Hans Gremmen — In Between, An Incomplete Index (2001-2026)

Amsterdam-based designer Hans Gremmen has made over 400 books. In Between reshapes his archive of notes, sketches and ephemera into a scrapbook on hybrid practice, exploring failure, authorship, collaboration and the meaning of images.

Amsterdam-based graphic designer Hans Gremmen has created over 400 books. While making these books, a miscellaneous pile kept growing in his studio: notes, sketches, photos, printed matter, screenshots, ephemera, and other breadcrumbs. ‘In Between’ is an attempt to deconstruct and re-organise this pile. The publication is a scrapbook about a hybrid design practice, but also a plea to consider failure as an option. Topics such as authorship, imperfection, collaboration, friendship, reproduction, and the status and interpretation of the image all play a key role.