Edmund de Waal: Signs & Wonders
Spin, London, England, 2009
Description
Edmund de Waal is one of the leading artists working with ceramics today. The book is divided into two parts. Essays and inspirational images are printed in mono onto a bright red uncoated stock that reflects the lacquered shelf. This sits in stark contrast to the section of installation images (photographed by Hélène Binet), which are reproduced in full color on silk paper. Inspired by de Waal’s approach of mixing modern ceramic techniques with traditional forms (and vice versa), we employed three different typefaces on a staggered grid, each with their own historical character.
Juror Notes
This book really has an understated elegance to it. Red is used throughout the catalogue: red pages for the first half and red accents in the color photographs.
Collections:
50 Books | 50 Covers of 2009
Repository:
Denver Art Museum
Discipline:
Book design
Format:
Book
Credits
- Design firm
- Spin
- Creative director
- Tony Brook
- Designer
- David McFarline
- Photographer
- Hélène Binet
- Publisher/client
- V&A Publishing
- Trim size
- 6.5 x 9.5
- Pages
- 95
- Quantity printed
- 1,000
- Typefaces
- Akkurat, Plantin Schoolbook, Prestige
- Printer
- Graphicom
- Printing method
- Offset
- Paper
- Fedrigoni Savile Row, white, 200 gsm (cover); Fedrigoni Sirio Vermiglione, 80 gsm, Fedrigoni Freelife gloss, 150 gsm (text)
- Binder
- Graphicom
- Binding method
- Section sewn
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