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Posted on 30.08.202121.06.2021 by ftnbooks — Leave a comment

Wim Crouwel (continued)

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Followers of the blog will know of my admiration for Wim Crouwel, but what most people do not know is that Crouwel designed in the late Sixties and early Seventies for two other Amsterdam museums. Beside the Stedelijk Museum he made poster and publication designs for the AMSTERDAMS HISTORISCH MUSEUM and MUSEUM WILLET-HOLTHUYSEN. As for the posters….. FTN-books acquired a smalll collection of these pposters which is now for sale at www.ftn-books. Here are some pictures of the 12 posters now available.

Posted on 09.09.202030.05.2020 by ftnbooks — Leave a comment

Jan van Toorn ….STADsMARKERING, Groningen 950 jaar

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I am always keen on the special publications published by government and museums. Here is one by the Groninger Municipality, who commissioned Jan van Toorn for a special publication to celebrate 950 years Groningen. Size , design and printing are all of the best quality and even the included map looks special. The book comes from the former library of Total design and is now available at www.ftn-books.com

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Posted on 23.09.201922.09.2019 by ftnbooks — Leave a comment

Wim Crouwel and DE VOLKSKRANT

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Wim Crouwel passed away some days ago and since, a great number of articles have been published on his life and accomplishments as a designer. His works will prove to be highly important for designers all over the world in the future and DE VOLKSKRANT ( one of the most important newspapers in the Netherlands) recognized that fact and devoted a 2 page article on Crouwel in their Saturday paper. It is only on rare occasions that such a long and detailed article is published on just one person. Wim Crouwel and his works prove to be that important. The article can be found on the internet here (dutch)

https://www.volkskrant.nl/mensen/wim-crouwel-hoeder-van-het-functionele-ontwerp-en-een-onverzettelijke-rechtlegger~bf53fa62/

Posted on 20.09.201920.09.2019 by ftnbooks — Leave a comment

Wim Crouwel (1928-2019)

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This morning i heard that one of the most influential designers from our time, Wim Crouwel, has died. The last years of his life he suffered Parkinson disease, but he was still going strong and must have looked forward to the retrospective of his works being opened later this month at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. What better way to commemorate this great artist than to show a selection of the many items designed by him. www.ftn-books.com