Karel Martens (1939) is a Dutch graphic designer and teacher. His body of work spans over 50 years. His work ranges from post stamps, books, architectural interventions to free artistic work. In 1996 he was awarded the Dr. H.A. Heineken Award.
He taught at the Art Academy in Arnhem, Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht (1994-1999), From 1997 he has been a visiting lecturer in the graphic design department at the School of Art, Yale University. In 1997 he started Werkplaats Typografie, a post-graduate graphic design school in Arnhem, where he still teaches.
Products
€35Karel Martens - Patterns
By Karel Martens
This publication devoid of any text, contains a collection of patterns designed by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens.
€32,50Re-Printed Matter / Karel Martens
By Karel Martens
Fourth edition of much anticipated book presenting almost 60 years of the work of Karel Martens.
€29Karel Martens
By Karel Martens
To commemorate first 10 year of Typotheque, Karel Martens revisited his Mecano games on the t-shirt spelling T 10 made from a single Mecano part.