Clans: Björn Hurri Returns to Kickstarter with His Next Book

The Artbook Collector
May 5
2 min read

Updated: May 6

April 5th 2025

Concept artists and industry veteran Björn Hurri is back with another artbook and the Kickstarter campaign went live today.

Clans, the title of the new book, will feature 248 pages of art in a 210 x 210mm hardcover and is a follow up to ORO, which was also funded through the crowdfunding platform. Clans extends the fantasy world created by Hurri, this time exploring its factions and again focuses on character and creature design. It is the third book in the series, with the first being 2021's Abominations.

The Kickstarter, found here, needs €25,000 to reach its funding goal before it ends on June 4th, but is already well on its way to getting there. The early bird copies at a lower price are already selling out as I write this, despite the Kickstarter having just launched. This is all a great sign for Hurri and the team, showing that fan support is there yet again.

The new release comes in two editions, Standard at €39 and Premium at €99, but only the Standard Edition will be sold at retailers when the campaign ends. The Premium Edition comes with an alternative cover, signed bookplate and the Swag Pack that features 9 prints and a poster. This Swag Pack will also be available as an add-on.

Like many Kickstarter campaigns, there will also be stretch goals that unlock with each funding milestone. Bookmarks, prints and more will be available through these for anyone that pledges for a copy of the book. Backers can also add additional copies of Clans, or the previous books, ORO and Abominations too, providing even more options and the chance to collect them all if you missed out before. The Björn Hurri edition of Sketch.Box can also be added on.

The Kickstarter campaign is being run by Spiridon Giannakis, known online simply as Spiridon, who has successfully run campaigns for over 20 artbooks, including Björn Hurri's ORO. This includes another upcoming Kickstarter, Tributes: HR GIGER, made in collaboration with the Giger estate, you can find that here. Éditions Caurette are the publishers, having worked on many artbooks since they were founded in 2016.

Björn Hurri Clans preivew — A preview from Clans posted on X

Björn Hurri is a concept artist that has worked on predominantly games, but also film and TV, for over 20 years. In that time he has been a part of over 150 projects and is currently an art director at Opus Artz, mentoring artists. He creates incredible character and creature designs, leaving little wonder as to why he has had such a long and busy career!

Game series he has worked on include Assassin's Creed, Dead Space, Bioshock, Destiny, God of War and Sea of Thieves, highlighting the range of projects he has worked on. Outside of his fantasy series, Hurri's art has been printed in many 'Art of' books for video games and he frequently shares artwork online.