DAN RUBINSTEIN

For our 11th annual Avant Guardian issue, the fashion portfolio—normally filled with new, unpublished talent, culled from an open call—this year is comprised of fresh work from former winners, including Jing Quek, David Byun, Erik Swain, Sarah Small, David Vitale, Jody Fausett, Jean Nichols and Amanda Friedman.

This issue also features our first-ever Avant Guardian Awards, which go to leaders and groundbreakers in the design industries, including the New Museum’s Massimiliano Gioni, Harper’s Bazaar’s Melanie Ward, architects Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample, fashion designer Patrik Ervell, the D-Crit program at SVA, retailer Karlo Steel and designer Joe Doucet. Also featured: the winning entries in the White House Redux competition, interviews with designer/engineer Chuck Hoberman and Parsons’ Simon Collins, a guide to the LA fashion scene, our annual student thesis guide and the very best in lighting.