Book Customisation | Biennale of Sydney

Charlie's Fine Food Co. Australian Collection packaging illustrations.
Open cardboard gift box with a black-and-white typography card inside on a white background
White patterned stationery box with a centered monogram label on a light gray background
Diagonal grid of numbered white tiles with elegant cursive letters, viewed close up
White textured book or box with black lettering, shown in close-up on a plain background
Open book with “To good, then disappear” on left and a warm-toned photo on the right page
White numbered squares arranged diagonally on a dark grid, showing handwritten numbers like 467, 163, and 103.

Calligraphic Book Customisation

In 2025 I collaborated with Black Inc Books crafting 550 custom luxury cards for Turbulance & Transcendence: The First 50 Years by Brook Turner, which is a vivid account of the Biennale of Sydney’s first half-century in a sumptuous, extremely limited-edition volume with new insights, interviews and commentary.⁠


When the Biennale of Sydney was founded in 1973, it was one of only three such events in the world. It is now the longest-running biennale in the Asia-Pacific region, attracting over 600,000 visitors to each edition.⁠ You can secure your copy here.


projects specs

Nib: Imperial Hunt 101

Numbers height: 26mm
Ink: Metallic silver and black gouache paint.

Paper: Arctic Paper 300gsm

Services

Calligraphy
Editorial design

Industries

Art
Print Publication
Culture

Credits

Calligrapher: Maria Montes
Design & Production Manager: Marilyn de Castro
Publisher: Black Inc Books (AU)
Client: Biennale of Sydney (AU)