26 February 2019
Episode 385
30 minutes
Photo: GJ van ROOIJ
We sit down with Dutch graphic designer Irma Boom to ask why she considers book design to be a feat of architecture, the future of inkless printing and why we should judge books by their cover. Plus: Josh Fehnert runs through the design headlines with the V&A’s Rory Hyde.
26 February 2019
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We visit bookmaker and graphic designer Irma Boom in her Amsterdam studio to find out why she’s earned the nickname “queen of books”.
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