THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SWISS BOOKS EXHIBITION
Posted by Fabio 28 October 2009
‘Superlatives in book design’ Round table discussion with members of the jury and experts from the field of book design. The competition “The most Beautiful Swiss Books” was launched as far back as 1943, when a jury of five experts selected the 25 most beautiful or best executed books. Thursday 29 October, 7.30pm at Cafe Oto in Dalston, London.
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citylikeyou: Interview with Paris based illustrators and graphic designers Jérémy Schneider and Violaine Orson, founders of the design studio, Violaine & Jérémy. -
"A woman is locked in her home with an egg" - A film by Italian film director and artist, Martina Scarpelli. -
Sainte Maria is an illustrator based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Her illustrations strip things down from exuberance and reflect fashion in all its beauty. -
Christina Nicodema's paintings explore the schisms of the food chain that all life participates in. They challenge the impossibility of reconciling the opposing notions of violence and empathy..