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Karel Martens

Oase 86, 2011, Baroque

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Content includes:
Maarten Delbeke, Tom Vandeputte, The Presence of the Baroque
Dirk De Meyer, Bohemian Baroque Culture and Folk Devotion
Tom Vandeputte, Processing History, Nicholas Hawksmoor’s Replicas
Martijn van Beek, The Limits of Infinity, Sigfried Giedion and the Evolution of the Reception of Guarino Guarini
Luigi Moretti, Le serie di strutture generalizzate di Borromini (1967)
Andrew Leach, On Moretti: Last of the Moderns
Hans Scharoun, The Message of Baroque (1964)
Christoph Grafe, Hans Scharoun: Culture Is Life with a Unified Structure
Maarten Delbeke, Roma Interrotta, Barok Rome als een (post-)modernistisch model
Irina Davidovici, System, Gesture, Unity Baroque Tendencies in the Work of Valerio Olgiati
Job Floris, Notion on the Work of Hermann Czech
Ruben Molendijk, The Baroque Fun of Christ & Gantenbein, A Conversation with Emanuel Christ
Christian Kieckens, Luce! Dammi luce!

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Karel Martens, Stefano Faoro, Werkplaats Typografie
  • Year: 2011
  • Client/Publisher: NAI Publishers
  • Size: 170mm × 240 mm
Karel Martens is one of the most influential Dutch graphic designers. He is a co-founder of the Werkplaats Typografie and works across designing and teaching. His work includes designing books, magazines, coins, postage stamps and telephone cards.  'His work is both personal and experimental. At the same time, it is publicly answerable.'

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Oase 86, 2011, Baroque. Designed by Karel Martens, Stefano Faoro, Werkplaats Typografie
Oase 86, 2011, Baroque. Designed by Karel Martens, Stefano Faoro, Werkplaats Typografie
Karel Martens is one of the most influential Dutch graphic designers. He is a co-founder of the Werkplaats Typografie and works across designing and teaching. His work includes designing books, magazines, coins, postage stamps and telephone cards.  'His work is both personal and experimental. At the same time, it is publicly answerable.'
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