Special printing techniques and paper stocks create a dazzling feat of book art in homage to a master printer. Swiss printer Lorenz Boegli guards the secrets surrounding his recipes and processes like the inventors of old. This legendary master of screen printing has developed his technique to attain a degree of excellence unmatchable by other printing processes, and his technique of RGB printing with pearlescent pigments is used by the finest fashion, watch and jewelry brands for their packaging and printed matter. This gorgeously produced publication expresses and embodies Boegli's talents exquisitely. Combining silkscreen with offset printing on eight exquisite paper stocks and text contributions done in letterpress, Lorenz Boegli: Alchemy in Print is a dazzling work of book art. Experts from various disciplines shed light on the metaphor of alchemy in relation to Boegli's mastery and its significance. Boegli, the Grafiche Antiga printing house and the traditional Italian paper manufacturer Fedrigoni collaborated on the volume's production. AUTHORS: Boegli has worked with Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Andy Warhol Estate and the Montreux Jazz Festival, among many other entities. Lars Mu¨ller is a Zurich-based graphic designer and founder/publisher of Lars Müller Publishers. Jacqueline Burckhardt is cofounder and editor of the art magazine Parkett and the Director of the Summer Academy at Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern. Bice Curiger is cofounder and editor of the art magazine Parkett and Artistic Director of the Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles. SELLING POINTS: . Lorenz Boegli is a Swiss master printer, innovating the medium through pioneering techniques. . Published in close cooperation with Boegli himself, this book feels like a piece of art: paper changes and various printing techniques, including letterpress. The book uses the metaphor of alchemy in relation to Boegli's printing skills and its significance for commercial use as well as for the advancement of the printing industry. 80 illustrations
