Book making as an art form: exploring the boundaries

1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

   S2 Ep.6 Reflecting Mirror of Society: nai010 publishers on Publishing and Making Sense of the Noise (opens the original)

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   For this episode of Book Making as an Art Form, I speak with Eelco van Welie, director and publisher of nai010 publishers , a Rotterdam-based publishing house behind over 2,200 titles in architecture, art, photography, and design. Under his leadership since 2005, nai010 has become one of the most internationally orientated independent publishers in the Netherlands. This episode is dedicated to Esther Scholten, long-time director of the Best Dutch Book Designs, who passed away this summer. It was

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2. Episode · Jul 7, 2026

   S2 Ep.5 BYOB: Building Book Fairs, Collective Publishing, and Making Space for Others (opens the original)

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   For the last episode of Season 2, of Book Making as an Art Form , before the summer break, I speak with Jordi de Vetten, co-founder of Bring Your Own Book, a collective behind one of Amsterdam's independent book fairs. Since 2021, together with Susu Lee, Augustinas Milkus, and Lies Kelder, the collective has organised book fairs and publishing projects that create space for collaboration, experimentation, and emerging makers. In our conversation, Jordi reflects on how Bring Your Own Book began a

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