thinking with your hands & . . .

the artist embodies in himself the attitude of the perceiver while he works . . .
from art as experience, by john dewey

stanford university: dewey’s aesthetics

thinking with your hands & willy guhl . . .

zurich’s design museum is exhibiting the work of swiss designer willy guhl
| * july 6, 1915 † october 4, 2004 |, which includes prototypes, photos & films under the title, “thinking with your hands.” the exhibition explores guhl’s
holistic approach to design & design education. known for his loop chair,
he worked with fiberous cement (originally a mixture of cement and asbestos) called eternit, then bent the chair into its distinctive wedge-shaped loop.
guhl’s experimental work will be on view for the public until march 26, 2023 . . .

catalogue: willy guhl | thinking with your hands . . .

the museum of design, zurich, ausstellungsstrasse nr. 60, ch-8005 zurich . . .
exhibit: willy guhl | thinking with your hands . . .

posted 1 February 2023

categories design, education