![](https://www.designscene.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/virgil-abloh-figures-of-speach-1-730x548.jpg)
Virgil Abloh‘s Figures of Speech retrospective book is being released as a special edition from October 29. Published by Prestel, the 496-page book explores Abloh’s creative output in a three-books-in-one format.
![](https://www.designscene.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/virgil-abloh-figures-of-speach-2-730x548.jpg)
A special edition includes measuring tape bookmark and flexi-disc selected audio interviews interjected with Playboi Carti ad-libs and image photographed by Juergen Teller.
![](https://www.designscene.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/virgil-abloh-figures-of-speach-3-730x548.jpg)
This book took forever, 500 pages 15 years. – said Virgil Abloh via his offical Instagram account
![](https://www.designscene.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/virgil-abloh-figures-of-speach-4-730x548.jpg)
The catalogue section offers an overview of Abloh’s interdisciplinary practice by Michael Darling and features essays and interviews with key voices in art, fashion, design, and architecture.
![](https://www.designscene.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/virgil-abloh-figures-of-speach-5-730x548.jpg)
In the archives section, more than 1,800 never-before-seen images pulled from the artist’s personal files reveal the remarkable breadth of his influences and collaborations.
![](https://www.designscene.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/virgil-abloh-figures-of-speach-6-730x544.jpg)
And the index cross references the catalogue plates-Abloh’s works–with his projects and process, using a vocabulary of themes developed by Abloh.
![](https://www.designscene.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/virgil-abloh-figures-of-speach-7-730x548.jpg)
RELATED: Virgil Abloh X IKEA
![](https://www.designscene.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/virgil-abloh-figures-of-speach-8-730x730.jpg)
![](https://www.designscene.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/virgil-abloh-figures-of-speach-9-730x548.jpg)