Nothing Precious is the debut publication of Colombian-born, New York-based makeup artist and creative director Marcelo Gutierrez. The book explores the relationship between beauty and selfhood through artful photography of Marcelo’s work with friends and collaborators — showing how the medium of makeup can reveal rather than conceal individuality.

More than just a visual document of his oeuvre, Nothing Precious is a celebration of the community that shaped it. Collaborating with photographers Renell Medrano and Aidan Zamiri, the book features well-known faces from Marcelo’s tenure in the fashion world, including Gabriette, Paloma Elsesser, Lourdes Leon, Joan Smalls, as well as a foreword by Lily-Rose Depp.

We worked closely with the author on every aspect of the publication’s design. Keeping the focus on his work and personalities of the models, we opted for lots of full-bleed imagery, tight crops, and graphic compositions. Some spreads use repetition as a nod to iconic Warholian compositions and the virality of celebrity images; Others embrace intentionally “messy” collage with notes and sketches, offering a more candid look into the creative process.

Our design speaks to the tensions at play in Marcelo’s work — his vision of beauty is subtle yet subversive, unfiltered yet polished, classic but undoubtedly of-the-moment. For the cover, we created a hand-lettered title and superimposed it on a macro crop of model Jazzelle’s face. The book’s materiality underscores this contrast: a glamorous silver metallic ink against “unprecious” uncoated paper with exposed binding.

Leading up to its launch, Nothing Precious has been covered by WWD and HypeBae. The publication will be stocked at select stores in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Paris, and is available for purchase here.