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Walter Ballmer - Graphic Designer

Designer: Walter Ballmer

Walter Ballmer spent many years designing in Milan. He was born in Liestal, Switzerland, in 1923 and in 1959 he set up the Olivetti Spazio Show-Room in Milan; the Stile Olivetti exhibition in various European cities (1961); the Wert und Haben sector of the Swiss national exhibition, in 1964; the Olivetti-innovates exhibition (Athens, Nairobi, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, in 1965) and the Olivetti image exhibition (1968) in Malmo, Lausanne, Zurich. He was awarded diplomas of merit (1954 Compasso d’Oro; Swiss National Exhibition, 1964 and 1971); he received the award for the best Swiss poster in 1961 and the gold medal in 1973.

Articles Featuring the Work of Walter Ballmer

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Olivetti, advertisement, 1962. Designed by Walter Ballmer. Found on the back of Graphis 115, 1964
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Walter Ballmer’s Mid-Century Italian Graphic Design

Walter Ballmer was a Swiss graphic designer born in Liestal, Switzerland in 1923. He worked across various design disciplines including advertising design, packaging, typography and exhibition design.

Artefacts Featuring the Work of Walter Ballmer

Graphis 204, 1979/80. Cover design by Walter Ballmer
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Graphis 204, 1979/80

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Walter Ballmer
  • Year: 1979
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Olivetti, advertisement, 1962. Designed by Walter Ballmer.
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Olivetti, advertisement, 1962

  • Format: Advertisement
  • Designer/s: Walter Ballmer
  • Year: 1963
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Graphic Design 08, 1962. Cover design by Tadashi Ohashi
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La Biennale di Venezia XII, Festival Internazionale Di Musica Contemporanea, 1949. Designed by Max Huber
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Design (Japan), 027, 1961. Cover design by Ryuichi Yamashiro
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Ryuichi Yamashiro. Japanese Graphic Designer | 1920 – 1977

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