Portfolio | Sabine Marcelis

Sabine Marcelis is a Dutch designer who creates furniture, lighting, and other objects. Her work is often inspired by nature, and she often uses unusual materials like metal mesh, plastic, and wood veneer. Marcelis' work is often minimalist and sleek, and her pieces have a futuristic look to them.The artist was born in 1984 in the Netherlands. She studied at the...

Portfolio: Pep Carrió

In his project Diario Visual, Pep Carrió searches for objects and ends up encountering emotions. Countering emotions, consequently, against which the visitor can harbor any feeling except indifference. A gallery of tiny, commonplace heartbeats mixed together, combining with each other until they make up the two faces of the same coin: the heart of those shoreless seas which we have...

Winter Inspiration

Winter is the season depicted by many creatives. The time of the year when silence and darkness immerse us into a deep and diverse palette of human emotions. We slow down to reflect, but also to celebrate the shimmer of the stars and the fresh frosty air of the the new beginning.⁠⁠1605 Publishers has prepared for you an inspiring winter...

Maciej Markowicz | Interview

Maciej Markowicz is an artist with a boat that he turned into a Camera Obscura in 2017. Living on a floating surface while travelling around Europe, Markowicz doesn’t waste any minute. He organises workshops for kids and adults and fascinates everyone with the magic of creating 8 seconds paintings with light and motion on colour photographic paper.

Portfolio: 101 Copenhagen

Get to know 101 Copenhagen: a Danish design brand founded in 2017. With a vision to honour exquisite quality and craftsmanship, the collection encompasses furniture, lighting and accessories in a timeless, yet modern design. The design of 101 Copenhagen is firmly rooted in Scandinavian soil and nourished by Japanese minimalist aesthetics. The design approach is dynamic and characterised by freedom of...

Kacper Kowalski | Interview

1605 Collective is happy to announce a release of Event Horizon, a fourth book by the Polish photographer Kacper Kowalski. Event Horizon reveals the most intimate parts of the artist’s soul, showcasing his introspective approach to nature and the discovery of his vulnerability and feelings. We were happy to receive Kowalski in our office for the interview about his spiritual experience of flying while...

RELEASE: Event Horizon by Kacper Kowalski

Event Horizon is the 4th book of Kacper Kowalski which gives us access to the most intimate part of his soul as it shows his introspective and spiritual approach to nature and the discovery of his vulnerability and feelings. The Event Horizon functions separately as well as complements Kowalski's previous book, Arché.

5 Exhibitions to Visit this Autumn

It's time to discover what exhibition to visit this autumn. 1605 Collective has carefully selected the 5 art shows that are at the top of our list. Don't hesitate to see your favourite photographs or art if you are in Paris, London, New York, Coruña or Amsterdam. Among the exhibitors are Picasso, Steven Meisel, Thierry Mugler, Mous Lamrabat and female Modernist...

Iris van Herpen | Portfolio

Iris van Herpen (b. 1984, The Netherlands) is a Dutch fashion designer known for fusing technology with traditional haute couture craftsmanship. Van Herpen opened her own label Iris van Herpen in 2007. In 2011, the Dutch designer became a guest-member of the Parisian Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, part of the Fédération française de la couture. Since then, Van...

DALL-E: a tool that draws anything

Discover DALL-E, the famous new Artificial Intelligence technology which is able to transform a description of an image into the real image comes from two words:  “WALL-E,” the 2008 animated movie about an autonomous robot, and "DALI" - a reference to Salvador Dalí, the surrealist painter.

OOAA Arquitectura | Portfolio

Discover OOAA Arquitectura - an Architecture Studio founded in 2011 in Madrid, Spain. It's directed by architect Iker Ochotorena (b. 1984, Spain).⁠ ⁠In its projects, the studio pursues a calm and protective atmosphere with the help of geometric vacuums and volumes carved in noble materials.

Reveal by Tim Verhallen at MENDO

Book launch and a signing session Reveal by Tim Verhallen will happen already this Wednesday, the 2nd of November, 2022 at our favourite bookshop MENDO Amsterdam.   Come and join us between 16:00 and 17:30 on this art evening. There, you can sign your regular or limited edition Reveal, meet the artist and enjoy this wonderful event in delightful company at...

Tim Verhallen | Interview

1605 Collective invites you to deep dive into the interview with Tim Verhallen. Being a famous fashion photographer, Verhallen admits that his main inspiration are people. By creating powerful connections with his models, he creates masterpieces in a form of photographs that are both sensitive and dynamic.This fall, 1605 Collective also presents a unique creation of 1605 Publishers, the book...

RELEASE: Reveal by Tim Verhallen

1605 Collective presents the masterpiece from 1605 Publishers: Reveal by Tim Verhallen. The book reveals the moment when Tim Verhallen presses the shutter - le moment décisif of the photographer who transforms his models into muses. The book also has a limited edition that comes in a choice of 2 prints: Arise & Pivôt.

1605 Collective

Entrepreneurship is about being open to change, especially when rapid growth occurs. Seeing where opportunities lie and daring to make decisions that have impact. Today is a day of such a big decision for 1605 Publishers, which from now on will be known as ‘1605 Collective’. – Founder Bastiaan Woudt

Ryuji Tanaka | Portfolio

Ryuji Tanaka is one the most famous Japanese artists who focused on a traditional painting style - nihonga.⁠ Nihonga is the creative process of mixing mineral pigments and applying them onto the canvas or Japanese washi paper with glue to act as a fixing agent. Usually, Japanese artists apply paint with a brush, however, Tanaka often used a feather which often resulted...

Deep Dive Into Pictorialism

Pictorialism is the movement that thrived from about 1885 to 1915 and was still being promoted by some as late as the 1940s. It began in response to claims that a photograph was nothing more than a simple record of reality, and transformed into a movement to advance the status of all photography as a true art form.

Trends in Photography

1605 Publishers has created for you a list of current and upcoming photography trends so you get inspired by beautiful concepts and visions. The main trend of the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 is an unusual perspective, imperfect, yet natural, shots, vertical format and the domination of mobile photography.