Joost Grootens
NL



Joost Grootens studied architectural design at Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. As a graphic designer he is self-taught. His studio designs books in the fields of architecture, urban space and art, specializing on atlases, designing both the maps and the books themselves. Grootens has won numerous prizes for his designs, such as the ‘Goldene Letter’ and two Gold Medals in the “Best Book Design” from all over the World competition in Leipzig. In 2009 he was awarded the Netherlands’ most prestigious design award, the Rotterdam Design Prize. A monograph about his work titled ‘I swear I use no art at all’ was published by 010 Publishers in 2010.

Joost Grootens is leader of the research programme Information Design at Design Academy Eindhoven’s Master course. He has also lectured and conducted workshops at various institutions in Asia, Europe and North America.


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www.grootens.nl