Chanel author-joan-stanley-baker and the artifacts still speak

and the artifacts still speak to us today of humanity's multivalent connections to the natural world

installation and animation to the more nebulous worlds of software and net art

and the extraordinary new talent that is emerging from creative hubs

an extra dimension is provided through the integration of over 200 superb colour photographs

Chanel author-joan-stanley-baker and the artifacts still speakGabrielle Chanel was, without doubt, the most influential fashion designer of the twentieth century. She was years ahead of her time and her clothes, cuts and accessories have remained eternally chic, creating a look for her era and beyond. Chanels influence is demonstrated here by celebrating the key elements that defined and still define her style, through inspired pairings of classic and contemporary photographs. Putting together fashion plates