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MULTIMEDIA: Belgian designer Kris Van Assche, who designs Dior Homme plus signature collections for women and men, has donned another hat. On Tuesday night in Paris, he unveiled a new large-format flyer-cum-magazine called Londerzeel. Part literary, part visual (and highlighting works by artist Andrea Mastrovito, for instance), Van Assche served as its art director. Barbara Polla was editor in chief and Martin Venet oversaw graphic design. Londerzeel had an initial print run of 1,000 and is expected to come out three times yearly, with distribution where Van Assche’s clothes are sold.
The current copy contains four of five Mastrovito drawings Van Assche hopes will run as advertising for his signature line in five magazines this September. “I quite like the freedom of an artist just expressing his vision,” said Van Assche. Meanwhile, the designer is also the subject of “Kris Van Assche, Mor O Muerte,” a book written in French by Polla and illustrated by Mastrovito. “It’s really like the story of someone I admire deeply and someone I love,” said Polla, adding the book doesn’t quite fit into any established literary genre. It’s published by L’Age d’Homme, and available in France and Switzerland for about $25.
— Jennifer Weil
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