{"product_id":"irma-boom-book-manifest-9783753300917","title":"Irma Boom: Book Manifest","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Irma Boom | Rem Koolhaas | Michael Rock\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Walther Konig Verlag\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Walther Konig Verlag\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA miniature manifesto for the endless possibilities of the book form, from the world's most famous living book designer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBook Manifest\u003c\/i\u003e, world-renowned Dutch designer Irma Boom presents her vision on the essence, meaning and relevance of the book. Based on the in-depth research that Boom conducted into the development of the book in the library of the Vatican, \u003ci\u003eBook Manifest\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a survey of the history of the book and a miniature Irma Boom retrospective, reproducing a selection of more than 350 books she has designed over the course of her eminent career. Alongside reproductions, Boom extensively discusses the relationship between her work and older book forms.\u003cbr\u003eWith this tiny (two and a half by three inches), slipcased, 1,000-page, richly illustrated volume, itself an exceptional feat of bookmaking, Boom aims to inspire and encourage a new generation of designers to experiment and develop new ways of conceiving this simplest and most enduringly effective of forms.\u003cbr\u003eDescribed by \u003ci\u003eEye Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e as \"the Queen of Books,\" \u003cb\u003eIrma Boom\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1960) has created more than 300 books, always challenging the conventions of both design and printed content. She is the youngest recipient of the Gutenberg Prize, recognizing outstanding services to the advancement of the book arts. A selection of Boom's books are held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and an Irma Boom Archive has been instituted at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, to showcase her work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walther Konig Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47572133511319,"sku":"9783753300917","price":4703.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783753300917.webp?v=1774889068","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/irma-boom-book-manifest-9783753300917","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}