International recognition

CPNB 24 February 2020News

The international competition Schönste Bücher aus aller Welt announces today that the Duthc selection has been awarded a Bronze Medal and an Honorable Appreciation:

a Bronze Medal goes to Andres Gonzalez – American Origami (design: Hans Gremmen | production: Fine Books (Jos Morree), Color and Books (Sebastiaan Hanekroot), Grafiplaza, Agia & Lith | publisher: Fw:Books)
an Honorable Mention is for Elspeth Diederix – When Red Disappears (design: Hans Gremmen | production: robstolk®, Boekbinderij Patist | publisher: Fw:Books).

All the international prize winners can be seen for the first time during the Leipzig Book Fair (12-15 March 2020) and in the autumn at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

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