Saturday, June 11, 2022

The Story Behind Taschen's SUMO Book Stands



In 1999  German publisher, Benedikt Taschen, wanted to print 10,000 copies of a two-foot-tall, 50-pound volume of Helmut Newton’s photographs. There was no machine on the market that could do this but eventually he found a binder in Northern Italy who would build a custom machine if Taschen paid up front. Because of their weight the books required special stands.

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