Redefining cool for a new generation, and one of hip hops most famous stars, Pharrell Williams is a creative force, using music, fashion, and design to express his distinctive style. Originating at the crossroads of art, design, popular culture, and street savvy, Pharrell Williams's output is unique. By playing off different disciplines-namely music, fashion, street art, and design - and using each as an element in the other, Pharrell has redefined the role of the contemporary recording artist, blazing a trail for other musicians and prominent cultural figures. This book also explores his musical career in depth, charting his many projects from his production team The Neptunes, to the band N.E.R.D., and his collaborations with friends Kanye West, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, and other hip-hop royalty. This unprecedented volume documents Pharrell's prolific body of work and his contributionto contemporary culture. In his own unique graphic language, he details his extensive creative pursuits, including clothing lines, jewellery, and accessories designs for Louis Vuitton, furniture and other product design, limited-edition toys, graphic designs, skate graphics, and collaborations withMoncler, Marc Jacobs, the artist KAWS, and with architects Zaha Hadid and Masamichi Katayama/Wonderwall.
One of the most influential figures in contemporary music, Pharrell Williams has successfully dovetailed his musical career with voyages into fashion, accessory, furniture and toy design. This book gives readers an insight into the synergetic process which has brought the artist such success.
