With a love for proportion, our latest book project, A House to Live With, published by Park Books, has just arrived. This is the first comprehensive monograph on the houses designed by Dom Hans van der Laan and his companions, authored by Caroline Voet and Hans W. van der Laan.
Dom Hans van der Laan (1904–1991) is something of a cult figure in post-World War II architecture. A Dutch Benedictine monk and architect, he dedicated his life to exploring fundamental principles of architecture, and his ideas on numerical relationships and dimensional systems were highly influential in mid-20th-century architectural theory.
A House to Live With delves into the residential buildings designed by Van der Laan and his companions. Sixteen houses, built between 1966 and 1985, are meticulously documented with newly produced photographs and plans, and analyzed for their compositional and design principles. Essays in the book explore the mathematical relationships of numbers and volumes that are central to Van der Laan’s work, and discuss how his designs were influenced by ancient Roman architecture. The book also examines the relationship between house and garden and house and patio, and the positioning of the one large table in the house, which to Van der Laan was of key significance.
The Letterenhuis serves as the literary archive of Flanders. It brings people together around literary heritage by collaborating with many diverse partners to collect, preserve and disclose the collection. The previously large, empty space on the ground floor has been transformed into a dynamic public area. The Letterenhuis now welcomes visitors with a themed exhibition and includes a newly established reading room, workshop space, meeting room, shared office space, co-creation space, and writing room. The graphic design concept is rooted in the letter as the foundation for authorship and the genesis of literature. The terms ‘Letteren’ and ‘Letterenhuis’ are employed to create geometric patterns, called ‘Moving Type Structures’, which allude to the historical convergence of experimental typography and literature. Exhibition Design @voetarchitectuur, Graphic Design by undercast.
Colibri x Dancing Garden by @annelies_vanoost. Stool 60, like a colourful bird. Five limited editions are now for sale at @vitra_partnerstoreantwerp Expo and installation until 26 may (Sint-Antoniusstraat 12, 2000 Antwerp).
The artist book ECHTZEIT was created in close collaboration with Dirk Braeckman, in conjunction with his solo show at FOMU. ‘ECHTZEIT’ refers to Braeckman’s exploration of the intersection of the past and present. Simultaneously and in real-time, three perspectives converge: those of the original photographer, Braeckman himself, and us, the viewers. The book offers a unique glimpse into Dirk Braeckman’s most recent photographs, accompanied by selections from the museum’s collection and texts written by Clément Chéroux, director of the Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Tamara Berghmans, curator at FOMU. The book’s design mirrors the structure of the exhibition, beginning with archive documents followed by 140 works by Dirk Braeckman and accompanying texts. The archives and texts are printed in two colors—silver and black—on Munken paper, while Arctic paper was chosen for the artworks. Graphic design by Reg Herygers. Published by Hopper&Fuchs, Bruno Devos.
A new city guide for Antwerp Design Week! Professional customers will have the opportunity to explore high-end design brands and meet the talented people behind them during the Antwerp Design Week in June. This guide can be obtained at the 15 participating companies.
The art of taking side ways, exploring the possibilities of two-dimensional forms in three dimensions. Shifting and evolving, moving back and forth between autonomous projects and more applied and functional designs. Happy end-of-year everyone!
“This is Casimir’s ‘truth’. The multifaceted ‘truth’ that he wants to formulate in and with this book. A book that wants to be an example of deconstruction in terms of its form, graphically and technically, and that wants to be open to self-fulfilment, for example by separating text and images. And like a Lego block, it is a book that aims to rekindle and stimulate the reader’s fantasy, just like Casimir’s furniture.” Marc Holthof
4 Texts / 4 writers. Each writer approaches the oeuvre from a different angle, based on their specialty. Francis Smets frames the works as furniture art, Marc Holthof`s text is based on multiple interviews with Casimir, Virginia Tassinari writes about Casimir`s layered work from a cultural-philosophical perspective and Fredie Floré reflects in a cultural-historical way on his furniture making.
The limited edition of The Book is with bookend named `Border.` Border places The Book across the border of the book row. Border is the semiotic translation of the main content of The Book.
Book published by Hopper & Fuchs, printed at Stockmans Art Books.
Pleased to announce that Annelies Vanoost will be participating in the group exhibition Labyrinth (La Maison de l’Image, Seed Factory, Brussels). Save The Date October 13.
"Now that we have half-opened the door of complexity, the labyrinth is extending and feeding on the advances of this understanding by moving us further away from the exit every day"
We` re very proud to be a part of this project! You can now discover the retrospective exhibition Legacy of photographer Helmut Newton in Knokke Heist (Ravelingen).
Pleased to announce that Annelies Vanoost will be participating in the group exhibition MUSIC GRAPHICS 1 (Seed Factory Brussels). Save The Date 24 March 7 pm.
Hot off the press! Drawing from his own archives, Harry Gruyaert has recently started to produce short films made from still photographs with original soundtracks by @tuurflorizoone , which bring a new dimension to his pictures and reveal the distinctive cinematographic quality of his photography. Harry Gruyaert lives in Paris and is represented by @galleryfiftyone in Antwerp. Publications printed @stockmansartbooks , graphic design undercast.
A new book project "Trying to make it real" Bruno V. Roels` shows his unique process, in which he chooses to abandon the search for the perfect print. His approach to consider all variations as equally important leads to beautiful prints and compositions. Bruno V. Roels is represented by the renowned art gallery Fifty One. Published by Hopper & Fuchs, printed at Stockmans Art Books.
Om jongeren tussen 10 en 20 jaar preventiever te ondersteunen hebben we samen met TEJO en enkele andere organisaties een reizende belevingsexpo uitgewerkt. De expo WE(L) ZIJN JONG! focust op drie belangrijke thema’s: het persoonlijk welzijn van jongeren, hun rechten en waar ze hulp vinden wanneer ze het moeilijk hebben. De expo nodigt iedereen uit om op een creatieve en participatieve manier deel te nemen en te bouwen aan een beter welzijn voor álle jongeren. De belevingsexpo is nog tot 28 januari 2022 te bezoeken in het Maagdenhuis.
Grafisch Ontwerp: undercast / Scenografie: Leen de Brabandere & An Vanderhoydonck / Productie: Etoile Mécanique
Annelies Vanoost`s exhibition, Between the Moon and the Sun II, closes in beauty, with sound and vision, and nice speeches. Many Thx @brunodevos 🎷@eliasstorme
"Radicale 1924" is a newly formed Art Residency Program in Saint Cirq Lapopie (France), created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of André Breton`s first surrealist manifesto.
The first large-format portfolio magazine of AntwerpPhoto entirely dedicated to photographer Jimmy Kets and a set of photos by 8 photographers in a custom-made box.
SHOW UP/SHOW-OFF is an exhibition of 200 artworks on 200 billboards in the streets of Antwerp along with lectures & performances from 28 June till 25 July. The typography in the visual is made with Dolis, a typeface designed by Loris Pernoux.