Micro Books: Gumball Universe Kit / Nina Prader and Malte Spindler

Identifier:FA.SA2.3093

Dimensions:2.5 x 4.75 x 5 in

Publication dates:2022

created by: Nina Prader, Malte Spindler

published by: Lucky Punch Press, Lady Liberty Press

Description:A box with 1 bookmark, 1 note from the donor, 8 small books housed in hollow plastic spheres and one small booklet, cushioned by shredded printed paper. This box was published on the occasion of the exhibition at einBuch.haus, Berlin, June 2 - July 2, 2022. "To someone who can't make a visit einBuch.haus during the exhibition, we're offering a kit containing 8 micro books + a catalogue."--einbuch.haus website, accessed 8/15/2023

"Gumball Universe is a project and joint venture by Nina Prader and Malte Spindler, exploring how independent publishing can take the smallest forms with big messages. For three years, Prader and Spindler have shared their love for gumball machines and independent micro-publishing."--einbuch.haus website, accessed 8/15/2023

The "Gumball Books" or "Micro Books" are as follows:

Nina Prader, Feedback Sandwich, Lady Liberty Press, 2022
25x25mm, English, Foil laminated on laser print, tack-bound, wrapped in a parchment paper bag.
Editions of 80

Malte Spindler, Peace is more precious than triumph, Lucky Punch Press, 2022
20x25mm, 60 pages, Tack-bound, laser print, foiled cover.

Tine Fetz, Don’t wake up, 2022
12x130mm, wound to a Möbius-Strip, Risograph print in red, mint green, blue and black.

Katharina Kamph, Eikosi, Drink more Water!, 2022
Folding manual a) + b) and attached slipcase. Risograph print, hand-folded and hand-cut.
Signed editions of 50

Johannes Mundinger, Envisioned Possibilities, 2022
20x25mm, 28 pages, Tack bound, laser print

Sophia Hirsh, Thessaloniki Sketchbook, 2022
20x25mm, 12 pages, Laser print, zine-fold.

Esther Samuels-Davis, Hey Lady, 2022
20x20mm,Risograph print in blue, red, yellow and black. Leporello bound.

Broadway Boogie Woogie Claudia de la Torre, 2022
20x20mm, Indigo print, Leporello bound, Numbered editions of 40 

And the included catalog, Gumball Universe: Micro Books, is Riso printed by Lucky Punch press; text and editing by Nina Prader, design and layout by Malte Spindler. Published by Lady Liberty Press & Lucky Punch Press, 2022. Edition of 100. 2.5 x 1.5 in.