@alexanderfury

We realised that maverick, as a word, had never appeared on the cover of @anothermagazine - although it seemed an oft-used descriptor for the figures we feature, and the ideology we echo. People we’ve dubbed maverick in the past include the filmmakers Derek Jarman and Jonas Mekas, artists Urs Fischer and Jake and Dinos Chapman, the actor Tilda Swinton, theatre director Olivier Py, the fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen, and the indefinable powerhouse that is Michèle Lamy. So we devised the spring/summer issue entirely around the ethos of rule-breakers, game-changers and free spirits. Obviously, @maisonalaia is the most maverick fashion house today, so they got a cover. So did maverick actors and great fashion talent. Inside, the incredible profile of Elmgreen & Dragset, intensively interviewed by @hansulrichobrist and eruditely introduced by @sophie_bew, is another personal highlight, ahead of their @fondazioneprada show opening this week. A salute to everyone involved - I’m sorry if i forgot anyone, it wasn’t pointed - and an especially thanks to the female phenomenon that is @susannahfrankel for letting me pontificate on Prouvé for several thousand words and be a small part of your vision.