A 雜誌 第25期

A Magazine Curated By Sacai, our 25th issue, is curated by Chitose Abe, founder and designer of the Japanese cult label sacai.
As the first Japanese woman to curate an issue, Abe has called upon her inner circle of friends, family and artistic collaborators to contribute cultural and creative content across the 200 page magazine.
Proposing a radical ultramarine blue cover with both English and Japanese text, A Magazine Curated By Sacai explores the world of community and high concept behind sacai, from an international series of #sacaiTHEpeople portraits from Tokyo to LA, to commissioned projects by photographers, chefs, industrial designers, architects, artists, writers and business analysts alike.
From the material concerns of minimalist architecture and upcycled industrial design to the intangible possibilities of CGI products and A.I. fashion reporting, Abe has channelled sacai’s collaborative spirit into a profoundly contemporary document that approaches her brand pillars of hybridity and ‘stability and betrayal’ in myriad ways.
 
Selected contributors include:
Chikashi Suzuki, Craig Mcdean, Daisuke Gemma, Daniel Arnold, Dr Woo, Edison Chen, Gelchop, Ghetto Gastro, Hank Willis Thomas, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Jack Pierson, Jean Touitou, Joaquin Laguinge, Karl Templer, Katsu Naito, Keith Oshiro, Kohei Kawatani, Lawrence Weiner, Marvin Leuvrey, Michel Gaubert, Noua Unu Studio, Pablo Zuleto Zahr, Piczo, Rashida Jones, Rollswyze, Rory Van Millingen, Sarah Andelman, Shioli Kutsuna, Shupei Qin, Sou Fujimoto, Takashi Homma, Tariq ‘Black thought’ Trotter, The D Soraki, Toraya, Vince Aung, Yoshi Tsujimura, Yoshihiro Narisawa, Yosuke Kubozuka, Yusuke Seki.
 

A 雜誌是時尚雜誌當中標榜以「詩情畫意」、「清新脫俗」、「純真坦率」為主要依歸。文化宣言是看重每一個個體並反對「均一化」的。
我們覺得目前的時尚雜誌被太多的置入性行銷所制約，因而在思考上被理論所箝制。設計師的理念與創作旨趣已經不再被傳遞出去，客觀性也不夠徹底。想要討好讀者的心態，讓所有的雜誌往主流意識靠攏，因此而已經失去自己的特色，一樣的廣告、差不多的篇章與思考方向，看起來千篇一律。A 雜誌則是尊重設計師與設計理念。願意深入設計師的心靈世界，找到我們與他能夠相應的參數，包括「熱情」、「情緒表現」、「想像力」、「自發性」、「工藝特質」與「原創性」。因此，A 雜誌包含了設計師的心血與真髓。為了保持這本雜誌的清新，我們邀請不同的設計師及其作品一起參與，每期都有令你驚豔之處。