6 amsterdamse pottenbakkers, Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, 1961

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  • Format Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s Benno Wissing
  • Year 1961
  • Client/Publisher Museum Boymans, Rotterdam
  • Size 195mm x 245mm
Benno Wissing
Benno Wissing was a Dutch graphic designer specialising in design for cultural and industrial clients. His clients included Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and Nationale Boekenmarkt. He was also a co-founder of Total Design, Amsterdam. Explore related designers including Wim Crouwel and Total Design. See also Dutch Modernism and Dutch graphic design history.

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6 amsterdamse pottenbakkers designed by Benno Wissing
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