A slow alternative to mainstream fashion media, Booklook is the magazine you can wear and read

"How can I design a three dimensional object, starting from a flat sheet of paper or textile, using folding as a construction method to design both a publication and a garment? In my studio I have loads of these empty prototypes with no content yet but just the material."

"The first two Booklook issues Apron and Shirt were printed on a specialist paper made from textile (Lahnpaper) that can be carefully washed in the machine. Interested in furthering this material research with the magazine's third issue, set to be launched this spring in the form of a two piece suit, Anouk is reassessing this boundary between textile and paper, considering how material impacts the use of a printed object."

"The first part is a publication that you can read and unfold into a jacket, sharing fragments of the many conversations we had during our intergenerational collaboration on topics such as modular systems, publishing, protesting and being a female artist in the sixties and nowadays. The second part will be a publication that unfolds into a pair of pants containing a text written by Harm Stevens, curator history 20th century at Rijksmuseum."

Booklook's design process begins with extensive research into folding techniques as a core construction method. The creator Anouk explores how three-dimensional objects can be designed from flat sheets using folding to create hybrid publications and garments. Previous issues used specialist textile paper that could be machine-washed, blurring distinctions between publication and clothing. The third issue, launching as a two-piece suit, continues this material exploration by examining how material properties affect how printed objects are used and experienced. This issue focuses on Speespak, a 1966 modular textile suit by artist Iris de Leeuw connected to the Dutch sexual revolution, featuring intergenerational conversations about modularity, publishing, and female artists across decades.

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