The lovely Dan Thawley of A MAGAZINE curated by, clued me in on their web launch of their ABCDE Featuring series. These archival gems were originally printed between 2001 and 2004, and served as A Mag’s precedents.

ABCDE launched its site on May 1st with the display the first issue in the series, NºA featuring Dirk Van Saene, a prominent Belgian designer who is part of the renowned “Antwerp Six”. The issue is full of beautiful, nostalgic black and white images of Van Saene’s work and inspirations.

Previous issues were:

NºA featuring Dirk Van Saene

NºB featuring Bernhard Willhelm

NºC featuring Hussein Chalayan

NºD featuring Olivier Theyskens

NºE featuring Viktor & Rolf

Be sure to keep an eye out for the releases of the rest of the ABCDE series in the future.