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The Cathrin Pichler Archive: One of Austria's most beautiful books

The Austrian Booksellers' Association has honored the publication Das Cathrin Pichler Archiv von RPU-Artaud-001 bis DAV-Plakate-029 as one of Austria's 15 most beautiful books of 2024. The publication is the first volume in the Fine Companions series—a collaboration between the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Mark Pezinger Books for the publication of design-oriented books.

A jury of experts, consisting of five representatives from the publishing, book trade, design and printing sectors, selected the 15 winning titles from 139 submissions.

Presentation of the most beautiful books
The award-winning titles are expected to be on display in December 2025 as part of the exhibition The Most Beautiful Books of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands 2024 at Vienna's Main Library,  and will be shown at international fairs such as the Leipzig Book Fair, the Frankfurt Book Fair, and Buch Wien 25. Further exhibitions are planned. The 15 award-winning books also represent Austria's contribution to the international competition The Most Beautiful Books from Around the World.

Detailed information on all award-winning books can be found at https://schoenstebuecher.at/.

Das Cathrin Pichler Archiv von RPU-Artaud-001 bis DAV-Plakate-029

With contributions by: Nika Autor, Patrizia Bach, İpek Hamzaoğlu, Leon Hösl, Martina Genetti, Pille-Riin Jaik, Miriam Stoney, Magdalena Stöger, and Felicitas Thun-Hohenstein.

Edited by: Leon Hösl, Magdalena Stöger, Cathrin Pichler Archive for Art and Sciences

Graphic design: Astrid Seme, Studio

The publication is available via Mark Pezinger Books, and in the shop of the Academy's Paintings Gallery at Schillerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna, Austria.