Issue #22 — Winter 2011/2012 The Chermayeff Century
Introducing
THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS of architecture and design: “Serge often roused
himself from a serious conversation with, ‘Chris, let’s go get a
sandwich.’ This was in fact a rallying cry for martinis,” recalls
CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER of his mentor SERGE CHERMAYEFF, the charismatic
Russian tango-champion-turned-design-legend who began the creative
dynasty featured in this issue’s 32-page cover dossier. Meet IVAN
CHERMAYEFF, the original Mad Man, PETER CHERMAYEFF, aquatic architect,
and Berlin’s newest spark plug, SAM CHERMAYEFF, with essays, interviews
and memories by CARSON CHAN, THOMAS DEMAND, MICHAEL ROCK, and HANS
ULRICH OBRIST. Elsewhere JUERGEN TELLER and IRINA KULIKOVA maraud in
SYLVIE AUBREY’s masks; CORNELIUS TITTEL resurrects the sex and successes
of JIRI GEORG DOKOUPIL; New York’s preeminent avant-garde skate shop
still reigns SUPREME (while remaining a mysterious church of cool); the
20th century’s best-dressed journalist, Hamburg media myth FRITZ J.
RADDATZ gets canonized; CALVIN KLEIN… needs no superlatives, thanks
especially to Men’s Creative Director ITALO ZUCCHELLI; man about town
CLEMENS WEISSHAAR makes seven pronouncements on design, simulation and
competition; ANA and DANKO STEINER pack some heat; 032c’s latest SELECT
presents the best of this season’s books, products, and ideas; a special
front section finally tells readers WHAT WE BELIEVE, and so much more
on 260 pages….
