Kuan-Ting, Chen, BA student from Graphic Design Arnhem. From Tainan, Taiwan, a country. Currently based in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Focusing on books, types, researching, and cultural topics.
︎ Upcoming
The Best Dutch Book Designs 2021 presented by GRID Graphic Museum | 10 Jun, 2023 | @Hooghouse, Spilsluizen 17, 9712 NR Groningen
Graphic Design Arnhem, Graduation Exhibition 2023 | 5-9 Jul, 2023 | @ArtEz the University of the Art, Reiveld Building, Onderlangs 9, 6812 CE Arnhem
︎ Events
TPadd assoc. feat. Mutual Friends 共同好友沙龍「未來筆記」 19 Nov, 2022 /︎︎︎Link
The Best Dutch Book Design Exhibition @Stedelijk Museum from 08 Oct-06 Nov, 2022 /︎︎︎Link
Zefir7 - BNO evening @Stroom Den Haag /October 18, 2022 /︎︎︎link
Just Enschede Salon, ‘how to build your OWN tables in the bookindustry’ at the opening of the exhibition The Best Dutch Book Designs @Stedelijk Museum /2022 /︎︎︎Img
<Met Stoelen> been selected as Gold Medal of the ︎︎︎Best Book from All Over the World /2022
<Met Stoelen> been selected by professional jury as part of ︎︎︎The Best Dutch Book Design /2022
TPadd assoc. 2021 conference feat. Mutual Friends—Metaverse, Co-Speaker /2021
Saturday Type Fever See and seek workshop /2020
five-thirty Type Talk @Letterspace, Amsterdam /2019
︎ Member
︎︎︎ Taipei Art Direction & Design Assoc. // Executive Supervisor
︎︎︎ Five-thirty Typeclub
︎ Interned
︎︎︎ Jing He /2022
︎︎︎ Hans Gremmen /2022
︎︎︎ Empty quarter workshop /2020
︎︎︎ Yaode JN /2020














2021
Design/Concept: K.Chen
Cover Illustration: ︎︎︎ Can
Typeface: Capitolina Regular
Paper: Recystar 80g, Elementa 60g, Fastprint Grijs 80g
Print: ArtEZ CannonDownstairs
Bind: K.Chen /Japanese Bind, Glue Bind
Size: 155*267*16 /mm
Image Credit: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Special thanks
Jeremy Jansen
Candela Lejarraga
Evaline Losse
Sjoerd van Ree
All Images were collected from ︎︎︎ Rijks Studio
Cover Illustration: ︎︎︎ Can
Typeface: Capitolina Regular
Paper: Recystar 80g, Elementa 60g, Fastprint Grijs 80g
Print: ArtEZ CannonDownstairs
Bind: K.Chen /Japanese Bind, Glue Bind
Size: 155*267*16 /mm
Image Credit: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Special thanks
Jeremy Jansen
Candela Lejarraga
Evaline Losse
Sjoerd van Ree
All Images were collected from ︎︎︎ Rijks Studio
Discussing the relationship between humans and objects, specifically chairs and the story of them. To do this, images were used from the archives of the Rijksstudio. The book is divided into three chapters: sketches of the chair, photograph documentations of the chair, and images of how people engage with chairs. Each one of these chapters represents a different stage in the life of a chair, from preproduction to user behaviors and interactions.
To explore the connection between the form of chairs and books, the shape of a half-opened book (in a sort of L shape) can be seen as the back and the seat of a chair. Then of course the special Japanese-bound second chapter serves as a nice, fluffy cushion.
To explore the connection between the form of chairs and books, the shape of a half-opened book (in a sort of L shape) can be seen as the back and the seat of a chair. Then of course the special Japanese-bound second chapter serves as a nice, fluffy cushion.