Visionaire #58: Spirit [2011]

New in Visionaire shipping box. Numbered from an edition of 1,500.
Each clamshell box, made from McQueen silk fabric, contains images printed onto single sheets of thick paper infused with SEEDS from WILDFLOWERS. When planted in the ground, a square foot of space will bloom with flowers that match the colors of the McQueen fashion shown on the image. A masterpiece and worthy tribute.
Boxed, 9 x 13 in. / 12 pgs / 12 color / 9781888645835

Visionaire first featured the provocative fashion designs of Lee Alexander McQueen in 1996, and he remained a continuous inspiration and presence for the magazine, providing some of its most treasured contributions. In 2003, McQueen visited the New York offices and gallery of Visionaire to discuss collaborating on an issue of the magazine--an issue that sadly was never to be. Visionaire No. 58: Spirit is a tribute to McQueen's genius and legacy.

It gathers images inspired by McQueen from such contributors as Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Nick Knight, Steven Klein and David Sims; these images are printed on paper embedded with wildflower seeds, so that, when planted, watered and exposed to sunlight, the pages will blossom. Spirit is presented in a case that is wrapped in an Alexander McQueen metalized brocade, featured in the designer's Spring/Summer show of 2010, and is limited to an edition of 1,500 numbered copies.

One of Visionaire's most brilliant and giftworthy concepts to date, Spirit offers up a unique opportunity for artist, nature and reader to collaborate with one another, and celebrates the greatness of one of fashion's greatest and mos