Pleasant Place #9
180 x 240 mm, 40 pages
Amsterdam, Netherlands (English-language)
First published in 2022
Editors-in-chief: Guus Kaandorp, Floor Kortman and Lou-Lou van Staaveren
Graphic design: Miquel Hervás Gómez and César Rogers
‘A growing collection of publications about the art of gardening’
Following a focus on Garden Tools last issue, this ninth edition returns to what it does best with a joyful issue dedicated to the colourful Dahlia—a perfect remedy for even the greyest of winter days. Inside, discover a botanical history of the ‘Queen of the Autumn Garden’; a gallery wall layout of some of the finest examples of dahlias in art history—from bucolic landscape paintings by Renoir and Monet, to a black and white portrait of a ten-year-old Yayoi Kusama; translated fiction by Dutch author Sarah Arnolds; four tempting tuber recipes from Omar Sanchez; and a lush photo story on Mexico’s wild dahlias rounds out the issue.
As always, a curious and pleasant read indeed, and beautifully designed too.
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