Have you seen our stunning 2020 prince claus awards book. Nov 29, 2001 irma boom, one of the worlds foremost book designers, discusses her working methods, preferences, and the nature of freerange design. Biography in books, university of amsterdam, 2010 irma boom uses the dutch opdrachtgever commissioner rather than klant client. Irma boom studied at the aki art academy in enschede, and in 1991 she established her own office in amsterdam. A genius of book design creates a tome with no ink wired.
Who is irma boom irma boom is a dutch graphic designer and she makes a book more special. This monograph 40,00178 pages is released on the occa. The architecture of the book, her selfdesigned monograph, is a tiny object. Contact, olafur eliasson s inaugural exhibition at the fondation louis vuitton in paris, addresses the themes of light or rather, darkness and shadows space, and time in installations that create a visceral experience for the spectator.
Irma boom designed a book for the perfume chanel no. By contrast, my favourite books by boom those she has produced about her own work are tiny. May 22, 2015 irma boom designed an inspirational book that would take its reader on a journey through the companys history that would ultimately influence its future. Boom established the irma boom company in 1991 and the following year, joined yale university as a senior critic in the school of art. The smell of a newly printed page, the familiar crease of a spine resting in your hand and perhaps more significantly, the endless adaptations of its traditional form. Boom introduced the idea of a fat book overtly thick book and has made more than 300 books, 100 of which are in the permanent collection of moma in new york. The architecture of the book irma boom, mathieu lommen, john a. You can have an idea and i made all the models myself. With the use of unfamiliar formats, materials, colors, structures, and typography she makes the book into a visual and haptic experience. There are 704 pages bound into a tiny bookjust 2 inches high, 1. Scent is one of the unusual features boom utilized in one of her book designs, in collaboration with an artist. A what happens next comic book for budding illustrators and story tellers make your own comics workbook volume 1.
Of the 250 books she has created, approximately 70 have been acquired by the museum of modern arts department of architecture and design. It includes lectures, exhibitions and the publication of the hall of femmes book series, each book portraying a designer and her work through indepth interviews and previously unpublished images. She is very famous designer internationally and she has lectured at yale university in the usa. These books began as samples for clients that she worked with, however, people loved them so much that she began to purposely produce small books. The architecture of the book after three years the 2010 mini book about the work of irma boom has been reprinted, albeit that the format has grown slightly, a hundred pages have been added, the lithography has been largely redone and the navigation has changed enough for the competition organizers to allow this new edition in. Paul fentener van vlissingen, ceo of the dutch conglomerate shv, tasked boom with creating a book to commemorate the centenary of his company. Irma boom has 18 books on goodreads with 293 ratings. Oct 04, 2019 it is the first book on the work of the brilliant dutch book designer irma boom. Oeuvre catalogus catalogue raisonne marinus boezem. Watch her demonstrate and discuss these unique miniature books, which are among the worlds smallest. This archive is managed by the special collections of the library of the university of.
Furthermore, boom finds that making a small book is more difficult. Irma boom on standing up for yourself, even in the face of. Irma booms library, where pure experimentalism is on the. Its compiled, written and designed by boom s current and former assistants. Boom has been described as the queen of books,1 having created over 300 books and is well reputed for her artistic autonomy within her field. Of the 250 books she has created, approximately 70 have been acquired by the museum of modern arts department of. Louisiana channel pro distinguished book designer irma boom makes miniature versions of her books in an almost architectural manner. Aug 09, 2010 yet thats what the dutch book designer irma boom did with the book she created to accompany an exhibition of her work, irma boom. This striking catalog, designed by irma boom, showcases the spectacular work of worldrenowned contemporary artist olafur eliasson. Dec 16, 2020 irma boom has designed hundreds of books in her career, including sheila hicks.
The architecture of the book is a design memoir of sorts that offers a complete overview of her work in 800 tiny pages that measure 1. Her bold experimental approach to her projects often challenges the convention of traditional books in both physical design. Hall of femmes aims to highlight the work of women in art direction and design. Shv think book 19961896, one of boom s early commissions, is illustrative of her experimental and influential approach to book design. A selection of 10 books designed by amsterdambased book designer irma boom that have appeared on the book lists of our contributors, featured publishers, and booksellers. Irma, how many books are you working on at the moment.
Chunky and chalky, with a blindembossed textile cover and the shaggiest deckle edges you have ever seen, weaving as metaphor turns heroic graphic design into an act of. Please join us for a lecture by internationally renowned graphic designer, irma boom, where she will show recent design projects and discuss the continued urgency of physical books in the age of the digital. For some projects, critics have denounced her for creating an irma boom. Irma boom, a presentday maestra of the auratic book, chose to represent hicks work by making a book that feels like you are holding a fistful of it in your hand. Measuring a tiny 38 x 50 mm, and with 704 pages published by the university of amsterdam, irma boom. Yet thats what the dutch book designer irma boom did with the book she created to accompany an exhibition of her work, irma boom. Boom is an amsterdambased graphic designer who specializes in making books. Renowned for her experimental approach, boom s designs play with form and function both in terms of the physical book. Boom will focus specifically on more than 20 years of collaborations with rem koolhaas, including their most recent project, elements of architecture, which is based on. Boom is obsessed with structure, with size and scale. French edition by boom, irma published by abrams limited edition 20 paperback. I think of my work as being commissioned by commissioners, rather than by clients. Also, she has been awarded a lot and worked as a critic. Funded by a 100,000euro vermeer award, irma s library is an eclectic assortment of 1960s and 70s books and tomes from antiquity.
Nov 11, 2015 distinguished book designer irma boom makes miniature versions of her books in an almost architectural manner. This is a complete new edition of irma booms longawaited miniature book, containing a complete overview of booms oeuvre, with commentary and more than. Jan 16, 2017 many of todays e books, by contrast, represent a provisional low point in the art of bookmaking, writes mr. Her conceptual book design for the road not taken with.
Furthermore, boom finds that making a small book is more difficult than making a big book, and being fearless when it comes to rethinking the boundaries of what a book can be is essential to her. The architecture of the book represents booms heart and the heartbeat of the books that will remain in our hands. Boom has been noted as the youngest recipient of the gutenberg prize, an award recognizing outstanding services to the advancement of the book arts. This is copy 226 of the total edition of 500 copies.
Sometimes described as the queen of books, irma boom is a dutch graphic designer who has created over 250 books since the mid1980s. It is the first book on the work of the brilliant dutch book designer irma boom. New york, new york, september 20, 20 knolltextiles is pleased to announce the introduction of stripes, a collection of upholstery, drapery and wallcovering by renowned dutch graphic and book designer irma boom, in collaboration with the knolltextiles design team. The book is small because whenever i make a book, i start by making a tiny one.
Graphic designer irma boom has made over 250 books, 50 of which are in the permanent collection of the museum of modern art in new york. Press releases knolltextiles collaborates with irma boom, renowned book designer. Distinguished book designer irma boom makes miniature versions of her. Its all about scale, size, weight and sometimes even smell. Tentatively titled boom on books, it will include her work of the last five years. Irma boom retrospective in france irma boom, book design, books. Boom s work also includes special editions such as her recently produced allwhite, inkless book for the perfume chanel no. The dutch graphic designer irma boom is one of the most wellknown contemporary book designers. Irma boom is a dutch graphic designerwho specializes in book making. A selection of boom s books are held in the permanent collection of moma, and a personalized irma boom archive has been set up at the university of amsterdam, netherlands, showcasing boom s work.
Furthermore, boom finds that making a small book is more difficult than making a big book, and being fearless when it comes to rethinking the boundaries of what a book can be is. At the office with irma boom, queen of books another. Dutch designer, irma boom has spent her career questioning book. A new and quite revealing book on irma boom is published in a quite small englishjapanese edition. Nov 11, 2015 boom often creates small models or miniversions of the books she makes in order to oversee the distribution of text and image in a foreseeable way. Knolltextiles collaborates with irma boom, renowned book. This is an overview of boom s career with an introduction by rem koolhaas and text by mathieu lommen.
With the often missing belly band with small tears loosely inserted. The project was founded in 2009 by samira bouabana and angela tillman sperandio. Visuelle kommunikation galerie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A third edition of irma boom is to be published later this year. The architecture of the book represents boom s heart and the heartbeat of the books that will remain in our hands. Mar 16, 2020 boom s little red book, biography in books, is just 1. See more ideas about book design, irma boom, design. She has made over 300 books and her books are exhibited in new york citymoma. Boom has been described as the queen of books, having created over 300 books and is well reputed for her artistic autonomy within her field. When it comes to identifying which objects are doomed to extinction in the digital age, one of the likeliest contenders is the printed book. Whereas book designers generally follow a design brief set out by a publisher, boom insists on having full control over the visual outcome of a. Anything whose function can be fulfilled as or more efficiently by a digital application risks becoming obsolescent in designs version. Graphic designer irma boom is the woman behind some of the most stunning books to have been published in the last decade. Creating books where content and form are closely related is very important to boom.
In her small office, surrounded by stacks of papers and books, irma. Jonathan leijonhufvud its not an exaggeration to say that irma boom has designed some of the coolest books ever put on a bookshelf. I was first introduced to boom when i noticed the small prototype books that she created. Irma boom born 1960121515 december 1960 in lochem, gelderland, netherlands, is a dutch graphic designerwho specializes in book making. The architecture of the book is truly the baby of the knir collection. Irma boom is a dutch graphic designer that i personally admire. The architecture of the book miniature edition, lecturis, 20. The architecture of the book featuring an overview of booms work are two 800 page identical copies of extremely contrast in size, published in 2010. Nov 11, 20 irma boom designed a book for the perfume chanel no. Just as the second book in the series was slightly larger than its predecessor, the third will be bigger still though far smaller than other books. This is the facebook page for the irma boom archive. Inside the studio and library of irma boom, dutch bookmaker.
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