Rijksmuseum, nai010 Uitgevers, 2013

‘Dutch/American photographer Wijnanda Deroo has followed and photographed the renovation and transformation of the Rijksmuseum since 2004. This beautiful book designed by Irma Boom is being published to mark the museum’s re-opening in 2013, bringing together the best of these photos.’

Details

  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Irma Boom
  • Year 2013
  • Client/Publisher Rijksmuseum / nai010 Uitgevers
  • Size 234mm x 292mm
Irma Boom
Irma Boom is a Dutch graphic designer and typographer born in 1960 and widely regarded as one of the most influential book designers working today. Based in Amsterdam, she studied at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem and spent five years at the Dutch Government Publishing Office before establishing her own studio in 1991. She has designed over 300 books and her work is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Explore related designers including Karel Martens and Wim Crouwel. See also Dutch Modernism, Dutch graphic design history, Books.

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Rijksmuseum, nai010 Uitgevers, 2013. Designed by Irma Boom
Rijksmuseum, nai010 Uitgevers, 2013. Designed by Irma Boom
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