Today is the day The Best Dutch Book Designs selection of 2013 is being unveiled.
In December 2013 and the beginning of January 2014 there were 309 books being submitted to the judges, whereas 305 a year earlier. This year’s judges were:
– Hans Bockting, graphic designer, Bockting Ontwerpers, Amsterdam
– Johan Holterman, print advisor, Graphiques, Nijmegen
– Bregitta Kramer, print coordinator, teacher in printing techniques and book binder, Diemen
– Hanca Leppink, editor at large, publishers Luitingh-Sijthoff, Amsterdam
– Marlies Visser, graphic designer, Studio Marlies Visser, Haarlem.
Their choice is summarized in the columns at your right hand and is presented more extensively on our homepage. Later in the year The Best Dutch Book Designs will be on show at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
The Best Dutch Book Designs 2013 are generously supported by paper suppliers Antalis (Almere), collective rights organisation BNO/Pictoright (Amsterdam) and
L. van Heek Textiles, manufacturers of book binding materials (Losser).
THE BEST DUTCH BOOK DESIGNS 2013
Koen Kleijn, Rob van Zoest (ed.) – The Canals of Amsterdam / De grachten van Amsterdam
design by Lex Reitsma for publishers THOTH and Kunsthistorisch Bureau D’ARTS
Els Kloek (ed.) – 1001 vrouwen uit de
Nederlandse geschiedenis
design by Irma Boom Office (Irma Boom, Julia Neller) for publishers Vantilt
Jan Paul Schutten – Het raadsel van alles wat
leeft, iillustrated by Floor Rieder
design by Tobias David for publishers Gottmer
Irma Boom. The Architecture of the Book (standard and XXL edition)
design by Irma Boom for publishers Lecturis
Ilka and Andreas Ruby (ed.) – MVRDV
Buildings
design by Studio Joost Grootens (Joost Grootens with Tine van Wel, Boris Meister, Slávka Pauliková) for nai010 publishers
Koos Breukel – Me We
design by Sabine Verschueren for Hannibal Publishing and Ydoc Publishing
THE BEST DUTCH BOOK DESIGNS 2013
Wigger Bierma, Astrid Vorstermans (ed.) – Walter
Nikkels depicted / abgebildet / afgebeeld
design by Wigger Bierma, with collaboration from Ana Laura Campos, Walter Nikkels (cover) for publishers Valiz and Tropen
Paul Auster – Bericht vanuit het innerlijk, translated by Ronald Vlek
design by Studio Ron van Roon (Bart Rouwhorst), Nico Richter and Steven van der Gaauw for publishers De Arbeiderspers
Frederike Huygen – Jurriaan Schrofer
design by Jaap van Triest and Karel Martens for publishers Valiz
Wijnanda Deroo – Rijks Museum
design by Irma Boom and Sanne van de Goor for Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, nai010 publishers
Kadir van Lohuizen – Vía PanAm. Exploring
Migration in the Americas
design by Heijdens Karwei for Ydoc Publishing, Paradox
Anneke van Veen (ed.) – Fotostudio Merkelbach.
Portretten 1913-1969
design by Typography, Interiority & Other Serious Matters for publishers Komma/d’jonge Hond
THE BEST DUTCH BOOK DESIGNS 2013
Joost van Bleiswijk / Kiki van Eijk. Co-Evolution
design by AB/C Anthon Beeke Collective (Mariola López Mariño) for publishers Lecturis
Bart Moeyaert – Jij en ik en alle andere
kinderen. De verzamelde verhalen en kindergedichten
design by Herman Houbrechts (cover) and Studio Cursief (Irma Hornman) for publishers Querido
Het werk van Cepezed in detail
design by Reynoud Homan with collaboration from Robbert Zweegman for nai010 publishers
Eddy van Wessel – The Edge of Civilization
design by Bert de Jong for edgeofcivilization.com
Henk Wildschut – Food / Voedsel
design by Robin Uleman, with special thanks to Sandra Rabenou, for post editions
Ko Sliggers – Koken tussen vulkanen
design by Ko Sliggers for publishers Loopvis
THE BEST DUTCH BOOK DESIGNS 2013
Aleid Rensen – De verdwenen dierentuin. Mijn leven
met het Noorder Dierenpark
design by Staal & Duiker Ontwerpers (Koos Staal) for publishers Lecturis
Suzanne Buchan, Jaap Guldemond, Marente Bloemheuvel (ed.) – The Quay Brothers’ Universum
design by Joseph Plateau grafisch ontwerpers for EYE Filmmuseum
Etgar Keret / Adam Ross / George Saunders / F. Scott Fitzgerald – short stories series
design by Studio Ron van Roon for publishers Podium
Ben van Melick (ed.) – Theater Levano. Een
film en een boek over Chaim Levano
design by Piet Gerards Ontwerpers for publishers Huis Clos
Trinité & Lexicon. The typefaces designed by Bram de Does
design by Bram de Does for publishers Spectatorpers and De Buitenkant
Ben IJpma, Ben van Melick (ed.) – Ik ben een
gemankeerde saxofonist. Lucebert & jazz
design by Piet Gerards Ontwerpers for publishers Huis Clos
THE BEST DUTCH BOOK DESIGNS 2013
Leo Erken – Street. Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union 1987-2003
design by Svea Gustavs for weiw publishers
Ineke Riem – Zeven pogingen om een geliefde te wekken
design by Nico Richter for publishers De Arbeiderspers
Ellen Oostvogel (ed.) – Honderduit Haag.
Haag Atletiek 1913-2013
design by Studio Koelewijn Brüggenwirth (Jeroen Koelewijn, Judith Brüggenwirth) for Haag Atletiek
Els Kuijpers – and/or. on contradiction in the work
of Jan van Toorn. extended
design by Jan van Toorn and Mart Rozenbeek for nai010 publishers
Freek Lomme, Kathrin Schlegel (ed.) – Distillations.
Notes on Kathrin Schlegel’s Insertions in Public Space
design by Mind Design (Niels Schrader, Miriam Thijssen) for Onomatopee
Ana Teixidó, Arthur Rosenfeld (ed.) – A Love
Story. The Meekers
design by Art Collart for Stichting Meekers
THE BEST DUTCH BOOK DESIGNS 2013
Liter. Christelijk literair tijdschrift
design by Steven van der Gaauw for Stichting Liter
Koos Staal – De krant van gisteren. Uitgelezen
hergebruik
design by Koos Staal for Staal & Duiker Ontwerpers
Arno Nollen
design by Willy Clausen for Slangen Advocaten
De Best Verzorgde Boeken 2013 is generously supported by paper suppliers Antalis, Almere, collective rights organisation BNO/Pictoright, Amsterdam and L. van Heek Textiles, Losser, among many more manufacturer of binding materials