New York Magazine - USA (2020-10-12)

october12–25, 2020 | newyork 69

dothisbook,I’dneversay notoTodd.I said,“Yes,yes,if you
wantto.”I didn’t reallythinkthat therewasgoingtobe,that
it wouldhappen,youknow?
Whatdoyouthinkofit?It’scinematic.I calledit a flip-book
becauseToddis very cinematic.Sowhat interestedmeseeing
whatToddputtogetherwas,asa graphicdesigner, that’s
whatToddwas,a heroforme.Andhetoldme,too,exactly
whenI hitmystride—andallofa sudden,lookingat hisbook,
I becameproudofmyselfasa graphicdesigner—butI didn’t

hitit until,youknow,midway through.I readTodd’svery

sweetintroduction;hementionsthat it seemedtobea maga-

zineputtogetherbysomeonewhohasneverseena magazine

before.I ratherlikedthat.

WhatisnextforNest?Myfantasyis I wanttoputNestonline

forfree,andthiswaskindofthedealI madewithTodd.In

mylettertomy readersat theend,I saidI promiseI want

thistobefullyonlineandcataloguedforfree.Thatis what I

feelgoodabout. SPREADS: COURTESY THE BEST OF NEST, BY TODD OLDHAM; TEXT BY TOM VANDERBILT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT POLIDORI (ROBERT POLIDORI’S BURIED ALIVE).