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Street Photographers from New York
In this post, 1605 Publishers has assembled 5 classic street photographers from New York that worked in the period between 1940s and 1980s. Among them Helen Levitt, Saul Leiter, William Klein, Janet Delaney and Robert Frank. Each with unique style and approach to art they contributed to the world of photography. -
Best Winter Films
Here at 1605 Publishers, we have prepared a special kind of selection for you. Our list consists of 7 most inspiring films from horror, drama and meditative experience to a love story from different corner of the world. They all are slightly on the darker side, with vivid dramatic imagery and breathtaking soundtracks. -
Winter palette
1605 Publishers has prepared for you an inspiring winter palette of 5 of our favourite artists whose work deeply touches us, warms our creative minds and directs us towards the light during these long dark winter days. Enjoy the work by Masao Yamamoto, Pentti Sammallahti, Tacita Dean, Saul Leiter and Cy Twombly. -
Paul Cupido: interview
In his exclusive interview for 1605 Publishers, Dutch photographer Paul Cupido reveals how to grasp the right mood that puts you on a creative path without surrounding yourself with cluttered inspiration. He talks about his 2 recently published books "Mukayu" and "4 a.m." and his workflow during the global pandemic. -
Gerhard Richter: an art journey
Gerhard Richter is an artist famous for his photorealistic paintings. He is one of the most important contemporary artists and several of his works have set record prices at auctions. Throughout his career, Richter has been working across two mediums: photography and painting. In his eyes, they completed each other. -
The Charcoal Reality: Robert Longo
Robert Longo (b. 1953, United States) is an artist from Long Island, New York. He is famous for his hyperreal charcoal drawings focused on political topics, reason, intuition, fantasy, and power. He graduated high school in 1970, the same year as the Kent State University Massacre in Ohio, which started as a student protest against the United States invasion of Cambodia and led... -
Best art book stores around the world
Check the world's coolest book stores. 1605 Publishers team have assembled 7 beautifully designed book shops in Brussels, Paris, London, New York, Amsterdam, Antwerp or Marseille that are regular shops, but also art platforms, publishing houses and exhibition spaces. -
The world's first bookstand
The world's first bookstand was created already in 1881 by the American inventor La Verne Noyes. One of his breakthrough inventions was a book holder designed to support large books such as dictionaries or thick religious books, open or closed. -
Paris Photo 2021 Highlights
This year's long-awaited 24th Paris Photo edition that took place on the 11th through 14th November was situated in a different place from the usual Grand Palais exhibition hall. This time, the event happened on the Champ-de-Mars with the view of the Eiffel Tower. 1605 Publishers team was there to document the event. -
Three art books for inspiration
1605 Publishers selected three favourite art books that can be useful for anyone who works with art from artists themselves to designers and even brand strategists. "The Story of Art" by Ernst Gombrich, "Mathematics and Art: A Cultural History" by Lynn Gamwell, "A Dictionary of Colour Combinations" by Sanzo Wada. -
Mark Rothko | Beyond the colour
Born in1903, Mark Rothko would be 118 today. He tragically ended his life at the age of 66, leaving us with 836 known paintings that were created over his life span. This is around 18 paintings a year, more than one per month. Despite his dedication and intense art production, Mark Rothko didn't attend an art school. However, he has always been associated with... -
"Rhythm": Q&A | Bastiaan Woudt
Bastiaan Woudt A renowned Dutch photographer Bastiaan Woudt (b.1987) began his photographic journey both by devouring photography books and experimenting with different photographic techniques. He explored his artistic instinct and gathered a unique vision by diving into the work of Irving Penn and Richard Avedon. Passionately putting the knowledge of the masters into practice and applying to it his contemporary... -
Who is Lina Bo Bardi?
Famous works: SESC Pompéia (1986), Glass House/Casa de Vidro (1951), MASP/Sao Paulo Museum of Art (1960) Architects inspired by Lina Bo Bardi: Kazuyo Sejima, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto Women in architecture We live in the era of feminism and female empowerment. But how many of us can actually name off the top of our head a famous woman architect, designer, or photographer? Not... -
Three best inspirational movies
Nothing inspires better than a good movie. 1605 Publishers presents the three best inspirational movies of all time. They aren't just any regular movies but real art pieces, moving photographs and a storehouse of countless ideas, dreams and inspiration. Last Year in Marienbad, The Seventh Seal and Nostalghia. -
Shaping ideas | Interview with Vincent van Duysen
Vincent Van Duysen Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen was born in Lokeren in 1962. After earning a degree from the Sint-Lucas School of Architecture, Ghent, he worked with Aldo Cibic in Milan, followed by a collaboration with Jean De Meulder in Antwerp, Belgium. In 1989, Vincent Van Duysen has established his studio which today has grown into a team of... -
Bastiaan Woudt: exhibition & book "Rhythm" at MENDO
"Rhythm" A 10-year retrospective of the Dutch photographer Bastiaan Woudt (b. 1987, The Netherlands) that includes images from different projects like Tino, Mukono, Caravan, Peak to name but a few. See "Rhythm" exhibition at MENDO in Amsterdam until the end of December and get your signed copy of the book "Rhythm" that comes in two different covers Carlos and Rhythm... -
In Praise of Shadows
In search of inspiration? Read our review of "In Praise of Shadows" by the Japanese writer Junichiro Tanizaki (1886–1965). At 1605 Publishers we praise minimalistic aesthetics, natural materials and a soft colour palette. We are inspired by art compositions that have light and shadow interplay like works of Avant-garde artists of the 1920s like László Moholy-Nagy, Man Ray, Aleksander Rodchenko to name only...
