TEDxAmsterdam

TEDxAmsterdam book nominated for European Design Award!

The TEDxAmsterdam book that was put together for TEDxAmsterdam 2009 was a splendid production – and we are delighted to inform you that this fact has not gone unnoticed! We just got the wonderful news that the TEDxAmsterdam publication has been nominated for a European Design Award.

TEDxAmsterdam book: Breakthrough, design by Silodesign
TEDxAmsterdam book: “Breakthrough”

The awards were established ”To celebrate European design with all its regional distinctive elements as well as its common ground. To facilitate European designers to meet, benchmark, be inspired and build networks. To promote and raise standards for communication design throughout Europe.“ Hey, we are happy to be part of that great goal!

The award ceremony is part of the European Design Festival 2010, which will take place in Rotterdam during the last week of May, with the award ceremony on May 29. If you already have a copy of the book, treasure it as a future collection item! And if you still want to get hold of a copy, order it today!

Needless to say, we are thrilled with the news, and just for those that want to know more, let me repeat an earlier blog post on the topic:

TEDxAmsterdam partner Silodesign came up with a wonderful concept and design, which included beautiful line renditions of the speaker portraits, different types of paper, special inserts by Dutch artists, and a series of portraits and interviews with our partners. Kudos to Rene Toneman, Dennis Flinterman, Leon Dijkstra amd Scott Savage!.

Elise de Bres of VL&DB stepped in as the much needed publisher - VL&DB is specialised in the production of special books, and Elise was the link between Silodesign, the TEDxAmsterdam team and the many many partners who contributed texts, pictures and artwork. Page by page, let’s have 148 hurrays for Elise!

We were lucky to have Veenman Drukkers in Rotterdam as a supporter of the whole project. Kisses for all Veenmans employees!

And of course there was a team of editors to produce and correct all those texts, let’s have a big round of applause for Tessa Stolze, Ferhaan Kajee and Barbara Barnes-Gravesteijn for their dedication and attention to detail.

Let’s not forget the 7 artists that freely contributed their work for the enclosed booklets. Nadine Stijns, Yomar Augusto, Daan Botlek, Amie Dicke, Martyn F. Overweel, Ivo Victoria and photographer Ivo van der Bent, who also made great portraits: we love you to the end of time.

Our trusted book partner was the American Bookstore, who sold books at the event, gave book vouchers to all, hosted a simulcast party for booklovers, and promoted TEDx in their window display on the Spui - let’s have fireworks for Lynn Kaplanian Buller and Reinoud Degelink! The ABC bookstore in Amsterdam has the exclusive right to sell the remaining copies (feel free to get hold of one of those last remaining copies.)

Or have a look at the adventures of the TEDxAmsterdam book during the event in November 2009..