The designer Rick Owens has long, in his words, “arrogantly scorned mood boards.” But the work of sculptor John Chamberlain remains so deeply ingrained on his “mental mood board,” Owens says, that he’s continues to reference it in every collection he designs. Here, in an excerpt from the forthcoming book Living with Chamberlain by Julie Belcove, Owens reflects on how influential Chamberlain’s art has been on both his personal and professional lives.
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