Designer: Studio Dumbar

Studio Dumbar was founded by the Dutch designer Gert Dumbar in 1977, in The Hague. During 2003, the studio moved to Rotterdam and Michel de Boer took over the creative direction, after Gert Dumbar’s retirement. From 2011, Liza Enebeis became the studio’s third creative director.

Explore related designers including Gert Dumbar and Jan van Toorn. See also Dutch Modernism, Dutch graphic design history, and 1970s graphic design history.

Articles Featuring the Work of Studio Dumbar

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Artefacts Featuring the Work of Studio Dumbar

Studio Dumbar: Take new ways to express yourself, Verlag Hermann Schmidt, 1993

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Studio Dumbar: Take new ways to express yourself, Verlag Hermann Schmidt, 1993

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Studio Dumbar
  • Year: 1993
Behind the Seen (Studio Dumbar), Mainz, Hermann Schmidt, 1996

From the graphic design archive:

Behind the Seen (Studio Dumbar), Mainz, Hermann Schmidt, 1996

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Studio Dumbar
  • Year: 1996
Studio Dumbar (World Graphic Design 37), 1998

From the graphic design archive:

Studio Dumbar (World Graphic Design 37), 1998

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Studio Dumbar
  • Year: 1998
Archief Studio Dumbar – PTT Nederlands Archief Grafisch Ontwerpers, Zoo Producties, 2010

From the graphic design archive:

Archief Studio Dumbar – PTT Nederlands Archief Grafisch Ontwerpers, Zoo Producties, 2010

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Zoo Producties
  • Year: 2010

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