romantic and beautiful images that inspired him. From his collection of cycling jerseys and his extensive library of cycling publications of the 1950s and 1960s to the inspiration he found in early heroes such as Fausto Coppi and Jacques Anquetil, his collaborations with bike-makers (Mercian, Condor, Gary Fisher and Pinarello) and his friendships with contemporary stars of the road and track, including David Millar, Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish, this is a personal and highly visual journey that connects Smith's love of cycling with his love of design. Ultimately this is not merely a book about one man's enthusiasm for a sport, but an insight into how the people, stories and imagery that fuel this passion have influenced one of the most successful personalities in the design world., A visual celebration of cycling presented through the passions and personal memorabilia of beloved menswear fashion designer Paul Smith, This lively scrapbook illustrates Smith's favorite people, races, and places in the cycling world through the images and ephemera that inspired him. From his collection of cycling jerseys and his extensive library of cycling publications and brochures of the 1950s and 1960s to the inspiration he has found in his cycling heroes (Coppi, Anquetil, Bartali) and his collaborations with bike-makers (Mercian and Pinarello) and race organizers, this is a personal and highly visual journey that connects Smith's love of cycling with his love of design. Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook is a winning combination of design and the world's most increasingly popular pastime, sure to thrill cycling fans and fashion enthusiasts everywhere.
LC Classification NumberGV1051
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