Marc Balet
Marc Balet is an American creative and art director, architect, and the former art director of Interview Magazine.[1]
Biography
Balet graduated from RISD in Providence, Rhode Island with a degree in architecture.[2] In 1975 he was awarded a Prix de Rome in architecture. The Whitney Museum of American Art held a solo exhibition of his work titled Dream Houses.[3]
Balet was the art director of Andy Warhol's Interview Magazine from 1976 until 1987.[4][5]
Balet wenrton to found his own ad agency (mixedbusiness.com) whose clients have included Anne Klein, Barney's, and Giorgio Armani.[6][7] In 2015 Balet launched Ouihours an "online magazine and e-commerce site devoted entirely to luxury intimates".[8]
Balet in interviewed on screen in the Netflix docuseries The Andy Warhol Diaries in which he notably called former Interview editor Bob Colacello an "asshole" for having put then United States First Lady Nancy Reagan on the cover of the magazine.[9]
References
- https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/andy-warhols-creative-director-lists-longtime-manhattan-loft-for-nearly-6-million-01632946143
- https://museemagazine.com/features/2021/11/2/feature-marc-balet
- https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/11/garden/currents-exwarhol-compatriot-takes-a-crack-at-fame.html
- https://nymag.com/homedesign/features/marc-balet-2013-7/
- https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1481231734/leave-your-mark-freshly-brewed-career-advice/marc-balet-on-a-decade-with-andy-warhol-why-listening-is-the-key-to-great-work-and-the-importance-of-delivering-on-what-you-promise
- https://wwd.com/business-news/marketing-promotion/pop-quiz-qa-marc-balet-2116692/
- https://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/features/1069/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrysamaha/2016/04/14/rosie-perez-and-marc-balet-celebrate-the-launch-of-ouihours-lingerie-registry/
- https://airmail.news/issues/2022-3-5/all-about-andy