Statement and Counter-Statement: Notes on Experimental Jetset, Volume 1, Roma Publications, 2015

(Publishers Overview) ‘Published by Roma Publications (Amsterdam), and featuring contributions by Linda van Deursen, Mark Owens, Ian Svenonius and Jon Sueda, ‘Statement and Counter-Statement’ is the first-ever publication on the work of Experimental Jetset, documenting almost two decades of graphic design praxis. A pocket-sized paperback counting over 570 pages, the book should not be seen as monolithic monograph, but as a very loose, personal archive.

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Experimental Jetset,
  • Year 2015
  • Client/Publisher Roma Publications
  • Size 108mm x 180mm
Experimental Jetset,
Experimental Jetset is a Dutch graphic design studio founded in Amsterdam in 1997 by Marieke Stolk, Erwin Brinkers, and Danny van den Dungen, who are all graduates of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Th studio is known for their stripped-back, text-based approach rooted in the legacy of Swiss typography and Dutch modernism. Clients have included the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Centre Pompidou. Their work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. Explore related designers including Werkplaats Typografie and Karel Martens. See also Dutch Modernism and 1990s graphic design history.

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Statement and Counter-Statement: Notes on Experimental Jetset, Volume 1, Roma Publications, 2015
Statement and Counter-Statement: Notes on Experimental Jetset, Volume 1, Roma Publications, 2015
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