Best Dutch Book Designs (De Best Verzorgde Boeken)

editor: Freek Lomme, Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer
author: Paul De Bruyne
graphic design: Céline Hurka
specification: hard cover, 124 pages, full colour, 225 x 285 mm,
ISBN:978-94-93148-06-2
published by: Onomatopee
year: 2019

ORDER

‘We are fascinated by systems of manufacture for art and culture as opposed to the romantic notion of the artist labouring in solitude within their studio. By emphasising values placed on the production and handling of artistic goods, we are presenting this work as a visual tribute to the creative process.’
This publication sees Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer place the composition and materialisation of cultural identity in focus. This feat is achieved by capturing the production sites of artisans from across the globe. By taking a bird’s-eye perspective, joined with anthropological interests, this series of photographs foretell the creativity that comes with human effort in the making, collecting and preserving of culture. Whether they are glassblowers, archaeologists, stonemasons or artists they’re all members of the same guild. This is Back Stages: a series of twelve photographic works dedicated to the dynamic processes within the production of art and culture. Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer are both artists based in Amsterdam. Back Stages, their biggest collaborative work so far, was finished in early 2019 and has been displayed in museums, galleries and independent art spaces in, amongst others, the Netherlands, the United States and China. Jury Report de Best Verzorgde Boeken Back Stages is a photographic survey of the places where art and crafts are produced, all over the world and at different times. By choosing a rigorous perspective strictly adhered to – photography from directly overhead – the multi-coloured aesthetics of these places is revealed and the specific cultural production processes shown take on a mysterious and fascinating, but also universal, aspect. Little wonder then that a book about the value of the physical production of culture and the materialisation process of culture and identity is itself also explicitly taken as the result of such a physical production process. For example, the greyboard used for the cover is visible, the linen on the spine is highlighted in a striking orange colour, the yarn used to sew the sections is coloured and the photography sections are on coated paper, distinguishing them from the documenting sections, which are on greyish recycled Recystar® Nature. The typography on the front and back covers consists of exemplary embossing in foil. The print and lithography deliver a marvellously open, crisp printed product. The picture editing is by the artists themselves, and Céline Hurka has achieved an intelligent materialisation of this. The result is an ode to and manifestation of the places where art and culture are produced, wherever in the world these may be.

Best Dutch Book Designs (De Best Verzorgde Boeken)

editor: Freek Lomme, Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer
author: Paul De Bruyne
graphic design: Céline Hurka
specification: hard cover, 124 pages, full colour, 225 x 285 mm,
ISBN:978-94-93148-06-2
published by: Onomatopee
year: 2019

ORDER

‘We are fascinated by systems of manufacture for art and culture as opposed to the romantic notion of the artist labouring in solitude within their studio. By emphasising values placed on the production and handling of artistic goods, we are presenting this work as a visual tribute to the creative process.’
This publication sees Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer place the composition and materialisation of cultural identity in focus. This feat is achieved by capturing the production sites of artisans from across the globe. By taking a bird’s-eye perspective, joined with anthropological interests, this series of photographs foretell the creativity that comes with human effort in the making, collecting and preserving of culture. Whether they are glassblowers, archaeologists, stonemasons or artists they’re all members of the same guild. This is Back Stages: a series of twelve photographic works dedicated to the dynamic processes within the production of art and culture. Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer are both artists based in Amsterdam. Back Stages, their biggest collaborative work so far, was finished in early 2019 and has been displayed in museums, galleries and independent art spaces in, amongst others, the Netherlands, the United States and China. Jury Report de Best Verzorgde Boeken Back Stages is a photographic survey of the places where art and crafts are produced, all over the world and at different times. By choosing a rigorous perspective strictly adhered to – photography from directly overhead – the multi-coloured aesthetics of these places is revealed and the specific cultural production processes shown take on a mysterious and fascinating, but also universal, aspect. Little wonder then that a book about the value of the physical production of culture and the materialisation process of culture and identity is itself also explicitly taken as the result of such a physical production process. For example, the greyboard used for the cover is visible, the linen on the spine is highlighted in a striking orange colour, the yarn used to sew the sections is coloured and the photography sections are on coated paper, distinguishing them from the documenting sections, which are on greyish recycled Recystar® Nature. The typography on the front and back covers consists of exemplary embossing in foil. The print and lithography deliver a marvellously open, crisp printed product. The picture editing is by the artists themselves, and Céline Hurka has achieved an intelligent materialisation of this. The result is an ode to and manifestation of the places where art and culture are produced, wherever in the world these may be.

Best Dutch Book Designs (De Best Verzorgde Boeken)

editor: Freek Lomme, Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer
author: Paul De Bruyne
graphic design: Céline Hurka
specification: hard cover, 124 pages, full colour, 225 x 285 mm,
ISBN:978-94-93148-06-2
published by: Onomatopee
year: 2019

ORDER

‘We are fascinated by systems of manufacture for art and culture as opposed to the romantic notion of the artist labouring in solitude within their studio. By emphasising values placed on the production and handling of artistic goods, we are presenting this work as a visual tribute to the creative process.’
This publication sees Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer place the composition and materialisation of cultural identity in focus. This feat is achieved by capturing the production sites of artisans from across the globe. By taking a bird’s-eye perspective, joined with anthropological interests, this series of photographs foretell the creativity that comes with human effort in the making, collecting and preserving of culture. Whether they are glassblowers, archaeologists, stonemasons or artists they’re all members of the same guild. This is Back Stages: a series of twelve photographic works dedicated to the dynamic processes within the production of art and culture. Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer are both artists based in Amsterdam. Back Stages, their biggest collaborative work so far, was finished in early 2019 and has been displayed in museums, galleries and independent art spaces in, amongst others, the Netherlands, the United States and China. Jury Report de Best Verzorgde Boeken Back Stages is a photographic survey of the places where art and crafts are produced, all over the world and at different times. By choosing a rigorous perspective strictly adhered to – photography from directly overhead – the multi-coloured aesthetics of these places is revealed and the specific cultural production processes shown take on a mysterious and fascinating, but also universal, aspect. Little wonder then that a book about the value of the physical production of culture and the materialisation process of culture and identity is itself also explicitly taken as the result of such a physical production process. For example, the greyboard used for the cover is visible, the linen on the spine is highlighted in a striking orange colour, the yarn used to sew the sections is coloured and the photography sections are on coated paper, distinguishing them from the documenting sections, which are on greyish recycled Recystar® Nature. The typography on the front and back covers consists of exemplary embossing in foil. The print and lithography deliver a marvellously open, crisp printed product. The picture editing is by the artists themselves, and Céline Hurka has achieved an intelligent materialisation of this. The result is an ode to and manifestation of the places where art and culture are produced, wherever in the world these may be.

Best Dutch Book Designs (De Best Verzorgde Boeken)

editor: Freek Lomme, Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer
author: Paul De Bruyne
graphic design: Céline Hurka
specification: hard cover, 124 pages, full colour, 225 x 285 mm,
ISBN:978-94-93148-06-2
published by: Onomatopee
year: 2019

ORDER

‘We are fascinated by systems of manufacture for art and culture as opposed to the romantic notion of the artist labouring in solitude within their studio. By emphasising values placed on the production and handling of artistic goods, we are presenting this work as a visual tribute to the creative process.’
This publication sees Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer place the composition and materialisation of cultural identity in focus. This feat is achieved by capturing the production sites of artisans from across the globe. By taking a bird’s-eye perspective, joined with anthropological interests, this series of photographs foretell the creativity that comes with human effort in the making, collecting and preserving of culture. Whether they are glassblowers, archaeologists, stonemasons or artists they’re all members of the same guild. This is Back Stages: a series of twelve photographic works dedicated to the dynamic processes within the production of art and culture. Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer are both artists based in Amsterdam. Back Stages, their biggest collaborative work so far, was finished in early 2019 and has been displayed in museums, galleries and independent art spaces in, amongst others, the Netherlands, the United States and China. Jury Report de Best Verzorgde Boeken Back Stages is a photographic survey of the places where art and crafts are produced, all over the world and at different times. By choosing a rigorous perspective strictly adhered to – photography from directly overhead – the multi-coloured aesthetics of these places is revealed and the specific cultural production processes shown take on a mysterious and fascinating, but also universal, aspect. Little wonder then that a book about the value of the physical production of culture and the materialisation process of culture and identity is itself also explicitly taken as the result of such a physical production process. For example, the greyboard used for the cover is visible, the linen on the spine is highlighted in a striking orange colour, the yarn used to sew the sections is coloured and the photography sections are on coated paper, distinguishing them from the documenting sections, which are on greyish recycled Recystar® Nature. The typography on the front and back covers consists of exemplary embossing in foil. The print and lithography deliver a marvellously open, crisp printed product. The picture editing is by the artists themselves, and Céline Hurka has achieved an intelligent materialisation of this. The result is an ode to and manifestation of the places where art and culture are produced, wherever in the world these may be.

Best Dutch Book Designs (De Best Verzorgde Boeken)

editor: Freek Lomme, Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer
author: Paul De Bruyne
graphic design: Céline Hurka
specification: hard cover, 124 pages, full colour, 225 x 285 mm,
ISBN:978-94-93148-06-2
published by: Onomatopee
year: 2019

ORDER

‘We are fascinated by systems of manufacture for art and culture as opposed to the romantic notion of the artist labouring in solitude within their studio. By emphasising values placed on the production and handling of artistic goods, we are presenting this work as a visual tribute to the creative process.’
This publication sees Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer place the composition and materialisation of cultural identity in focus. This feat is achieved by capturing the production sites of artisans from across the globe. By taking a bird’s-eye perspective, joined with anthropological interests, this series of photographs foretell the creativity that comes with human effort in the making, collecting and preserving of culture. Whether they are glassblowers, archaeologists, stonemasons or artists they’re all members of the same guild. This is Back Stages: a series of twelve photographic works dedicated to the dynamic processes within the production of art and culture. Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer are both artists based in Amsterdam. Back Stages, their biggest collaborative work so far, was finished in early 2019 and has been displayed in museums, galleries and independent art spaces in, amongst others, the Netherlands, the United States and China. Jury Report de Best Verzorgde Boeken Back Stages is a photographic survey of the places where art and crafts are produced, all over the world and at different times. By choosing a rigorous perspective strictly adhered to – photography from directly overhead – the multi-coloured aesthetics of these places is revealed and the specific cultural production processes shown take on a mysterious and fascinating, but also universal, aspect. Little wonder then that a book about the value of the physical production of culture and the materialisation process of culture and identity is itself also explicitly taken as the result of such a physical production process. For example, the greyboard used for the cover is visible, the linen on the spine is highlighted in a striking orange colour, the yarn used to sew the sections is coloured and the photography sections are on coated paper, distinguishing them from the documenting sections, which are on greyish recycled Recystar® Nature. The typography on the front and back covers consists of exemplary embossing in foil. The print and lithography deliver a marvellously open, crisp printed product. The picture editing is by the artists themselves, and Céline Hurka has achieved an intelligent materialisation of this. The result is an ode to and manifestation of the places where art and culture are produced, wherever in the world these may be.

Best Dutch Book Designs (De Best Verzorgde Boeken)

editor: Freek Lomme, Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer
author: Paul De Bruyne
graphic design: Céline Hurka
specification: hard cover, 124 pages, full colour, 225 x 285 mm,
ISBN:978-94-93148-06-2
published by: Onomatopee
year: 2019

ORDER

‘We are fascinated by systems of manufacture for art and culture as opposed to the romantic notion of the artist labouring in solitude within their studio. By emphasising values placed on the production and handling of artistic goods, we are presenting this work as a visual tribute to the creative process.’
This publication sees Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer place the composition and materialisation of cultural identity in focus. This feat is achieved by capturing the production sites of artisans from across the globe. By taking a bird’s-eye perspective, joined with anthropological interests, this series of photographs foretell the creativity that comes with human effort in the making, collecting and preserving of culture. Whether they are glassblowers, archaeologists, stonemasons or artists they’re all members of the same guild. This is Back Stages: a series of twelve photographic works dedicated to the dynamic processes within the production of art and culture. Katrin Korfmann and Jens Pfeifer are both artists based in Amsterdam. Back Stages, their biggest collaborative work so far, was finished in early 2019 and has been displayed in museums, galleries and independent art spaces in, amongst others, the Netherlands, the United States and China. Jury Report de Best Verzorgde Boeken Back Stages is a photographic survey of the places where art and crafts are produced, all over the world and at different times. By choosing a rigorous perspective strictly adhered to – photography from directly overhead – the multi-coloured aesthetics of these places is revealed and the specific cultural production processes shown take on a mysterious and fascinating, but also universal, aspect. Little wonder then that a book about the value of the physical production of culture and the materialisation process of culture and identity is itself also explicitly taken as the result of such a physical production process. For example, the greyboard used for the cover is visible, the linen on the spine is highlighted in a striking orange colour, the yarn used to sew the sections is coloured and the photography sections are on coated paper, distinguishing them from the documenting sections, which are on greyish recycled Recystar® Nature. The typography on the front and back covers consists of exemplary embossing in foil. The print and lithography deliver a marvellously open, crisp printed product. The picture editing is by the artists themselves, and Céline Hurka has achieved an intelligent materialisation of this. The result is an ode to and manifestation of the places where art and culture are produced, wherever in the world these may be.