Scenery #4
240 x 320 mm, 332 pages
London, UK
Biannual
Editor-in-chief: Simon B. Mørch
Creative director: Alister Mackie
Art director: Aiden Miller
‘Look at the scenery, read the magazine’
Gorgeously put together, Scenery is a thick-bodied and bold interiors magazine full of rich and alluring visuals and created by well known magazine-people, Simon B. Mørch and Alister Mackie.
‘The word Scenery,’ writes editor Simon Mørch, ‘refers to the landscapes and interiors that inspire us. The details of the spaces that colour our lives, the curiosities and characters we collect. The places we choose to spend our time, and why we choose to spend our time in them.’
The studio of fabled Irish milliner Philip Treacy adorns the cover of this fourth issue, providing a small window through which to view his abundant personal collection of mementos and memorabilia; inside, Lara Johnson-Wheeler sits down with Treacy to discuss the significance of his treasured artefacts. Elsewhere, Kate Moss hosts Bella Freud in her luxurious new London townhouse—renovated in her favoured Art Deco-style with the help of Katie Groves’ discerning eye. Renowned figurative painter Lucian Freud—father of Bella—also crops up in the issue, with archival photographs taken by his assistant David Dawson revealing the exacting influence of his decorator and friend Wendy Nicholls. Plus, a stroll around some of London’s most unique shops and a mix of archive and new full-page images from the personal homes, collections and studios of Edward Rollitt, Kate Stamps, Setsuko and Balthus, Brett Robinson, Jonathan Schilder Brown and Trevor Cheney. A joy to peruse.