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The Illustrated Hospital
by Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake’s large and relatively unknown body of work for hospitals and healthcare settings has never before been collected together in one place. The Illustrated Hospital by Quentin Blake is a beautifully-crafted catalogue of all the drawings he designed for these specialised spaces and the patients, staff and visitors who use them. Nearly 20 years in the making, this book allows everyone to enjoy Blake’s wonderful, varied visions originally installed in clinics across the UK and in France.

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Art Star by Humberto Cruz

Now in production and available as pre sale.

Art Star is a large format, hard bound book exploring the sketchbooks of San Diego based illustrator Humberto Cruz. 

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Marc David Sketchbook

Marc David Sketchbook

Marc David Sketchbook delves deeply into the artistic journey of Marc David Spengler, featuring work created between April 2017 and August 2023. This collection offers a rare view into his creative process, with each page serving as a canvas for his evolving imagination. It captures the essence of his art, from initial simple forms to complex, instinctive compositions.

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The Rules of Grafik Design + Creativity by David Carson

New ‘lost’ book from seminal designer David Carson. The book is a tour through the thoughts of one of the most influential designers of our time. 

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Random Notes about Doodling, Sketching, Drawing and Illustrating by John Vernon Lord

Random Notes about Doodling, Sketching, Drawing and Illustrating looks at the works and private sketchbooks of acclaimed illustrator, John Vernon Lord. With works from the 1950’s to 2023, this volume represents the most comprehensive range of work from Lord.

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Super Road by Jim Stoten

Super Road
by Jim Stoten

Super Road is our latest edition with long term collaborator, illustrator Jim Stoten. This is a delve into the world of Jim and his sketchbooks.

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Let’s get shitfaced, it’s free
by Erik Kessels

Kessels collated a series of images as a form of digital sketchbook which have been interpreted into book form by designer and Unseen Sketchbooks collaborator Chris Bigg. Be prepared for collisions of images and adult content.

 
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interviews

Georgia Rose Murray in the Arctic
Interview with Arctic artist Georgia Rose Murray

Georgia Rose Murray discussing sketchbooks and Arctic adventures [...]

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Sep
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Plastikcomb magazine interview

In conversation Aaron Beebe, founder of Plastikcomb magazine [...]

01
Sep
Interview: John Vernon Lord

In conversation with illustrator John Vernon Lord [...]

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Apr
Interview: Helen Kitson

In conversation with artist Helen Kitson [...]

07
Nov
Interview: Tim Schmeer

In conversation with Graphic Designer Tim Schmeer [...]

14
Oct
Interview: Pavel Ripley

In conversation with designer Pavel Ripley [...]

15
Jun
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Journal: LOMO vs RISO

Experimenting with combining processes that don’t belong together. [...]

09
Mar
Interview with Sarah Boris artist
Interview: Sarah Boris

In conversation with artist and designer Sarah Boris on design, art and the desire to [...]

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Mar

Guest Publishers
plastikcomb

Unseen Sketchbooks are now stocking the fabulous Plastikcomb Magazine. Plastikcomb Magazine (PCM) is a bi-annual publication that features a diverse line-up of artists and non-conventional editorial design.

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Corners

We are pleased to announce that we now stock books from South Korean based RISO specialists Corners. 

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We are distributing for publisher 0. itemzero who publish groundbreaking books on paper manufacture and engineering. 

We are a UK based bespoke publishing house producing limited edition books with designers, illustrators and artists focusing on new and unseen work from their archives. The editions are all short print runs and often involve special print techniques, covers or prints.

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