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Alexandre Wollner

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Alexandre Wollner featured in the “Distinguished Lecture Series” of the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

By ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Graphic designer Alexandre Wollner will lecture on November 5 at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, during the “Visual Communication” conference. In the lecture — part of the “Distinguished Lecture Series” of the School of Art, Design and Media, Wollner will present his own work and discuss the history of design, its origins, evolution, influences, creative process, practice and principles in the context of Brazilian culture [...]

Schools: Escola Superior de Design Industrial (ESDI)

By ⋅ October 19, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial (ESDI) [Superior School of Industrial Design] was the first school of higher education in industrial design was created in 1963 and is the oldest design college in both Brazil and in South America [...]

Roots: Wollner, Alexandre (1928)

By ⋅ October 14, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Alexandre Wollner (São Paulo, 1928- ). Graphic designer. Began his studies with the visual design course at the Institute of Contemporary Design (IAC), created at the São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand Museum of Art (Masp). Collaborated with Pietro Maria Bardi (1900-1999) in staging the retrospective exhibition of Max Bill (1908-1994), at the Masp, in 1951. In 1953, he was chosen by Max Bill to study at the Hochschule für Gestaltung [Superior School of Form] in Ulm, Germany, where he remained from 1954 to 1958. In 1963, he took part in the structuring and creation of the Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial (ESDI) [Superior School of Industrial Design], in Rio de Janeiro [...]

São Paulo’s Modern Art Museum “Brazilian Design Today: Frontiers”

By ⋅ October 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

With Brazilian designers and companies like F. Akasaka and Melissa helping to put Brazil on the map for design (not just street art), there’s a lot of talent that’s on the brink of making it big, which is the subject of the exhibit “Brazilian Design Today: Frontiers.” [...]

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