typographic furniture by FH D students

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typographic furniture by FH D students
typographic furniture by FH D students
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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

 

more details here

 

 

poster for the 'typo moebel' exhibition by alexander mainusch 

 

 

 

by alexander kahl

 

 

left: by heidi lau
right: 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 tran
right: alexander kahl

 


view of the exhibition

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