James Jean + Prada- 02.06.08
Prada. They’ve been grabbing my attention in every magazine lately with these illustration heavy images… (remember NotCouture #1478?) and while i’m still debating and mixed on the illustration on leather bag concept, i’m still loving the illustrations! So while checking out all of the Spring/Summer 08 collections and campaign, i couldn’t help but share this incredible (HUGE like 17’ x 200’) wallpaper they have. Entitled Florid ~ Prada says it “represents the somewhat perverse intersection between Hieronymus Bosch and Aubrey Beardsley. The image depicts an intense landscape of man-eating flowers, dragons, hybrid creatures and eerie fairies.” Above is one of my favorite sections of it… the full wallpaper, closeups, and images from the print campaign are after the jump!
UPDATE: Apologies for missing that this was the collaboration work of local LA artist James Jean, and that this wallpaper is hanging right in the Beverly Hills and Soho Epicenter stores sized at 17 x 200 feet! In my cold meds induced haze and excitement while being illustration/prada giddy, i’m terribly embarrassed for the slip up and really should know better than early morning posting! Forgive me? Also take a look at the second wallpaper on his site that isn’t on Prada’s.
Here is it in super tiny form… but it IS ridiculously wide compared to its height… so click the image to view in full size!
Here are the bags i’ve been conflicted on… perhaps the graphics are far better for print/digital than to actually carry around?
My favorite parts of the wallpaper…
Some of my favorites from the ad campaign for SS/08
I’m absoulutely in love with this wallpaper. the one thing i wonder about is where is the part of the picture where the night person is pulling the girl in the shell?
----- ariel 21.05.08 20:01