Content includes:
Momentum of the design competition
Special Feature: City Design
Elements of Urban Beauty / Masaru Katsumi
City design (graph)
Design variations: phone booths, mailboxes
Beauty and Color of the City / Sozaburo Taguchi
Salad bowl selling well in the US market / IAI leadership; design department (Shigetaka Saito)
Design: Hi-Fi record player (portable type) / GK Industrial Design Laboratory
Comparison of wood adhesives / IAI Engineering Department (Kotaro Aoki)
Parts Guide: Connectors, Plugs, Switches, Time Switches / IAI Research Division
New Exhibition Furniture / West Pagoda
The 2nd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition / Mosuke Yoshitake
2nd All Kyushu Furniture Competition
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Wolfgang Bäumer's advertising design for Bayer, Klöckner Works and the Lottery. His adaptable design aesthetic alongside his skills of convening messaging through visuals are fantastic examples of mid-century German graphic design.
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Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content
Little is known about the talented designer Günther Glückert. Born during the 1930s, a period that proved less than conducive to nurturing youthful artistic endeavours, did not halt Glückert's path of becoming a talented designer.
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Corporate Identity & Branding, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
KLM's brand evolution by Henrion Design Associates. Founded in 1919, KLM is the world's oldest operating airline. In 1961, Henrion Design Associates redesigned the iconic brand, overcoming challenges of standardisation and outdated aesthetics.
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