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The
Austrian Paper Industry Federation, to which all major paper producing
companies are members, sponsors an annual contest promoting the
creative use of paper in the printing process. This contest, called
Printissimo, is an open challenge to leading printers, advertising
agencies and other companies exhibiting creative flair to compete
against each other in a creative battle. Hundreds of entries are
sent to Vienna, where a judging panel consisting of art directors,
paper specialists and printers, decide on the winners.
The competition has several categories, but the major and most important
section is “Art”, in which the use of paper and creativity
shall result in a piece of art.
In 2005, Karelia Tobacco Company submitted its Trierenberg Supercircuit
book named “Smoke” into the “Art” category.
It was awarded a Printissimo Award and the judging panel’s
statement noted:
“A clear text accompanying the marvellous images from around
the globe make the book a pleasure to read again and again. The
use of different kinds of glossy and matted varnish gave the images
a three-dimensional quality, not seen on any entry in the Printissimo
in such perfection before. Paper, design and final production of
the “Smoke” book are a rare example of a symbiosis of
perfection.”
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