Princeton Architectural Press has become the licensed publisher and distributor of Moleskine Books and is taking over editing, production, design, marketing, distribution, and sales responsibilities for the book line of Moleskine, best known for its "little black notebooks" that are popular bookstore sidelines. Founded in 1997, Moleskine now also includes paper objects, smart notebooks, apps, travel accessories and writing tools.
Through its books, Moleskine aims "to explore and understand where creativity comes from, how it is processed, and how ideas are turned into art," the company said. "Moleskine books give more space to illustrations, images, and drawings than to words, and can be flipped through like a notebook, or read from cover to cover."
The first jointly published titles are Paul Rudolph: Inspiration and Process in Architecture and Paul Rand: Inspiration and Process in Design, which will appear in October.
Princeton Architectural Press, Hudson, N.Y., publishes books on architecture, design, photography, landscape, and visual culture. In the last six years, the press has added a children's list and a line of stationery products.
"It is an indescribable honor to partner with Moleskine, surely the world's best-known maker of journals for artists, architects, designers, and writers," Princeton Architectural Press publisher Kevin Lippert said. "We will build the Moleskine Books series on the foundation they've laid, with books on inspiration, process, and projects from among the talented creatives who are drawn to the quality of Moleskine and Princeton Architectural Press."