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Dafi Kühne, timelessness in design and Fernando Mendes

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10 December 2024

Episode 687

30 minutes


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Swiss graphic designer Dafi Kühne explains why legibility is relative and we meet the president of the Instituto Sergio Rodrigues. Also, the architect Jeanne Autran-Edorh reflects on timelessness in architecture. 

10 December 2024

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Dafi Kühne

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The Swiss graphic designer discusses his experimental approach to poster design that incorporates modern technology into using a letterpress. His new book, ‘Poster Cult’, is available from Lars Müller Publishers.

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Timelessness in design

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An extract from a V-Zug panel held in Berlin this year to discuss the topic of timelessness. We hear from print designer Erik Spiekermann as well as industrial designer and creative director Konstantin Grcic, plus architect and co-founder of Studio Neida, Jeanne Autran-Edorh.

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Chapter 3

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Fernando Mendes

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The president of Brazil’s Instituto Sergio Rodrigues and the creative director of Sergio Rodrigues Atelier discusses the Carmel armchair, a furniture item released in the South American nation for the first time.

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