BOOK OF MONGOLIA

15TH DECEMBER

  • MONGOLIA BOOK

    Two hundred and forty-eight pages of paper trying to hold a sky.
    A focused glimpse.
    We wanted it to feel like a thing found, not just made. So we bound it in cloth, with our Italian fabric of our in-house Design graphic print of our beloved Derbin Shirt. It is meant for your hand, a tactile memory. It is meant for your eyes.
    Inside, the stark poetry of the photographs sits beside the gentle, knowing lines of a local artist’s drawings. It is a documentation of our journey. The camera’s instant and the pen’s ancient, remembering stroke. We made only one hundred and fifty in a small manufacturer in Germany. A small number, for such a vastness. Some things are not meant for the crowd, they are for the quiet corner, the slow turning of pages, the individual heart that receives the story and the inspiration. It becomes a shared secret. A handful of seeds from a distant land, offered from our palm to yours. The journey itself was an act of listening. We went with open eyes and cameras, We returned with a story, one of merging, of an ancient rhythm patiently absorbing a new, frantic beat. This book is our attempt to tell that story, wrapped in warmth.

    It is a land that slows you down.
    That reminds you nature need not be conquered, only respected.
    A land of vast silence and strong traditions, where the present slowly reshapes the past but never fully replaces it.

    We were lucky to be guided by people who understand its rhythm far better than we ever could. To Tudevee, whose calm presence was a compass. To Davaanaad, with whom we built a language of light and curiosity. To Tamir, Dart, and their families, who opened their doors and offered the warmth of a circle. To every seen and unseen hand that shaped this journey, your spirit is woven into these pages.Mongolia leaves something behind.Not just an image, but a quiet thought that stays.

  • This special edition publication offers a focused glimpse into our journey through Mongolia. Spanning 248 pages, it brings together the AKOG photo editorial, expansive landscapes, and hand-drawn illustrations by a local artist.

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