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BOOK SPACE / Mooie Boeken voor Iedereen

Beautiful Books for Everyone

BOOK SPACE installation — © Visualization by Nicole Brock

BOOK SPACE, curated by Nicole Brock for the Czech Centre Brussels, is a travelling installation celebrating 60 years of The Most Beautiful Czech Books. At Dutch Design Week´s De Caai, it turns reading into a living design experience with Czech furniture and inclusive activities.

BOOK SPACE brings Czech book design to DDW De Caai: an inclusive, living reading experience.

BOOK SPACE is an inclusive design space connecting book and furniture design with the universal value of reading in our modern lives. It inspires readers of all ages to immerse themselves in beautiful books, placing Czech book-binding craftsmanship center stage. Created to mark the 60th anniversary of The Most Beautiful Czech Books competition, the travelling installation builds on the Czech passion for reading and underlines the role libraries play in European society. At every stop, BOOK SPACE offers activities: join a workshop, or simply grab a book, relax on a bench or rug, and explore its story (with summaries translated for all). Leave with a bookmark, but let the books stay for others. Curated by Belgian designer Nicole Brock, the installation features a central bookend by Mikolášková & Drobná, shelving by Monotropa, a tufted rug by Masopust, benches by Lexová & Smetana (Polstrin), tables by Plastic Guys, and stools by Space of Space. Conceived by the Czech Centre Brussels and supported by Czech printing companies and public institutions, BOOK SPACE comes with a visual identity by Barbora Kramná.

About Tsjechisch Centrum Brussel

The Czech Centre Brussels is the cultural institute of Czechia in the Benelux. It serves as a platform for international cooperation and presents contemporary Czech culture, design, literature, and innovation to European audiences. By collaborating with festivals, museums, libraries, universities and other institutions and platforms it connects Czech and local creators.
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Canal area, De Caai, De Kade, Dirk Boutslaan 18 , Map No. G10
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Partially Wheelchair Accessible
Toilets available