The Legend of Keïko / The Birth of Keïko
Loci Anima asked Studio Hudson Catty to design a book tracing the story of the Keiko Tower in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.
The book features two covers, inviting readers to enter from either side: The Legend of Keïko, a novel written for the occasion by author Jean-Pierre Porcher, or The Birth of Keïko, which explores the genesis of the building through photographs, texts, and archival imagery.
Set in Kalice from Claude Type, designed by Margot Lévêque, the novel develops the metaphor of the building as a butterfly. The designers had fun extending this idea through the design, using a shiny, silky cover stock and creating a layout and monogram that evoke its metamorphosis, forming a transition between the two sides of the book.
The Japanese text uses Kozuka Mincho. There is also a sans serif that’s yet unidentified.
