Every year, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and The Best Dutch Book Design Foundation present The Best Dutch Book Designs of the past year. From November 7, 2026, through January 10, 2027, the 33 books selected by the expert jury from 281 submissions will be on view. The student jury’s selection is also part of the exhibition. All selected books were chosen based on design, printing and binding techniques, lithography, and commissioning.

This year, The Best Dutch Book Design Foundation is celebrating its 100th anniversary. To mark the occasion, publisher nai010 has published the book 100 Years of The Best Dutch Book Designs in the Netherlands. Together with the The Best Dutch Book Designs 2025 catalogue, these books are also on display in the exhibition.

For more information, visit the Stedelijk Museum’s website.

Photo by Gerlinde de Geus