Rain

Rain sucks- unless we allow ourselves the pleasure of encountering it!

Children call it wellington weather- and tirelessly jump into puddles. Lovers sing in the rain- and know what rain kisses taste like. Nature longs for rain often enough- forests and fields gratefully receive every drop.
And we speak of »bad weather«, hide inside and miss out on patter, splash and petrichor, water games and cloud formations, haze and moments of mud, rainbows and the sound of ever renewing rain symphonies of many voices.

Rain sucks- unless we meet it, look at it and taste the rainy air.

When did we get chased out off the weather paradise, where rain is simply enjoyable? Where welly-fun and joie de puddle reign. And is there maybe a way back into being one with the weather as it is?

A declaration of love to the weather as it is

This book opens your eyes to what you miss when you follow the usual rain reflexes. To what you gain once you perceive the other side of the rain: its iridescence and glow; the tension it carries, its gift to touch us, to refresh, excite, and calm us.
Rain is the natural counter-impulse to the dictates of optimization and self-optimization.

Rain is a key to creativity and growth if we surrender to it!

Christian Sauer has taken to the rain. He goes outside when others hurry home. Discovers the rain in all its forms and facets. Reads other people’s experiences with the rain. And dedicates a multi-layered declaration of love to that which from now on you will no longer thoughtlessly call »bad« weather.
We wish you lots of joy while reading. Enjoy every last drop of the verbal rain symphony. And then let yourself be charmed by the next rain- which you will view in an entirely new light!

Features and design

In her search for inspiration for the illustrations in this book, Franca Neuburg sat down outside in the rain with selected color pigments. Observed how the drops ran, drew traces onto the sheet- how the paints created tone shadings. A mood board wet on wet emerged. She examined textures which different rain intensities left behind on the paper, and observed how nature retreats into the shadows behind haze and tattered clouds.
Without it having stood in the briefing, she offered evidence of the energy of rainy moments able to stimulate creativity.
Klaus Neuburg lets the intense texts by Christian Sauer flow quietly and rhythmically across the pages. Discreetly guides through the essays and experiences without typography pushing itself to the fore. And the team at Kösel turns all this into a book that comfortably lies in one’s hand, that is looking forward to seeing you after you have come back inside from your encounter with the rain, with rosy cheeks, renewed and refreshed.

And what does the rain sound like?

Christian Sauer did not only listen to the beat of the drops, the melody of the rainfalls- he also listened to the musical pieces by the great masters of different centuries who were inspired by rain. On Spotify, his rain playlist is waiting for you- and, from now on, you’ll probably sing in the rain every now and then…

Rain
A declaration of love to the weather as it is
design: Klaus and Franca Neuburg
printed throughout in four colors with high-pigmented inks
size 16.5 x 23.1 cm
colorfully printed mother-of-pearl flex cover with inlaid bookmark