Obvious State Employee Directory
Book and Periodical PublishingPennsylvania, United States2-10 Employees
Obvious State is a small creative studio and independent publishing house founded in 2011 by Nichole and Evan Robertson. Based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, the company produces books and prints that are sold through its own shop as well as bookstores and boutiques nationwide. The work focuses on book-related prints and objects intended for readers and collectors in literary and art contexts. It has been featured at several cultural institutions, including the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Library of Congress. In 2017, Obvious State partnered with Doubleday on a commemorative print for the launch of Nell Stevens' The Victorian and the Romantic. The firm distributes its books and prints through its own shop and via bookstores nationwide.