Catalogue
Laurenz Brunner, 1980, Zurich
Lives and works in Amsterdam. Studied graphic design at Central Saint Martins, London, and Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. Member of the Swiss type foundry Lineto. Teaches at Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam.
Tan Wälchli, 1974, Zurich
Studied literature and history and wrote a PhD thesis on 'Freud and the Poets'. He has worked at the English Department, University of Zurich, and at the Zurich University of the Arts
(ZHdK). He is currently a fellow at the Department of Germanic Studies, University of Chicago.
Colophon
Die schönsten Schweizer Bücher 2009
Les plus beaux livres suisses 2009
I più bei libri svizzeri 2009
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2009
ISBN: 978-3-9522700-7-3
Content of the catalogue:
• Interview with the jury (only in German and English)
• Jury reviews, designers' questions
• Detailed index about the books (materials, printing technique, fonts, etc.)
• Jan Tschichold Award to Christoph Keller: Laudation by Peter Piller
• Inquiry into the future of the book (only in German and English), with contributions by:
Susanna Bliggenstorfer, Lionel Bovier, Mercedes Bunz, Hans Burkhardt, Hans ten Doornkaat, Paul Elliman, Experimental Jetset, Matias Faldbakken, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Jesko Fezer, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Will Holder, Richard Hollis, Christoph Keller, Emily King, Aude Lehmann, Jürg Lehni, Beat Mazenauer, NORM, Peter Piller, Martin Schmitt-Lewen, Guy Schraenen, Gerhard Steidl, Erik Steinbrecher, Jim Stoddart, Daniel van der Velden, Daniel B. Visel, Lawrence Weiner, Gabriel Zaid
Publisher:
Federal Office of Culture, Anisha Imhasly, Bern, Switzerland
Concept, Art Direction and Editorial Work:
Laurenz Brunner, Amsterdam / Zürich &
Tan Wälchli, Chicago / Zürich
Overall Editing:
Anisha Imhasly, Bern
Jury Reviews:
Basil Rogger, Zürich & Tan Wälchli,
Chicago / Zürich
Design and Typesetting:
Laurenz Brunner, Amsterdam / Zürich,
Phil Baber, Amsterdam / London,
Ian Brown, Oslo
3D-design and Renderings of the Books:
Thomas Traum & Carl Burgess, London
Offset Printing, Lithography:
Vögeli AG Druckzentrum AG, Langnau
Letterpress:
Thomas Siemon, Leipzig
Bookbinding:
Schumacher AG, Schmitten
Typeface:
Circular Turbo, Circular Book,
Circular Medium (Lineto.com)
Format:
230 × 300 mm
Edition:
3000 copies
Distribution Switzerland:
Buchzentrum Olten,
Order no. 5529384
Distribution Germany, Austria:
Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz,
info@typografie.de, www.typografie.de
International Distribution:
Idea Books, Amsterdam,
idea@ideabooks.nl, www.ideabooks.nl