Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld

Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld (born December 1984 in Paris, France) is a French-American businessman and President of CR Fashion Book Ltd., the holding company that owns the namesake biannual style magazine founded by his mother, Carine Roitfeld, as part of a partnership with Hearst Communications Inc. He leads business strategy, business development, partnerships, and extensions of the CR brand and CR Fashion Book across publishing, licensing, and consulting. He also launched CR Studio, a luxury branding creative and consulting partner performing a range of services, from brand development and identity to production, styling, casting, and content creation.

Early life

Roitfeld was born in Paris, France. He is the son of Christian Restoin and Carine Roitfeld, French journalist, fashion stylist, and the former editor-in-chief of French Vogue. He has an older sister, Julia Restoin Roitfeld.[1] Roitfeld's godfather is photographer Mario Testino.

Education

Roitfeld moved to New York City at age 17 to study at NYU before graduating from the University of Southern California School of International Relations and Cinematic Arts in 2007. Subsequently, he worked as an assistant producer for Paramount Pictures, before making the transition into the art world.[2]

Career

Until 2016, Restoin Roitfeld served as the founder and director of Feedback Ltd., a Manhattan-based private art dealership that staged exhibitions with artists such as Andy Warhol, Peter Lindbergh, Tom Wesselmann, and Richard Hambleton.

Roitfeld was inspired by "pop-up" galleries, in which museum-style exhibitions have been installed in industrial spaces in New York, London, Paris, and Milan. He has worked on exhibitions with the Moscow Museum of Modern Art,[3][4][5] Sotheby's S2 Gallery and Phillips de Pury. In 2012 Roitfeld created a private art dealership headquartered in New York.

At the 17th annual Cinema Against Aids amfAR gala in Cannes in 2010, Roitfeld collaborated with amfAr-supporter Giorgio Armani on contributing to the organization's auction tent, which included an exhibition of works by Richard Hambleton. Roitfeld and Andy Valmorbida curated the collection and donated two rare pieces to the event. Auctioneer Simon de Pury moderated the bidding and the lots brought a combined total of $920,000.[3][5][6]

References

  1. "Natalie Joos". October 3, 2011. Kellina de Boer. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  2. "22 Questions for Art Dealer and Curator Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld". Louise Blouin Media. May 18, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Kazakina, Katya. "French Vogue Scion Corrals Guinness, Rosen in Art Opening Night". November 30, 2009. Bloomberg. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  4. "Artnet News". September 3, 2009. Artnet. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Scheyer, Kate. "Richard Hambleton's Art Draws a Crowd". September 16, 2009. Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  6. "amfAR Holds 17th Annual Cinema Against AIDS Gala During Cannes Film Festival". May 21, 2010. amfAR. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
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