collectors & collections
Ongoing series of diptychs of collectors and their collections | Synopsis
Iris Apfel, The New York style legend has an amazing array of costume creations
Paul Smith, The fashion designer on the extraordinary number of cycling jerseys he owns
Roberto Baggio, The former footballer, a star player for Fiorentina, Juventus and Italy, collects hunting paraphernalia
Perry Margouleff, The musician and music producer on a collection of 20th century American guitars inspired by his passion for playing
Kim Hastreiter, The publisher and co-editor of indie-favourite magazine Paper on an art collection that tells the story of her life
David Gainsborough Roberts, A vast collection of iconic memorabilia associated with the famous and the infamous of the 20th century
Rino Ferro, The former butcher on the poetic beauty of harpoons shaped by hand
Liz West, a sculptor started collecting Spice Girl memorabilia at the age of 11. Starting with a pencil case and leading to donations from Mel B.
Liu Lan, An entrepreneur, Liu is passionate about the unique life experiences she has gained through collecting contemporary art
Gail Cook, The doll collector on how a present for her daughter sparked an enduring passion
Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Sachsen-Gessaphe, The interior designer discusses his fascination with miniature furniture
Anne Dell Prevost, A taste for objets d’art and 18th century French furniture, inspired by her grandmother’s South Carolina home
Ute & Rudolf Scharpff, Over the decades, their collection has grown to include some 200 works by 35 international artists
Simon Costin, The art director & set designer on his macabre curiosities and folk art, gathered over a lifetime of trawling flea markets
Cristiano Spiller, The DJ and record producer on his anarchic collection of Lego figurines
Harald Falckenberg, A frequent writer on contemporary art, a doctor of law and Professor of Art Theory at Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts
Inti Ligabue, As well as running the family catering business, he continues to add to the collection of tribal art begun by his father
Luciano Benetton, The founder of the fashion empire has so far commissioned about 10,000 miniature works for his growing collection
Karina Duebner, The fashion and interior designer on the Central Asian fabrics she collects
Wolfgang Ruf & Martin Kamer, The rivals turned collaborators on their peerless costume collection
Gerald Ford, The business leader on the toy banks - and the real ones - he has bought