The 75 artist books of Kaldewey Press are impressive documents of contemporary book art.
Be careful, studying Gunnar A. Kaldewey’s life and work is dangerous.

It could lead you to fall in love with the artist books he produces in small editions and presents to the most skilled bookbinders as ever-changing challenges. Then, as a result, you'd be accepted into the circle of collectors with a standing order, not only owning fantastic books but also achieving better returns than on the stock markets... It could also turn your life around.

A life for beautiful books
Because Kaldewey is living his dreams. In the idyllic setting of Poestenkill, he works with artists who often owe the launch of their careers to the artist books published by Edition Kaldewey.

And he works holistically on books that speak only his artistic language. He makes the paper himself or discovers very special papers on his far-reaching travels. He seeks the literary foundations of his 75 books to date in winter by the Seine. It is there that the books are born in his mind. It is there that the intellectual artist Kaldewey decides which language best expresses the text's profound meaning and how to present it artistically.

The consistent holistic approach and solid foundation of knowledge of book art, both historical and contemporary, are evident in every Kaldewey book. Clemens von Lucius and Gesine Hildebrandt succeed in infusing a bibliophile's book about Kaldewey's books with the "spirit of Poestenkill."