Latex for Fun

Máximo Tuja at the 8th Leandre Cristòfol Art Biennale
Posted by Gestalten—01/2013

Since its first year, in 1997, the Leandre Cristòfol Art Biennale has continued to support the work of Catalan and Spanish artists to show the diversity of the visual arts today, presenting works and projects that straddle the borders between art, architecture and design, while building up a collection that now boasts 109 pieces.

This year, the designer Máximo Tuja aka Max-o-matic has been invited to participate with his project Latex for Fun, published by Gestalten. The 300-page book includes five exclusive latex balloons and is on sale at the Centre d’Art la Panera, where the event is taking place until April 28th, 2013. 

Latex for Fun presents highlights from this wonderfully wacky project in which 135 designers from over 20 countries participated; 88 of these designers are represented in the publication. Their work reflects various styles, personalities and cultures, but all of it shows how vibrantly creative the collaboration of a spontaneously generated global design network can be. 

Dan Witz

Light Star Express
Posted by Angie—05/2013

The masterful paintings of American artist Dan Witz transform everyday subjects into intimate hyper-realistic depictions of the banalities of life, allowing us to suspend our disbelief long enough to enter the fascinating world of art.

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Berlin.Status [2]

Exhibition at Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Posted by Gestalten—05/2013

Berlin.Status [2] marks the second survey of new tendencies and trends in Berlin’s art scene, undertaken by the curators Sven Drühl and Christoph Tannert.

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Two Free Tickets for the Belgrade Design Festival

June 6th - 8th, Belgrade
Posted by Gestalten—05/2013

Partnering with this year’s Belgrade Design Week, we are here to spread the good words about “Create new value!”.

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International Poster and Graphic Design Festival

Gestalten at Chaumont
Posted by Gestalten—05/2013

As the official media partner of the 24th International Poster and Graphic Design Festival this year, we are very proud be part of this must-attend event celebrating creativity and graphic design.

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Spontaneous Interventions

Design Actions for the Common Good
Posted by Gestalten—05/2013

Spontaneous Interventions, the official U.S. presentation at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition at last year's Venice Biennale, now comes to the Chicago Cultural Center.

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Infographic Thinking

Francesco Franchi Wins SPD Silver Award
Posted by Gestalten—05/2013

The infographic Francesco Franchi developed together with the participants of Gestalten's Infographic Thinking workshop has been awarded Silver by the Society of Publication Design!

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Catalog

Designed for a Manifesto
Posted by Gestalten—05/2013

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then our new font Catalog is a tribute to all the classic serif typefaces.

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ON—TYPE

Exhibition at Bauhaus Archive Berlin
Posted by Gestalten—05/2013

The current show at Bauhaus Archive reveals why the discourse on historic and contemporary type is not only interesting to design experts.

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Tobias Rehberger

Bar Oppenheimer
Posted by Gestalten—05/2013

Last week, Tobias Rehberger opened a replica of his favorite Frankfurt bar in New York to coincide with the Frieze Art Fair.

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Korea Power

Re-opening of MAK Frankfurt
Posted by Gestalten—05/2013

An unprecedented show on Korean Design and Identity has been launched with MAK Frankfurt's re-opening. Part of this exhibition is Dieter Leistner's photographic exploration of divided Korea.

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Coralie Bickford-Smith

A Series Woman
Posted by Angie—05/2013

As an in-house designer of Penguin Books, Coralie Bickford-Smith creates incredible designs for popular book series that have attracted worldwide attention. Working with sumptuous materials and Victorian binding, she has infused classic book covers with modern inspiration. Her works—introduced in Gestalten’s Fully Booked: Ink on Paper—recall the golden age of bookmakers’ craft.

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The RedBall Project

Next Stop: Lausanne
Posted by Gestalten—05/2013

The RedBall is still rolling. Leaving behind a crowd of impressed Parisians, Kurt Perschke's project moves on to Lausanne, Switzerland in early July.

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ocelot,

Berlin
Posted by Gestalten—05/2013

May Shop of the Month

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Jerszy Seymour

The Universe Wants to Play Exhibition
Posted by Gestalten—04/2013

Berlin-born product designer and artist Jerszy Seymour creates an environment that seems to give an insight into another person's brain.

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Photography Playground

Interactive Exhibition
Posted by Gestalten—04/2013

For the time of four weeks, Berlin Mitte's Opernwerkstätten will be transformed into a playground for photography.

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Relevant

Simple Shape, Low Contrast, Slight Tapering
Posted by Gestalten—04/2013

Here comes the new addition to the Gestalten foundry.

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KLUB7 Sleepless in Lyon

Show at Le Bocal
Posted by Gestalten—04/2013

KLUB7 has conquered Lyon's walls and streets. Their exhibition at Le Bocal, a gallery dedicated to Graphic Art and Illustration, has been initiated by a week of performances, jam sessions, and interventions.

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The Future of Museums

A Series of Public Conversations
Posted by Gestalten—04/2013

Hosted by Superscript, HAO, and Neil Donnelly, a series of three public conversations investigates the future of museums.

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The Life of Cycle

Urban Cyclists in Berlin
Posted by Angie—04/2013

Beyond the messenger and fixed-gear scenes, contemporary bicycle culture is more fashionable, diverse, and alive than ever before. According to Dustin Nordhus of Berlin’s Cicli Berlinetta, “people who live in a big city are becoming aware that it’s nicer to have a beautiful bicycle than a car.” Gestalten.tv talks to Dustin as well as bike enthusiast Anna Valtonen from Pelago Bicycles, who are featured in Velo–2nd Gear.

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Bar Shrines, Lamps and Other Paintings of Light

By Dan Witz
Posted—04/2013

Gestalten is pleased to present Bar Shrines, Lamps and Other Paintings of Light, the first solo exhibition by American artist Dan Witz in Germany.

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Beyonderground

Graphic Design Festival in Hasselt
Posted by Gestalten—04/2013

Another instalment of Beyonderground is taking place this month and the program is jam-packed.

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BER - Bilder einer Stadt

Group Exhibition at Pavlov's Dog
Posted by Gestalten—04/2013

50 photographers picture Berlin in 50 photographs.

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Carsten Nicolai

Exhibition at EIGEN + ART Berlin
Posted by Gestalten—04/2013

EIGEN + ART showcases Nicolai's multi-media installation crt mgn.

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Olaf Hajek

Solo Show in Cape Town
Posted by Gestalten—04/2013

Under the title Strange Flowers, the current exhibition of German illustrator Olaf Hajek showcases a selection of new artworks at WHATIFTHEWORLD / GALLERY in Cape Town, South Africa.

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A New Era for Printed Matter

An evening with Coralie Bickford-Smith (Penguin) and Robert Klanten (Gestalten)
Posted—04/2013

As a cutting-edge visual publisher, we felt that it is time to make a statement towards the ubiquitous debate about the impending death of print. We simply couldn’t disagree more!

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Luca Barcellona

Group Exhibition in Weil am Rhein
Posted by Gestalten—04/2013

Until April 27th you can still see Luca Barcellona's work at Colab Gallery's ongoing group exhibition Don't Forget to Write.

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Folio Books

Brisbane
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

April Shop of the Month

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Julia Hoffmann

Disclosing MoMA's Identity
Posted by Angie—03/2013

“With great power, comes great responsibility.” As the Creative Director of Advertising and Graphic Design at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, Julia Hoffmann determines the art museum's brand

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MacDonald Gill

An Exhibition of Large, Decorative Maps in London
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

Works by MacDonald (Max) Gill (1884-1947), a remarkable, influential, and multi-talented artist and designer, will go on display at London’s Kemistry Gallery at the end of the month.

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New Font: Prell

Our Newest Typeface is a Humanist Sans Serif
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

Cheeky and flirtatious, yet conservative and deliberate, Prell was created to reflect the artist Norbert Prell’s personality like a self-portrait.

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Deutschland verstehen

Wins Gold at Malofiej 21
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

The 21st annual Malofiej International Infographic Awards just took place in Pamplona, Spain last Friday.

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Vhils

Exhibition in Sydney
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

Skalitzers Contemporary Art presents “Dissolve” by acclaimed Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto, aka Vhils.

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Sarah Illenberger

On Display in Tokyo
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

To celebrate the remodeling and grand re-opening of Isetan Shinjuku department store, Diesel Art Gallery is offering a six-day sneak preview of their upcoming exhibition “Reality & Fantasy.”

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Nendo

Exhibition in Tokyo
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

The renowned Japanese design company Nendo, structured around chief designer Oki Sato, has been dedicated a solo exhibit in Tokyo this month.

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Ayatollah

IL magazine features spread made with “Infographic Thinking 2” workshop participants
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

The current issue of IL – Intelligence in Lifestyle features an infographic spread developed collaboratively between IL art director Francesco Franchi and the participants of Franchi’s “Infographic Thinking 2” workshop in December at Gestalten Space.

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Type in the 21st Century

An Exhibition in Leipzig
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

The exhibition at the Museum of Print Art presents a diverse selection of type and letterform reflecting the radical changes that have taken place in the practice of typeface design since the digital revolution of the late century.

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What Drives Design?

A Discourse Series in Berlin
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

The Berlin Design Guide and Etsy, the online trade portal for independant creatives, are teaming up to host three evenings of heated discussion on contemporary developments in design.

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Studio Formafantasma

Special Exhibition for Tilburg’s Textile Museum
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

Digging in the archives of the historical collection of the Textile Museum, Studio Formafantasma came across the the Driessen collection and was inspired to create a series of custom-made silks for a group show. 

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Oliver Jeffers

Creates Opener for TED
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

Together with fellow illustrator Mac Premo, the Irish arist has put together the opening film for the 2013 conference of TED in Long Beach.

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Peter Miller Books

Seattle
Posted by Gestalten—03/2013

March Shop of the Month

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Going Public in desktop's May issue.

A review on Introducing: Culture Identities in the current issue of curve.

A Map of the World featured in the April issue of Condé Nast Traveler.

Introducing: Culture Identities in the April issue of desktop.

Rock the Shack and Northern Delights featured in the May/June issue of Elle Decoration.

Velo 2nd–Gear in the March issue of domus.

A Map of the World in the June issue of Interview.

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