STRUNG: Issue 001
- Hand-Numbered
- Edition of 100
Hand-numbered edition of 100
$80
STRUNG: Issue 001 is a 6” x 13,” 144-page, thread-sewn, hand-numbered love letter to tennis featuring the work of Eve Alpert, Christopher Bain, Sergiy Barchuk, Malaika Crawford, Terrence Doyle, Lee Glandorf, Jackson D Green, Ryan Hamilton, Melissa Kenny, Sam Kfare, Dilan Rey Manahan, Paige Powell, Takashi Williams, and interviews with Nikolaj Hansson and Julieta Lecce. Designed, printed, and bound in New York City.
- 010–025
The State of the Tennis Sneaker
Lee Glandorf
Photography: Sergiy Barchuk
Exploring why the biggest names in tennis footwear are losing the confidence of the players who wear them.
- 026–037
The Pro Tennis Wage Gap, Explained
Takashi Williams
Illustrations: Dilan Rey Manahan
Breaking down how the wealthy perception of tennis has masked the exploitative pay practices of its players for decades.
- 038–045
Henny Deuce
Ryan Hamilton
Photography: Christopher Bain
Fixing the pretentious, weak, $23 beverage that is the Honey Deuce. Recipe included.
- 046–051
Kournikova’s Pink Diamond
Malaika Crawford
Photography: Paige Powell
Examining a perfectly scaled artifact of early millennium celebrity culture.
- 052–067
Must Dressing for Tennis Be So... Literal?
Melissa Kenny
Photography: Eve Alpert
Notions on taste, convention, and bringing the outside in.
- 068–077
The Ledger and the Blade
Terrence Doyle
Illustrations: Jackson D Green
Reflecting on the 1993 stabbing of Monica Seles and the contemporary illogic of a historical act of violence.
- 080–139
On Record
Ryan Hamilton interviews Julieta Lecce
Photography: Christopher Bain
Documenting Julieta Lecce’s collection of 1,281 dampeners and counting in pursuit of a world record that may not yet exist. Archived at actual scale across 56 pages.