(Z)oo Productions

(Z)oo Productions (also styled [Z]OO producties) is a Dutch publishing house and cultural platform focused on graphic design, typography and the design profession in the Netherlands. Its public programme centres on the ROOTS cahier series — small-format booklets that each profile a single designer — and on the Young at Heart roundtable discussions, in which experienced designers talk about the craft with younger designers and students. The ROOTS series is launched with a recurring public event: the presentation of the first copy of each new cahier, typically held at a design studio, museum or cultural venue in the Netherlands, with invited speakers from the Dutch design world. Documented launches include ROOTS #52 for Donald Janssen at Pulchri Studio in The Hague (3 October 2019), ROOTS #56 for Joep Bergmans at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam (8 September 2021), ROOTS #57 for Abe Kuipers at the Groninger Museum (2 June 2022), ROOTS #58 for Henk Cornelissen at BANK15 in Breda (24 November 2022), ROOTS #59 for Lex Reitsma at Fabrique in Amsterdam (29 June 2023), ROOTS #60 for Piet Schreuders at WG Kunst in Amsterdam (27 February 2024), ROOTS #67 for Haico Beukers at Thonik in Amsterdam (8 November 2024) and ROOTS #70 for Piet Gerards at Huis van het Boek in The Hague (12 December 2025). The Young at Heart series is likewise documented as a recurring event: editions #5 (20 September 2020) and #6 (19 September 2021) were roundtable conversations staged during GLUE Amsterdam at the A'DAM Toren, pairing experienced designers with younger designers and students. Through these activities (Z)oo Productions operates at the intersection of publishing, design heritage and professional community-building in the Netherlands. It is a small, specialist imprint rather than a mass-market publisher, and its output is closely tied to the Dutch graphic design scene and its institutions.

(Z)oo Productions is a Dutch publishing initiative and cultural platform dedicated to graphic design, typography and the design profession. Its documented public activity is organised around two recurring programmes: the ROOTS cahier series and the Young at Heart roundtable discussions. The ROOTS series consists of small-format cahiers, each devoted to a single designer. Every new cahier is introduced at a public launch event where the first copy is presented, usually at a design studio, museum or cultural venue in the Netherlands, with invited speakers from the Dutch design community. The documented sequence of launches runs from ROOTS #52 for Donald Janssen at Pulchri Studio in The Hague on 3 October 2019, through ROOTS #56 for Joep Bergmans at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam on 8 September 2021, ROOTS #57 for Abe Kuipers at the Groninger Museum on 2 June 2022, ROOTS #58 for Henk Cornelissen at BANK15 in Breda on 24 November 2022, ROOTS #59 for Lex Reitsma at Fabrique in Amsterdam on 29 June 2023, ROOTS #60 for Piet Schreuders at WG Kunst in Amsterdam on 27 February 2024, and ROOTS #67 for Haico Beukers at Thonik in Amsterdam on 8 November 2024, up to ROOTS #70 for Piet Gerards at Huis van het Boek in The Hague on 12 December 2025. The numbering indicates a long-running series that had already reached its fifties by 2019 and its seventies by 2025. The Young at Heart programme is a series of roundtable conversations in which experienced designers discuss the profession with younger designers and students. Documented editions include #5 on 20 September 2020 and #6 on 19 September 2021, both staged during GLUE Amsterdam at the A'DAM Toren. Taken together, these activities place (Z)oo Productions within the Dutch graphic design ecosystem as a small, specialist publisher and event organiser, working with established designers, design studios and cultural institutions. The available evidence documents its programme of launches and events but does not record its founding date, founders, ownership or corporate structure.

• ROOTS #52 for Donald Janssen presented at Pulchri Studio, The Hague.

• Young at Heart #5 roundtable discussions held during GLUE Amsterdam at the A'DAM Toren.

• ROOTS #56 for Joep Bergmans presented at Boom Chicago, Amsterdam.

• Young at Heart #6 roundtable discussions held during GLUE Amsterdam at the A'DAM Toren.

• ROOTS #57 for Abe Kuipers presented at the Groninger Museum, Groningen.

• ROOTS #58 for Henk Cornelissen presented at BANK15, Breda.

• ROOTS #59 for Lex Reitsma presented at Fabrique, Amsterdam.

• ROOTS #60 for Piet Schreuders presented at WG Kunst, Amsterdam.

• ROOTS #67 for Haico Beukers presented at Thonik, Amsterdam.

• ROOTS #70 for Piet Gerards presented at Huis van het Boek, The Hague.

Specialist Dutch publisher and cultural platform for graphic design, typography and the design profession.

• ROOTS cahier series

  Small-format cahiers, each devoted to a single designer, launched at public first-copy presentation events.

• Young at Heart roundtable discussions

  Recurring conversations in which experienced designers discuss the profession with younger designers and students.

1. 1[Z]OO productieszooproducties.nl
2. 2(Z)oo Productionswikidata.org