MARK BORTHWICKS "FUNITURES WAYS"

Mark Borthwick is celebrated as one of the most important and influential "alternative" fashion photographers of our age. Departing from conventional methods, Borthwick has been able to establish his unique sensitivity as an independent art form. By using fashion and furniture as an allegory for physical concepts and by placing furniture items in unusual settings, his work peels away at the superficial to reveal essential forms. Under the choreography of his camera lens, static photographs are thereby transformed to vivid installations.

Borthwick has participated in numerous award-winning campaigns with design luminaries such as Hussein Chalayan, Comme des Garcons, Maria Cornejo, Martin Margiela, and Yohji Yamamoto. In 1998, Borthwick’s monograph "Synthetik Voices" appeared together with a corresponding CD. His aim was to create a singular connection between art, fashion and music. 

Borthwick expounds on this idea in his latest installation for e15 – successfully bridging art and design without compromising the functionality of his pieces. The cooperation also led to the book “Furnitured Ways” published by Mark Borthwick and e15. Price information available upon request.