Book design: Het Steiger | De voorwereld van Rotterdam
A book by Kees Vollemans and Constance van Duinen about the last remaining canal of Rotterdam. Published by 1001 Publishers, Amsterdam. Printed by Drukkerij De Maasstad with original water damage from the actual site itself. 2005, 1200pcs, offset, 3 papers, 128pgs, fabric printed cover, water damage. Graphic design in collaboration with Derk Reneman.
This book has surfaced from the Rotterdam canal het Steiger! So it has (previously) suffered water damage...
Flip Text: The Steiger is located in the center of Rotterdam. The post-war reconstruction turned this busy canal into a dead pond, demonstratively the city turned away.
This book returns the Steiger to Rotterdam. It extends the city with the Steiger and can serve as a guide to re-enter a forgotten area. The images evoke the voracious ghosts that made this water infamous.
This book returns the Steiger to Rotterdam. It extends the city with the Steiger and can serve as a guide to re-enter a forgotten area. The images evoke the voracious ghosts that made this water infamous.
Because in the Steiger, pre-war Rotterdam had something like a pre-world that destroyed all above-ground industriousness. Beneath the filthy surface, life went on, but upside down. There was digesting and feasting. Did the bombs put an end to this demon pit?
