Detour - Moleskine art project

Neasden Control Centre notebook from the Detour project of Moleskines. Found via Michael Nobbs' twitter.

"Detour is a Moleskine project dedicated to culture and creativity worldwide that features internationally recognized artists, architects, film directors, graphic designers, illustrators, and writers.

Detour is a small piece of the Moleskine journey, where interlacing stories merge. The travelling group show Detour, curated by Raffaella Guidobono, invites authors to compile and illustrate Moleskine notebooks with experienced knowledge insider tips for adventure hungry nomads. All of them deliver an intimate insight into the artists' creative process.

Amongst the notebooks some works contain extensive stories; others are turned into pieces of contemporary art and design.

Detour events have already taken place in London (2006), New York (2007), Paris (Spring 2008), Berlin (Fall 2008), Istanbul (Spring 2009), Tokyo (Fall 2009).

Detour supports lettera27, a non-profit Foundation."


"Neasden Control Centre is an innovative graphic design collective based in London, UK.

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The group's edgy, sometimes child-like illustration has brought them to the attention of graphic design enthusiasts across the world and in 2003 they were the subject of a book produced by the prestigious publisher Die Gestalten Verlag."


The Detour project comprises of a range of exciting and prestigious artists. To view the artist videos and learn more about them go to Detour's video gallery or to the moleskine youtube channel.