The Kuala Lumpur Art Book Fair (KLABF) returns for its second edition from 2–4 December 2022, which will see artists, collectives, bookshops, independent publishers, galleries and many more gathering under one roof at The Godown. Open to the public, the fair will also feature a roster of exciting programmes including talks and workshops.
This year’s edition will expect a bigger exhibitor list and an even bigger crowd turnout, with self-published works by exhibitors from Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, USA, and more. Exhibitor list, programme, and ticket sales to be announced on a later date.
Driv Loo, Director
Sam Chia, Co-Director
Poong Se Yin, Project Executive
Dawn Lim, Assistant Director
A01 LIE
A02 Basheer Graphic Books
A03 Gleam Pulp
A04 Thinking*Room
A05 Putticoop / Po Hung Design Lab
A06 Two in Row
A07 Where’s Gut Studio / Shuren Press
A08 Orbit / Bogus Merchandise
A09 Ejin Sha / Kuala Lumpur Ceria
A10 Binatang Press
A11 shuuhuahua
A12 sojanggak
A13 Daily Report
A14 Sugee Wee / Maxxstudio
A15 huruf
A16 The Slow Press
A17 Humana
B01. ASIAN_FOOD_DESIGN
B02 Suburbia Projects
B03 Your Local Newsstand
B04 Artpohapoh
B05 Grafis Nusantara
B06 MCCM Creations
B07 Libro Arte
B08 Come Come Come
B09 def.Good
B10 Hasuriso
B11 Zontiga
B12 Sine Theta Magazine
B13 Wawanda
B14 Clover Aureate / Mashpatooties
B15 Plates Magazine / Sherwan Rozan
B16 Kamboja Press
B17 Toko Sue
B18 Hole In The Wall
B19 Anotherandom / cybercherryclub
B20 Penang City Eye / draf.
B21 Carmen Sense / ibelieveinxinwei
B22 Yap Jiaern
B23 Sankaku / Process Magazine
B24 Thing Books
B25 Bang Bang Zine
B26 Restoran OK 88 / Ilham dari Kakus
B27 Viko Zhijune / Hanayaro
B28 MFYG Books
B29 Tipong Pilipino / Ross Du
B30 Fictionist Studio / Popa Nota
B31 cloud projects
B32 Further Reading Press
11AM – 3PM
Riso Calendar Workshop
Workshop by Bang Bang Zine
12 – 8PM
Cloudscape
Art/Light Installation by Cahaya Create
2 – 3:30PM
4:30 – 6PM
Life in Progress Workshop
Workshops by Mossery
12:30 – 5:30PM
Book Launches
11AM – 2PM
Riso-ify Your Imagination: A Workshop about Turning Imagination Into Risograph Postcard
Workshop by Hasuriso
11AM – 12PM
Independent Publishing in Australia*
Talk by Slow Burn Books (AU)
12 – 1PM
Science of the Secondary?*
Talk by Atelier HOKO (SG)
12 – 8PM
Cloudscape
Art/Light Installation by Cahaya Create
12:30– 4:30PM
Book Launches
2 – 3:30PM
4:30 – 6PM
Life in Progress Workshop
Workshops by Mossery
3 – 4PM
Crafting Identity Through Type*
Talk by Tokotype (ID)
4 – 5PM
Looking at the Everyday through Food and Design*
Talk by In Plain Words (SG)
4:30 – 6PM
Somewhere in the Kuala Pop-up Book Children’s Workshop
Workshop by Somewhere in the Kuala X Khalisah Zakaria
5:30PM
Colour Of The Future
Soft Launch by RJ Paper
11 – 3PM
Riso Zine Making Workshop
Workshop by Bang Bang Zine
11AM – 12PM
A House of Small Books*
Talk by Sojanggak (KR)
12 – 1PM
Expect The Unexpected Journey*
Talk by Space Dawg (MY)
12:30-1PM
Table Read: Rehearsals for Things to be Read and Enacted
Reading Session by Display Distribute (HK/CN) x Reading Sideways Press (ID)
12-8PM
Cloudscape
Art/Light Installation by Cahaya Create
1:30 – 5:30PM
Book Launches
2 – 3:30PM
4:30 – 6PM
Life in Progress Workshop
Workshops by Mossery
3 – 4PM
Some Notes on Design and Publishing*
Talk by Temporary Press (SG)
4 – 5PM
The Meaning of Travel*
Talk by LOST (CN/SG)
08-10 DEC, 12 – 6PM
KLABF X Zhongshan
Satellite Event