挪石社重磅推出，絕不再版，限量888本——日本藝術家Misaki Kawai最新畫冊 《Steamy Buns》。
 
《Steamy Buns饅頭》是Misaki Kawai在2019年來訪台灣時，與nos:books合作的出版計劃。經過一年半的時間，終於完成並呈獻給大家。Misaki的畫作，筆法果斷有力，造型怪趣多變，憑直覺與率性的發揮，卻能繪出如小孩子的純真。讀者彷彿回到小時候握著蠟筆，聞著畫紙跟蠟筆的味道，沉浸在自己創造的世界。
Misaki的畫，散發著單純的喜悅，在心中緩緩上升，就像饅頭發酵般溫熱膨脹——對了，Misaki在台灣之旅最回味的，正是每天到早餐店吃的，熱呼呼的饅頭了！
 
Misaki的作品，色彩明麗，洋溢著滿滿的朝氣與活力，像飽滿的發光體，溫暖又明亮。我們特別以十四色Riso印刷，鮮艷的大豆油墨，配以溫暖的紙感，去貼近Misaki那鎖不住的光彩。布面精裝的封面微微膨脹，如饅頭熱騰騰軟棉棉，加上特殊厚凸字體，像淋上糖霜，更富立體感。本書並採用特大線圈雙邊裝釘，形狀奇趣又好摸，可以自由編排，也可以超展開，かわいい呢！
 
本書榮獲台北書展基金會「2022金蝶獎」金獎；
本書同時於德國書藝基金會「2022世界最美麗的書」競賽中入圍決選。
 
 
【關於Misaki Kawai河井美咲】
Misaki Kawai於日本大阪長大，肄業於京都藝術大學，創作媒材與式形不拘一格，繪畫、裝置、雕塑、服裝、出版、設計等等互相轉化，無論形象、色彩、內容、形式，全都奔放好玩。歷年展覽無數，包括紐約MoMA、日本與歐美多家美術館及藝廊。近年創作包括IKEA之藝術家聯名地毯、丹麥Flying Tiger的生活設計系列等。
 
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We are jumping for joy to publish Misaki Kawai’s new book Steamy Buns - Limited edition of 888 copies and we’ll never reprint.
 
Steamy Buns was initiated during Misaki’s travel in Taiwan last year in 2019. After one year and a half of work we finally present this beautiful book to you. Misaki paints and creates, with her brushstrokes that seem decisive and effortless, countless characters and reaches a purity that a great artist takes years to become like a child. Such pure joy grows little by little in the reader’s heart, warmly rising like the steam buns – Yes! What Misaki enjoyed most in her Taiwan trip, was the everyday steamy buns she had in the breakfast shop!
 
Misaki’s colors, full of vigor and vitality. We love it so much that we print Steamy Buns with 14-color Risograph, to come close to her radiance. The clothbound hardcover, puffy like a bun, topped with specially printed puffy text, we hope you find the book even more tasty! And the double coil binding, it brings you free navigation, wide-open spread, good look, good touch, and great joy! 
 
The book has won the book design prize "2022 Golden Butterfly Award" - Gold Medal, of Taipei International Book Exhibition.
The book is also shortlisted in "The Best Book Design All Over The World 2022" by Stiftung Buchkunst in Germany.
 
【About Misaki Kawai】
Misaki Kawai was raised & grew up in Osaka, Japan, and she graduated from the Kyoto College of Art. She creates works of drawing, painting, installation, sculpture, clothing, publication, design etc., playful in form and colour, so as in form and content. She has been widely exhibited in the US, Japan and Europe including MoMA in NY. Her collaborations in recent years include IKEA’s artist carpet and Flying Tiger’s lifestyle designs.