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HISTORY / MISSION

Beginning as a highly-collectible and highly-designed reference book, LE BOOK was a limited edition guide to the creative community in Paris. Invented by Veronique Kolasa in 1982, as a private resource for her best creative friends, LE BOOK quickly became “The Bible of the Image Industries.”

As the international reference for information and inspiration over the past four decades, LE BOOK has a network of 50,000+ creatives at brands and advertising agencies – all involved in marketing, image-making, and media buying.

The first edition of LE BOOK New York was released in 1995, in 1999 LE BOOK London, LE BOOK Berlin in 2009 for Germany and Eastern Europe. LE BOOK West Coast was launched to much demand in 2010. Like the Paris and New York editions, London, Berlin and West Coast provides comprehensive listings for all photography, film, video production and event-related services.

With an unparalleled global presence, LE BOOK has become the international key to the production world—a portal to more than 50,000 professionals. The most famed photographers, art directors, stylists and model agencies; the most lauded producers, location finders, photo labs, rental studios, event spaces and caterers; the pre-eminent record labels, magazines, advertising agencies, fashion designers and PR firms can all be found in LE BOOK. In short, LE BOOK is a must for everything and everyone that propels the creative industry.

Showcasing thousands of images, LE BOOK is a virtual who’s who of contemporary talent including work by A-list photographers such as Juergen Teller, Philip-Lorca DiCorcia, Richard Burbridge, Paolo Roversi, Norbert Schoerner, Stephane Sednaoui, Sølve Sundsbø, Terry Richardson, Michael Thompson, and Michel Comte; conceptor/copywriter Ameena Meer; and art directors such as Lee Swillingham, Steven Baillie, Martin Jacobs, Michel Mallard, Daren Ellis, Donald Schneider, Marc Ascoli, Fabien Baron, and Giovanni Russo.

In the past four decades, LE BOOK’s website has curated the best in image-making and creative services. LE BOOK has global respect from creative opinion leaders & decision makers.

The world of luxury, fashion, beauty, and technology is tightly-knit. How do they all know each other? What’s their secret network? LE BOOK, of course.

Each LE BOOK directory is designed by a well-known art director in the market and the photographic images and illustrations that grace its covers and box are the work of superstars in the industry. The work and names inside are also tightly edited to include only the best and brightest talent.

LE BOOK publishes their desirable directories annually in 4 markets – New York, London, Berlin and Paris. Currently, each directory has two volumes, comprising photography, illustration, art direction, digital, magazines, production, post-production, hair & make-up, stylists, video and fashion. But the physical book is just the tip of the iceberg. LE BOOK’s real life networking events, CONNECTIONS, held in 10 key locations, attract advertising agencies, brands, as well as world-renowned and emerging photographers, illustrators, writers, filmmakers, stylists and make-up artists. The goal is a living, breathing pulse of what’s new and brilliant in the world of trendsetting image making.

LE BOOK also produces workshops and conferences with partner media - from The New York Times to Nowness, Vogue to Wired - presenting industry panellists from Google to Balenciaga, Nike to Chanel, discussing industry trends and valuable case studies for a targeted audience.

CONNECTIONS BY LE BOOK

CONNECTIONS is LE BOOK’s custom-built trade show for the creative community. Since 2005, an international network of creative talent and decision-makers gather under the LE BOOK label to form a new pulse in the world of trendsetting and image-making. CONNECTIONS is the leading meeting hub for the core of the creative industry. Artist agencies, film and post-production houses, VR/AR studios, social media strategists, experiential agencies and many more leading experts showcase their talent and portfolios, create networks and discover new partners.

At each edition, we organise Creative Awards, and reward excellence across different disciplines of the creative industry. Connections celebrate and recognise the great work, people and organisations that are innovating and challenging.

Presenting both digital and physical shows taking place in London, Paris, Milan, Berlin, Amsterdam, Stockholm, New York City, San Francisco and Latin America, each CONNECTIONS event takes place with the participation of the most accomplished names from leading brands, creative and advertising agencies and media outlets.

In 2010, building on the success of CONNECTIONS, LE BOOK created PRODUCTIONS in New York, a new trade show for visual production and a unique meeting point for image-makers.

CONNECTIONS DIGITAL

Connections Digital is the virtual version of Le Book’s networking trade shows held annually in Paris, London, Milan, Geneva, Berlin, Amsterdam, as well as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City.

An invitation is required to take part in the carefully curated Jury Panel featuring decision makers from established and influential brands like Apple, Chanel, Gucci, Versace, and prestigious advertising agencies like Publicis, DDB, McCann, and VMLY&R.

Participating creative companies present two of their latest projects through Zoom or Google Meet to the jury panel of the Creative Awards. Afterwards, Creative Awards jurors review and score the projects directly on the platform.

It is possible to present other projects as well, and users have the option of downloading or saving them. During the 30-day period following the event, the platform remains open to allow participants more exposure, and visitors time to connect with the creators.