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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
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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