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Paul Schuitema

De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 09, 29 April 1939

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Important Dutch avantgarde periodical on architecture designed by Paul Schuitema

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Paul Schuitema
  • Year: 1939
  • Client/Publisher: Amsterdam Van Holkema & Warendorf
  • Size: 221mm x 288mm

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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De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 09, 29 April 1939
De 8 en Opbouw, 10e jaargang No 09, 29 April 1939. Designed by Paul Schuitema
Important Dutch avantgarde periodical on architecture designed 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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