Sikkens Prize Mondrian Lecture 2012

Book coverSikkens Prize Mondrian Lecture 2012
Book coverSikkens Prize Mondrian Lecture 2012
Book coverSikkens Prize Mondrian Lecture 2012
Book coverSikkens Prize Mondrian Lecture 2012

That’s not a book – it’s a few sheets folded together. It calls itself a brochure, but it’s not even that: it’s loose leaves. ‘All right, so we’ll just put in a couple of staples…’

In short, this was a ‘book’ that gave rise to considerable debate. At the same time, everyone was agreed as to its quality. Both the strong, colourful design – perfect for the subject matter – and the quality of the printing were universally praised, and leafing through it the last panel member was won over.

Because – let’s be clear about it – this entry met all the criteria we had set ourselves: an appetite-whetting cover, a clear concept coupled with a splendid intuitive approach, highly attractive pictorial matter and careful editing so that form and content coincide exactly. And fantastically well printed.

Edition: 2012
Language: English
Final editor: Deneuve Projects
Publisher: Sikkens Foundation, Rotterdam
Designer: Harmen Liemburg
Lithographer: robstolk, Amsterdam
Printer: robstolk, Amsterdam
Binder: After Press Groep, Diemen
Dimensions: 240 x 340 x 3
Amount of pages: 48 p.
Number of copies: 600
Price: € not for sale
ISBN: none
Font and foundry: Hiruko
Binding style: 6 posters, 480 x 680 mm, cross-folded once and inserted
Material: 90gsm Core Offset Wit, printed in waterless offset in black, silver and various fluorescent inks to own recipe