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Imre Reiner

Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1957

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Imre Reiner
Imre Reiner trained in Hungary as a sculptor. In 1920 he moved to Germany, where he studied graphic art under Ernst Schneidler at the Akademie für Bildende Kunst in Stuttgart. He has lived in Switzerland from 1931 and illustrated, mainly with wood engravings, works of classical and contemporary authors. He was also a painter and exhibited  in Germany, Paris, Philadelphia, Chicago, São Paulo and at the Triennale in Milan. Explore related designers including Jan Tschichold and Hermann Zapf. See also Swiss graphic design history, Type Specimens, 1930s graphic design history.
Gebrauchsgraphik
A German design magazine published from 1924 onwards, devoted to commercial art and advertising design.

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1957. Cover design by Imre Reiner
Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1957. Cover design by Imre Reiner
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