Paul Schuitema

Cement en Beton, 1, 1937

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Paul Schuitema was a Dutch designer and artist and was a member of the Circle of New Designers, a group that included Moholy-Nagy, Herbert Bayer, and Jan Tschichold. He was a pioneer in modern typography in mass communication and quickly adopted the principles of Constructivism and Bauhaus after studying in Rotterdam.

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Cement en Beton, 1, 1937. Design by Paul Schuitema
Cement en Beton, 1, 1937. Design by Paul Schuitema

Paul Schuitema was a Dutch designer and artist and was a member of the Circle of New Designers, a group that included Moholy-Nagy, Herbert Bayer, and Jan Tschichold. He was a pioneer in modern typography in mass communication and quickly adopted the principles of Constructivism and Bauhaus after studying in Rotterdam.

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