Leipziger Verlag Spector Books triumphs at the most beautiful German books!

Leipziger Verlag Spector Books triumphs at the most beautiful German books!

On Monday evening, June 16, 2025, the winners of the "Most Beautiful German Books" award were announced in Berlin. This event traditionally honors the most outstanding works of the book design and offers a fascinating insight into the creative variety of German book production. The Leipziger Verlag Spector Books triumphed in this competition by winning four titles and thus turning out to be the most successful publisher of the year. MDR reports that the excellent books shine thematically and design and capture the intersection between art, theory and design perfectly.

The award -winning works includes a five -part dining series by Alexander Kluge, who, with the title "The Subjective of Images", deals with the influence of artificial intelligence in film art. Another outstanding book is "Raising the Curtain" by Oxana Gourinovitch, which deals with the stories of two modernist opera houses in Vilnius and Minsk. A total of 25 exemplary books were awarded in five categories, with the focus on the design quality and less on the content.

a jury with a good hand

The books were selected by an expert jury, which consists of experts like Chrish Knigge, that emphasizes that a beautiful book was more than just material, writing and color. Criteria for the award are exemplary design, conception and processing. This shows the jury membership of the variety of design options and important trends that shape the German book market. Buchkunst emphasizes that the event that has been taking place since 1929 repeatedly sets new impulses for book production and makes current currents visible.

The award-winning titles are not only celebrated in Germany, but also presented at book fairs at home and abroad as well as exhibitions in libraries and bookstores. A creative highlight will be the permanent exhibition in the foyer of the Frankfurt literary house, where readers can experience the most beautiful books up close.

promotion of young talents

The promotional prize for young book design, which characterizes courageous and future -oriented projects every year, which the medium of book is conceptually further develop is also noteworthy. In 2025 more than 160 entries were registered, and the three award -winning projects each receive 2,000 euros. From July 17th to August 16, 2025, these will be exhibited in the industrial house in Berlin, which underlines appreciation for innovative book designs. [Designer in Action] (https://www.designerinaction.de/ design/foto-galerie-die-schoensten-deutschen-buecher-2017/) explains that the selection of the "most beautiful German books" repeatedly reveals interesting trends and currents of the book market and keeps the industry in motion.

With prize money of 10,000 euros, the “Prize of the Book Art Foundation” continues to be awarded. The award winner's ceremonial announcement will take place on September 5, 2025 in the Museum Applied Art in Frankfurt. The selection is made by a special jury that chose the best title from the 25 most beautiful German books.

Overall, this year's award impressively shows how complex and creative the German book landscape is and how important it is to appreciate and promote this diversity.