Pheobe Philo conveyed a particular affection for bold colors and graphic patterns in her Spring/Summer 2014 collection for LVMH-owned luxury brand Céline, two concepts that, until then, had not been fully realized in a single show since her debut at the fashion house in 2010. This season, Philo turned to the streets for inspiration, citing early images of graffiti on building in Paris, a la French photographer Brassai, as the starting point of her creative journey; inspiration that matured in two distinct directions, ultimately producing an artistic collection filled with ethnic and tribal undertones. The painterly and sculptural qualities of Philo’s designs were never synthesized more literally than for spring 2014, manifested in the collection’s brushstroke patterns, painted, crushed metal jewelry and figurative embroidery. Philo put structured, monochromatic tailoring on hold this season, instead offering pleated, asymmetrical skirts, knitwear, oversized belted coats, exaggerated blouses and plenty of primary colors. A promising, high-spirited taste of what is to come for the French fashion house.
![Celing ss 2014 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/kZUFdTINa0uUwEEmGKyq4/0e1a3cd53e49dff389d7c9bd9ef818bf/Celing_SS_2014_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
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Gaetano Pesce
La Torre Pluralista, 1987, São Paulo, Brazil
![99b4b719d6191249ebbd88939a9b08ea](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6XCeCYJHMsS266kAyeEs2A/90a77a39c1960202ab956c96111f09a1/99b4b719d6191249ebbd88939a9b08ea.jpg)
Keith Haring
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, 1984
![The marriage of heaven and hell by keith haring 1984](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5OXyHeJOkosQCcyWoO6yyQ/3440822dff1f185eb59a18eefb345140/The_Marriage_of_Heaven_and_Hell_by_Keith_Haring__1984.jpg)
Toni Cordero
Tischleuchte Ifigenia, 1990
![Toni cordero tischleuchte ifigenia 1990](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/52wW7Q3zYIgmIWOg8YqaCE/c270905b5fd53dcc9ec8673cf957f61d/toni-cordero__Tischleuchte_Ifigenia___1990.jpg)
Oscar Niemeyer
Rio Chaise Lounge, 1978
![Chaise longue rio oscar niemeyer](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3gp9fwLb28M6IoG0646Eqo/c12b0d9c2f626336f350c9ef19f34d79/Chaise_Longue_Rio___Oscar_Niemeyer.jpg)
Jonas Wood
French Open Four, 2012
![French open four 2012 oil and acrylic on linen 62 x 50 inches 157.5 x 127 cm](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1Y0lHRoJz6a0McsqOEgOcU/28e8cab1bea61db4417f9bd98c8cfa22/French_Open_Four__2012__oil_and_acrylic_on_linen__62_x_50_inches__157.5_x_127_cm_.jpg)
Fulvio Bianconi
Vase ''Scozzese'', 1954
![Vase scozzese fulvio bianconi 1954](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2Kyee9Fs8EoQiM0eCQ2caW/935692b10a08e240142e801c08af2b27/Vase___Scozzese___Fulvio_Bianconi___1954.jpg)
Fulvio Bianconi
Trois Bouteilles (set of 3), 1950-1959
![Fulvio bianconi a fasce orizzontalli trois bouteilles d5632655g](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/27MiU346xSQcCmiQcUuwSI/8a61e6a53844e8b21cbb5fba0208d9a7/fulvio_bianconi_a_fasce_orizzontalli_trois_bouteilles_d5632655g.jpg)
Brassaï, Le Roi Soleil (Porte de Saint-Ouen)
Graffiti. Sèrie IX: “Images Primitives”, 1930-1950s
![porte de saint ouen . graffiti. se rie ix brassai](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7xtNwYU00we6UkcsKgMciw/6cca9511d3b5fd674f556bbed312ae14/_Porte_de_Saint-Ouen_._Graffiti._Se__rie_IX__Brassai.jpg)
Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers
Final architectural model of the Centre Pompidou, 1973, Paris, France
![2 facade est big](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2ygp5ohRjCqMiIyOMiYQ2y/ef1528c0087a0ed5b6300841efede650/2_facade_est_big.jpg)
Ettore Sottsass
Collection of Four Vessels, 1982
![Ettore sottsass collection of four vessels 1982](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7uBiHo7cxaM8wAuGQQWcyu/8367a63fa00235b04a82578d15e1646c/Ettore_Sottsass__Collection_of_four_Vessels__1982.jpg)
Angelo Lelli for Arredouluce
“Murrine” Lighting Art/Wall Panel, 1970s
![Angelo lelli for arredoluce murrine lighting art wall](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3kxKOcsC4EQwKsacCcsiYI/0b3a9d2a905dd1fa8481db9a07cfac39/Angelo_Lelli_for_Arredoluce__Murrine__lighting_art___wall.jpg)
Franz Klein
Chief, 1950
![Franz klein chief 1950](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6o8umJq9zOEQmq2UAKK0Qq/1b08847fe449909de82fa356094a2f84/Franz_Klein__chief-1950.jpg)
Élisabeth Garouste
Buster Commode
![Mariagarouste buster commode m1](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4f8XsUW5CgkmWUeEEso2e0/44fab26911f13cdcd6a2fc817da1c05a/MariaGarouste-Buster-Commode-M1.jpg)
John Chamberlain
Tomahawk Nolan, 1965
![Ohn chamberlain. tomahawk nolan. 1965](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/545ldioGrSe8isGOUs2QMk/ce7d4175fa3ed4997816c91dc32e2745/ohn_Chamberlain._Tomahawk_Nolan._1965.jpg)
Gerrit Rietveld
Red and Blue Chair, 1917
![Red and blue chair by gerrit thomas rietveld](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2sDzD55ywk6aG22u2mA6cu/75178c45a3a9a278d4bea59f9fe28dc5/Red_and_Blue_Chair_by_Gerrit_Thomas_Rietveld.jpg)
Claude Viallat
2010/181, 2010
![Viallat 2010 181 6262](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4P30pIe1QsmqMsu8QgoYU4/55f29c15690587f946072c88285d3e18/Viallat-2010-181-6262.jpg)
References
![99b4b719d6191249ebbd88939a9b08ea](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6XCeCYJHMsS266kAyeEs2A/90a77a39c1960202ab956c96111f09a1/99b4b719d6191249ebbd88939a9b08ea.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Gaetano Pesce
La Torre Pluralista, 1987, São Paulo, Brazil
1 of 19
![The marriage of heaven and hell by keith haring 1984](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5OXyHeJOkosQCcyWoO6yyQ/3440822dff1f185eb59a18eefb345140/The_Marriage_of_Heaven_and_Hell_by_Keith_Haring__1984.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Keith Haring
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, 1984
2 of 19
![Toni cordero tischleuchte ifigenia 1990](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/52wW7Q3zYIgmIWOg8YqaCE/c270905b5fd53dcc9ec8673cf957f61d/toni-cordero__Tischleuchte_Ifigenia___1990.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Toni Cordero
Tischleuchte Ifigenia, 1990
3 of 19
![Chaise longue rio oscar niemeyer](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3gp9fwLb28M6IoG0646Eqo/c12b0d9c2f626336f350c9ef19f34d79/Chaise_Longue_Rio___Oscar_Niemeyer.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Oscar Niemeyer
Rio Chaise Lounge, 1978
4 of 19
![French open four 2012 oil and acrylic on linen 62 x 50 inches 157.5 x 127 cm](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1Y0lHRoJz6a0McsqOEgOcU/28e8cab1bea61db4417f9bd98c8cfa22/French_Open_Four__2012__oil_and_acrylic_on_linen__62_x_50_inches__157.5_x_127_cm_.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jonas Wood
French Open Four, 2012
5 of 19
![Vase scozzese fulvio bianconi 1954](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2Kyee9Fs8EoQiM0eCQ2caW/935692b10a08e240142e801c08af2b27/Vase___Scozzese___Fulvio_Bianconi___1954.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Fulvio Bianconi
Vase ''Scozzese'', 1954
6 of 19
![Fulvio bianconi a fasce orizzontalli trois bouteilles d5632655g](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/27MiU346xSQcCmiQcUuwSI/8a61e6a53844e8b21cbb5fba0208d9a7/fulvio_bianconi_a_fasce_orizzontalli_trois_bouteilles_d5632655g.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Fulvio Bianconi
Trois Bouteilles (set of 3), 1950-1959
7 of 19
![porte de saint ouen . graffiti. se rie ix brassai](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7xtNwYU00we6UkcsKgMciw/6cca9511d3b5fd674f556bbed312ae14/_Porte_de_Saint-Ouen_._Graffiti._Se__rie_IX__Brassai.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Brassaï, Le Roi Soleil (Porte de Saint-Ouen)
Graffiti. Sèrie IX: “Images Primitives”, 1930-1950s
8 of 19
![2 facade est big](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2ygp5ohRjCqMiIyOMiYQ2y/ef1528c0087a0ed5b6300841efede650/2_facade_est_big.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers
Final architectural model of the Centre Pompidou, 1973, Paris, France
9 of 19
![Ettore sottsass collection of four vessels 1982](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7uBiHo7cxaM8wAuGQQWcyu/8367a63fa00235b04a82578d15e1646c/Ettore_Sottsass__Collection_of_four_Vessels__1982.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Ettore Sottsass
Collection of Four Vessels, 1982
10 of 19
![Angelo lelli for arredoluce murrine lighting art wall](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3kxKOcsC4EQwKsacCcsiYI/0b3a9d2a905dd1fa8481db9a07cfac39/Angelo_Lelli_for_Arredoluce__Murrine__lighting_art___wall.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Angelo Lelli for Arredouluce
“Murrine” Lighting Art/Wall Panel, 1970s
11 of 19
![Franz klein chief 1950](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6o8umJq9zOEQmq2UAKK0Qq/1b08847fe449909de82fa356094a2f84/Franz_Klein__chief-1950.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Franz Klein
Chief, 1950
12 of 19
![Mariagarouste buster commode m1](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4f8XsUW5CgkmWUeEEso2e0/44fab26911f13cdcd6a2fc817da1c05a/MariaGarouste-Buster-Commode-M1.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Élisabeth Garouste
Buster Commode
15 of 19
![Ohn chamberlain. tomahawk nolan. 1965](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/545ldioGrSe8isGOUs2QMk/ce7d4175fa3ed4997816c91dc32e2745/ohn_Chamberlain._Tomahawk_Nolan._1965.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
John Chamberlain
Tomahawk Nolan, 1965
16 of 19
![Red and blue chair by gerrit thomas rietveld](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2sDzD55ywk6aG22u2mA6cu/75178c45a3a9a278d4bea59f9fe28dc5/Red_and_Blue_Chair_by_Gerrit_Thomas_Rietveld.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Gerrit Rietveld
Red and Blue Chair, 1917
17 of 19
![Viallat 2010 181 6262](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4P30pIe1QsmqMsu8QgoYU4/55f29c15690587f946072c88285d3e18/Viallat-2010-181-6262.jpg?w=1000&q=70)