MAINSTUDIO

Name: MAINSTUDIO
Address: Frans de Wollantstraat 24, Amsterdam, 1018SC, NL
Telephone: 020-7855007
Price range: £££

www.mainstudio.com
mainstudio graphic design & typography, based in amsterdam the netherlands

mainstudio is an amsterdam based graphic design studio, founded by edwin van gelder in 2005. the studio creates projects deriving from the intersection of art, architecture and fashion – including publications, digital media, and visual identities. each project is characterized by a content driven editorial approach, led by typography, creating a synthesis of form and content. the studio embeds in

ventive printing techniques within traditional media, and explores innovative interaction design within its digital media output. an imaginative approach to art direction forms the essential foundation of our studio. mainstudio has been honored with extensive international awards, including the 'best book design worldwide' (2013), the 'best dutch book design' (2011 and 2012), the 'best dutch annual report design' (2011) and the 'art directors club new york' (2009). van gelder regularly participates in international design juries, including the 'one show new york', the 'art director's club new york', 'tokyo graphic passport' and the 'art directors club of the netherlands'.

13/05/2026

Rain has won a bronze cube
Published by Authors , .hidde, printed by , lithography .feenstra and binding by

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13/05/2026

Rain has won a bronze cube
Published by Authors , .hidde, printed by , lithography by .feenstra and binding by

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27/02/2026

Very happy that two books are selected for .best.dutch.book.designs 2025 ✨
Rain and A Shift of Identity .lewis

Thanks and congratulations to everyone who is involved!

Rain

Texts: .hidde
Final editing:
Publisher:
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Lithography: .feenstra
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A Shift of Identity

Final editing: Eleonoor J*p Sam
Proofreading: Jasmine Carder
Publisher:
Image editing: .lewis,
Lithography: .feenstra
Printing & binding:

23/02/2026

New publication, Rain 🌈 published by texts .hidde and lithography .feenstra printed in extended color range by 📸

16/10/2025

New publication Re-thinking Re-use ✨

Re-Thinking Re-Use is a dialogue and collaboration between Dutch and J*panese (building) cultures, where differing perspectives enrich and inspire one another. By learning from each other’s traditions and views on old, new and change, the project seeks a new and guiding balance. It embraces the reuse and transformation of existing buildings, structures and materials, encouraging an exchange between generations of architects and builders, and between innovation and craftsmanship. At a time when the construction sector faces the ecological impact of its actions, Re-Thinking Re-Use offers a sustainable perspective, rooted in continuity and evolution within the built environment.

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Lithographer .feenstra
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03/10/2025

Studio 2025 with

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01/07/2025

New publication, envisioning Spatial Justice

Envisioning Spatial Justice is both a reflection and a proposition. It synthesises insights accumulated through research and teaching and from years of collaborating with students whose graduation projects placed justice at the core of their spatial investigations. Structured around theory, reflection, and design, the book explores what it means to design with justice in mind. Challenging neoliberal paradigms and drawing on feminist, post-colonial, and radical urban theory, it insists on the political power of imagination. It calls for developing new ethical foundations for spatial practice. Part provocation, part toolkit, part manifesto, Envisioning Spatial Justice speaks to urbanists, designers, educators, and activists committed to co-creating more just and inclusive futures.

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28/02/2025

As far as I know, ✨

Each individual painting is part of the whole and directs the viewer’s gaze. This is achieved by framing each piece differently, isolating various parts of the images. Boogers uses six source images, all of which are old analog photos drawn from both personal family albums and public archives…

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29/01/2025

Website update 2023-2024 projects ✨

j.mullen

hrabarska

noordkamp

17/01/2025

Collective, graduation campaign 2024 ✨

Adres

Frans De Wollantstraat 24
Amsterdam
1018SC

Telefoon

020-7855007

Website

http://www.mainstudio.com/

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