Cool Hunting Video: Carlo Giordanetti of Swatch

We talk to the Creative Director about working with artists and balancing an extroverted aesthetic with classic Swiss precision

On a quiet afternoon at the Whitney Museum of American Art, we had the opportunity to meet with Swatch Creative Director, Carlo Giordanetti. While exploring the Robert Indiana exhibition, Giordanetti shared his process of collaborating with contemporary artists, and finding inspiration in the art world today. With Giordanetti at the helm, this visually extroverted Swiss watch company spurs creativity by finding a balance between a …

Interview: Beppe Giacobbe

The illustrator discusses visual paradoxes and his new monograph

“Visionary Dictionary: Beppe Giacobbe from A to Z” is the first monograph dedicated to the art of illustration master Beppe Giacobbe. Born in Milan in 1953 and having studied at the Accademia di Brera in Milan and the School of Visual Arts in New York, Giacobbe is renowned and appreciated because of his works for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Corriere della Sera, …

Interview: Corinne Maier

The controversial French author behind "No Kids" and "Hello Laziness" on her newest book—a biography of Sigmund Freud told through comics

Corinne Maier—a French psychoanalyst with a background in economics and international relations from the prestigious Sciences-Po in Paris—also happens to be a best-selling author. Out of the 15 or so already under her belt, her two most controversial books encouraged readers not to have children (“No Kids“) and to unobtrusively slack off at their corporate job (“Hello Laziness“). Maier’s newest nonfiction book, however, won’t be …