Irma Boom

Irma Boom ( * December 15 1960 in Lochem ) is a Dutch typographer, teacher and designer. She works in Amsterdam and specializes in design of books. Thanks to the use of unusual materials, colors, formats it transforms books into a visual and tactile experience.

Life

Irma Boom studied graphic design at the AKI Art Academy in Enschede. In 1991, she became independent and founded Irma Boom Office, which is active in both the cultural and the commercial sector at the national and international level. In 1993, she designed stamps for the Dutch PTT Post. Her clients include the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Paul van Vlissingen Fentener (1941-2006), Inside Outside Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Zumtobel, Ferrari, Vitra International, NAi Publishers and OMA / Rem Koolhaas, Koninklijke Tichelaar, and campers.

Since 1992 she has worked at Yale University in the USA. She also gives lectures and holds workshops worldwide. She has won several awards for design books. 2001 Irma Boom was honored with the Gutenberg Prize of the city of Leipzig and making her the youngest winner, who was honored for her body of work.

Over the course of five years, Irma Boom has worked on behalf of SHV Holdings in Utrecht on SHV Think Book 1996-1896, which includes a total of 2136 pages. The Think Book was published in English and Chinese.

Your design for Weaving as Metaphor by Sheila Hicks was awarded the title of " The most beautiful book world " at the Leipzig Book Fair. Her books have been repeatedly shown in various exhibitions and belong to the part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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