{"product_id":"joran-briand-west-is-the-best","title":"Joran Briand - West is the Best","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Joran Briand\u003cbr\u003eText(s) by Joran Briand \u0026amp; Paul-Henry Bizon\u003cbr\u003eDesigned by Studio Briand \u0026amp; Berthereau\u003cbr\u003e23 x 17 cm \u003cbr\u003eLanguage: French \u0026amp; English\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Room Number \u003cbr\u003e2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"566\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRoom Number Editions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e presents \u003cem data-end=\"65\" data-start=\"47\"\u003eWest is the Best\u003c\/em\u003e, a new book by designer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJoran Briand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The result of more than ten years of travel, the book retraces encounters with Californian, Mexican, and French creators whose work maintains an intimate dialogue with the ocean. From \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJean Jullien\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e to \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJohn Van Hamersveld\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, from \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJulian Schnabel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e to \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRonan Bouroullec\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"496\" data-start=\"478\"\u003eWest is the Best\u003c\/em\u003e draws a sensitive cartography where art and surf culture intersect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"958\" data-start=\"568\"\u003eFar removed from the clichés of surf magazines filled with perfect waves and fantasized tubes, \u003cem data-end=\"681\" data-start=\"663\"\u003eWest is the Best\u003c\/em\u003e is a spiritual project — a search for horizon and immersion. For twelve years, designer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJoran Briand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e explored the western coasts of California, Mexico, and France in order to reveal ways of living, creating, and working in connection with the ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1407\" data-start=\"960\"\u003eAlong this long journey, he met creatives from multiple disciplines — artists, architects, photographers, designers, stylists, dancers — and shared suspended moments with them, both in their studios and on their favorite waves. Halfway between a moodboard and a road book, \u003cem data-end=\"1251\" data-start=\"1233\"\u003eWest is the Best\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds like an exquisite corpse, woven through encounters. An open, almost organic book, it resembles a moving poem: an endless journey toward the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1718\" data-start=\"1409\"\u003eWithin its pages, readers discover simple and sincere stories — those of creators driven by the desire for elsewhere, seeking a return to what is essential. By listening to their sensations, they nourish their practice through the experience of the oceanic world, self-discovery, and encounters with others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1885\" data-start=\"1720\"\u003eThis book champions the idea that another way of living and creating is possible — more sensitive, freer, and deeply connected to the ocean and its natural elements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Room Number","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57475762782543,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2424\/8147\/files\/JoranBriand-WestistheBest_1.jpg?v=1776845191","url":"https:\/\/www.legrandj.eu\/products\/joran-briand-west-is-the-best","provider":"Le Grand Jeu","version":"1.0","type":"link"}