book (design) story #54
johannes itten:
siedlungsbau in der schweiz 1938-1947
kunstgewerbemuseum, zürich, 1948
printer: kunstgewerbeschule der stadt zürich
size: 21 x 15 cm
designer: richard paul lohse
richard paul lohse (1902-1988) designed the cover of this exhibition catalogue about modern housing estates in switzerland.
lohse' cover doesn't show buildings, but a symbolic pictorial montage: children in happy activity, and a map signalling awareness of planning – in complementary colours, red and green.
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