Design & Style 5 — Dutch De Stijl [Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast]

Design & Style 5: De Stijl, Mohawk Paper Mills and The Pushpin Group, New York, USA, 1989. 10.125 x 12, 28 pages plus wrappers. Edited by Steven Heller. Designed by Seymour Chwast and Roxanne Slimak.

This 5th issue in the series explores the Dutch De Stijl period between 1915–1925, examining some of their philosophies, aesthetics, and lasting influence on modern design. Richly illustrated throughout, it features works by Piet Mondrian, Gerrit Rietveld, Theo van Doesburg, Bart van der Leck, Piet Zwart, Vilmos Huszár, Paul Schuitema, Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman and a few others. Thoughtfully researched, with informative text that helps deepen the reader’s understanding of design history and graphic style. Includes a modified, tipped-in booklet featuring H. N. Werkman’s avant-garde periodical: The Next Call, no. 9 (1926). Paper production notes and Graphic Style timeline laid-in.

Design & Style was a semi-annual journal of resource and inspiration dedicated to twentieth century art and design movements. It presented historic design and typography movements and their influence on contemporary graphic design with issues devoted to: Jugendstil, Streamline, Art Deco, Futurism, De Stijl, Surrealism, and Bauhaus. Each issue was lavishly printed with a variety of Mohawk Papers using various paper, printing and production techniques such as: die cutting, interesting folds, tipped-in plates and inserts, pop-ups and more.

A very good perfect-bound softcover book with stiff wrappers in its’ very good, original, unmailed publishers’ envelope. There is a visible crack to the middle pages when laid flat. Collect them all!