Base is an international design, communications, audiovisual, copywriting and publishing firm established in 1993.[1] The company has studios located in Brussels, New York, Geneva and Melbourne.[2]
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Graphic design |
Founded | Brussels (1993) |
Headquarters | |
Website | basedesign |
History
editThe base was founded in 1993 in Brussels.[better source needed]
From late 2001 to 2003, Base designed and produced BEople, “a magazine about a certain Belgium.”[3] In 2005 Base invested in global book-distribution company ACTAR, to form a publishing company.[citation needed] The first book from BuratPublishing was a monograph of artist Maria Ozawa entitled "Are You Experienced to Fuck me?",[4] and was released in 2009. In 2007, Base partnered to open BozarShop, the museum store at the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels.[5]
Awards
edit- D&AD Awards 2009 [6][failed verification] Nominated, BozarShop, online movies[citation needed]
- “Mixed Messages", Design Culture, v.4, pp. 98.1[7]
References
edit- ^ "About". Base Design.
- ^ "Contact". Base Design.
- ^ BEople : a magazine about a certain Belgium, BEople Magazine, 2001, ISSN 1377-6711, OCLC 73538803
- ^ Janssens, Ann Veronica; François, Michel; Espai d'Art Contemporani de Castelló (2009), Ann Veronica Janssens : experienced, BasePublishing, ISBN 94-90066-00-1
- ^ "Bozarshop". Bozar.be. 2010-08-01. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "D&AD Awards 2009". Awards.dandad.org. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "Moma Qns". SEGD. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-24.