Graphic designer and renowned bookmaker Yolanda Cuomo has designed books for some of photography’s biggest names. From Richard Avedon to Laurie Simmons and Sylvia Plachy, Cuomo has made over 85 books for photographers, museums, and galleries. Her studio was a testament to the art of bookmaking, stacked high with books, mementos, and design materials. It harkened back to an older, grittier New York City. But in 2013, after 25 years in the old carriage house, Cuomo was forced to relocate. In a film by The New Yorker, Cuomo reflects on what it means to make a book, equating the process to making a motion picture with various subplots and little stories. She leafs through her books commenting, “You have to be crazy about every single detail.” The film closes the chapter on Cuomo’s carriage house studio, but certainly not on her creativity as she begins the next phase of bookmaking in a new Chelsea studio.
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