suhrkamp
suhrkamp
In 1971 Twen closed, and Willy Fleckhaus, already world famous, moved on to a new field. During the next two decades, he designed book series for the German publishing house Suhrkamp. The first was the Bibliothek Suhrkamp, better known as the Rainbow Series. This work wove together the simplicity and the sophistication of the finest German typography in exactly 48 shades. In 1983 the designer finished his last big project, Suhrkamp’s White Series. This time there was no color at all, just three dozen white covers.
In 1971 Twen closed, and Willy Fleckhaus, already world famous, moved on to a new field. During the next two decades, he designed book series for the German publishing house Suhrkamp. The first was the Bibliothek Suhrkamp, better known as the Rainbow Series. This work wove together the simplicity and the sophistication of the finest German typography in exactly 48 shades. In 1983 the designer finished his last big project, Suhrkamp’s White Series. This time there was no color at all, just three dozen white covers.
Suhrkamp Literature Newspaper, March 1977. Layout designed by Willy Fleckhaus.
Suhrkamp Literature Newspaper, March 1977. Layout designed by Willy Fleckhaus.
Theodor W. Adorno “Kierkegaard”, Suhrkamp publishing house, 1962. Cover designed by Willy Fleckhaus.
Jose Lezama Lima “Pardiso”, Suhrkamp publishing house, 1979. Cover designed by Willy Fleckhaus.
Wolfgang Koeppen “The Wall Stalls”. Suhrkamp publishing house, 1983. Cover designed by Willy Fleckhaus.