Anton Kurvers (1889-1940), original drawing for logo, 1934. Kurvers was one of the well-known representatives of the so-called Amsterdam School, a Dutch Art Deco variant. Anton Kurvers Archive, @allardpierson, UvA.
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Mathieu Lommen
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Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute.
#calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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4d ago
“Book Manifest” by Irma Boom is now ready to be shipped to Japan! The volume, comprising no fewer than 1,500 pages on lBO India paper, accompanies her exhibition at Atelier Muji (Tokyo), which opens on June 5.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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5d ago
Anton Kurvers (1889-1940), original drawing for bookcover, 1926. Kurvers was one of the well-known representatives of the so-called Amsterdam School, a Dutch Art Deco variant. Coll. Anton Kurvers Archive, Allard Pierson, UvA.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Apr 10, 2026
Spotted at the book market: a 1939 lettering design by Helmut Salden (1910–96) from his New Typography period.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Apr 08, 2026
Today in my hands: 1868, pre-Art Nouveau - a "medieval" detail from Owen Jones' folio edition of "The Grammar of Ornament".
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Apr 03, 2026
The ATypI book that Peter Verheul and I made in 1996 doesn’t seem to be very sought after: just €2 at the Amsterdam Spui book market.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Apr 01, 2026
Gerrit Noordzij, Hattem, 2008: the Johan Cruijff among type designers would have turned 95 on April 2.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mar 22, 2026
Stenso, 1966: found this Canadian folder with letter stencils by chance at a book market.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mar 21, 2026
Peter Verheul, 2025: still delighted with this glass engraved by him. It was given to me when I left the UvA.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mar 20, 2026
1910, 3rd ed.: Lewis F. Day: geometric, rectangular letters have been around for some time.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mar 18, 2026
@fhardwig Nice!
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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@MathieuLommen@typo.social
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Mar 16, 2026
I’m planning to give a (free) presentation of type specimens and lettering books at the Allard Pierson next month - on a weekday for a small group (8 people). Let me know if you’re interested.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mar 12, 2026
@eWalthert @kasperQ Congratulations!
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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@MathieuLommen@typo.social
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Mar 11, 2026
c. 1885, cheap Dutch lithographically printed booklet with alphabets for lettering. Incomplete copy without bibliographic details.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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@MathieuLommen@typo.social
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Mar 04, 2026
Flat ornamentation was also typical of Art Nouveau lettering (work on an article about this). The example below is taken from a 1904 lettering portfolio, published by the Rotterdam-based company Van der Burg.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Jan 29, 2026
1870s, German chromolithographic lettering book for the international market. You rarely see them more elaborate.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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@MathieuLommen@typo.social
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Nov 08, 2025
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@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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@MathieuLommen@typo.social
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Oct 05, 2025
@typotheque I suppose you know the book by John Lane on Armenian type. Thorough research.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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@MathieuLommen@typo.social
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Sep 11, 2025
In 19th-century lettering model books, stylistically a great deal was possible, as can be seen in this lithographic French one.
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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@MathieuLommen@typo.social
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Aug 03, 2025
My 'Quærendo'-article 'Theosophy and Lettering' will soon appear as an A4 booklet for colleagues and friends, aptly designed by @sander Pinkse and partly set in @nicksherman's Lauweriks font (@HEX Projects).
On Klaas van Leeuwen’s 'Letterboek voor den teekenaar en ambachtsman', 1907.
#dutchlettering #artnouveau #mathieulauweriks #geometrictype #signpainting #handlettering #hexprojects
On Klaas van Leeuwen’s 'Letterboek voor den teekenaar en ambachtsman', 1907.
#dutchlettering #artnouveau #mathieulauweriks #geometrictype #signpainting #handlettering #hexprojects
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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@MathieuLommen@typo.social
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Jul 14, 2025
@underware Thanx for letting me know!
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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Mathieu Lommen
@MathieuLommen@typo.social
Hi, I'm an Amsterdam-based design historian and author, with a research preference for books and lettering. Guest curator at the University of Amsterdam, Allard Pierson institute. #calligraphy #lettering #typedesign #letteringbooks #signpainting #bookhistory #bookdesign #irmaboom #designhistory
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@MathieuLommen@typo.social
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Jun 28, 2025
Amsterdam had its own, rational Art Nouveau variant. This was fueled by the theosophical movement then in vogue. Designer-architect Mathieu Lauweriks was a leading representative. Klaas van Leeuwen also moved in these circles. I wrote an article on his 1907 "Letterboek"; it was recently published open access in "Quærendo" (link below). There will be a small edition brochure soon, partly set in @HEX Lauweriks.
https://brill.com/view/journals/qua/55/2/article-p141_3.xml
#letteringbooks #lettering
https://brill.com/view/journals/qua/55/2/article-p141_3.xml
#letteringbooks #lettering
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