프란츠 Franz

You encounter them first on your desk. Along with books, Franz has showcased various small items with music as their motif. By creating everyday stationery that frequently comes into contact with hands—such as adhesive tape featuring composers' faces, pencils, erasers, and rulers—it brings music into work spaces.

Although the first trade book was a book by Pascal Quignard, the first book that opened the publishing company's doors was a violin instruction book. Franz began publishing in 2017 with the release of the instruction book 'Night Songs for Violin'. It was a departure quite distinct from typical art publishers that begin making their name known with reading books.

While Pascal Quignard's works previously translated domestically centered on novels or essays, this book takes the form of a play for the first time among his works introduced in our country. When the form is different, the reading pace also differs. A play is a literary genre that weaves scenes using only the dialogue spoken by characters and stage directions guiding actions, instead of explanatory continuous prose.

Turning the pages all the way to the end, you encounter a densely packed list behind the main text. Published by Franz, 『Words Without Music (음악 없는 말)』 is a memoir in which composer Philip Glass unfolds his artistic world and life journey. At the end of the book, his entire catalog of works is included without omission in chronological order.

While compiling 11 classical pieces of sheet music, it provides piano accompaniment sheet music and mp3 audio downloads together in a single book in addition to the violin part score.

Hairline, just as the name suggests, is a polishing process that regularly creates fine, long grain like hair on a metal surface. Unlike a smooth glossy finish that reflects objects like a mirror, light is scattered along the fine grain, reducing reflected light and revealing the metal's inherent texture.

It is not a permanent street-level store, but a mixed-use residential apartment where the representative actually lives. There are three confirmed facts about this space.