Even so, Nieves Books is constantly receiving portfolios from artists all over the world, especially from the U.S. and U.K. This is due to the fact that Nieves Books has a greater distribution in those two countries. From the overwhelming amount of applications, he sometimes finds an opportunity for collaboration, like in the case of Matthew Chapman from Australia.

Ari Marcopoulos “Slouching Towards Brooklyn” (Nieves Books)

Nieves Books is not only about introducing different artists. Benjamin values working with the same artist in the long run and sometimes returns for further collaboration after the first issue. A second book by Australian graphic group PAM is about to be published in September.

When most of the creative minds head to NYC, Paris, London and Berlin, why does Benjamin base Nieves Books in a quiet Swiss city? As he says, “Zurich is a base for many great artists and distinguished publishing houses such as the traditional Diogenes, Scalo and Simonet as well as new art publishing houses like JRP|Ringier, and I’d like to be part of it.” He once considered moving to Paris, but he couldn’t bear the idea of leaving his familiar town and people. Besides, I think Zurich is the perfect place to cultivate one’s creativity away from the mainstream.

“Stella #5” – a fanzine by Nadja Aebi, Nicole Bachmann and Maja Tackett

Although from a small city, the international flavor is another characteristic that brings attention to Nieves Books. It introduces local jewels such as illustrator Ingo Giezendanner a.k.a. Grrrr or photographer Nicole Bachmann. Simultaneously artists from countries like U.S.A., Australia, Japan and Germany participate in these smallest Swiss publications.

Nieves’ publications can be found in selected art bookstores and design shops globally: Colette in Paris, Printed Matter in NYC, and NADiff in Tokyo.

A new wave of creative output is being discovered and published by Nieves Books, and it’s crossing borders geographically and artistically.

Nieves Books
Address: 20 Ankerstrasse, 8004 Zurich
Tel: +41 44 240 0480
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