The Wild Mushroom Cookbook

The task was to create book design and 15 mushroom illustrations for Villisienikeittokirja (The Wild Mushroom Cookbook) by Sami Tallberg. Sami Tallberg is a Finnish chef and food writer known especially for his foraging and wild food-focused books, catering and courses. The brief was to design a book that would be “psychedelic, magical and elegant”. The energetic book design including vibrant illustrations and a bright colour scheme was created to reflect the sparkling character of the author Sami Tallberg. AUTHOR Sami Tallberg STYLING Minna Lilja MUSHROOM PHOTOGRAPHY Lasse Kosonen STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY Atte Tanner Photography FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY Olga Poppius