Acne Studios collaborate with sculptor Peter Schlesinger on a new collection

The most fascinating collaborations grow organically out of obscure details discovered through a working relationship between two creatives. In this case, that detail is sculptor Peter Schlesinger’s love of silk pyjamas, a gem which was disclosed to Acne Studios’ creative director Jonny Johansson. The pair met working on collaborations between Peter and Acne Paper, and the decision to make a book about Peter’s work in tandem with a collection of Acne pyjamas based on his prints, and in colours inspired by his ceramic glazes, seems to have grown naturally out of this bond.

“Peter is both a great friend of mine and also someone whose work I have admired for a long time,” Jonny explains. “He is honest in everything he does, creating work that is both brutal and fragile, tribal and sophisticated, historical and modern, all at the same time.” The book, containing photographs by Peter’s partner of 40 years Eric Boman, spans his work from the late 1980s to the present day.