Officina del libro 2026
Officina del libro was a collective residency that took place at the Mondovì Printing Museum between 7 and 13 September 2026.
Nine participants were selected through a public call. The tutors were Archivio Tipografico and Sonia Gavazza. Participation in the residency was free.
Through a collective and shared design method, the group of participants imagined, designed, and produced 30 copies of a poetry publication.
The Officina del Libro program included in-depth studies on various artisanal disciplines: typesetting, monotype production, letterpress printing, and bookbinding.
Each moment of in-depth study was linked to a production phase, during which the book was actually composed, printed, and bound thanks to the sharing of ideas, methods, and manual labor.
During the week, a cultural presentation of the book “Alphabeti Modernisti Italiani” by Luca Lattuga, published by Lazy Dog Press, was proposed.
Tutor:
Davide Eucalipto, Gabriele Fumero, Sonia Gavazza, Danilo Mondino, Aurora Stefanini, Davide Tomatis
Participants:
Federica Bodda, Emma Casario, Vivivana Deorsola, Marius Estaque, Giorgia Florenzano, Sara Lahmer, Jennifer Lavia, Sofia Magnante, Francesca Ribuoli
Photos by Archivio Tipografico, Sonia Gavazza, Fred Cigno.
Officina del libro is a project by Archivio Tipografico with the Civico Museo della Stampa of Mondovì and Noau Officina Culturale, created with the contribution of the Fondazione CRC Bando Primavera 2026 and the technical support of Fedrigoni.
