this gravity-defying spread was shot by photographer karen collins for vogue nippon, with creative direction by ucef hanjani of ceft and company. view all work for karen collins.
Editorial: Archive
editorial: culture of activism with photographer karen collins
an inherently literary editorial, art directed by ucef hanjani and shot by photographer karen collins, for soma magazine. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: Hairwear with photographer Mary Rozzi
editorial story hairwear editorial with photographer mary rozzi. art direction by ucef hanjani. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: self obsession with photographer olivia beasley
editorial men’s story art directed by ucef hanjani and photographed by olivia beasley. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: the hunt – fur fashion story
shot partially in studio and partially at the museum of natural history, this simple editorial story created quite a stir, prompting some to call it not just fashion but “thoughtful fashion”. at the time, debates were heated over the resurgence of fur in the fashion industry;peta on one side and the fashion elite on the […]
editorial: interview with iggy pop
interview with music legend, iggy pop photographed by olaf heine and composed under the editorial art direction of ucef hanjani. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: actor / director / musician vincent gallo photographed by terry richardson
cover story and feature interview with actor, director and musician vincent gallo. the story was creatively directed by ucef hanjani, and photographed in los angeles in vincent gallo’s home recording studio by fashion photographer terry richardson. view all work related to this project.
editorial: environments of silence with photographer adam friedberg
editorial story environments of silence editorial with photographer adam friedberg art direction by ucef hanjani. view all work for editorial/art direction.
editorial: magazine curation and art direction for soma magazine
ceft and company’s creative director ucef hanjani redesigned and recurated the west coast publication soma, releasing numerous noteworthy issues. eventually,many of these became collectors’ issues, some of which even fetched hundreds of dollars on ebay. featuring cover stories with cult figures of the time such as actor/director vincent gallo, actress chloe sevigny, director wong kar-wai, […]
editorial: one of the last interviews with the notorious and illusive legends of underground music tom waits
the notorious tom waits tom waits: “(my fans are) nerds. pretty much. i’m a nerd. they want to secede from the union. they want their own state. actually, most of the people that i’ve met are really nice people. sincere. they don’t seem to be too intimidated by me. i’m not david bowie. my […]
editorial: director wong kar-wai interview and cover story
interview with one of our favorite hong kong film directors, wong kar-wai. this magazine cover and accompanying editorial story made this issue a collectors edition. the spread includes the beautifully intimate interview with wong kar-wai, complete with visuals from his most important films such as days of being wild, chungking express, and in the mood for […]
editorial: interview with alice cooper
magazine editorial layout for its last page titled “nine perfect minutes” of music interviews. this one featured interview with godfather of goth/rock alice cooper. interview by jean uhelszki. view all work related to this project.
editorial: the suburban dream fashion story
magazine art direction by ucef hanjani in collaboration with photographer greg sorensen. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: the red and the black story
the red and the black, an editorial story, is a play upon laid back luxury. the story is an ode to the use of fashion as social commentary in stendhal’s famous novel, le rouge et le noir. art directed by ucef hanjani in collaboration with photographer karen collins. view all work for karen collins.
editorial: Anti Graffiti with photographer Tony Hamboussi
in the process of ideation for the “street issue” of our magazine, there was discussion around which prominent graffiti artists in new york we should cover. the idea was apt, but rather cliche especially for an issue on such a topic. after long afternoons over coffee and research we settled on the idea of photographing […]
editorial: interview with jean genet
for an art magazine editorial design and selection, the focus was on french writer jean genet. being a prominent and controversial french novelist, playwright, poet, and essayist, genet was certainly a perfect candidate. moreover, he is credited with penning the biography of swiss artist alberto giacometti l’atelier d’alberto giacometti, in addition to numerous films and […]
editorial: pieces featuring raf simons and stella mccartney
one of the many editorial features created as an on-going section of soma magazine. the pieces featured important figures in fashion, art, music, and design. the candidates were invited to submit a copy of their right hand for a palm reading to accompany their interviews. the identities of the candidates would be keep secret from […]
editorial: 85 with photographer karen collins
an exploration of music, rhythm and color across 12 pages. mixing art and fashion where the subject matter is not taken literally (what to buy) but emotionally and intellectually (what i want to be). the story is both modern and full of aspiration, but also sustains the essence of art and fashion. editorial story by […]
editorial: the power of small
soma editorial with creative direction by ucef hanjani. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: berlin story
creative direction from ucef hanjani for soma magazine. view all work for editorial / art direction.