Catalogue The Best Dutch Book Designs 2025 designed by Raw Color.
Raw Color on their design for The Best Dutch Book Designs: “The concept for the The Best Dutch Book Designs catalogue centers on the relationship between the book and the user. We see books as tactile objects that distinguish themselves from digital media through their materiality. Paper types reflect or absorb light, textile elements provide accents in the binding and cover, and finishing techniques, such as embossing and foil stamping, add depth and texture. The 2025 selection of books was photographed by Raw Color. Between the person and their clothing, compositions emerge that are rich in textures, materials, and colors. The book becomes an atmospheric object.”
“The catalog is organized by color. The winners are categorized accordingly. The book’s structure is efficiently tailored to the production logic of printing and binding. Within this framework, we seek to challenge this logic and push the boundaries. The sections are folded, creating an interplay between short and long pages with alternating coated and uncoated surfaces. A clear yet playful structure guides the reader through the interior. With this publication, we celebrate the book as a tangible object meant to be held, read, and used.”
Raw Color was founded by designers Christoph Brach and Daniera ter Haar. They combine graphic design, photography, and product design in their studio in Eindhoven. Together with their team, they work on their own initiatives and commissioned projects. The material expression of color plays a central role and can be seen as the studio’s core focus.
The catalog was printed by RaddraaierSSP, robstolk®, Wilco Art Books, Drukkerij Walters, and Pantheon Drukkers. The binding was done by Van Hees – Patist Boekbinders.
The interior pages were printed on Emotion Smooth, Etibulk, Greentop, Maxi Gloss, and Emotion Pure White, the cover on Invercote, supplied by Igepa.
Lithography was done by Alex Feenstra.
The catalogue is available at select bookstores.
The Best Dutch Book Designs 2025
€35,00 | ISBN 9789083173856