book (design) story #100
richard paul lohse:
neue industriebauten
otto maier verlag, ravensburg, 1954
printer: graphische betriebe r. oldenbourg, münchen
size: 28 x 24 cm
designer: richard paul lohse
this book about modern industrial buildings was co-edited and designed by richard paul lohse (1902-1988).
the laminated cover features photos on yellow rectangles, with akzidenz-grotesk type, ...
... while the inner pages are set in futura. the three-column layout, sans-serif type, and grid-based placement of images are typically "swiss".
below some great photos of the sulzer buildings in oberwinterthur, switzerland – when they were brand new, ...
and a chicago factory designed by mies van der rohe.
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