Session 6 : Max Bill

Max Bill was born in 1903 on December 22nd  in Winterthur, Switzerland and died December 9th 1994 in Berlin, Germany. He was a Swiss graphic artist, architect, industrial designer, painter and sculptor, who was important for his sophisticated, disciplined advertising designs. 
Bill originally wanted to become a silversmith, but the work of the architect Le Corbusier influenced him to study architecture at Bauhaus. Whilst he was there he studied metalwork, painting and stage design. In 1930, he set up his own studio in Zurich and focused on sculpture, painting and architecture while earning money by designing advertisements. In 1937, he formed the Allianz group of Swiss abstract artists. After 1944 he became increasingly active in industrial design, creating products such as chairs and wall sprockets.
Bill cofounded the Ulm School of Design, Germany. He designed the school's buildings, planned its curriculum and was director of the department of architecture and product design there. He then served as a professor of environmental design at the State Institute of fine arts, Hamburg.  In 1987 he recieved the Frank J Malina Leonardo Award for lifetime achievement.