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Arjowiggins: Tooled Up

To mark the launch of the digital version of Arjowiggins’ Paper Book It’s Nice That partnered with the creative papers brand for a series of features on designers and the tools that are essential to their practice. From the technical to the unexpected, classic to cutting-edge, their toolkits include everything from French curves and rolling-rulers to 3D printers.

Over four weeks in March and April 2016, we gave our readers insight into the work of photographer and image-maker Carl Kleiner, renowned graphic designer George Hardie, Prague-based collective Studio Mütanta and Irma Boom, Dutch designer and “Queen of Books.” The project was a celebration of the tools behind diverse approaches to design and photography.

A person with short blonde hair and round glasses looks towards the camera. They are partially lit from the side, with a red vertical pillar in the foreground.

Carl Kleiner on the tools behind the perfect image

30 March 2016
A collection of eclectic objects is arranged on two grey shelves against a white wall. Items include a shaving brush, a glass bottle, a set of red-handled cutlery, and a small grey rat figurine.

George Hardie on five decades of illustrating and designing by hand

6 April 2016
Three people stand behind a large black and white print, with only their eyes and foreheads visible. The artwork features bold, swirling concentric circles and distorted geometric patterns.

Studio Mütanta on disruptive innovation and the uniqueness of imperfection

13 April 2016
A person holds a blue folder with the name “olafur eliasson” printed on the side. They use their fingers to adjust the black clips securing the documents inside.

"I go from analogue, to digital, then back to analogue" - Irma Boom on creating unique books

20 April 2016

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