Sylvain Favardin (Founder of edition lidu and co-director of ABW Award) gave the prize for the Best Interactive/Activity Book to Catarina Gomes from Portugal.
 

Artist Conrad Armstrong from USA gave the Honorable mention to Jessica Serran from Canada.
 

Adéla Kudrnová, the chief editor of SOFFA Mag gave the ABW award diploma to Czech graphic designer Nikola Klímová for Best author's book 2014.

The spontaneous reaction of Daniela Zbytovská, Barbora Seidlová and Nikola Zbytovská from the MALEhRY theatre, who received the nomination for Best Children's book 2014.
 

Initiator of ABW Award Ludmila Favardin was presenting the awarded and nominated authors, on the photo with Barbora Baronová (on the left) and Dita Pepe (on the right) who were awarded Best photography book 2014.

Dita Pepe with collaborators looking happy about their award.

Sarah Matuszewski came from Germany to recive her Honorable mention.

Catarina Gomes was the total winer of ART BOOKS WANTED International Award in 2014 and recived the main prize 1000 € from edition lidu.

Dr. Joaquim Ramos (Director of the Portuguese Cultural Institute Camões in Prague) joined us for this special occassion to gave the Award diploma to the ABW Award total Winner Catarina Gomes.

ABW Award opening exhibition

The ART BOOKS WANTED International Award opening exhibition took place from 6th till 12th October 2014 and showcased more then 30 art and design books selected in ABW 2014. Read more about the opening exhibition and see more photos here.

See photos of the award winners here

Read also the aricle Best of Designblok 2014 / editors choice