BOOKS
WHERE THEY PURR – EDITION ( 2022)
Cats can be notoriously aloof, yet they have a special knack for commanding a room. What can these curious creatures reveal about their owners’ personal style and design sensibilities?
Where They Purr showcases twenty-eight inspirational houses and their stylish interiors, along with the charismatic felines that call these places home. From a historic Victorian terrace to a modern farmhouse with panoramic vistas, an art-filled inner-city apartment to a cozy rental that melds classic pieces and clever design, discover each cat’s domain and their predilection for sunlit nooks, midcentury furniture, or rooms with a view.
Through stunning photography, Paul Barbera captures these enviable homes complemented by the enigmatic qualities of those most contrary of domestic companions: our cats.
WHERE THEY PURR – EDITION ( 2022)
Cats can be notoriously aloof, yet they have a special knack for commanding a room. What can these curious creatures reveal about their owners’ personal style and design sensibilities?
Where They Purr showcases twenty-eight inspirational houses and their stylish interiors, along with the charismatic felines that call these places home. From a historic Victorian terrace to a modern farmhouse with panoramic vistas, an art-filled inner-city apartment to a cozy rental that melds classic pieces and clever design, discover each cat’s domain and their predilection for sunlit nooks, midcentury furniture, or rooms with a view.
Through stunning photography, Paul Barbera captures these enviable homes complemented by the enigmatic qualities of those most contrary of domestic companions: our cats.
WHERE THEY CREATE / JAPAN – CHINESE EDITION ( 2019)
Where They Create is out as a BOOK produced by the publishers of FRAME, MARK and ELEPHANTmagazines. It features interviews with Opening Ceremony, Olaf Breuning, Jeremiah Goodman, Cyril Duval, Greg Lauren, Clive Wilkinson, Bompas & Parr, Julie Verhoeven, Kelly McCallum, Wall Paper* plus many more.
Paul Barbera shoots slick interiors for clients like Elle Decoration and Vogue Living. But before he ventured into the studios of the 32 designers in his new book “Where They Create” , he begged them not to clean up. “It’s not like messy wall, messy table, pencil on floor and rubbish near door equals great artist,” Barbera insists, but those intimate details make for rich material. Matali Crasset’s personal library, Maarten Baas’s prototypes and even the crudely fashioned cardboard strip that keeps Confetti System’s air-conditioner from jostling its hand-cut garlands reveal what it’s really like inside a designer’s world.
Words by Monica Khemsurov
WHERE THEY CREATE / JAPAN – CHINESE EDITION ( 2019)
Where They Create is out as a BOOK produced by the publishers of FRAME, MARK and ELEPHANTmagazines. It features interviews with Opening Ceremony, Olaf Breuning, Jeremiah Goodman, Cyril Duval, Greg Lauren, Clive Wilkinson, Bompas & Parr, Julie Verhoeven, Kelly McCallum, Wall Paper* plus many more.
Paul Barbera shoots slick interiors for clients like Elle Decoration and Vogue Living. But before he ventured into the studios of the 32 designers in his new book “Where They Create” , he begged them not to clean up. “It’s not like messy wall, messy table, pencil on floor and rubbish near door equals great artist,” Barbera insists, but those intimate details make for rich material. Matali Crasset’s personal library, Maarten Baas’s prototypes and even the crudely fashioned cardboard strip that keeps Confetti System’s air-conditioner from jostling its hand-cut garlands reveal what it’s really like inside a designer’s world.
Words by Monica Khemsurov
WHERE THEY CREATE / JAPAN ( 2017)
An insight into the environments and working processes of the most creative minds in Japan.
Paul Barbera presents his next volume in the Where They Create series – this time with a different approach, by exploring the theme of his series through geographical locales. Reinvigorated by his first visit to Japan in five years, he makes this country the starting point of this new volume. Through the lens of creative spaces, Barbera chronicles his journey as he uncovers how contemporary Japanese design, art and creative thinking, has influenced and inspired the world (and vice versa).
FOREWORDS: Tyler Brule, Nicola Formichetti, Roger Puvlers, Hideotoshi Nakata, Mineaki Saito, Paul Barbera
ARCHITECTS: Tadao Ando, Sou Fujimoto, Kenya Hara, Toyo Ito, Schemata, Torafu, Kengo Kuma
ARTISTS: Hiroko Takahashi, Kohei Nawa, Takahiro Iwasaki, Mariko Mori, Satoru Aoyama, Shinji Ohmaki, Noritaka Tatehana, Kyotaro, Makoto Azuma
DESIGNERS: Nendo, Tokujin Yoshioka, Simplicity, Kaibatsu, Rikako Nagashima, Reiko Sudo, Teruhiro Yanagihara, Wonderwall
FASHION: Engineered Garments, Discovered, Nemeth, White Mountaineering, Anrealage, Rhino INC
ANOTHER MAGAZINE -“A rare view into some of the greatest Japan-based minds of our time.” –
VOGUE LIVING – “A holistic peek into the creative worlds at work and play; the current splendid state of Japan’s design culture.”
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST – “Photographer Paul Barbera and writer Kanae Hasegawa fling open the doors to these temples of innovation”
AMUSE // I-D MAGAZINE – “Inside Japan’s Most Creative Studios”
DESIGN BOOM – “Barbera captures glimpses of intimate moments inside the workspaces.”
HIGHSNOBIETY – “Poised to be an authority on the country’s incredible creative scene.”
DOCUMENT JOURNAL – “Where Imagination Becomes Reality”-
ANOTHER SOMETHING – “A considered curation of subjects with an extraordinary eye for iconic details”
SUPERFUTURE – “Impressive.”
DEZEEN – “…a book exploring the growing international interest in Japanese design and work culture.”
WHERE THEY CREATE / JAPAN ( 2017)
An insight into the environments and working processes of the most creative minds in Japan.
Paul Barbera presents his next volume in the Where They Create series – this time with a different approach, by exploring the theme of his series through geographical locales. Reinvigorated by his first visit to Japan in five years, he makes this country the starting point of this new volume. Through the lens of creative spaces, Barbera chronicles his journey as he uncovers how contemporary Japanese design, art and creative thinking, has influenced and inspired the world (and vice versa).
FOREWORDS: Tyler Brule, Nicola Formichetti, Roger Puvlers, Hideotoshi Nakata, Mineaki Saito, Paul Barbera
ARCHITECTS: Tadao Ando, Sou Fujimoto, Kenya Hara, Toyo Ito, Schemata, Torafu, Kengo Kuma
ARTISTS: Hiroko Takahashi, Kohei Nawa, Takahiro Iwasaki, Mariko Mori, Satoru Aoyama, Shinji Ohmaki, Noritaka Tatehana, Kyotaro, Makoto Azuma
DESIGNERS: Nendo, Tokujin Yoshioka, Simplicity, Kaibatsu, Rikako Nagashima, Reiko Sudo, Teruhiro Yanagihara, Wonderwall
FASHION: Engineered Garments, Discovered, Nemeth, White Mountaineering, Anrealage, Rhino INC
ANOTHER MAGAZINE -“A rare view into some of the greatest Japan-based minds of our time.” –
VOGUE LIVING – “A holistic peek into the creative worlds at work and play; the current splendid state of Japan’s design culture.”
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST – “Photographer Paul Barbera and writer Kanae Hasegawa fling open the doors to these temples of innovation”
AMUSE // I-D MAGAZINE – “Inside Japan’s Most Creative Studios”
DESIGN BOOM – “Barbera captures glimpses of intimate moments inside the workspaces.”
HIGHSNOBIETY – “Poised to be an authority on the country’s incredible creative scene.”
DOCUMENT JOURNAL – “Where Imagination Becomes Reality”-
ANOTHER SOMETHING – “A considered curation of subjects with an extraordinary eye for iconic details”
SUPERFUTURE – “Impressive.”
DEZEEN – “…a book exploring the growing international interest in Japanese design and work culture.”
WHERE THEY CREATE / WORLDWIDE EDITION (2011)
Where They Create is out as a BOOK produced by the publishers of FRAME, MARK and ELEPHANTmagazines. It features interviews with Opening Ceremony, Olaf Breuning, Jeremiah Goodman, Cyril Duval, Greg Lauren, Clive Wilkinson, Bompas & Parr, Julie Verhoeven, Kelly McCallum, Wall Paper* plus many more.
Paul Barbera shoots slick interiors for clients like Elle Decoration and Vogue Living. But before he ventured into the studios of the 32 designers in his new book “Where They Create” , he begged them not to clean up. “It’s not like messy wall, messy table, pencil on floor and rubbish near door equals great artist,” Barbera insists, but those intimate details make for rich material. Matali Crasset’s personal library, Maarten Baas’s prototypes and even the crudely fashioned cardboard strip that keeps Confetti System’s air-conditioner from jostling its hand-cut garlands reveal what it’s really like inside a designer’s world.
Words by Monica Khemsurov
WHERE THEY CREATE / WORLDWIDE EDITION (2011)
Where They Create is out as a BOOK produced by the publishers of FRAME, MARK and ELEPHANTmagazines. It features interviews with Opening Ceremony, Olaf Breuning, Jeremiah Goodman, Cyril Duval, Greg Lauren, Clive Wilkinson, Bompas & Parr, Julie Verhoeven, Kelly McCallum, Wall Paper* plus many more.
Paul Barbera shoots slick interiors for clients like Elle Decoration and Vogue Living. But before he ventured into the studios of the 32 designers in his new book “Where They Create” , he begged them not to clean up. “It’s not like messy wall, messy table, pencil on floor and rubbish near door equals great artist,” Barbera insists, but those intimate details make for rich material. Matali Crasset’s personal library, Maarten Baas’s prototypes and even the crudely fashioned cardboard strip that keeps Confetti System’s air-conditioner from jostling its hand-cut garlands reveal what it’s really like inside a designer’s world.
Words by Monica Khemsurov
Where They’ is a visual documentation of the creative environments of artist & people, that meet during my travels, of homes and studios.
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