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Prix de Rome Architecture 2022 exhibition opening

Prix de Rome Architecture 2022 exhibition opening

Photo: Aad Hoogendoorn

The grand opening of the Prix de Rome Architecture 2022 exhibition named Healing Sites took place last week. The healing sites the nominated architects worked on during the past months will be on show until April 9th, 2023 in Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam. 

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"Future Cities" at IABR 2022 November 5th

November 5th, as part of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam together with journalist and documentary filmmaker Stephanie Bakker, we take an innovative look at emerging global cities. In the book Future Cities, stories behind the statistics of urbanisation and growth, she focuses not on the negative effects of urbanisation, but on the strength of the city. What lurks in the DNA of the city and its inhabitants? How does that come about? And how does it help the city move forward?

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BOOK LAUNCH INVITATION 'Solar Futures: How to Design a Post-Fossil World with the Sun'

BOOK LAUNCH INVITATION 'Solar Futures: How to Design a Post-Fossil World with the Sun'

Jap Sam Books and Marjan van Aubel would like to invite you for the book launch of Solar Futures on 8th of September at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam at 13:30 PM.

Solar Futures, the past, present and future of solar energy mapped out by award-winning solar designer Marjan van Aubel. Additional texts by Matylda Krzykowski and Sander Mann, Edited by Marjan van Aubel and Eleonoor Jap Sam and with a beautiful design by SJG (Joost Grootens, Dimitri Jeannottat and Julie da Silva). With the support of the Creative Industries Fund NL, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and the Sandberg Institute.

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CHART Art Book Fair (DK) & book signing 'RAABJERG. Rune Peitersen'

CHART Art Book Fair (DK) & book signing 'RAABJERG. Rune Peitersen'

Our good friends at Really Simple Syndicate Press will be representing our publishing house at their booth at the CHART Art Book Fair in Denmark from August 26th until August 29th! A selection of our publications will be for sale. On the first day of the fair there will be a book signing by Rune Peitersen for his new publication RAABJERG, published by Jap Sam Books and beautifully designed by Edwin van Gelder (Mainstudio)

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Jap Sam Books at Fanzineist Vienna Art Book & Zine Fair online edition

Jap Sam Books at  Fanzineist Vienna Art Book & Zine Fair online edition

A selection of our publications is on view at the virtual art book & zine exhibition by Fanzineist Vienna until August 25th! Fanzineist Vienna brings together small and independent publishers. Their goal is making zines and art book smore accessible to its audience through exhibition, workshops and lectures whilst introducing newcomers to the culture of self-publication.

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SAVE THE DATE! Book launch September 2nd 'Doorways. Michiel Kluiters'

SAVE THE DATE! Book launch September 2nd 'Doorways. Michiel Kluiters'

Jap Sam Books, artist Michiel Kluiters and designer Edwin van Gelder (Mainstudio) are excited to announce the book launch of Doorways. Michiel Kluiters at Athenaeum Bookstore in Amsterdam. This publication consists of a collection of recent photographic works by Michiel Kluiters exploring spatiality, beautifully designed by Mainstudio.

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'GABO Portrait of a Sculpture/Portret van een sculptuur' browsing sessions

'GABO Portrait of a Sculpture/Portret van een sculptuur' browsing sessions

Jap Sam Books, Sculpture International Rotterdam (SIR), Visual Arts & Public Space (BKOR) and CBK Rotterdam presented GABO: Portrait of a Sculpture / Portret van een sculptuur. At the beginning of the evening prior to the book launch a browsing session was recorded by Arthur Bueno and Sannetje van Haarst.

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