Buchgestaltung in Deutschland

An illustrated who's who of the current book design scene. The right book design has been argued and debated ever since William Morris and Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson started a movement in Germany that aimed at the beautifully designed and exquisitely decorated book. Much time has passed since then, and discussions are still going on. Most recently, Hans Peter Willberg provided an overview of the current situation with his book "40 Years of Book Art" based on the competition "The Most Beautiful German Books". Exactly 30 years later, Silvia Werfel now offers a new (small) overview of the book design scene in Germany. Fifteen book designers are introduced, with short biographies and examples of books. In her introductory essay, the editor outlines the developments of the past fifty years, taking into account influential protagonists such as Albert Kapr, Jürgen Seuss and Hans Peter Willberg, and also takes a look at the training centres, and thus at the future of book design. Featured are: Günter Karl Bose, Klaus Detjen, Markus Dreßen, Iris Farnschläder, Friedrich Forssman, Rudolf Paulus Gorbach, Rainer Groothuis, Matthias Gubig, Gaston Isoz, Ralf de Jong, Bernd Kuchenbeiser, Rainer Leippold, Lisa Neuhalfen, Judith Schalansky, Hagen Verleger.