Piet Zwart Graphic Design IBB: n.v. Ingenieurs-Bureau voor Bouwnijverheid Oegstgeest Company Photography Cas Oorthuys, Jaap d' Oliveira

IBB: n.v. Ingenieurs-Bureau voor Bouwnijverheid Oegstgeest. Photography Cas Oorthuys, Jaap d' Oliveira. Illustrations: Theo Kurpershoek. Layout Piet Zwart.

Oegstgeest / 1950 / 72 p. / hb. / 33x25cm / 188 b&w photographs, in opdracht en uit bedrijfsarchief / bedrijfsreportage en documentaire foto's / gerealiseerde gebouwen, heien gewapend betonwerken). - Ill. 6 b&w photographs, 1 color / frontispice, tekening, topografisch overzicht, beeldmerk / bouwactiviteit van bouwwerken). / NN / Firmenschrift, Festschrift / Photographie - Anthology - Auftragsphotographie, commissioned photography - Nederland, Niederlande - 20. Jahrh. / Printed by Koch & Knuttel, Gouda (boekdruk). - Opdrachtgever: NV Ingenieurs-Bureau voor Bouwnijverheid (25-jarig bestaan). - Foto-typo-taal. In de opmaak wordt voortgebouwd op de functionele typografie. IBB is voornamelijk een catalogus van opgeleverde gebouwen.

Piet Zwart's work was multi-disciplinary and spanned the gamut of industrial design, typography, photography, and most notably graphic design. As an industrial designer, Zwart is best known for his design of the Bruynzeel modular kitchen in 1937, which is still available today. As a graphic designer, the work he produced for Nederlandse Kabelfabriek Delft (Dutch Cable Factory in Delft) and Dutch Postal Telegraph and Telephone Company (PTT) is arguably among the best known Dutch graphic design of the 20th century. His graphic design work clearly shows the influence of Constructivism and, though he was not a part of the De Stijl, his work reflects elements of this movement. Recurring themes are the use of repetitious patterns, lines, circles, primary colors, photomontage and explorations of experimental typography.

In 2000, Zwart was posthumously awarded the "Designer of the Century" award by the Association of Dutch Designers. See for more ...