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Wim Crouwel

Tegen de lust – Toespraak bij de uitreiking van de Piet Zwart Prijs 1991 an Wim Crouwel door Hein van Haaren, BNO, 1991

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  • Format Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s Wim Crouwel
  • Year 1991
  • Client/Publisher Beroepsvereniging Nederlandse Ontwerpers (BNO),
  • Size 105mm x 202mm
Wim Crouwel
Willem Hendrik Crouwel was born in 1928 in Groningen, Netherlands. He studied at the Academy of Arts and Crafts in Groningen and took evening classes at the Institute of Arts and Crafts, now the Rietveld Academy. His teacher, Charles Jongejans, was trained by notable Dutch designers Paul Schuitema and Gerard Kiljan. In 1952, Crouwel began his design career at Enderberg, designing exhibitions and trade stands, gaining valuable experience. After leaving Enderberg in 1956, he founded a studio with industrial designer Kho Liang Ie, working on various projects across design disciplines, including graphic and exhibition design. Influenced by mid-century Swiss typography, Crouwel explored letterforms and graphic systems, using fonts like Helvetica and Univers. His early clients included the Van Abbe Museum, where he designed catalogues and posters. In 1963, he co-founded the influential design agency Total Design and also started working for the Stedelijk Museum, collaborating with Edy de Wilde until 1986. Explore the Design Reviewed archive to discover artefacts connected to Wim Crouwel. The Dutch Modernism movement, the Netherlands and the 1960s and 1970s decade pages.

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Tegen de lust – Toespraak bij de uitreiking van de Piet Zwart Prijs 1991 an Wim Crouwel door Hein van Haaren, BNO, 1991
Tegen de lust – Toespraak bij de uitreiking van de Piet Zwart Prijs 1991 an Wim Crouwel door Hein van Haaren, BNO, 1991
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