“Successful Living”
“Successful Living”
Client: Diesel
In 1993 DIESEL JEANS Italy hired Pierre Winther to pave the way for a new direction in image and style. In collaboration with the Diesel HQ and the agency Paradiset from Stockholm, Winther created and realized the campaign „Successful Living“ which combined a complex staging and grotesque scenarios such as a car crash or a bizarre church event. The campaign broke the pattern of common perception: The images caused a worldwide hype; consumers collected the sought after posters and other materials. The Diesel brand itself experienced a quantum leap in the matter of image that evolved to one of the leading Denim brands around the globe. It paved the way for Diesel´s founder Renzo Rosso to become one of the most successful fashion entrepreneurs in the world with a net worth of $3 billion.
Helmut Newton Interview by Michael Kaplan, Graphis, Sep/Oct 2002. in this Interview with Helmut Newton he comments on the Diesel Campaign "whoever did the Diesel campaign was brilliant!" and refers to the highly successful campaign "Successful Living" that was created for Diesel Italy by Pierre Winther.
Outtake Interview with Pierre Winther :
coming from : going to :
The Car Crash, 1994
House of Love, 1993
Italian fashion entrepreneur Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel and president of OTB sits in the main office of his sprawling empire.
A self-portrait, shot by Pierre Winther in 2000 still adorn the walls at the new Diesel HQ in Breganze/ Italy.