Martijn Van Der Linden

'Alle Vissen Vonden Olifant' written by Henk van Straaten and illustrated by Martijn Van Der Linden, a story with a steadfast elephant swimming in the ocean and beguiling its creatures.

This lovely elephant was originally made using a hand print.

"the idea of ​​printing real skin was good! I made a copy of my own finger and saw immediately that this is the way it was. Arose beautiful lines, kind of like an elephant without legs and trunk. But very small. I did not know how big the elephant in the book had to be exact, but I ran quite a risk if I could make it without consulting a dwarf elephant from.It was bigger. I pushed my hand on the ink pad and made a print. There he was! My elephant! And exactly the right size!" Martijn Van Der Linden

Maranke Rinck and Martijn van der Linden

Maranke Rinck and Martijn van der Linden have created a picture book celebrating and inspired by Dutch artist, designer, Constant Nieuwenhuys  (21 July 1920 – 1 August 2005) and his anti-capitalist, utopian city; New Babylon.

"The project of New Babylon only intends to give the minimum conditions for a behaviour that must remain as free as possible. Any restriction of the freedom of movement, any limitation with regard to the creation of mood and atmosphere, has to be avoided. Everything has to remain possible, all is to happen, the environment has to be created by the activity of life, and not inversely." Constant Nieuwenhuys 

 The  New Babylon project consumed Constant from 1956 to 1974, resulting in an incredible portfolio of collages, drawings, plans, paintings, texts and models exploring the development of the city and society..

Maranke Rinck and Martijn van der Linden have collaborated to create and wonderful vision of Constantine's imagined future world, for children to pour over and imagine their own worlds, where anything is possible as long as you can imagine it.
Thank you for the inspiration Stephanie of Kinderboekwinkel Nooitgenoeg.