Fiction

A cover and a spread of the book LOHDUTUS, runoelma.

Pia Johanna Krook
LOHDUTUS, runoelma

  • Format 168 × 207 mm 
  • Pages 64
  • Printing Vammaspaino
  • Binding Anna-Liisa Fisher, Tarja Rajakangas
  • Paper Hahnemühle, handmade mulberry paper
  • Typefaces Cambria Regular, Times New Roman
  • Published by self-published
  • Design Pia Johanna Krook

Gentle to the touch, comforting to the eyes. This delicate total work of art is composed of exceptional paper choices, thoughtful typographic solutions and a dance-like typesetting. The book is crowned by beautiful thread binding, which forms healing stitches along the spine, like a piece of jewellery. The book demands one to hold it with care, like a precious work of art or a wisp of cloud.

 

A cover and a spread of the book Kadoksiin.

Maria Stepanova
Kadoksiin

  • Format 115 × 185 mm 
  • Pages 156
  • Printing Meedia Zone
  • Paper Holmen Book Cream, Olin Colours Cobalt
  • Typefaces Corundum Text, PS Fournier
  • Published by Siltala
  • Design Pauliina Nykänen

The through-dyed blue dust jacket envelops the blue softcover book. The delicate silver detailing in the insightful illustrations completes the well balanced cover. The delightful tactile experience of page browsing, the refined typography and the airy interior layout all bear the mark of a skilled professional: the elements fall seamlessly into place, offering an impressive testament to the beauty of small, stripped-down design.

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