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Karel Martens: Small prints
Karel Martens: Small prints
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This artist’s publication contains a sequence of unique letterpress monoprints, made by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens between 2014 and 2022. The prints, which are both highly geometric and brightly coloured, are reproduced in the book at their actual size. Textual elements accent the various abstract shapes and repetitions on almost every page. ‘Small Prints’ is(...)
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This artist’s publication contains a sequence of unique letterpress monoprints, made by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens between 2014 and 2022. The prints, which are both highly geometric and brightly coloured, are reproduced in the book at their actual size. Textual elements accent the various abstract shapes and repetitions on almost every page. ‘Small Prints’ is(...)
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Karel Martens: Small prints
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This artist’s publication contains a sequence of unique letterpress monoprints, made by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens between 2014 and 2022. The prints, which are both highly geometric and brightly coloured, are reproduced in the book at their actual size. Textual elements accent the various abstract shapes and repetitions on almost every page. ‘Small Prints’ is available in two different cover versions, which itself is the result of a printing experiment. By printing the contents of the book in three layers on a single print sheet, which was then cut and folded, variations in the cover emerged.
Karel Martens: Small prints
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This artist’s publication contains a sequence of unique letterpress monoprints, made by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens between 2014 and 2022. The prints, which are both highly geometric and brightly coloured, are reproduced in the book at their actual size. Textual elements accent the various abstract shapes and repetitions on almost every page. ‘Small Prints’ is available in two different cover versions, which itself is the result of a printing experiment. By printing the contents of the book in three layers on a single print sheet, which was then cut and folded, variations in the cover emerged.
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books
books
Publication:
April 2023
April 2023
Subject:
Graphic Designers, Monographs
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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books
books
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Karel Martens: still moving
Karel Martens: still moving
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This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of both new and old work by Karel Martens at Platform-L Contemporary Art Centre in Seoul, curated by Sang Un Jeon. In both format and content it offers a succinct overview of the world of the renowned Dutch graphic designer, who has produced an extensive array of works over the six decades of his career. The various influences he(...)
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This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of both new and old work by Karel Martens at Platform-L Contemporary Art Centre in Seoul, curated by Sang Un Jeon. In both format and content it offers a succinct overview of the world of the renowned Dutch graphic designer, who has produced an extensive array of works over the six decades of his career. The various influences he(...)
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Karel Martens: still moving
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This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of both new and old work by Karel Martens at Platform-L Contemporary Art Centre in Seoul, curated by Sang Un Jeon. In both format and content it offers a succinct overview of the world of the renowned Dutch graphic designer, who has produced an extensive array of works over the six decades of his career. The various influences he has absorbed during this period, combined with his socially conscious approach, have made him an idiosyncratic designer who brings together rational schemes and literary sensibility in a remarkable way. The publication was designed by Sulki & Min, former students of Martens from Yale University.
Karel Martens: still moving
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This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of both new and old work by Karel Martens at Platform-L Contemporary Art Centre in Seoul, curated by Sang Un Jeon. In both format and content it offers a succinct overview of the world of the renowned Dutch graphic designer, who has produced an extensive array of works over the six decades of his career. The various influences he has absorbed during this period, combined with his socially conscious approach, have made him an idiosyncratic designer who brings together rational schemes and literary sensibility in a remarkable way. The publication was designed by Sulki & Min, former students of Martens from Yale University.
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books
books
Publication:
June 2019
June 2019
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Graphic Designers, Monographs
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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Covering almost 60 years of practice and now in its fourth edition, this book offers new ways to look at and discuss the output of the designer and artist, and is offered in the same spirit of experiment and dialogue that characterises the work it presents.
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Covering almost 60 years of practice and now in its fourth edition, this book offers new ways to look at and discuss the output of the designer and artist, and is offered in the same spirit of experiment and dialogue that characterises the work it presents.
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Karel Martens: re-printed matter
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Covering almost 60 years of practice and now in its fourth edition, this book offers new ways to look at and discuss the output of the designer and artist, and is offered in the same spirit of experiment and dialogue that characterises the work it presents.
Karel Martens: re-printed matter
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Covering almost 60 years of practice and now in its fourth edition, this book offers new ways to look at and discuss the output of the designer and artist, and is offered in the same spirit of experiment and dialogue that characterises the work it presents.
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books
books
Publication:
November 2019
November 2019
Subject:
Graphic Designers, Monographs
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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books
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Karel Martens: Uranus
Karel Martens: Uranus
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This book is an exhibition. The pages can be arranged in sequence on a wall, creating a site-specific installation of 340 individual images over 21 square meters. Distributed in a limited edition of 750 copies, Martens invites participation in the transformation of the book as an object and the movement of the exhibition through time and space. You can use this book as(...)
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This book is an exhibition. The pages can be arranged in sequence on a wall, creating a site-specific installation of 340 individual images over 21 square meters. Distributed in a limited edition of 750 copies, Martens invites participation in the transformation of the book as an object and the movement of the exhibition through time and space. You can use this book as(...)
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Karel Martens: Uranus
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This book is an exhibition. The pages can be arranged in sequence on a wall, creating a site-specific installation of 340 individual images over 21 square meters. Distributed in a limited edition of 750 copies, Martens invites participation in the transformation of the book as an object and the movement of the exhibition through time and space. You can use this book as your own statement. Produced on the occasion of the exhibition "Karel Martens: Re-Production" at IS A GALLERY in Shanghai.
Karel Martens: Uranus
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This book is an exhibition. The pages can be arranged in sequence on a wall, creating a site-specific installation of 340 individual images over 21 square meters. Distributed in a limited edition of 750 copies, Martens invites participation in the transformation of the book as an object and the movement of the exhibition through time and space. You can use this book as your own statement. Produced on the occasion of the exhibition "Karel Martens: Re-Production" at IS A GALLERY in Shanghai.
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books
books
Publication:
July 2022
July 2022
Subject:
Graphic Designers, Monographs
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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$54.95
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Ce livre retrace, à la manière d’une promenade dans le temps et l’espace, les différentes étapes qui ont conduit à la création de l’oeuvre de Karel Martens « Couleurs sur la plage », réalisée en 2017 dans le cadre de la manifestation « Un été au Havre ». Véritable collection de trésors, d’images d’archives actuelles et futures, cet ouvrage rend hommage à la plage du(...)
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Ce livre retrace, à la manière d’une promenade dans le temps et l’espace, les différentes étapes qui ont conduit à la création de l’oeuvre de Karel Martens « Couleurs sur la plage », réalisée en 2017 dans le cadre de la manifestation « Un été au Havre ». Véritable collection de trésors, d’images d’archives actuelles et futures, cet ouvrage rend hommage à la plage du(...)
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Graphic Designers, Monographs
Graphic Designers, Monographs
Publication:
July 2017
July 2017
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Couleurs sur la plage / Colours on the beach
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Ce livre retrace, à la manière d’une promenade dans le temps et l’espace, les différentes étapes qui ont conduit à la création de l’oeuvre de Karel Martens « Couleurs sur la plage », réalisée en 2017 dans le cadre de la manifestation « Un été au Havre ». Véritable collection de trésors, d’images d’archives actuelles et futures, cet ouvrage rend hommage à la plage du Havre, à l’unité et à la diversité. Cette publication est un souvenir du présent.
Couleurs sur la plage / Colours on the beach
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Ce livre retrace, à la manière d’une promenade dans le temps et l’espace, les différentes étapes qui ont conduit à la création de l’oeuvre de Karel Martens « Couleurs sur la plage », réalisée en 2017 dans le cadre de la manifestation « Un été au Havre ». Véritable collection de trésors, d’images d’archives actuelles et futures, cet ouvrage rend hommage à la plage du Havre, à l’unité et à la diversité. Cette publication est un souvenir du présent.
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books
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Publication:
July 2017
July 2017
Subject:
Graphic Designers, Monographs
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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A tear-off calendar for 2024 by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens. For each day of the year, Martens has created a unique arrangement, originally constructed using his signature method of printing letterpress monoprints from found metal forms, and then digitized to comprise 365 compositions in total. Every day is a new day!
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A tear-off calendar for 2024 by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens. For each day of the year, Martens has created a unique arrangement, originally constructed using his signature method of printing letterpress monoprints from found metal forms, and then digitized to comprise 365 compositions in total. Every day is a new day!
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Karel Martens Calendar 2024: Everyday is a new day
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A tear-off calendar for 2024 by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens. For each day of the year, Martens has created a unique arrangement, originally constructed using his signature method of printing letterpress monoprints from found metal forms, and then digitized to comprise 365 compositions in total. Every day is a new day!
Karel Martens Calendar 2024: Everyday is a new day
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A tear-off calendar for 2024 by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens. For each day of the year, Martens has created a unique arrangement, originally constructed using his signature method of printing letterpress monoprints from found metal forms, and then digitized to comprise 365 compositions in total. Every day is a new day!
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books
books
Publication:
November 2023
November 2023
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Notebooks and stationery
Notebooks and stationery
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books
books
Title:
Karel Martens: Unbound
Karel Martens: Unbound
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Unbound accompanies Karel Martens’ first solo exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, bringing together a wide-ranging body of work Karel made and collected over the entire span of his decades long career. Containing works from the show, collaged, overprinted and juxtaposed with elements found around his studio, the book balances between being an artist book and a(...)
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Unbound accompanies Karel Martens’ first solo exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, bringing together a wide-ranging body of work Karel made and collected over the entire span of his decades long career. Containing works from the show, collaged, overprinted and juxtaposed with elements found around his studio, the book balances between being an artist book and a(...)
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Karel Martens: Unbound
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Unbound accompanies Karel Martens’ first solo exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, bringing together a wide-ranging body of work Karel made and collected over the entire span of his decades long career. Containing works from the show, collaged, overprinted and juxtaposed with elements found around his studio, the book balances between being an artist book and a catalog. “This publication, thoughtfully designed by Jordi de Vetten and Susu Lee in close collaboration with Martens himself, functions as a handbook to his work. But it’s an unconventional one: unstructured, non-hierarchical, playful, personal, and associative.” With texts by Thomas Castro, curator of the exhibition and Rein Wolfs, director of the Stedelijk Museum.
Karel Martens: Unbound
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Unbound accompanies Karel Martens’ first solo exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, bringing together a wide-ranging body of work Karel made and collected over the entire span of his decades long career. Containing works from the show, collaged, overprinted and juxtaposed with elements found around his studio, the book balances between being an artist book and a catalog. “This publication, thoughtfully designed by Jordi de Vetten and Susu Lee in close collaboration with Martens himself, functions as a handbook to his work. But it’s an unconventional one: unstructured, non-hierarchical, playful, personal, and associative.” With texts by Thomas Castro, curator of the exhibition and Rein Wolfs, director of the Stedelijk Museum.
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books
books
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July 2025
July 2025
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Graphic Designers, Monographs
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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A tear-off calendar for 2026 by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens. For each day of the year, Martens has created a unique arrangement, originally constructed using his signature method of printing letterpress monoprints from found metal forms, and then digitized to comprise 365 compositions in total. Every day is a new day!
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A tear-off calendar for 2026 by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens. For each day of the year, Martens has created a unique arrangement, originally constructed using his signature method of printing letterpress monoprints from found metal forms, and then digitized to comprise 365 compositions in total. Every day is a new day!
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Karel Martens Calendar 2026: every day is a new day
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A tear-off calendar for 2026 by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens. For each day of the year, Martens has created a unique arrangement, originally constructed using his signature method of printing letterpress monoprints from found metal forms, and then digitized to comprise 365 compositions in total. Every day is a new day!
Karel Martens Calendar 2026: every day is a new day
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A tear-off calendar for 2026 by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens. For each day of the year, Martens has created a unique arrangement, originally constructed using his signature method of printing letterpress monoprints from found metal forms, and then digitized to comprise 365 compositions in total. Every day is a new day!
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books
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Publication:
August 2025
August 2025
Subject:
Graphic Designers, Monographs
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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$80.00
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The layered and multi-hued patterns in this birthday calendar – made to hang on your wall – are based on a single geometrical composition punched out of coloured cardstock in multiple directions. Originally conceived by Karel Martens in 1968, the design has remained unrealised until now.
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The layered and multi-hued patterns in this birthday calendar – made to hang on your wall – are based on a single geometrical composition punched out of coloured cardstock in multiple directions. Originally conceived by Karel Martens in 1968, the design has remained unrealised until now.
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Karel Martens Birthday calendar
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The layered and multi-hued patterns in this birthday calendar – made to hang on your wall – are based on a single geometrical composition punched out of coloured cardstock in multiple directions. Originally conceived by Karel Martens in 1968, the design has remained unrealised until now.
Karel Martens Birthday calendar
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The layered and multi-hued patterns in this birthday calendar – made to hang on your wall – are based on a single geometrical composition punched out of coloured cardstock in multiple directions. Originally conceived by Karel Martens in 1968, the design has remained unrealised until now.
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books
books
Publication:
May 2026
May 2026
Subject:
Design Monographs
Design Monographs
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books
books
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Karel Martens: Love letters
Karel Martens: Love letters
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''Love Letters'' is a selection of 46 envelopes for the letters that Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens sent to his love, Lous, between 1962 and 1963. The envelopes were all manually crafted using printing ink and a spoon to create the pattern. They were printed during his military service, when he was stationed in the drawing room of the Welfare Service at the Prins(...)
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''Love Letters'' is a selection of 46 envelopes for the letters that Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens sent to his love, Lous, between 1962 and 1963. The envelopes were all manually crafted using printing ink and a spoon to create the pattern. They were printed during his military service, when he was stationed in the drawing room of the Welfare Service at the Prins(...)
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Karel Martens: Love letters
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''Love Letters'' is a selection of 46 envelopes for the letters that Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens sent to his love, Lous, between 1962 and 1963. The envelopes were all manually crafted using printing ink and a spoon to create the pattern. They were printed during his military service, when he was stationed in the drawing room of the Welfare Service at the Prins Hendrik Barracks. Among other things, there he was tasked with designing a poster titled “Don’t croak about military service matters, the enemy is listening”.
Karel Martens: Love letters
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''Love Letters'' is a selection of 46 envelopes for the letters that Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens sent to his love, Lous, between 1962 and 1963. The envelopes were all manually crafted using printing ink and a spoon to create the pattern. They were printed during his military service, when he was stationed in the drawing room of the Welfare Service at the Prins Hendrik Barracks. Among other things, there he was tasked with designing a poster titled “Don’t croak about military service matters, the enemy is listening”.
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books
books
Publication:
October 2024
October 2024
Subject:
Graphic Designers, Monographs
Graphic Designers, Monographs
