Quite Lovely

25th April 2015 | Alice Taylor

Two ‘digital postcards’ which we have designed to promote the charming drawings of Henrietta Dubrey in Quite Lovely, the second issue of the The Quite Delightful Project’s luxury erotic magazine.

To see the full essay you will need to pre-order a copy of the magazine; which, along with its accompanying publications, you can currently order online and take advantage of a pre-publication discount.

Pybrac

3rd October 2014 | Katherine Jane

Celebrating #NationalPoetryDay and also referencing our own ongoing fascination with all things erotic, here’s a glance towards Pybrac, by Pierre Louys.

This book was first published posthumously in 1927, and was named as the filthiest collection of poetry ever published.The images shown here are of the 1932 edition.

The 31 hand colored illustrations by Marcel Vertes did justice to the poems.

Via: The English Group

Darkness of Noon

25th September 2014 | Alice Taylor

Hall of Furs have featured a conversation and work of photographer Derek Henderson. Derek is a portrait photographer who makes a living as a fashion photographer and has exhibitions at galleries: www.mapltd.com for the fashion and www.derekhenderson.net for the gallery shows.

Hall of Furs: “In collaboration with Seven and illustrator Kelly Thompson, Henderson developed Darkness of Noon, a stunning 112-page book, the images reflecting Henderson’s democratic naturalism and the illustrations serving to complement the project’s broader vision.”

Read the full article at Hall of Furs

 

 

 

Masculin-Feminin

21st August 2014 | Alice Taylor

Hans Hillmann, arthouse film poster for Goddard’s Masculine Feminine, 1966. Neue Filmkunst Walter Kirchner, Germany.

Exhibition Hans Hillmann: Film Posters at kemistrygallery in London. Aug 21 – Sep 27, 2014.

Via Creative Review

David Wright’s ‘Arts of Peace’

10th January 2014 | Simone Aagaard

Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940s.

David Wright’s Lovelies proved hugely popular and adorned practically every military mess, bunker, dormitory or club room in the country during World War II.

This image is part of a series of post-war illustrations David Wright painted towards the end of his commercial relationship with the magazine.

Via: Iain Claridge

New York Times Best Book Covers

22nd December 2013 | Flora

The New York Times feature what they consider to be the best book covers of 2013 – to be honest, I don’t think it’s the greatest list, but I shall show you eight of the twelve selected here: