001 // EDITION

FORM
WORK

SWISS
EXHIBITION
ARCHIVE

Print shop floor
FIG. 1 / PRODUCTION
Macro paper stock
FIG. 2 / 300GSM

Licensed reprints of mid-century masters.

Printed on 300gsm acid-free textured stock.

Framing bench
FIG. 3 / FRAMING
Archive drawers
FIG. 4 / REPOSITORY
LICENSED BY
FOCUS // COLLECTION

THE
1960s

The golden era of International Typographic Style. Characterized by strict adherence to the grid, asymmetric layouts, and the pervasive use of Akzidenz-Grotesk and Helvetica.

TOTAL WORKS
42
KEY DESIGNERS
8
PAPER STOCK
B1 300G
PRINT METHOD
GICLÉE

ARCHIVE HIGHLIGHTS

INDEX ALL
NO. 01
Gis
elle
Basler Theater 1959
ARMIN HOFMANN
Giselle (Basler Theater)
128 × 90 cm arrow_forward
NO. 02
Musica
Viva
JOSEF MÜLLER-BROCKMANN
Musica Viva
128 × 90 cm arrow_forward
NO. 03
Kunst
Basel
EMIL RUDER
Kunstkredit Basel
128 × 90 cm arrow_forward
NO. 04
NEW
NEUE
GRAFIK
RICHARD PAUL LOHSE
Neue Grafik Vol. 1
128 × 90 cm arrow_forward
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"Formwork brings an archivist's precision to commercial printing. These aren't just posters; they are functional specimens of graphic design history."
— Dieter Kellenberger, Studio Director, Zürich

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