‘Puurst’ by Jonnie and Thérèse Boer was one of the first culinary books Steven published for Uitgeverij Komma on behalf of restaurant De Librije.

The collaboration with Jonnie and Thérèse has resulted in something Komma can be proud of. This feeling confirmed when the book won the ‘Gourmand World Cookbook Award’ in Paris in 2013. ‘Puurst’ was the starting point for the publication of more culinary books and has fuelled Steven's love of cooking.

For three years Uitgeverij Komma worked in close cooperation with Mercis Publishing on this special edition 'nijntje XXL miffy'.

Dick Bruna's illustrations are visionary and innovative. Bruna's vision and craftsmanship is nowhere more clear than in his most famous creation: miffy. Steven therefore had the great desire to make a collector's edition where the focus is on Bruna as a pioneering illustrator, an artist whose work belongs among the great Dutch art names.

Mercis has managed Dick Bruna’s worldwide copyrights since 1971 and is closely involved in the development of all products. They do this with great care and love. We are honored that Mercis has given us the trust to realise this special edition.

Steven travels a lot, and this leisure time often results in his best ideas. This is how he came up with the idea of making a book about the paintings in the Gallery of Honour at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

A book with such a subject deserves a special edition. Steven immediately envisaged an XXL book, including a table for its presentation. He decided to approach Marcel Wanders to design the table. When Steven told Marcel about his idea, he immediately became enthusiastic. He was happy to design the table, but only on condition he could also design the book.

This was the beginning of a collaboration between Marcel and Steven that has lasted for years. Their collaboration has resulted in several productions of 'Rijks, Masters of the Golden Age' and to this day we feel honoured that Marcel wanted to lend his name to our publishing company.

After the first culinary editions of Uitgeverij Komma, Steven’s cooking hobby got a little out of hand. It became even worse when Big Green Egg Europe asked him to publish a book for them. Steven felt that to have a good working relationship, he first had to try out the Egg.

Steven was enormously impressed by the Big Green Egg and using it has changed his life, or so he said. ‘The Big Green Egg book’ was the start of an intensive partnership with Big Green Egg, for which we have since published several beautiful books.

‘Vincent van Gogh, the sketchbooks and more...' is perhaps one of the most special and large-scale orders Komma has ever received. With a team of professionals, in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum and Typography Interiority & Other Serious Matters, we have exactly reproduced the four surviving Vincent van Gogh sketchbooks, apart from the stains and tears.

The original sketchbooks are very fragile and therefore rarely shown in public. The Van Gogh Museum can now safely preserve the original sketchbooks and show the facsimiles to the public. In addition, collectors can now obtain the sketchbooks as a true collector's item in a limited edition.

We find it important that the content of our books is shown to its best advantage in its carrier, and we strive for the highest quality. That’s why we have our books designed by professional designers.

Each designer has their own signature. The assignment for a book design is therefore sometimes better suited to one person than another. Our choice of designer for each book is well-considered.

We have a large network, and we always look around for new designers to work with. Over the years, several designers have joined Uitgeverij Komma and they have determined the quality and style of our publications. We enjoy working with them immensely and through the various editions we’ve made with our designers, they’ve become an important part of our team:

Typography Interiority & Other Serious Matters
Wout de Vringer
Ronald Timmermans
Design by Toko