Exhibition
Organizer: gta Exhibitions
Date : Friday, 7. October 2011 to Thursday, 3. November 2011 Mo-Fr 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., closed on Sundays and public holidays
Location : Haupthalle, Zentrum, ETH Zurich
Opening event and book release: 6 october 2011, 18.00 h
Hannes Wettstein is regarded as one of the most important and innovative designers of our time. His work is simple in form and easy to use. Most of his creations are something special, even brilliant. Which perhaps explains why Wettstein, a trained structural engineering draughtsman who lived and worked in Zurich, is one of the few Swiss designers to have achieved international renown.
Now, the self-taught designer’s work is being documented and honoured for the first time with an exhibition. In the main hall of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, hundreds of hand-drawn sketches tumble from a vast projection surface, drawing visitors into Wettstein’s captivating design universe. The success that has so often accompanied his quest for archetypes is reflected in the furniture, products and interior designs on display – many of them design classics.
To accompany the exhibition, the Studio Hannes Wettstein is producing the first monograph devoted to him. “Hannes Wettstein. Seeking Archetypes.” is published by Lars Müller Publishers.
An exhibition by the Institute gta in collaboration with the Studio Hannes Wettstein, Zurich
Catalogue:
Hannes Wettstein Seeking Archetypes
Ed. by Studio Hannes Wettstein, contributions by Max Küng, Thomas Haemmerli, Volker Albus
Design by Prill Vieceli Cremers
23 x 30 cm, Hardcover, 292 pages, approx. 600 ill. in colour, Dt./Engl./It.
Lars Müller Publishers 2011, ISBN 978-3-03778-265-1, special price during the exhibition CHF 65.- (inkl. MwSt, exkl. VAT; shop price CHF 80.-)
Supported by:
Akris, Alteme Licht AG, Buetti Daniele & Graf Anna, Bundesamt für Kultur BAK, cerruti baleri, Christie’s Zürich, C. Josef Lamy GmbH, Colombo la Famiglia, Création Baumann AG, Cuel AG, Erich Keller AG, Erik Jørgensen Møbelfabrik A/S, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Frey Patrick, Georg und Bertha Schwyzer-Winiker Stiftung, Glaeser Willi, KURZ Schmuck und Uhren, Neumarkt 17 AG, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF), Stadt Zürich, Stiftung Seeschau, Teo Jakob AG, Ventura Watch SA, Wohnbedarf WB AG, Zingg-Lamprecht AG
Main partners:
Organizer: gta Exhibitions
Date : Friday, 7. October 2011 to Thursday, 3. November 2011 Mo-Fr 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., closed on Sundays and public holidays
Location : Haupthalle, Zentrum, ETH Zurich
Opening event and book release: 6 october 2011, 18.00 h
Hannes Wettstein is regarded as one of the most important and innovative designers of our time. His work is simple in form and easy to use. Most of his creations are something special, even brilliant. Which perhaps explains why Wettstein, a trained structural engineering draughtsman who lived and worked in Zurich, is one of the few Swiss designers to have achieved international renown.
Now, the self-taught designer’s work is being documented and honoured for the first time with an exhibition. In the main hall of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, hundreds of hand-drawn sketches tumble from a vast projection surface, drawing visitors into Wettstein’s captivating design universe. The success that has so often accompanied his quest for archetypes is reflected in the furniture, products and interior designs on display – many of them design classics.
To accompany the exhibition, the Studio Hannes Wettstein is producing the first monograph devoted to him. “Hannes Wettstein. Seeking Archetypes.” is published by Lars Müller Publishers.
An exhibition by the Institute gta in collaboration with the Studio Hannes Wettstein, Zurich
Catalogue:
Hannes Wettstein Seeking Archetypes
Ed. by Studio Hannes Wettstein, contributions by Max Küng, Thomas Haemmerli, Volker Albus
Design by Prill Vieceli Cremers
23 x 30 cm, Hardcover, 292 pages, approx. 600 ill. in colour, Dt./Engl./It.
Lars Müller Publishers 2011, ISBN 978-3-03778-265-1, special price during the exhibition CHF 65.- (inkl. MwSt, exkl. VAT; shop price CHF 80.-)
Supported by:
Akris, Alteme Licht AG, Buetti Daniele & Graf Anna, Bundesamt für Kultur BAK, cerruti baleri, Christie’s Zürich, C. Josef Lamy GmbH, Colombo la Famiglia, Création Baumann AG, Cuel AG, Erich Keller AG, Erik Jørgensen Møbelfabrik A/S, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Frey Patrick, Georg und Bertha Schwyzer-Winiker Stiftung, Glaeser Willi, KURZ Schmuck und Uhren, Neumarkt 17 AG, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF), Stadt Zürich, Stiftung Seeschau, Teo Jakob AG, Ventura Watch SA, Wohnbedarf WB AG, Zingg-Lamprecht AG
Main partners: