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Czech-born American designer Michael Engelmann (1928-1966) possessed a strong signature style—simple and bold, utilizing san serif type with minimal imagery, often photography. Born in Prague, his family immigrated to the United States in 1940, settling in New York. After military service in the 1940s, he began his career in a graphic arts studio. Through the 1950s and 60s, Engelmann’s work took him around the globe including Amsterdam, Munich, Milan, Dusseldorf and New York. His client list included Pirelli, Volkswagen and Geigy. Mr. Engelmann’s designs garnered numerous accolades from his peers in the industry and are now found in the MoMa collection. Tragically, his life was cut short; Michael Engelmann died at the age of only 38.
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[ All images via Gebrauchsgraphik No. 7, 1955 ]
>> Michael Engelmann flickr set
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Sandi Vincent grew up in the bay area of California surrounded by mid-century modern architecture and other influences responsible for her affinity for the period and its pop style, including her early exposure to The Monkees, The Avengers and Gerald McBoing-Boing. Sandi now resides in Portland and is a board member of a local nonprofit preservation group, the Mid-Century Modern League. In her day job at a community foundation, she sports the web/social media/print materials coordinator title.
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One day, I was thirteen in Paris, in a bookshop, I opened a book and I saw, written in tiny letters: design Michael Engelmann. I asked the librarian “What does it mean ‘design’”. After his kind and patient explanation, I knew what I wanted to do with my days.
It hapenned 35 years ago. I didn’t buy the book… too expensive, but the images are still vivid in my mind. Thanks for the images.
And the souvenirs.