The Two Pages sketchbooks have travelled the world, and will restore your faith in creativity
We talk to the founders about the 12-year project that has seen over 1000 creatives doodle, collaborate and connect over its humble pages.
It’s the kind of idea you have on a boring commute, and dare to dream will one day become an international beacon of creative spirit. But that’s exactly what Two Pages is – including the fact that it actually started as a way to pass time on the train.
Started by designer and art director Konstantinos Trichas in 2012, and co-run since 2016 with creative director and brand consultant Dionysis Livanis, the concept is simple. They choose a city and a creative person in that city, and send them a blank sketchbook, with the brief to adorn just two pages of the book around a decided theme. When they’re done, they pass it on.
It has some of the allure of Exquisite Corpse – each creative reacts in their individual way, each sketchbook becoming a bridge between different cultures and disciplines, the outcome far more than the sum of its parts. Having just celebrated 12 years since the first book, the duo chat to us about how such a beautifully straightforward idea has taken off (with the likes of Jean Jullien, Olimpia Zagnoli, Sameer Kulavoor, Paula Scher, Ahn Sang-soo and Kris Andrew Small all contributing their own two pages) and what they’ve learned along the way.
