Wallpaper* Handmade – August 2010
For its most ambitious issue to date, Wallpaper* has brought together and briefed some of the world’s leading designers, craftsmen and manufacturers to produce unique furniture, fittings, foodstuffs, fashion and more. The August Handmade issue is dedicated to this astonishing collection of one-off designs and delicacies, chronicling their production and presentation at this year’s Salone del Mobile.
Paper bag, by Saskia and Stefan Diez
Inspired by her award-winning ‘Papier’ bags, we asked Saskia Diez and her husband Stefan to produce the ultimate lightweight travel bag. Eschewing leather or reinforced textiles, Diez turned to Tyvek, a synthetic paper that is extremely light but robustly water- and tear-proof. Perfect as hand luggage, the bags come with compartments designed specifically to carry your Wallpaper* City Guide and a copy of your favourite magazine.
Saskia and Stefan Diez
A trained goldsmith based in Munich, Saskia Diez is primarily a jewellery designer who also studied industrial design. Her husband, Stefan Diez, is a cabinet maker who moved into industrial design when he opened his own studio
in 2003. His clients include E15, Moroso, Thonet and, naturally, Saskia Diez. www.saskia-diez.com, www.stefan-diez.com
Wallpaper*
Truly international, consistently intelligent and hugely influential, Wallpaper* is the world’s most important design and style magazine. It has attracted the most sophisticated global audience by constantly pushing into new creative territories and ensuring its coverage of everything from architecture to motoring, fashion to travel, and interiors to jewellery remains unrivalled. Wallpaper* has readers in 93 countries and has enjoyed unparalleled success in reaching the design elite right across the globe. To Wallpaper*, the world is one seamless marketplace, where consumers flit from one destination to the next, easily cross physical borders and cultural divides, and flirt with a variety of different brands, both established and undiscovered. With 12 themed issues a year, and a limited-edition cover by a different artist or designer each month, Wallpaper* has evolved from style bible to internationally recognised brand. www.wallpaper.com
Innovation / Brand-Building Initiative of the Year – Wallpaper’s Made in China issue British Society of Magazine Editors Awards 2009
Best New Editor of the Year – Tony Chambers British Society of Magazine Editors Awards 2008
From cover to cover, the Handmade issue is a complete celebration of craftsmanship and, in addition to the exceptional bespoke content, it incorporates a number of publishing firsts for Wallpaper*, including the use of multiple paper stocks and the chance for readers to play art director and custom-design their own covers. Wallpaper* Handmade is on sale 8 July.