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The Architecture of the Book, written and designed by Irma Boom. Red cover with white letters

somebody once said that I’m building books. i really like that expression. —irma boom

Irma Boom, Hommage à Kelly. Blue and white squares with a small red rectangle in the middle

Irma Boom “Hommage à Kelly”, 2016. Designed as a tribute to one of her biggest inspirations, artist Ellsworth Kelly.

from painting to graphic design

Born in 1960 in Lochem, the Netherlands, Irma Boom was the youngest of nine children. She attended the AKI Academy Art School to become a painter but that didn’t work out, as it was not what she envisioned. At school she was searching for another discipline and while wandering the school entered a class where a teacher was talking about books. The teacher, Abe Kuipers, recited poetry and texts from books he carried from Groningen to Enschede.

Irma Boom “Hommage à Kelly”, 2016. Designed as a tribute to one of her biggest inspirations, artist Ellsworth Kelly.

Irma Boom, Hommage à Kelly. A red page and a blue page

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