14/07/2026
「書,為什麼仍然值得存在」Irma Boom的微型書實驗《Book Activist》正正回應了這問題。這本書曾多次絕版,完整收錄她 40多年來設計超過500本書的精華,精選720張珍貴影像,濃縮成一本只有手掌大小的作品。Irma Boom曾說:電子書是沒有身體的數據,而一本實體書,有封面作為皮膚、書脊作為脊椎,內頁則是它的器官。《Book Activist》就像一具充滿生命力的小身體。她希望透過這本書,重新喚醒人們對紙張氣味、翻頁聲、以及書本隨時間留下痕跡的那份「觸覺記憶」。
今年推出的2026年新版,由 MUJI BOOKS出版,並於荷蘭印刷裝訂,將微型書推向新的極限——頁數增加至1,500頁。新版還多了一本粉紅色別冊,由 Irma Boom 親自撰寫並翻譯成英文,不只是導覽手冊,更收錄了主書中的重要文字、她對每件作品的設計思考,以及每一本書背後的故事與註解。
Why do books still matter?” Book Activist, Irma Boom’s iconic miniature book, offers an answer. Once out of print multiple times, it condenses over 40 years of her work, more than 500 book designs and 720 images into a palm sized volume. Boom describes a physical book as a living body: its cover is the skin, its spine the backbone, and its pages the organs. Through Book Activist, she celebrates the tactile experience of books—the smell of paper, the sound of turning pages, and the marks of time.
The new 2026 edition, published by MUJI BOOKS and printed in the Netherlands, expands to 1,500 pages and includes a new pink companion booklet written by Irma Boom, featuring her design notes and commentary on the works.
Title | Book Activist Author | Irma Boom
Publisher | MUJI BOOKS
Planning & Worldwide Distribution | FRAGILE BOOKS
Texts | Rem Koolhaas, Byrthe Lemmens & Rémy Alban Valton, Rebecca Gomperts, Mathieu Lommen, Niklas Maak, Johan Pijnappel, Michael Rock, Frits Scholten, Nina Stritzler-Levine, Louwrien Wijers, Irma Boom Photography Stephan van der Linden, Gerrit Schreurs
Director+Editor | Osamu Kushida
Editor | Ema Otobe, Mathieu Lommen Translation | Kayoko Ota Design | Irma Boom
Japanese Typesetting | Ryosuke Saiki, Koki Shimada, Saori Cojima
Proofreading | Tabito Hiromoto
Paper | IBO Zero 52 gsm
ISBN 978-3-7533-0091-7
Price: HKD 980