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Exhibition Catalogues and Collection Books
For galleries, artists, private collectors, collections managers and art advisors.
KONPOLI makes exhibition catalogues and collection books for galleries, artists, private collectors and art advisors: one archival copy, a few identical copies for a family office, or a run of hundreds for an opening. Every book is bound by hand in linen or Italian leather in KONPOLI's European workshop, which has bound books for 45 years. A single copy is produced in 12 business days after proof approval.
Made for:
- Galleries, for the opening, the archive and the collectors on the list
- Artists, for a monograph, a series or a body of work
- Private collectors, for the collection as it stands today
- Collections managers and art advisors, for the families and offices they look after
- Foundations and artists' estates, for the archive
The Exhibition Catalogue
The show comes down after a few weeks, and the catalogue is what the gallery, the artist and the collectors keep.
Every work in the exhibition, with the essays, the captions and the artist's statement, bound in linen or leather.
One copy for the gallery library, twenty for the artist and the lenders, or a run of hundreds for opening night.
Every copy comes from the same approved proof, so the hundredth matches the first.
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The Collection Book
A private collection deserves a book of its own: every piece catalogued with its photograph and its story, and bound for the family.
Collections managers and art advisors commission them for the collectors they serve, often three or four identical copies, one for each home.
It works for any collection worth cataloguing: paintings and sculpture, cars, watches, wine, records.
Send the photographs and the inventory, or work with our design team from the first page.
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Artist Books, Monographs and Print Boxes
For an artist, a monograph is the portfolio that sits on a collector's table instead of a screen.
Linen or leather, a single copy for the studio or a short run for a release, with the title debossed in gold, silver or rose gold.
For loose work, we make the box: linen boxes and folio boxes cut to the size of the prints, for print series, portfolios and gallery presentations.
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How it works
- The conversation. Tell us about the exhibition or the collection: the works, the text, the number of copies and the date.
- The design. Work with our design team, or send print-ready files; either way, you approve a proof before anything is bound.
- The craft. Bound by hand in our European workshop: linens, Italian leathers, papers, debossing and boxes.
- The delivery. Worldwide with FedEx and DHL. A single copy is produced in 12 business days after proof approval; runs are quoted with their own timeline.
Materials
Genuine Italian leather and Dutch linen. Photographic covers with leather-grain lamination. Four varieties of Fuji DP II professional paper. Blind and foil debossing in gold, silver, and rose gold, for a title, an artist's name or the dates of a show. Slipcases, folio boxes, and real wood presentation cases cut by our own carpenters.
The showroom
Custom projects begin well in person. The Miami showroom in Wynwood is open by private appointment: hold the formats, compare the linens and leathers, and bring the work.
KONPOLI is based in Miami, Florida and ships finished books worldwide. Local clients visit the showroom by appointment; international clients work with us remotely from the first conversation to the final proof. Inquiries this year have come from a gallery in Miami, a collections manager in Dallas, and across the United States.
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FAQ
What is an exhibition catalogue? A book of the works in a show, with the essays, captions and statements that go with them. KONPOLI binds them by hand in linen or leather, from a single archival copy to a run for the opening.
Can you make three or four identical copies? Yes. One copy is a normal order, and identical copies come from the same approved design, in the same size and materials.
Can you print from our own designed files? Yes. Send print-ready files or work with our design team; both paths end in a proof you approve before anything is bound.
Can the book hold text as well as images? Yes. Essays, captions and artist statements print alongside the work.
Do you make books for collections other than art? Yes. Collection books work for cars, watches, wine, records and anything else worth cataloguing. Send the photographs and the inventory.
Do you make boxes for loose prints? Yes. Linen boxes and folio boxes are made to the size of the work.
How long does it take? A single copy is produced in 12 business days after proof approval, plus shipping. Runs are quoted with their own timeline.
How does pricing work? Every project is quoted individually, based on format, materials, page count and the number of copies. The conversation starts with the exhibition or the collection.
Do you ship internationally? Yes. KONPOLI ships finished books worldwide with FedEx and DHL.