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The first recipient of The Capital is book designer Joost Grootens, who originally trained as an architect. His oeuvre, which currently stands at 250 books, is testament to an immense love of books. In our digital era, when production methods have undergone fundamental changes, Joost Grootens has played an important role in translating visual information for readers and other \u2018users\u2019, while always maintaining intensive contact with producers and clients. His atlases, dictionaries and Bibles \u2013 to cite three types of book he has taken to another level internationally \u2013 demonstrate his vitality and his expertise within the field of books.<\/p>\n

Joost Grootens is a pre-eminent representative of what The Best Dutch Book Designs stands for: only through a genuinely committed, ambitious collaboration between designer, producer and client can truly excellent books be made. With his creativity and individual approach, he makes an extremely valuable contribution to the development of Dutch book design and making. Grootens says:\u00a0\u201cYou never make a book alone. A designer has to understand that we are always part of a bigger whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interview Joost Grootens by Gert Staal<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: \u00a9 Chris van Houts (18 October 2024)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The first recipient of The Capital is book designer Joost Grootens, who originally trained as an architect. His oeuvre, which currently stands at 250 books, is testament to an immense … <\/p>\n

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