Pot Dealer Vol.1 by Ben Sanders
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Pot Dealer Vol.1 is a catalogue of LA-based artist BenSanders’s ongoing series of painted planters.
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The coil bound book playfully layers materials and production details, including a duplexed cover, tip-on, pink and glitter foil stamped type, and a sticker reminiscent of dollar store discount tags.
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We worked closely with Sanders to refine the book’s structure, which includes an essay on the project’s genesis, 9 themetic chapters featuring more than 150 pots, portraits of the works’ most fervent collectors, and an index of all works in the volume.
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The book concludes with a series of blank pot illustrations and stickers, allowing readers to customize their own pots.
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Photographs: Josh Schaedel, Ben Sanders, Heather Sten, Evie Lane
Printer: Artron
Junior designer: Élise Rigollet