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Strange Plants
I viewed curating the book in the same way someone looks at planting a garden.
The cover of Strange Plants is the winner of the best cover in the category Design& Crafts in the ADC*Europe awards 2015
By the use of low-relief, and no images on the cover (at first sight), we wanted to create a mysterious object of desire, something that pushes you to discover the interior world of the book.
The design was meant to be delicate, where images and letters were placed as if they were a living form, recalling the unpredictable emergence and growth of plants.
We were inspired by the old and classic way of illustrating books of flora, by sticking real leaves and branches into the interior pages of the book, which became flat and bonded to the paper because of the books pressure.
We were inspired by the old and classic way of illustrating books of flora, by sticking real leaves and branches into the interior pages of the book, that thanks to the pressure of the book itself, they become flat and bonded to the paper.
We were inspired by the old and classic way of illustrating books of flora, by sticking real leaves and branches into the interior pages of the book, which became flat and bonded to the paper because of the books pressure.
After the big success of the first volume, the editor decided to continue exploring this perennial subject of interest for artists and their relationship with the flora: Strange Plants II was a natural result.
After the big success of the first volume, the editor decided to continue exploring this perennial subject of interest for artists and their relationship with the flora: Strange Plants II was a natural result.
After the big success of the first volume, the editor decided to continue exploring this perennial subject of interest for artists and their relationship with the flora: Strange Plants II was a natural result.
The book includes viscous paintings of drooping flower arrangements; intuitive photographs of lily pads and lithe bodies; mixed-media collages that juxtapose the tranquility of Japanese Ikebana with the chaotic energy of vandalism; and much more.
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