Dent-de-Leone is a small independent publisher located in London, distinctive for its collaboration directly with artists and designers to produce its books. It was founded by

Martino Gamper Martino Gamper (born in Merano, Italy, in 1971) is an Italian designer based in London who became internationally regarded through his project ''100 Chairs in 100 Days''. This group of works was exhibited in 2007 in London, the Milan Triennial in ...

, Kajsa Ståhl, Maki Suzuki (both from design collective Åbäke) an
Gemma Holt
in 2004 with the publication of a book by Gamper. The publisher produces an irregular number of books per year, as well as limited editions and multiples. Dent-De-Leone has participated in numerous art book fairs including the ''Whitechapel Art Book Fair'', Publish And Be Damned an
Offprint
All of its publications are designed by Åbäke.

Politics

Dent-de-Leone were inspired by Factory Records early contracts, so that each artist retains the ownership of their back catalogue. They sell direct to individuals and bookshops bypassing the usual model of selling in bulk to book distributors who often take a large percentage of the cover price. Doing this allows Dent-de-Leone to offer a low retail price for their work, and pay a large proportion to the published artist. All profits are directed into making new books. Dent-de-Leone began as a vanity publishing project, but quickly expanded as other artists and designers contacted the publishers attracted by the avant-garde design and the distribution model. The books are intended to disseminate the ideas and aesthetics of the published artists, designers and writers. The free Typeface WAR is available on the website of Dent-de-Leone. WAR is a typeface which deconstructs all the "official" countries' flags (2006) to allow a random redesign of your own country.

Origin of the name

The name Dent-De-Leone is derived from the

dandelion ''Taraxacum'' () is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. The scientific and hobby study of the genus is known as taraxacology. The genus is native to Eurasia and Nor ...

, a common plant often cooked during the ''Social Pasta'' events created by Martino Gamper and Åbäke. Some of these projects are detailed in the book ''Social Pasta''.

Publications

The publisher's first book was Gamper's ''What Martino Gamper did between two-thousand and two-thousand&four''. Later publications include ''100 Chairs in 100 Days and its 100 ways'' by Martino Gamper in 2007, which is now in its 5th edition. The book and exhibition ''100 Chairs in 100 Days and its 100 ways'' has traveled to, 5 Cromwell Place; London, UFO; Germany,

Triennale The Triennale di Milano is a design and art museum in the Parco Sempione in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is housed in the Palazzo dell'Arte, which was designed by Giovanni Muzio and built between 1931 and 1933; construction was fina ...

Design Museum; Milano in Italy, YBCA, San Francisco, USA. In 2009 Piccolo Volume —II— was co-published with the Milan (Italy) based furniture gallery Nilufar. This book acted as the continuation of ''100 Chairs in 100 Days and its 100 ways'' (the cover was numbered 101) and also fitted into Nilufar's revered catalogue collection. Aurélien Froment conducted an extended interview with the legendary German film director

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with un ...

which is detailed in the book ''Like the Cow Jumped Over the Moon''. Froment's ''Pulmo Marina'' is a film and a book about a

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resident at the

Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey Bay Aquarium is a nonprofit public aquarium in Monterey, California. Known for its regional focus on the marine habitats of Monterey Bay, it was the first to exhibit a living kelp forest when it opened in October 1984. Its biologists ...

in San Francisco, USA. Another project of Åbäke is a version of Thomas Moore's 1516

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

Utopia A utopia ( ) typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book ''Utopia (book), Utopia'', describing a fictional ...

'', set in the typeface developed by Moore for the island and thus virtually impossible to read. Francis Upritchard's has had two books published with Dent-de-Leone. The first was ''Every Colour By Itself'', which looks like a ladybird book but the size of a ''National Geographic'' magazine book and features pictures of both the front and rear of her sculptures in vibrant colors, which is now out of print. The second book ''In die Höhle'' was produced for her exhibition at the

Vienna Secession The Vienna Secession (german: Wiener Secession; also known as ''the Union of Austrian Artists'', or ''Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Österreichs'') is an art movement, closely related to Art Nouveau, that was formed in 1897 by a group of Austri ...

in Austria. and included an original short story by David Mitchell. It was a Riso printed limited edition of 80 which has also sold out. A second augmented edition of this book was produced and co published by

and König Books. Peter Jensen & Mary Miles Minter & Mildred & Emma & Olga & Nancy & Gertrude & Cindy & Tonya & Fanny & Sissy & Helena & Tina & Christina & Mink & Candice-Marie & Jodie & Jytte & Laurie & Muriel & Shelley & Anna Karina is a survey of 20 seasons of Peter Jensen's work through the muses who inspired him for each collection.

Co-publishing

There have been some occasions of co-publishing with

, Nilufar Gallery (Milan),

Gasworks Gallery Gasworks is a contemporary art organisation based near The Oval cricket ground in Kennington, South East London, which comprises a gallery and 13 artist studios as well offering residencies, international fellow A fellow is a concept who ...

(London), Hollybushgardens Gallery (London) & with Motive Gallery (Amsterdam).

Awards

Dent-de-Leone recently won a Grafik Magazine award for the publication ''Every Colour by Itself'' by

Francis Upritchard Francis Upritchard (born in 1976) is a New Zealand contemporary artist based in London. In 2009, she represented New Zealand at the Venice Biennale. Education Upritchard graduated from the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterb ...

Bibliography

* ''100 Chairs in 100 Days and in 100 Ways'':

, 2007, ed. & design Åbäke, Published by Dent-De-Leone, Uk, , 2nd edition in 2010 , 3rd edition in 2012 ISBN 978—1—907908—09—5, 4th edition in 2015 ISBN 978—1—907908—34—7, 5th edition 2022 ISBN 978—1—907908—77—4 * ''Like the Cow Jumped Over the Moon'': Aurélien Froment, 2009, ed. & design Åbäke, Published by Dent-De-Leone, Uk, * ''In die Höhle'' by

, Co-published with

and Dent-De-Leone, , (2nd edition Co-published with

and König Books ) * ''Every Colour By Itself'':

, 2009, ed. & design Åbäke, Published by Dent-De-Leone, Uk, * ''The Victoria & Alferd Museum Broadsheet #8'' by Åbäke * '' (In)Visible Dialogues'', 2011, ed.

Elias Arnér Elias Arnér (Elias S. J. Arnér; born 2 March 1966) is a Swedish professor in biochemistry active in the fields of redox biology and cancer research. He studied medicine at Karolinska Institutet and became a medical doctor in 1997. He received h ...

and Per Huttner, ed. & design by Åbäke. Published by Dent-de-Leone. and * ''Peter Jensen &

Mary Miles Minter Mary Miles Minter (born Juliet Reilly; April 25, 1902Louisiana Birth Certificate, Caddo Parish, No. 119, Book A, Page 97, Birth Date: April 25, 1902, Name: Mary M. Reilly ic – Original Caddo birth record was recorded as "J.H. Riley's Child" ...

& Mildred & Emma & Olga & Nancy & Gertrude & Cindy & Tonya & Fanny & Sissy & Helena & Tina & Christina & Mink & Candice-Marie & Jodie & Jytte & Laurie & Muriel & Shelley &

Anna Karina Anna Karina (born Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer; September 22, 1940 – December 14, 2019)

'', 2011, ed. Peter Jensen, Gerard Wilson & Åbäke, Design Åbäke, Published by Dent-De-Leone, Uk, * ''Table of Recall'': Aurélien Froment, 2011, design Åbäke, Published by Dent-De-Leone, Uk, * ''I Cling to Virtue'': Monarch Lövy Singh (Noam Toran & Onkar Kular), 2011, design Åbäke, Published by Dent-De-Leone, Uk, * ''Pulmo Marina'': Aurélien Froment, 2011, design Åbäke, Published by Dent-De-Leone, Uk, * ''Utopia in Utopia'': Åbäke, 2011, Published by Dent-De-Leone, Uk, * ''OuUnPo TO', 2013, edited by Claudia Squitieri and Samon Takahashi, texts by OuUnPo, designed by Åbäke published by Dent-de-Leone and

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, .

Artists published by Dent-de-Leone

* Aurélien Froment *

Ryan Gander Ryan Gander OBE Royal Academician, RA (born 1976) is a British artist. Gander is a wheelchair user who does not identify as being disabled. He explains: "I don't even feel disabled. I've spent my whole life trying not to be disabled, so I don' ...

* Luke Gottelier * Per Huttner * Peter Jensen * Onkar Kular *

Benoît Maire Benoît Maire (born 22 October 1978 in Pessac) is a French visual artist who works in film, sculpture, painting, photography, collage, and performance art. He is known for treating theory as an art form in its own right. Biography Benoît Maire ...

* Eline Mcgeorge * David Mitchell * Nova Paul * Yuri Suzuki * Noam Toran *

* Anita Witek * Åbäke *

Max Lamb Max Lamb (born 1980) is a British furniture designer who combines traditional, often primitive, design methods with digital design. He is known for employing unusual approaches to using natural materials, including pouring pewter onto sand, and v ...

* JB Blunk

References

External links

Dent-de-LeoneKajsa of åbäke's websiteåbäke websiteLuke Gottelier

Kate MacGarryMartino GamperNoam ToranOnkar KularEline McGeorgePer HuttnerElias Arnér

Victoria & Albert MuseumNilufar

GasworksHollybushgardensMotive Gallery
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