Modernist Bread

Spanning over 2600 pages, Modernist Bread is an invaluable resource for anyone who has a thirst for knowledge about bread or wants to advance their craft. Created by the team that published the critically acclaimed Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking, this massive James Beard award–winning treasury of practical knowledge and ground breaking techniques captures over four years of independent research and collaborations with leading industry professionals. Housed in a sleek stainless-steel case, this five-volume set contains more than 1200 traditional and avant-garde recipes, as well as a wire-bound kitchen manual.

o   Specification of the project

Title: Modernist Bread

Size: 262mm x 330mm (portrait); Workbook: 8.5 in x 11 in (Portrait)

Description:

5 volumes + workbook + slipcase 

Volume 1: 408pp text + ends + hard cover 

Volume 2: 432pp text + ends + hard cover 

Volume 3: 444pp text + ends + hard cover 

Volume 4: 468pp text + ends + hard cover 

Workbook: 444pp + cover

Materials

Text: 157gsm FSC Stora Enso matte art paper [or other comparable paper]

Ends: 140gsm FSC DADONG woodfree paper [or other comparable paper]

Hard Cover: 157gsm FSC Stora Enso matte art paper over 3.0mm KAPPA greyboard [or other comparable paper]

Slipcase: TBD

Workbook Text: 80gsm Nanya waterproof paper [or other comparable paper]

Workbook Cover: 0.7mm clear plastic, matte finish

Printing

Text: 4c + OGV x 2sides; Stochastic screening with Chroma Centric inks

Ends: 4c x 4c

Case: 4c + matte lamination x 0c

Slipcase: TBD

Workbook Text: 1c x 1c with 4c front and back pages

Workbook Cover: No printing

Finishing

5 volumes: Case bound, sewn signatures, round back, reinforced spine, H&T bands, slipcased. Workbook: Wire-O bound, white metal wire TBD, rounded corners

Packing

Inner carton: 5 volumes slipcased + 1 workbook with mailing carton (TBD), well packed into inner carton

Outer carton: inner carton, suspended with 8 formed cardboard corners, 20-25 mm airspace between inner and outer carton on all sides (TBD)

One set per export carton, on pallets, plastic wrapped

Client: The Cooking Lab

2017, USA

Book printing

Premier Print Awards – 2018 Certificate of Merit

Premier Print Awards – 2018 Award of Recognition

Gold Ink Awards – 2018 Cookbook Bronze