i-D No. 228
The Artistic Issue — Naomi Campbell by Tesh
i-D No. 228, The Artistic Issue, February 2003, features Naomi Campbell photographed by Tesh in one of the title's deliberately art-referential covers: a Campbell's-style soup tin sits on Campbell's head, creating an immediate surname pun and an unmistakable Pop Art echo. i-D later singled out this exact cover in its own retrospective of iconic covers, with Campbell recalling her enthusiasm for the soup tin and Philip Treacy's hats.
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- Condition
- Good+ / Very Good− — visually strong but with noticeable surface rubbing and scratching, scattered pale scuffs, lower-edge and corner wear, and a pronounced diagonal crease/abrasion across the lower-left front cover; rear cover also shows handling wear
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages/components assumed present under the standing TMR completeness rule; no missing issued supplement, insert or other component has been reported
- Date
- February 2003
Catalogue note
i-D No. 228, The Artistic Issue, February 2003, features Naomi Campbell photographed by Tesh in one of the title's deliberately art-referential covers: a Campbell's-style soup tin sits on Campbell's head, creating an immediate surname pun and an unmistakable Pop Art echo. i-D later singled out this exact cover in its own retrospective of iconic covers, with Campbell recalling her enthusiasm for the soup tin and Philip Treacy's hats. The issue therefore documents not only early-2000s fashion photography but i-D's characteristic fusion of fashion, art direction, humour and art-history quotation.
Why this object matters
The Campbell soup-tin image is a specific Pop-art and fashion intervention, with later creator recollection of the exact cover. Its visual wit and identifiable editorial history support outstanding 8.9 rather than a routine famous-model assessment.
Evidence limits: Complete — all pages/components assumed present under the standing TMR completeness rule; no missing issued supplement, insert or other component has been reported
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.9 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 1
- Terry JonesCreative directionHigh-confidence attribution
Attributed from documented creative-director tenure; issue masthead not yet checked. i-D: creative-director succession, 2019
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