Onthebooks;

The workshop On the books; focuses on working through the materiality of a book.

Participants will come closer to understanding the book(s) through looking, feeling and modifying. Each participant receives a book that they will get to know, describe and then manipulate, observing how small gestures such as folding, cutting or removing can transform the feeling of an object and the interactions it allows. The workshop is speculative with a focus on discussion and feedback and will include input about certain technical aspects of traditional and experimental bookmaking practices.

Materials are provided, but participants are free to bring specific tools if they please.

The workshop is for anyone interested in books, experienced book makers, designers, readers and anything in between.

Please note that the workshop is limited to 12 participants and there is a fee of 5.500 kr. Please book on tix.is

The workshop is led by graphic designers Jana Sofie Liebe and Una María Magnúsdóttir. Jana Sofie Liebe is a Swiss graphic and book designer educated at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam and Zürcher Hochschule der Künste and was recently awarded the Golden letter for the best book design from all over the world 2024. Una María Magnúsdóttir is a graphic designer educated at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. Both have a tendency towards design details that derive from predetermined characteristics and in their collaborative work, the physical manifestation of a designed object plays a main role.