Nico Vascellari collaborates with Fendi

Italian multi-disciplinary artist devises playful anagrams for luxury brand

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“The Fendi SS19 men’s collection was inspired by dualism,” says Italian artist Nico Vascellari when describing his recent collaboration with the luxury brand, which comprises ready-to-wear (anoraks, blousons and knitted polo shirts) and accessories, spearheaded by the newly launched Fendi Peekaboo X-Lite bag.

“FF, after all, is double. When illustrating, I used playful anagrams to make opposites collide.” Vascellari’s scribbles are playful anagrams: Fendi spells ‘Fiend’, while the marque’s Italian hometown of Roma becomes ‘Amor’. Elsewhere, he imagined a Fendi bestiary that counts clawed frogs, demons and snakes with tongues the shape of Fendi’s FF logo.

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