Art Catalogues from the Past

• Stedelijk by Wim Crouwel, 1971 | Akari by Josef Müller-Brockmann, 1975

Recently, these art catalogues found their way into my collection and made me very happy. It’s not just because they’re made by two of my favorite designers. There is so much thought and craft, you can feel it. In the case of the Stedelijk cover, literally—the letter-pressed black type is gorgeous.

I found the JMB at the design museum bookshop in Zürich and the WC at Counter-Print, which is a wonderful source for out of print gems.

Posted by Simon on June 21st 2009 in Seen and Found

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