Nippon no Nippon: Helmut Schmid

Kyoto DDD Gallery

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The designer and typographer Helmut Schmid was born in Austria and studied under Emil Ruder in Basel, Switzerland. He is now based in Osaka. His works include logo designs for many popular brands, such as Pocari Sweat, Energen (Otsuka Pharmaceutical) and IPSA. As a young man in 1968, the first article he published for the Swiss journal Typographische Monatsblätter (TM), dealt with tatami - the traditional Japanese flooring material. He focused on Japanese forms and tools in everyday life through the eyes of a typographer, and visited various craftsmen. While deepening his knowledge, Schmid decided that he would like to convey the Japan of the past, the Japan that still exists in the present, and the Japan that promises to be discovered in the future.
In this exhibition, Schmid uses his fresh view to present the quiet beauty of Japan through words, photographs and typography.

[Related Event]
Gallery Talk by Helmut Schmid
Date: Nov.9 (Mon) 16:00-17:30
Participants: 40 (Reservation required)
Admission: Free
The talk will also be available to watch online via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcO0EUCrh9wNikAXh41HF6A

Kyoto University of Art & Design Information Design Course Special Lecture
Date: Nov.26 (Thurs) 17:00-18:30
Speaker: Helmut Schmid
Participants: 100 (First come first served)
Admission: Free

Please refer to the official site for further details.