When David Kramer met Hedi Slimane

Celine's art moment: David Kramer talks fashion and Americana

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Hedi Slimane has a thing for art. Since joining Celine as artistic director in January 2018—a post that followed his high-pro le roles with Dior and Saint Laurent—the Parisian designer’s penchant for working with contemporary artists has shaped the brand’s DNA.

In Celine boutiques worldwide— from its rue de Grenelle address on Paris’ Left Bank to the storefront on Rodeo Drive—Slimane’s Triomphe Canvas accessories, penny loafers and signature tailoring sit next to David Adamo’s wooden sculptures and monochrome paintings by Shawn Kuruneru. For Celine’s dépendance on Manhattan’s Madison Avenue, London-based artist James Balmforth created Surface Response (Stack), a Brutalist column of steel cubes. Then there is Celine’s SS20 menswear collection. Premiered earlier this year during Paris Fashion Week, Slimane’s designs featured collaborations with a quintet of artists, as Zach Bruder, Darby Milbrath, Carlos Valencia, André Butzer and David Kramer all signed up to work with Slimane.

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