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Karel Martens – Unbound
Isbn 9789464460896
Publisher Roma Publications
Idea code 250507
€ 38.70
‘Unbound’ accompanies Karel Martens’ first solo exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, bringing together a wide-ranging body of work Martens made and collected over the entire span of his decades long career. Containing works from the show, collaged, overprinted, and juxtaposed with elements found around his studio, the book balances between being an artist book and a catalogue. This publication, thoughtfully designed by Jordi de Vetten and Susu Lee in close collaboration with Martens himself, functions as a handbook to his work. But it’s an unconventional one: unstructured, non-hierarchical, playful, personal, and associative.
216 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Karel Martens 12 Postcards Set
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Publisher Roma Publications
Idea code 250427
€ 15.00
A set of 12 postcards by Karel Martens, published to accompany the first major retrospective exhibition at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
12 p, ills colour & bw, 11 x 15 cm, pb, English
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Karel Martens - Calendar 2026 / Every day is a new day
Isbn 9789464460773
Publisher Roma Publications
Idea code 250510
€ 26.30
A tear-off calendar for 2026 by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens. For each day of the year, Martens has created a unique arrangement, originally constructed using his signature method of printing letterpress monoprints from found metal forms, and then digitized to comprise 365 compositions in total. Every day is a new day!
736 p, ills colour, 15 x 21 cm, pb, English
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Karel Martens 12/A4 Wallpaper
Isbn 9789464460827
Publisher Roma Publications
Idea code 250497
€ 23.35
A room full of colours! Renowned for his inventiveness, and his playful and experimental approach, Karel Martens is also resourceful, able to accomplish a lot with very little. Selected from 216 variations, this hand-picked unique set of twelve A4 sheets can be composed as wallpaper. A special edition release, the sets are released on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Karel Martens – Unbound’ at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the first major retrospective of one of the most influential post-war graphic designers of the Netherlands.
12 p, ills colour, 21 x 30 cm, map, no text
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A Magazine 28: Curated by Willy Chavarria
Isbn 9782487343047
Publisher A Magazine
Idea code 250542
€ 40.30
Launched as designer Willy Chavarria celebrates a decade of his label, this issue is not only a political gesture but also a human one. It honours the power of storytelling, the necessity of representation, and the emotional truths that connect us. With roots in California, Willy draws from the visual language of urban and rural working-class Chicano communities in the state’s Central Valley, unafraid to delve into the intimate themes closest to his heart: identity, human dignity, and the power of community. Featuring work by journalists, photographers, art directors, stylists, and more, the magazine concludes with a dialogue between Willy and Bishop Mariann Budde on faith and meaning.
208 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, English
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Books As Art Practice
Isbn 9789526528663
Publisher Other Editions
Idea code 250495
€ 10.00
In a time of endless scrolling and disappearing attention, this manifesto presents 11 concise reflections on what it means to make books today: as art, as process, as a form of resistance.For Serraglia, books are not just containers for finished work - they are the work itself. A way to slow down, shift attention, and create connections outside traditional art circuits.
32 p, ills bw, 10 x 21 cm, pb, English
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How to Book in Japan
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Publisher Neutral Colors
Idea code 250069
€ 18.80
There are a great many books about making books, and this one is by no means a replacement for them. Rather, this is the guide that the authors wish they had when they started making books – a guide that was able to answer the questions they struggled to resolve and that shared crucial advice from those who were perhaps more experienced or knowledgeable. A total of twenty contributors, ranging from publishers and studios to artists and photographers, present their various styles of work in this helpful volume. More importantly, each has their own beliefs about what should be made into a book and why. A book for those who still want to make paper books.
44 p, ills bw, 14 x 22 cm, pb, English
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Erik Kessels - As Far As You Can See
Isbn 9791281232143
Publisher a+m bookstore Edizioni
Idea code 250486
€ 35.75
'As Far as You Can See', presented by COMMERCE, is the first comprehensive collection of Erik Kessels’s books, spanning from 1997 to today – including his latest, 'Incomplete Encyclopaedia of Touch'. This richly illustrated volume traces over two decades of Kessels’s artistic, editorial, and photographic explorations. Internationally known for his work with vernacular photography and visual storytelling, Kessels has crafted a body of work that captures the human, the everyday, and the absurd - one book at a time. The publication includes a new text by critic and curator Francesco Zanot, structured as a series of concise reflections - one for each book - offering a fragmented yet cohesive insight into Kessels’s evolving visual language. Designed by Cabinet Milano, the book features a modular layout that integrates video stills made in collaboration with Riccardo Ruffolo and Enrico Zanetti, also part of the accompanying exhibition.
252 p, ills colour & bw, 13 x 18 cm, pb, English
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The New Era Magazine 6
Isbn 9789190045084
Publisher Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing
Idea code 250500
€ 21.50
Issue 06 of The New Era Magazine presents a selection of distinctive homes and studios, offering conversations with thinkers, makers, and creatives reflecting on life today. The issue features a look inside the home of artist Gun Gordillo and the studio of Karl Monies in Copenhagen, as well as a visit to designer Bethan Laura Wood’s eclectic London residence. In a celebration of print culture, the magazine travels to New York to explore the home of PIN–UP founder Felix Burrichter. Designer Fredrik Paulsen speaks with Ron Arad, while the interior design studio Halleroed shares insights on designing in times of uncertainty. In Los Angeles, the magazine visits designer and creative director Willo Perron in his multidisciplinary studio. “We have no idea what the world will look like in 20 years, and clinging to the idea that things will stay the same only makes it harder to cope with change. We have to remain adaptable,” he says. Bringing together interiors, architecture, design, and craft, The New Era Magazine is a thoughtfully designed biannual publication.
208 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 30 cm, pb, English
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Slow Costuming - Creating characters through coupe
Isbn 9789464778939
Publisher Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
Idea code 250137
€ 34.00
'Slow Costuming - Creating characters through coupe' can be used as a handbook for Slow costuming. This integrated costume design process requires a rehearsal period where performers and designers interact and have time to be closely involved in all phases of the creating and making process. The work of costume designer and performer merge. Through close collaboration on and with the unique performer’s body in motion. Chris Snik introduced a new term for this way of working, Slow costuming. Costumes with a good fit are not possible without coupe, which can give the right accents to body shapes and thus construct the the character of a performer. In this book, Snik shares her findings from both her theoretical and practical research using images, photographs, and film stills (by Geert Goiris). Time, technical skills, and freedom to experiment with coupe, pattern making, use of materials, shapes, and movements are essential and should be scheduled into the rehearsing periods and taught in various educational programmes.
128 p, ills colour & bw, 18 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Garment 22: The t-shirt issue
Isbn 9789083441412
Publisher AMFI
Idea code 250490
€ 23.50
'Garment', an annual publication created by students of the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI), is back with its 22nd edition: 'The t-shirt issue'. This year’s magazine shifts its gaze to a garment so familiar, it’s almost invisible: the t-shirt. With billions of t-shirts produced every year, the scale is impossible to ignore. In a world where more is never enough, the 2025 issue calls for a pause. It invites readers to shift their perspectives, to appreciate what they already have, and to recognise the true value of the t-shirt. Because a t-shirt isn’t just a t-shirt. It’s everywhere. And it matters. The magazine explores the power of the t-shirt by presenting two contrasting worlds: one with the t-shirt, and one without. Its singular fold-out format reflects this duality: begin reading from either side to explore each perspective, or open both together to experience the contrast in full.
110 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 27 cm, pb, English
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Formafantasma - Down Under - The Curious Fall of a Child Who Knew Nothing and Became Everything
Isbn 9788880563150
Publisher Nero
Idea code 250528
€ 37.65
'Down Under: The Curious Fall of a Child Who Knew Nothing and Became Everything' is a picture book by design studio Formafantasma that blends fiction and scientific research to foster ecological awareness in both children and adults. Commissioned by C-mine to explore Belgium’s postindustrial landscapes, the book examines the complex ties between humans, the environment, and other lifeforms. Divided into two parts, it opens with an illustrated story by Clément Vuillier about a child’s journey through the Earth's layers. The second part features reflections from scientists and educators, including an essay by Teresa Castro and interviews by Formafantasma. Inspired by the educational ethos of Enzo Mari and Bruno Munari, the book invites readers to rethink extractivist narratives and imagine more interconnected, regenerative futures.
208 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Olga Prader – trop chaud
Isbn 9783907333082
Publisher Cpress
Idea code 250557
€ 28.75
Olga Prader’s colouring book presents a series of 47 still life drawings and introduces the reader to the cabinet of a ordinary collector. Faced with the dilemma of how to fill their interior and to organise their world, the owner uses the collection to display their knowledge and vanity. It is a tad bric-a-brac inspired by Korean still life (Chaekgeori), cabinets of curiousities, and the art of drapery. The book is printed in two panton colours. Even more frills.
48 p, ills bw, 21 x 30 cm, pb, English
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Cuisine Mondiale
Isbn 9783039690381
Publisher Christoph Merian
Idea code 250505
€ 31.20
Art and cooking have much in common. The two are linked by a delight in creativity, in experimental processes, and in being together with others. When creating art or trying out a new dish, the original idea can change considerably as the work progresses. Our senses are engaged by the seemingly endless array of ingredients and possible combinations. ‘Cuisine Mondiale’, featuring 30 artists from 23 countries, is an artistic-culinary tour through the world’s cooking pots. Igshaan Adams, Leonardo Bürgi, Sasha Filipenko, Sandra Knecht, Victoria Lomasko, and others present both their art and their favourite recipes, through which personal reminiscences and experiences are reflected.
152 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 27 cm, hb, German/English
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Plastics of the Mediterranean poster
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Publisher Cthulhu Books
Idea code 250367
€ 26.90
‘Plastics of the Mediterranean’ is a speculative and research project developed by Matteo Guarnaccia and Teresa Fernández-Pello for the Institute for Postnatural Studies. It is constituted as a fictitious collection and classification of different plastiglomerates that would exist between the waters and shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Derived from images of waste and plastic components that are digitally disfigured and coalesced, they represent an existing reality in contemporary seas and oceans. Together, they create the vision of a world in which human polluting actions merge and confuse with the “natural” world of previous marine biology in order to question and speculate on the limits of the relationship between human and nature.
1 , ills colour, 59 x 84 cm, poster, English
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Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre and Textiles (Revised Edition)
Isbn 9781068625053
Publisher Common Threads Press
Idea code 250559
€ 14.60
'Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles' highlights Black women's contributions to art and history through fibre-related mediums. The author, Dr. Sharbreon Plummer (Baton Rouge, LA) is an artist, strategist and storyteller that centres the stories and creativity of Black women. Sharbreon's upbringing in southern Louisiana informs her interest into how culture and ancestral memory act as influencers of contemporary art-making. This new publication surveys the history of Black women and textiles in North America, and spotlights five artists through a series of interviews, paying careful attention to the intersections of race, art, and cultural memory.
70 p, ills colour & bw, 14 x 20 cm, pb, English
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