Exhibition
Ikko Tanaka. Posters from Japan
Date
Friday, 27 October 2017
Location
Die Neue Sammlung - The Design Museum, Munich
Country
Germany
Ikko Tanaka (1930-2002) is still considered one of Japan’s most influential graphic designers. He founded his studio in Tokyo in 1963 and a year later he took part in documenta 3. His diverse oeuvre ranges from book designs and typographic experiments via art direction for companies like Seibu, Mazda and Shiseido, to logos and exhibition designs, through to the concept for no-name design store Muji. Outside Japan, he is best know for his posters...
