Maja Allenbach
April Greiman
Helene Haasbauer-Wallrath
Ursula Hiestand
Dora Hauth-Trachsler
Anna Monika Jost
Lora Lamm
Warja Lavater
Thérèse Moll
Nelly Rudin
Rosmarie Tissi
Lill Tschudi
Since the beginnings of graphic design in the late 19th century, numerous women have taken up this profession. They designed posters, illustrated books, created advertisements, packaging, toys and typefaces. They set up their own studios and worked for well-known clients.
Nevertheless, many female graphic designers have fallen through the cracks of design historiography, and their biographies and works have been almost forgotten. The exhibition «Rid the Grid» is dedicated to them. It presents the multifaceted work of twelve female graphic designers who began their careers in Switzerland between 1900 and 1980. A poster exhibition in the outdoor space complements this presentation with posters by another twenty female graphic designers.
The exhibition is a cooperation of
Basel Poster Collection, Schule für Gestaltung Basel
Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW
Schürch & Koellreuter Basel
Tuesday till Sunday, 11 am – 6 pm
Special opening hours (6 pm – 9 pm) on September 14 and 30, 2024
Admission is free of charge
Saturday, September 14, 2024, 6 pm
Exhibition Opening
with Dr. Eva Herzog, Ständeratspräsidentin
Friday, September 20, 2024, 1 – 5 pm and
Saturday, September 21, 2024, 10 am – 5 pm
Where are the Women Designers in Wikipedia?
An open Writing Workshop with Bérénice Serra and Sandra Bischler
Bibliothek für Gestaltung Basel
Freilager-Platz 2
Please register via Email:
ridthegrid.hgk@fhnw.ch
Monday, September 30, 2024, 6:30 pm
Exhibition Event during AGI Congress
Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 6 – 9 pm
Tissi Type
The Alphabets of Rosmarie Tissi: Font and Book Launch
Basel Poster Collection in collaboration with Lineto.com & About Books
Freilager-Platz 6
Friday, October 4, 2024, 5 – 6 pm
Curators’ Guided Tour through the Exhibition
Sandra Bischler
Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW
Isabel Koellreuter
Schürch & Koellreuter Basel
Franziska Schürch
Schürch & Koellreuter Basel
Philipp Messner
Head of Basel Poster Collection,
Schule für Gestaltung Basel
Prof. Michael Renner
Head of Institute Digital
Communication Environments, Basel
Academy of Art and Design FHNW
Christoph Merian Stiftung
Ernst Göhner Stiftung
Hans und Renée Müller-Meylan Stiftung
Nelly Rudin Stiftung
Sulger Stiftung
Dr. H. A. Vögelin-Bienz-Stiftung
The exhibition «Rid the Grid» takes place on the occasion of AGI Congress / Open 2024 in Basel.
Contact: ridthegrid.hgk@fhnw.ch