Heftkritik: O.K. Failure #2









Joost van der Steen and Bouwe van der Molen just published their second issue: “Failure, or how I learned to appreciate my mistakes.” Again, this lovely magazine is full of great details. Great idea: the magazine itself has been submitted to an accident-prone production process. And the first 32 pages has been exposed to multiple print errors that make every copy of this magazine unique. My favorite picture series: “Urban Failures” from Marieke Vromans and Jet van Zwieten. ”Every square meter in the Netherlands is subject to regulations and urban planning. Years of preparation ensure the optimal functional design of public space. But the public is relentless, tracks appear where architects screwed up. Continuous traffic forms so called “desire-paths”.” After you saw this photographs you will also discover “desire-paths” everywhere in your city. You’ll find an essay about failing (Inger ter Schure), a portrait of designer Arnout Visser, great “test prints” from a silkcreen workshop of Paul Wyber, a fascinating article about cartography – and the skills (and errors) of mapmakers – and much more. There are only 1500 copies – and you can order your copy here (for 11,50 €).






