Welcome back to the podcast!
In this episode, opening season 2 of Book Making as an Art Form, I speak with graphic designer and publisher Remco van Bladel about books, systems, and cultural memory.
From growing up around a record shop and punk music, to co-founding Onomatopee and Archival Consciousness, Remco reflects on collaboration, the relationship between music and typography, and how publishing can become a tool for archiving knowledge.
The conversation explores how books, archives, and digital systems shape the way culture is produced, organised, and remembered.
Together, we spoke about:
- Growing up around punk music, record sleeves, and drawing
- Bookmaking as collaboration, just like playing in a band
- Translating musical rhythm into typography and design systems
- Building Archival Consciousness and new tools for cultural archives
- Rethinking the book as both publication and archive
Listen now to tune into the discussion about the significance of books outlasting people!
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Produced and hosted by Justina Nekrašaitė | The Book Photographer
Audio productions: Drexhage Media | Jasper Drexhage
Design: Thom Niessink
Recorded at Stedelijk Museum Library
Communication & promotion: Chana Levy
❤️ Season 2 is supported by Pictoright, Het Cultuurfonds and many big-hearted individuals via Voordekunst.
With particular appreciation to our principal supporters:
Ruth Higgins, Luminosity Lab, Eleonoor Jap Sam / Jap Sam Books, Silvia Robertelli, Wilco Art Books Amersfoort, and Marc Gijzen.
