typographic furniture by FH D students

selection of the ‘typo moebel’ pieces

first year communication design students at the at the university of applied science in düsseldorf developed typographic furniture as an exploration of three-dimensional letter forms.

‘in typography we deal with questions of readability and artistic expression. the same, often opposed aspects are much more obvious in furniture design. our ass tells us which type of chair feels comfortable and our eyes what looks exciting. each student build one letter of the alphabet as a more or less functional piece of furniture or household item.’

‘beside the exploration of letter shapes it was important to explore the college workshops and different production processes. all too often typography is reduced to the screen and printed paper. the course project was followed by a small exhibition of the complete furniture alphabet in a düsseldorf gallery.’ – holger jacobs, communications design teacher at at FH D

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poster for the ‘typo moebel’ exhibition by alexander mainusch 

by alexander kahl

left: by heidi lauright: by min kyung

by viviane vollack

by viviane vollack

 by axel mohr

by hagen reiling

by marcel schindler

by anna wibbeke

by leonie vogel 

left: thanh thao tranright: alexander kahl

view of the exhibition