c l a u d i - k e s s e l s

Claudi Kessels

OP BASIS VAN BAS OUDT /
BASED ON BAS OUDT

For the book BASED ON BAS OUDT,
Richard Niessen & Esther de Vries asked me to do the overall design of the book.
BASED ON BAS OUDT is a book about the designer Bas Oudt, about his lessons at the Rietveld Academy. Furthermore, it is a book about printing, reproduction, collecting and his former students.

With contributions of

Jozee Brouwer
Ron Faas (Dietwee)
Yolanda Huntelaar & Pieter Boddaert
(Werkplaats Amsterdam)
Harmen Liemburg
Richard Niessen (Niessen & de Vries)
Esther de Vries (Niessen & de Vries)
Katja van Stiphout

Photography
Uta Eisenreich

Text
Chris Reinewald

the cover of 'Op basis van Bas Oudt / Based on Bas Oudt' is a poster giving an overview of all the designwork and fascinations of Bas Oudt

the die cuts indicate which element where used by the former students of
Bas Oudt to make their contribution to the book

the openingpage is a panorama photographed by Uta Eisenreich showing a selection of Bas Oudts work and collection

an example spread from the book

an example spread from the booklet done by Esther de Vries

an example page from the booklet done by Harmen Liemburg

the dividing pages for the different contributions indicate which choices have been made by the former students

the chapters homework and work deal with the lessons and fascinations of
Bas Oudt as well as his design work

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