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Three abstract paintings hang on white gallery walls. The first is a large gradient shifting from pale lilac to deep navy blue.

Dutch duo Scheltens & Abbenes release a new, exhibition-inspired book

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Date
19 April 2012

Word on the street is our favourite photographic duo Maurice Scheltens and Liesbeth Abbenes have made a book. But the Amsterdam-based pair (who fellow Dutch creatives Lernert and Sander highlighted during their spell as guest posters) haven’t made just any publication, because Unfolded also acts as an exhibition.

“The physical experience of walking through the exhibition route has been imitated playfully in the book with renderings,” Scheltens and Abbenes reveal. “So that readers imagine themselves to be walking through the different rooms of a gallery.”

Featuring some of the pair’s best known works – beautifully composed still lifes realised as personal projects or for commercial clients – Unfolded wins bonus points simply for the fact it was put together by Swiss designers Laurenz Brunner and Julia Born, and features 3D renderings by Thomas Traum. No more than 1000 copies are being printed, so hurry if you want one for yourself.

The cover of a grey book features the title “Unfolded” in a white serif typeface. Below, the publisher’s name reads “Scheltens & Abbenes”.
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Scheltens & Abbenes: Unfolded cover

A 3D render of a white gallery space with two framed artworks on the walls. One frame contains a glowing orange disc on a black plinth, while the other holds a glowing blue sphere on a black plinth.
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Scheltens & Abbenes: Unfolded spread

A 3D render of a minimalist white gallery space. On the left, a tall, slim bottle of Jil Sander “Eau de Toilette” is displayed against a wall, while two small framed images hang in “Room VI” to the right.
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Scheltens & Abbenes: Unfolded spread

Three abstract paintings hang side by side on a white gallery wall above a light wood floor. The works feature geometric shapes and gradients in shades of purple, pink and black.
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Scheltens & Abbenes: Unfolded spread

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Alex Moshakis

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Alex originally joined It’s Nice That as a designer but moved into editorial and oversaw the It’s Nice That magazine from Issue Six (July 2011) to Issue Eight (March 2012) before moving on that summer.

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