Vrints-Kolsteren on Kado, the first publication from their independent platform, Vrints-Kolsteren Editions

Vrints-Kolsteren work in the fields of graphic design, creative direction and photography for clients including Antwerp Art Weekend and the Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. The studio is led by the duo of Vincent Vrints and Naomi Kolsteren. In order to publish their own projects independently, they have set up Vrints-Kolsteren Editions. The platform will launch publications autonomously and will include collaborations with artists. EM: Why did you decide to set up Editions? VK: We recently started to make a few independent projects that were not related to clients. Like the Chair publication that we designed for Benny Van den Meulengracht-Vrancx and the Red t-shirt that we created together with Frédéric Jaman. The ‘Chair’ publication was created around a chair that Benny designed, which we loved. That’s why we made the decision to create a publication for it. We really love to collaborate with people that inspire us. Benny gave us total freedom. There were no limitations regarding the design, he just gave us a lot of content which we could use freely. We received hand-drawn sketches, 3D renders, photographs… this was the perfect opportunity to make our own rules. There was still a lot of communication between us but it was a very intuitive way of working. This really gave us the feeling of true collaboration.