Exhibition — July 12 until Oct 26, 2025

Dutch designer Karel Martens has been a major influence in the landscape of graphic design for the past five decades. His playful and visual approach to design and typography has had a tangible impact on contemporary graphic design, book design, and typography. His body of work spans books, autonomous printing, textiles, kinetic sculptures, and 3D objects. At the age of 85, he is still active as a graphic designer, and still gives lectures and teaches worldwide. In 2025, the Stedelijk will showcase an extensive overview of his body of work in a comprehensive exhibition.

The exhibition is curated by Thomas Castro.

print by Karel Martens
Karel Martens, 'Monoprint', 2015. Collection of the artist.