Harper’s BAZAAR Italia announced the appointment of Michael Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak, founders of the renowned Paris-based studio M/M (Paris), as its new Creative Directors. With their leadership beginning in the highly anticipated September 2025 issue, Amzalag and Augustyniak will redefine the magazine’s visual identity across both print and digital platforms, guiding it into an inspiring and innovative new chapter.
With an unparalleled career spanning over three decades, M/M (Paris) has become synonymous with a visionary and radical visual language that has profoundly shaped fashion, art, music, and publishing. True pioneers, they bring a multidisciplinary approach that will position Harper’s BAZAAR Italia as a gateway to the future of editorial design, transcending traditional boundaries while aligning with the magazine’s legacy of excellence. Sharing their inspired vision for the magazine’s evolution, Amzalag and Augustyniak said:
BAZAAR Italia is not content—it’s context. A place where images and words can seduce or argue, a compass to navigate fashion across multiple timelines.
This transformative step reflects Harper’s BAZAAR Italia’s unwavering commitment to creating a cultural intersection where fashion meets art and innovation. Alongside Editorial Director Stefano Tonchi and Editor-in-Chief Massimo Russo, the collaboration with M/M (Paris) signifies an exciting new era for the publication, one in which its artistic direction and commercial promise will flourish as a space where fashion and culture meet, intersect, and transform.
