Karel Martens: Perpetual Birthday Calendar scenting and the hand-painted cover means

and the hand-painted cover means no two are identical

the Lucano is clean and classic — a modern line that recedes into any room

These branches tell stories of mountain resilience

The artist's way is to have a little notebook always at hand

Karel Martens: Perpetual Birthday Calendar scenting and the hand-painted cover meansKarel Martens conceived this A3 wall calendar as a prototype in 1968. The design has been unrealized until now a limited edition publication from Roma Publications. The Perpetual Birthday Calendar is built on a single die cut shape, repeated across colored card stock, layered until the pattern multiplies into something that couldn't have been predicted from the piece alone. Thirteen sheets, each a different color, each punched to the same geometry.