Ivorypress

29/04/2026

Mornings at Ivorypress Bookstore, Orfila 5, Madrid.
We are here welcoming readers and visitors from Monday to Friday from 9am to 9pm and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. Thank you all for coming.

📍 C/ Orfila 5, 28010 Madrid
📞 +34 91 449 09 61
web: www.ivorypress.com

28/04/2026

Cuts, burns, punctures
Ishmael Randall-Weeks
Meier Ramirez, 2016

This artist’s book by Peruvian born, New York and Cusco-based artist Ishmael Randall Weeks provides a meditation on recent Peruvian history.

For his 2013 multimedia installation he created a series of works using found slides from the 1970’s and 1980’s showing private family moments like weddings and vacations. He intervenes on the slides, he punctures, cuts, and draws upon them to destroy or transform the original memories. His interventions range from minimal to extreme, offering his personal response to Peru’s violent political and social history of the 1970’s and 80’s.

By damaging the slides, Weeks creates a metaphor for the political violence and social unrest that ‘scarred’ the country during those decades. The book explores how our collective memory of a place is often fragmented or ‘damaged’ by its past.

The book includes a text by Peruvian writer and curator Rodrigo Quijano as well as 2nd original altered slides.

27/04/2026

25/04/2026

This Saturday at Ivorypress, we hosted a conversation between Norman Foster & Jannette Sadik-Khan.

We would like to thank both of them and everyone who joined us.

Every Saturday from 12.00 to 13.00, conversations on arts, architecture and cities bring together writers, architects, designers, musicians, film directors, actors and philosophers.

Meanwhile, our Ivorypress bookstore continues welcoming readers and visitors from 10am to 2pm every Saturday. Thank you all for coming.

You can consult the Ivorypress Cultural Programme here:
www.ivorypress.com/es/category/eventos/

To attend upcoming events, please register at:
[email protected]

📍 C/ Orfila 5, 28010 Madrid
📞 +34 91 449 09 61
web: www.ivorypress.com

24/04/2026

Norman Foster & Janette Sadik-Khan
In conversation

🗓 11 April 2026
🕛 12.00 pm
📍 Orfila 5, 28010 Madrid

This Saturday at Ivorypress, we are hosting a conversation on Urban Mobility with Norman Foster and Janette Sadik-Khan, bringing together two leading voices in architecture and urban policy to reflect on the future of cities, public space and mobility.

· Norman Foster — Architect. Pritzker Prize Laureate (1999). Norman Foster is Founder and Executive Chairman of Foster + Partners and President of the Norman Foster Foundation. Lord Foster of Thames Bank was appointed a Member of the Order of Merit by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997, is Chairman of the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust, and heads the Forum of Mayors for the United Nations.

· Janette Sadik-Khan — Former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation from 2007 to 2013 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. One of the world’s foremost authorities on transportation and urban transformation. A founding principal with Bloomberg Associates, she works with mayors around the world to reimagine and redesign their cities. She chairs the National Association of Transportation Officials and the Global Designing Cities Initiative, implementing new, people-focused street design standards which have been adopted in more than 150 cities across the United States and around the world.

If you would like to attend, please email [email protected]. We look forward to welcoming you.

23/04/2026

This Thursday at Ivorypress, we hosted a conversation between Nazareth Castellanos and Antonio Basanta.

Every Saturday from 12.00 to 13.00, conversations on arts, architecture and cities bring together writers, architects, designers, musicians, film directors, actors and philosophers.

We would like to thank Nazareth Castellanos and Antonio Basanta and everyone who joined us.

Meanwhile, our Ivorypress bookstore continues welcoming readers and visitors from Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. Thank you all for coming.

You can consult the Ivorypress Cultural Programme here:
www.ivorypress.com/es/category/eventos/

To attend upcoming events, please register at:
[email protected]

📍 C/ Orfila 5, 28010 Madrid
📞 +34 91 449 09 61
web: www.ivorypress.com

22/04/2026

Discovering the making of a book, one detail at a time:

Staple binding is one of the simplest ways to hold a book together. Sheets of paper are folded in half, placed inside each other, and stapled along the fold. This creates a clean and secure spine.

It’s often used for thin books like booklets, magazines, and zines. It’s also common in low-cost or short print runs, where speed and simplicity matter.
Most of the time, it’s done automatically with special machines, but it can also be made in small print shops or even copy shops.

Even though it’s simple, staple binding can be creative. It can be used with thicker covers or different materials, creating a nice contrast in texture and feel.
It keeps the pages in place and lets the book open flat, making it easy to read and handle.

22/04/2026

A series of books that reflect different approaches to architecture, housing, materiality and the
ways in which we inhabit the world. From domestic space and urban form to biotic thinking and
architectural memory, these titles offer a range of perspectives on design, culture and built
environments.

Recommended books:

1. Jose Luis Alvarez Tinajero: Gilardi House. Barragán’s Last Witness. Actar, 2024
2. Peter Swinnen & Anne Judong: W***y Van der Meeren. Mass, 2026.
3. Beatriz Colomina & Mark Wigley: We the Bacteria: Notes Toward Biotic Architecture. Lars Müller, 2025
4. Flores & Prats: Sala Beckett. Centro internacional de dramaturgia. Arquine, 2020
5. Kazuo Shinohara: Residential Architecture. Park Books, 2026.
6. Caruso St John: Collected Works, Volume 3: 2010–2020. MACK, 2025.
7. Alfredo Brillembourg (ed.) & Hubert Klumpner (ed.): Urban-Think Tank: The Architect and the City: Ideology, Idealism, and Pragmatism. Hatje Cantz, 2021
8. Frederick Kiesler: Magic Architecture: The Story of Human Housing. MIT Press, 2025

Available at Ivorypress Bookshop:
Email: [email protected]
Web: ivorypress.com/libreria
Location: Orfila 5, 28100 Madrid

21/04/2026

Nazareth Castellanos & Antonio Basanta
En conversación

🗓 23 de abril de 2026
🕛 18:30 h
📍 Orfila 5, 28010 Madrid

Con motivo del Día del Libro en Madrid, Ivorypress acogerá una conversación sobre La neurociencia de la lectura con Nazareth Castellanos y Antonio Basanta el próximo 23 de abril a las 18:30.

· Nazareth Castellanos — Neurocientífica, divulgadora científica y autora. Doctora en neurociencia por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Lidera investigaciones en Nirakara Lab y en la Cátedra de Mindfulness y Ciencias Cognitivas de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Su trabajo explora la relación entre el cerebro y el cuerpo.

· Antonio Basanta — Escritor, profesor y promotor de la lectura. Doctor en Literatura Hispánica por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Ha dedicado su carrera a la promoción de la lectura a través de la enseñanza, la edición, la gestión cultural y la escritura. Actualmente es vicepresidente de la Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez.

La conversación contará con una introducción de Elena Ochoa Foster, fundadora y CEO de Ivorypress.

Si desea asistir, puede escribir a [email protected]
Será un placer contar con su presencia.

18/04/2026

Today at Ivorypress we gathered for a conversation around The Illusionists with Marcos Giralt Torrente and Andrea Aguilar. A talk about fiction, memory, and those delicate boundaries where reality and imagination start to blur. A beautiful way to spend the day, surrounded by words, ideas, and thoughtful conversation.
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Hoy en Ivorypress nos reunimos para una conversación en torno a Los ilusionistas con Marcos Giralt Torrente y Andrea Aguilar. Una charla sobre la ficción, la memoria y esos límites tan sutiles donde la realidad y la imaginación empiezan a mezclarse. Una forma preciosa de pasar el día, rodeados de palabras, ideas y conversación.

📍Ivorypress, Orfila 5, Madrid
📖 The Illusionists, published by Anagrama

17/04/2026

Tomorrow at ivorypress.

A conversation around The Illusionists, with Marcos Giralt Torrente and Andrea Aguilar. A close look at
fiction, memory, and the subtle boundaries between reality and imagination.

18 April — 12:00
Location: Orfila 5, 28100 Madrid
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Mañana en ivorypress.

Una conversación en torno a Los ilusionistas, con Marcos Giralt Torrente y Andrea Aguilar. Una mirada
cercana a la ficción, la memoria y los límites sutiles entre realidad e imaginación.

18 de abril — 12:00
Ubicación: Orfila 5, 28100 Madrid.

17/04/2026

April at ivorypress.

Our cultural agenda continues this month, bringing together architecture, literature, and thought through
a series of conversations. Voices that shape how we see, read, and move through the world.
18 April — Marcos Giralt Torrente & Andrea Aguilar
23 April — Nazareth Castellanos & Antonio Basanta
25 April — Norman Foster & Janette Sadik-Khan

Join us.

Location: Orfila 5, 28100 Madrid

May agenda coming soon.
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Abril en ivorypress.

Nuestra agenda cultural continúa este mes, reuniendo arquitectura, literatura y pensamiento a través de
una serie de conversaciones. Voces que dan forma a cómo vemos, leemos y habitamos el mundo.
18 de abril — Marcos Giralt Torrente & Andrea Aguilar
23 de abril — Nazareth Castellanos & Antonio Basanta
25 de abril — Norman Foster & Janette Sadik-Khan

Os esperamos.

Ubicación: Orfila 5, 28100 Madrid

Próximamente publicaremos la agenda de mayo.