Ciseaux Matisse was inspired by the exhibition Drawing With Scissors, which I visited at the Kunsthalle Schirn in my hometown of Frankfurt am Main in 2003, and the book Jazz, published in 1947 by Henri Matisse. Admittedly, before that time, I wasn’t a fan of Matisse’s work, neither his late nor early work. That definitely…
The plate is plain white, with two gold bands and a gold rim. Simple and delicate. I’m a typographer, and the plate is part of ongoing research about how writing and images are used on tableware. It started when I continuously had to look at the IKEA logo on the cheap glasses in my studio…
Wahrheit und Politik refers to the title of an essay published in 1964 by Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975). The text was translated from German to English and then published in 1967 in “The New Yorker – Truth and Politics.” I’m a typographer, and the plate is part of ongoing research…
The Typographic Keyboard Wall Calendar is about the act of notating time in order to organize it. While calendars nowadays are typically used to optimize personal potential by marking events and managing interaction with others, this calendar offers a view on the managing of time itself.