Established in 1926, Best Dutch Book Designs (BDBD) are the oldest book design awards in Europe. The awards cover artbooks, children’s books, cookbooks, and much more made by Dutch or Netherlands-based designers. This year’s VABF will feature 33 award-winning pieces from 2019, including Andres Gonzalez’s “American Origami” with design by Hans Gremen and Mariko Kuwabara’s “Burning Love” featuring Ayumu Higuchi.
Support: Stichting De Best Verzorgde Boeken
Related Talk Session: The Best Dutch Book Designs – Thinking About Dutch Book Design
Date/time: November 20, 16:30-18:00 JST
Guests at this talk session will be BDBD representative Esther Scholten, selection committee chairperson Eelco van Welie (director of NAI010 Publishers), and Thomas Castro (curator for the Graphic Design section of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam). The panel will discuss topics including the history of book design in the Netherlands and what aspects they pay the most attention to when judging a book. The role of moderator will be filled by Kiyonori Muroga, editor-in-chief to website “The Graphic Design Review.”
2019年度「Best Dutch Book Design」受賞作。