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Design and Style – 7: Bauhaus 1919-1933, Mohawk Papers Mills, 1991

Steven Heller (editor) and Seymour Chwast (designer).Issue 7 of “Design and Style,” a series of coveted paper promotions created for Mohawk Papers Mills by The Pushpin Group, 1991.This issue explores the Bauhaus (1919 – 1933)

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Seymour Chwast
  • Year 1991
  • Client/Publisher The Pushpin Group / Mohawk Papers Mills
  • Size 258mm x 302mm
Seymour Chwast
Seymour Chwast lives and works in New York, where he was born in 1931 and studied graphic design and illustration techniques at the Cooper Union Art School in New York. As a founding member of Push Pin Studios, he contributed to the affirmation of the Push Pin Style that was to have such success and influence on contemporary visual communication. In particular, Chwast was the creator of the Push Pin Graphic, a specialised publication with an international readership. He designed posters, illustrations, typography and commercials. Explore related designers including Milton Glaser and Herb Lubalin. See also American Modernism and 1960s graphic design history.

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Design and Style - 7 Bauhaus 1919-1933, Mohawk Papers Mills, 1991. Designed by Seymour Chwast
Design and Style – 7 Bauhaus 1919-1933, Mohawk Papers Mills, 1991. Designed by Seymour Chwast

 

Design and Style - 7 Bauhaus 1919-1933, Mohawk Papers Mills, 1991. Designed by Seymour Chwast
Design and Style – 7 Bauhaus 1919-1933, Mohawk Papers Mills, 1991. Designed by Seymour Chwast
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