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@lorainefurter

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⚧ graphic designer based in Brussels, nourishing Armenian, Spanish, French & Swiss roots inherited by badass great grand-mothers 💜

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Les archives contiennent souvent plus que des objets de papier, et peut-être particulièrement les archives militantes, féministes, lesbi·ennes. Badges, t-shirts et vestes à slogans, bandanas, foulards, casquettes… Compagnons des documents, flyers et posters, ces objets reflètent les multiples façons dont les mouvements et les identités s’expriment.

À l’occasion d’un atelier dans les archives féministes du @avg_carhif à Bruxelles, on a eu envie de mettre en avant les badges en tant qu’outils de résistance féministe et les*bi*en 💜

Ce zine fait office de reader, et compile un mini-corpus — subjectif et non-exhaustif — de références. On tenait à ce qu’il tienne dans la poche, puisse être diffusé et visible, tel un signe de reconnaissance, à l’instar des bandanas portés sur le jeans.

Ils seront en vente lors du @queerzinefestbxl qui aura lieu le 17 & 18 octobre 💫 by @lorainefurter

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Badges militants — des corps aux archives, un atelier proposé dans le cadre des Journées du Matrimoine 2026 @journeesmatrimonydagen

L’atelier propose de redécouvrir le badge en tant qu’outil de résistance féministe et les·bi·en. Une sélection de badges conservés au Carhif sera accessible à la consultation. Après un moment d’observation réjouissante/inspirante, les participant·es seront guidé·es à sampler des formes graphiques dans le fonds, réinvestir des slogans, couper, coller, badger. Une façon d’inviter les personnes à poursuivre le processus créatif et graphique suivi par Loraine et Lissa lors de la création de l'identité visuelle des Journées du Matrimoine 2026. Chacun·e sera amené·e à explorer et à créer son/ses badge(s), dans la lignée de cet héritage militant.

Cette activité aura lieu en français au Carhif, 10 rue du Méridien - 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.

Concept & design @lorainefurter et @lissa_choukrane / Font/e: Chaloupée de/door @anna_lebec /BBB DM Sans de/door @camille.circlude @eugbidaut @mariel.nils Bérénice Bouin / Illustrations provenant des archives @avg_carhif & @rosavzw by @lorainefurter

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🖍️ Derrière chaque affiche, il y a une intention.
Pour l'édition 2026, on a confié la direction artistique à @lorainefurter & @lissa_choukrane avec une consigne : puiser dans les archives.
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🖍️ Voor de editie van 2026 vertrouwden we de artistieke leiding toe aan @lorainefurter & @lissa_choukrane , met één richtlijn: duik in de archieven.

🧚‍♂️ Au fil de leurs recherches respectives Loraine & Lissa fouillent, découvrent, collectent. Dans leurs cloud et disques durs, dorment des centaines d'images d'archives féministes et queers. Souvent photographiées avec peu de lumière ou scannées à l'arrache avec leur téléphone, ces pépites d'archives étaient chéries par les designeuses, qui attendaient impatiemment une occasion de les mobiliser. À l'occasion de leur collaboration avec les Journées du Matrimoine 2026, elles ont sélectionné une série de visuels pour illustrer les différents supports de communication et faire revivre ces dessins faits sur des coins de tables.

Les illustrations proviennent de publications féministes parues dans les années 1970 et 1980, qui sont maintenant archivées et disponibles à la consultation au @avg_carhif et à @rosavzw

Les mises en page ont été réalisées sur Inkscape. La famille de typographies choisies provient de la typothèque de Bye Bye Binary. La Chaloupée a été dessinée par Anna Lebec, et la BBB DM Sans par Camille Circlude, Eugénie Bidaut, Mariel Nils et Bérénice Bouin.
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🧚‍♂️ Tijdens hun onderzoek doken Loraine en Lissa diep in de archieven. Op hun harde schijven verzamelden zich honderden feministische en queer archiefbeelden. Foto's en scans, vaak bij weinig licht gefotografeerd of haastig met een gsm gescand, werden jarenlang gekoesterd in afwachting van het juiste moment om ze nieuw leven in te blazen. En als er één gelegenheid daarvoor geschikt is, dan zijn het wel de Matrimoniumdagen. Speciaal voor de communicatiedragers van deze editie maakten ze een selectie uit hun archiefparels. Zo worden illustraties die ooit op een hoekje van een tafel werden getekend binnenkort opnieuw tot leven gebracht.

De illustraties zijn afkomstig uit feministische publicaties uit de jaren 1970 en 1980. Ze worden vandaag bewaard taken in Brussels, Belgium by @lorainefurter

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Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Crip Zines Collective Reading by @lorainefurter .

A selection of publications by crip artists and activists, during @e.encore.e ‘s first edition at Kaaistudios.

Thank you to @kaaitheater for hosting and supporting this moment.

Video by @byzephirmoreels

#cripculture #collectivereading #cripzines taken in Kaaistudio's by @lorainefurter

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6 months ago

postbinarytypelab: Platform for experiments and knowhow around inclusiv langauge in German. With a range of german glyphs for „DinDong“ by Clara Sambot. by @lorainefurter

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As part of ENCORE, a CRIP zine selection will be presented, an experimental collection of empowering and subversive publications by CRIP artists and activists⁠.
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Friday (14-16h) and Saturday (16-18h) we invite you to 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 to meet, share and read the zines together. Open to anybody but with a priority for disabled people. Please register by sending an email to ines.fransen@kaaitheater.be ⁠
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📅 06.03.- 07.03.26 at Kaaistudios ⁠
🎟️ FREE (reservation required)
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𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆⁠
🦽wheelchair accessible⁠
🪑 different seating options available⁠
🎧 the bar will be open so if you are sensitive to noise, please take ear protections⁠
📚 Some of the zines and contents will be accessible in multiple formats, paper thicknesses, font sizes, audio and digital versions. A special display will allow for many ways to pick and hold the books, make your own zines, suggest thoughts and references.⁠
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We will adapt the reading group setup according to the needs of the people present. A code of conduct will be announced and expressed on location.⁠
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📸 Speaking Volumes, access·ories: a series of objects that support and subvert reading, raise questions of accessibility through accessories as portals for subversive stories. 2025-ongoing. by @lorainefurter

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8 months ago

Register now for the ❤️‍🔥 Pressing Issues 📚 series to join the online event “Materiality of ♀ and ♀♀ Publications in Belgian Archives: An Ode to Messy Bindings” with Lissa Choukrane @lissa_choukrane and Loraine Furter @lorainefurter! (Link in bio)

📆 Thur Jan 8 | 6 pm CET | paid online lecture

This lecture explores the materiality of feminist and lesbian publications, their unconventional bindings, and their lives in Belgian archives.

Most of the publications that Lissa Choukrane and Loraine Furter encountered in their research could be called °zines° or °micro editions.° They are relatively accessible—production, distribution, and price-wise—and don’t take up much space in a library. In fact, they sometimes get lost. With their thin, often folded spines, they are less visible, less orderly, and more fragile than rows of books with larger spines. As a result, they are usually stored in archival boxes, missing a bookshelf or other display adapted to them.

Lissa’s and Loraine’s inventory of forms shows inventive ways to transform folds and staples into sublime objects that convey powerful and subversive ideas, creating a link between past and present practices.

💬 Language: English with close-captions

💕 Lissa Choukrane is a researcher and artist working on gender issues and archival practices with a focus on the intersecting histories of womxn and the book trade.

💕 Loraine Furter is a graphic designer and researcher based in Brussels. Her work specializes in editorial design, hybrid publishing, and intersectional xfeminism.

This event is part of the paid online series ❤️‍🔥Pressing Issues 📚 discussing the politics of translating, archiving, and publishing!

Upon registering, all past Pressing Issues events are accessible as recordings. We trust you to choose the price on the sliding scale that suits your needs.

➡️ More info on our website and in the comments below

#publishing #undergroundpublishing #zinemaking by @lorainefurter

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10 months ago

Register now for the ❤️‍🔥 Pressing Issues 📚 series to dive into the materiality of underground publishing and more! (Link in bio)

📆 Thur Jan 8 | 6 pm CET | paid | online
Lecture ✨ Materiality of ♀ and ♀♀ Publications in Belgian Archives: An Ode to Messy Bindings 🔍
with Lissa Choukrane @lissa_choukrane and Loraine Furter @lorainefurter

Most of the publications Lissa Choukrane and Loraine Furter encountered in their research could now be called °zines or °micro editions.° With their thin, often folded spines, they are less visible, less orderly, and more fragile than rows of books with larger spines. They do not take up much space in a library. In fact, they sometimes even get lost.

In their lecture, Lissa and Loraine invite you to explore the soft, limp, messy bindings of feminist and lesbian publications and their lives in local Belgian archives. Their inventory of forms shows ways to transform folds and staples into sublime objects that convey powerful and subversive ideas. It is a source of inspiration that creates a link between past and present practices.

✏️ Tickets for the full series are available on a sliding scale:
– Solidarity: CHF 290
– Standard: CHF 150
– Reduced: CHF 70
– Low Income: CHF 35
– Group pass (info below)

🌟 For bigger groups and institutions keen on facilitating their students’ and staff’s participation, we provide discounted passes. Please contact learning@futuress.org along with the number of participants.

➡️ More info on our website and in the comments below

#publishing #undergroundpublishing #archives #bookmaking #design by @lorainefurter

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a year ago

**** See parts of my Masterthesis and explore German-Non-Binary Glyphs for Dottivetti Font on www.postbinarytypelab.ch **** Let me know wich Glyphs are still missing for German **** Happy for your Feedback! by @lorainefurter

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"Staples and String Ends: Ode to Messy Bindings" presents research into the soft, limp, messy bindings of Belgian feminist publications contained in local archives. It is an inventory of forms that are relatively accessible from the point of view of their production, and of inventive finds that transform bits of string into sublime bindings.
It was (self-)published by Lissa Choukrane @lissa_choukrane and Loraine Furter @lorainefurter (writing and editorial concept), and Lara Dautun @laradautun (FR version, 2022) and Sarah Saleh @sarah.ssssssss (EN version, 2024) .

Do you want to dive deeper into the "Messy Bindings” research?

Register now for our paid online series ❤️‍🔥 Pressing Issues: Printing Futures, Publishing Resistance 📚 to join the online lecture “Materiality of ♀ and ♀♀ Publications in Belgian Archives: An Ode to Messy Bindings” by Lissa Choukrane and Loraine Furter! (Link in bio)

Lissa’s and Loraine’s lecture explores the materiality of feminist and lesbian publications, their unconventional bindings, and their lives in Belgian archives.

📆 Jan 8, 2026 | 6 pm CET | live via Zoom and as recordings on Vimeo

💬 Language: English with close-captions

✏️ Tickets for the full series are available on a sliding scale:
– Solidarity: CHF 290
– Standard: CHF 150
– Student: CHF 70
– Reduced Student: CHF 35

🌟 For institutions and larger groups, we provide discounted passes. Please contact learning@futuress.org along with the number of participants.

➡️ More info on our website and in the comments below!

#publishing #print #zines #materiality #undergroundpublishing by @lorainefurter

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Register now for the ❤️‍🔥 Pressing Issues 📚 paid series to join the online event “Materiality of ♀ and ♀♀ Publications in Belgian Archives: An Ode to Messy Bindings” by Lissa Choukrane @lissa_choukrane and Loraine Furter @lorainefurter! (Link in bio)

Their lecture explores inventive ways to transform folds and staples into sublime objects that convey powerful and subversive ideas!

📆 Thur Jan 8, 2026 | 6 pm CET | online | paid series

💕 Lissa Choukrane is an independent researcher and artist with a focus on writing and the question of archives. Her work focuses on the intersecting histories of womxn and the book trade. After researching bookbinders womxn, she is now exploring publishing practices in the Parisian militant context. Since 2023, Lissa has been teaching a class on the politics of archives, with a particular focus on gender issues.

💕 Loraine Furter is a graphic designer and researcher based in Brussels since 2007, specializing in editorial design, hybrid publishing, and inter- sectional xfeminism. Loraine is currently a PhD student in Sint Lucas, Antwerp, where she deepens her self-initiated research project Speaking Volumes—art, activism and feminist publishing. She is also part of the cyberfeminist collective Just For the Record, and since 2017, co-organizes the graphic design festival Fig. in Liège.

💬 Language: English with close-captions

✏️ Tickets for the whole series are available on a sliding scale:
– Solidarity: CHF 290
– Standard: CHF 150
– Student: CHF 70
– Reduced Student: CHF 35

🌟 For institutions and other larger groups, we provide discounted passes. Please contact learning@futuress.org along with the number of participants.

➡️ More info on our website and in the comments below!

#publishing #printing #archive #binding #zines #bookbinding by @lorainefurter

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Coulisses & Gossip 💖 Une suite à Agrafes & bouts de ficelles qui raconte les coulisses du projet depuis 2022, l'évolution de notre regard et des nouvelles histoires éditoriales... ✨

On a aussi ré-imprimé Agrafes & bouts de ficelles dont la pochette a un peu changé de tête (on vous raconte ça dans le texte)

Mise en page à six mains par Alice Marion, Loraine Furter et Lissa Choukrane

À retrouver dans Agrafes & bouts de ficelles ou en solo si vous avez déjà l'édition - écrivez-nous 🌞 by @lorainefurter

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