The Kuala Lumpur Art Book Fair (KLABF) returns for its fourth edition, bringing together 112 international and local exhibitors from over 13 countries — featuring exhibitors from Japan, Singapore, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, USA, UK, and more. In addition to an extensive range of art books, zines, magazines etc., visitors can also look forward to a series of book launches and talks, sharing sessions, hands-on workshops, exhibitions, etc.
Driv Loo, Creative Director
Chingy Chan, Producer
Poong Se Yin, Project Executive
Brendan Chew, Program Director
Caleb Kan, Assistant Director
Michael Lim, Animator
Christine Jong, Graphic Designer
Diana Soong, Intern
Tey Yong Kang, Intern
01 RJ Paper
02 Tara Books
03 R+
04 Funky Zine Forest
05 Simblings
06 51 Personae
07 grocil 大眼毛
08 Betty Qui
09 Ah Guan / Zee Lee
10 Deeplii Art
11 3 CATS CLUB
12 Mashpatooties
13 otto
14 def.Good
15 PUTTICOOP / Hung Man Po
16 Mano Plus
17 Islanders Ltd / MCCM Creations
18 RingoSpace
19 Aperture Brought Me Here
20 HASURISO / SPESU EKI
21 Ruammitr Collective
22 EXTRA CREDIT
23 Projek SembangSembang
24 diari seorang tailor
25 Popa Nota / Willwin Yang
26 Halftime Speech
27 sankaku / Process Magazine
28 Suburbia Projects
29 three³
30 The Sandwich Club
31 dotdotdot
32 Bang Bang Zine
33 Humana
34 ONOMINO 梦野熊
35 Shan Shan & Sherwan
36 KAPE MART
37 KALEIDOSCOPE
38 LOST
39 huruf kolektif / MY XIAOXIAO
40 Sojanggak
41 Binatang Press!
42 GUYDES / 1.3h
43 WEDOGOOD
44 MOSH MOSH BOOKS by Yukihiro Tada
45 Jiaern Studio
46 ke ai de ke / ke lian de ke
47 shuuhuahua
48 Slightlyfancy & Totlings
49 Du Bút / tiem
50 Inkling Studio
51 The Living Room
52 Grafis Nusantara
53 Kongsi Design 一亻一半
54 ninnin
55 Copyright/Reserved
56 Further Reading / Rakel
57 Akira Nishitake
58 APOHAPOH
59 x_x
60 Robineggpie
61 ASIAN_FOOD_DESIGN
62 The Slow Press
63 APOB Press
64 KIND OF SUMMER
65 La Mondo
66 PLATES Magazine
67 ㅂang
68 beverage
69 KOSEKO DESIGN&PRESS
70 Deer Corridor and FRIENDS
71 cybercherryclub
72 Pixie Tan / MFYG Books
73 Viko Zhijune / v4ng0th
74 Automatism Studio
75 Lee Sean / Goi Shinyee
76 Libro Arte
77 ephemere.
78 Zontiga
79 Lộn Xộn Project
80 Foreshadow Publishing Group 草蛇灰线
81 Money Wang
82 Feelers
83 SUPER BORING&KJのANIMAMUCSIIII
84 Lizzie Mart
85 Nadhir Nor
86 DETEKTIF LINGGAM
87 anotherandom / Chills Day Club
88 nas.fai
89 Andi Miranti
90 E.S.A.
91 BASHEER GRAPHIC BOOKS
92 Goethe-Institut Malaysia
93 Chair vs Lonewolf
94 POSSESSEDPLANETS
B1 LIE & Friends
B2 GoodPairSocks
B3 Mossery
B4 The Lostprints
2:30PM – 3:00PM
The 360 Degree Campaign by Valerie Leya
You and Possessed Planets Year End Tour
Book Launch by Possessed Planets
3:30PM–4:00PM
Popa Seafood: Pop-Up Zine
Book Launch by Popa Nota / Willwin Yang
4:30PM – 5:00PM
A World so Rotten it Became Hostile and Uninhabitable-A Place They No Longer Want to Live In. Or Destroy. Or Change. Or All of It at The Same Time.
Book Launch by Copyright/Reserved
5:30PM – 6:00PM
Totally Biased Korean Indie Music Map
Book Launch by Sojanggak x Supersonic Studio
6:30PM – 7:00PM
Diari Seorang Tailor
Book Launch by Diari Seorang Tailor
11:00AM – 12:30PM
2024 in Retrospect
Workshop by ReDezine
12:30PM – 1:00PM
What Will Be, Will Be
Book Launch by Du Bút
1:30PM – 2:00PM
(1) Dodol Zine Vol.1: Dialogue
(2) Right to Housing
(3) Mating Season
Book Launch by Inkling Studio
2:00PM – 5:00PM
POPA TYPO LABO: Pop-Up Typography
Workshop by Popa Nota x Huruf
2:30PM – 3:00PM
(1) Islanders Issue 04: ABUNDANT ISLAND 浮城自足
(2) 《潮汐之間》
Book Launch by Islanders 島民
3:30PM – 4:00PM
Crafting Communities Through Independent Publishing in Japan
Talk by Sankaku
4:30PM – 5:00PM
Further Reading Print No. 4: Modes of Learning
Book Launch by Further Reading
5:30PM – 6:00PM
(1) Catish
(2) 浮狸新聞 PU-RI DIARY vol.1,2
(3) LUCKY LETTER
(4) Grimm’s Fairy Tale Book Series: “SWEET PORRIDGE” / “THE THREE LANGUAGES” / “SNOWDROP”
Book Launch by ninnin
6:30PM – 7:30PM
Food as a Conversation Starter
Panel Discussion by The Slow Press x PLATES Magazine
11:00 AM – 12:30PM
You Only Have 90 Minutes to Save the World
Workshop by ReDezine
1:30PM – 2:00PM
Ned Dickens Guide to Just About Every Fun Thing
Book Launch by Andi Miranti
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Planet Lens: Design Perspectives on Everyday Materials
Workshop by KOSEKO DESIGN&PRESS
2:30PM – 3:00PM
Halftime Speech Issue 01: Deflection
Book Launch by Halftime Speech
3:30PM – 4:00PM
What We Think When We Think About Creating
Talk by Kongsi Design 一亻一半
4:00PM – 6:30PM
Letterpress and Woodcut
Workshop by The Lostprints
5:30PM – 6:00PM
Tanah-Air: Klang River Festival Vol. 2
Book Launch by RJ Paper x KongsiKL – Klang River Festival
6:30PM – 7:00PM
Making Malaysia: Navigating Narratives
Book Launch by R+
Tokyo TDC’s inaugural exhibition in Kuala Lumpur is a satellite exhibition at The Godown KL, in collaboration with the Tokyo Type Directors Club.
It showcased a curated selection of typography and graphic design works that have garnered significant attention at Tokyo exhibitions over the past three years, alongside works specifically selected from other years.
A total of 84 works were shown, including posters, type design, books, records, videos, experimental works, logo, package & sign design, and branding. This exhibition marks a significant milestone as these exceptional works will be displayed for the very first time in Malaysia and throughout Southeast Asia.
Tokyo TDC was established in 1987 by 89 Japanese graphic designers, under the invitation of Katsumi Asaba. The international competition “Tokyo TDC Annual Award” commenced by 1990 and has been held annually since then. Tokyo TDC focuses on the visualisation of letters and words, exploring their potential as information, pictures, and sculptures. The organisation prioritises experimentation and the exchange of design values among designers.
