Extrapool About Knust Eng

Knust is a special printworkspace and independent publisher in Nijmegen.

For more than thirty years we have been making stencilprinted matter, nowadays better known as Riso printing. During that time, we fully mastered the technology and gained an extensive selection of more than fifty color drums. Knust is the place for beautifully finished and colorful printed matter.

Have your work printed

Would you like to have your work printed by Knust? Then you can fill in the inquiry form below for a price indication. Would you want to have something very extensive, like a big book project, printed by Knust? Then it is best to send an e-mail with more details to: drukwerk@extrapool.nl

Form

Delivery/specifications

Stencil workshop

History

Knust was founded in 1984 by Jan Dirk de Wilde, in the former squat building de Westland in Nijmegen. In those days the printing was done with analogue stencilmachines of Roneo and Gestetner. Stencilprinting was an easy way of making selfpublished books and zines and a cheap alternative for copyprinting. This quickly led to a growing demand for Knust’s printed matter. Over the years, Knust has developed in stencilprinting, Riso (and Ricoh), and we have inspired and helped other makers and starting workshops in working with this printing technique.

Stencilprinting / Riso

Stencilprinting can be compared with silkscreen printing. It is a printing technique which makes use of a blocked out and an open area, using a digital stencilmachine or stencilduplicator. The machines make use of either one or two color drums. Each color has its own drum, around which a stencil (master sheet) is placed, when the intended image has been made into the master sheet. The technology is ideal for small quantities and graphic printed matter.

Colorful and environment-friendly

The analog and charming feel of the technique goes within the type of ink and the small shifts that occur during the printing process. The ink is based on soybean oil (nowadays also rice bran oil) and does not dry completely. It is therefore best to print on uncoated, more rough paper that absorbs the ink more. This contributes to the beautiful vivid printed colors that characterize the technique.

Portfolio

Knust makes stencilprinted and Riso printed matter of the highest quality

Here we present a selection of some of the books, (maga)zines, prints and other printed matter that are being made by Knust.

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4 Colors, 5 Papers & Colored city of dreams

'4 Colors, 5 Papers' and 'Colored city of dreams' by Marie Cuennet were stencilprinted and co-published by Knust during her independent residency at Extrapool in 2017 and 2018.
The books focus on experiments in color and printing, and how colors appear on colored paper.

→ Marie Cuennet

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'4 Colors, 5 Papers' and 'Colored city of dreams' by Marie Cuennet

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'Vernacular Painting' by Gijs Frieling

'Vernacular Painting' by Gijs Frieling was stencilprinted by Knust in 2009. Lettering and design by Job Wouters.

The book won a price for 'Best Verzorgde Boeken 2009'.
Fashion designer Dries van Noten made a special A/W collection inspired on this book in 2013.

→ Gijs Frieling
→ Job Wouters

'Vernacular Painting' by Gijs Frieling

'Vernacular Painting' by Gijs Frieling was stencilprinted by Knust in 2009. Lettering and design by Job Wouters. 'Vernacular Painting' by Gijs Frieling was stencilprinted by Knust in 2009. Lettering and design by Job Wouters.

The book won a price for 'Best Verzorgde Boeken 2009'.
Fashion designer Dries van Noten made a special A/W collection inspired on this book in 2013.

→ Gijs Frieling
→ Job Wouters

Our Form of Book

'Our Form of Book' is a book project initiated by Dutch graphic design studio Our Polite Society with Paul Gangloff, stencilprinted by Knust and published by Knust/Extrapool in 2016.

Featured on → It's Nice That.

→ Paul Gangloff
→ Our Polite Society

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'Cactus Inside Frog', by Johann Kauth

'Cactus Inside Frog', by Johann Kauth was stencilprinted by Knust and published by Knust/Extrapool in 2011 as part of Knust's book residency projects. The book was the first publication of the Art Prison series.

→ Johann Kauth

'Cactus Inside Frog' by Johann Kauth

Blue Cabin

'Blue Cabin', by Mari Kanstad Johnsen was stencilprinted by Knust and published by Knust/Extrapool in 2012 as part of Knust's book residency projects, Art Prison #6.
The book received the Silver-price in Årets Vakreste Bøker 2013.

→ Mari Kanstad Johnsen

'Blue Cabin', by Mari Kanstad Johnsen

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'Round Hours' and 'On The Rocks' by Yeji Yun

'Round Hours' and 'On The Rocks' by Yeji Yun were stencilprinted and co-published by Knust during her independent residency at Extrapool in 2016 and 2018.

'On The Rocks' featured on → It's Nice That.

→ Yeji Yun

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'Sing Your Life - Rarities And B-Sides' by Koen Taselaar

'Sing Your Life - Rarities And B-Sides' by Koen Taselaar was stencilprinted by and at Knust in 2017.
The book contains mostly unseen drawings, cutouts and printing experiments by Koen Taselaar.

→ Koen Taselaar

Workshops & Expertise

On a regular base you can find us at art book fairs in the Netherlands and abroad.

We also give workshops, lectures and advice focused on stencil- and Riso printing and the making of art books. Regularly we give a workshop in this printing technique in Knust in AGA Lab. For more information and for workshops and expertise on request, please contact us at: drukwerk@extrapool.nl

Residencies

In addition to commissioned print jobs, Knust also publishes books together with Extrapool.
Since 2011 there have been ongoing book residency projects within the Extrapool program. These editions involve collaboration with various designers, artists and illustrators. Ongoing projects are: Art Prison and Work Holiday.

For more information about the open call deadlines and the submission of a book proposal, please contact us at: boekwerk@extrapool.nl

Do you already have experience with this printing technique and do you live close to Amsterdam?
Then you can also work on a DIY-base yourself in our second printworkspace Knust in AGA Lab in Amsterdam.

Present

Leesblog

Destillaat #24 Interviews

Serie

Slow Res met Louis Reith

After

Morgana #2 Hans-Hannah

Events

riso workshop

8 Jul '23