Leipzig Book Fair 2018: The Hungarian Pavilion
Apart from obvious connections to contemporary architecture, the inner spatial atmosphere was also inspired by examples directly connected to the Bauhaus, displaying the use of uncluttered, fluid spaces defined by textiles: a great example being Café Samt und Seide designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, and built in 1927 in Berlin, serving as an exhibition pavilion for the German silk industry.The typeface used throughout the stand on curtains, walls, furniture and flyers, is the Mohol type family of Ádám Katyi (the official typeface of the László Moholy-Nagy Design Grant), which reflects on Bauhaus experiments with basic geometric forms in a contemporary way, thereby connecting to the visual tradition established by László Moholy-Nagy, another significant Hungarian Bauhäusler.In addition to the material, tactile experience, the architectural definition of the space, or the custom-made furniture and typography, The Gesamtkunstwerk-like character of the pavilion was amplified by the recurring sounds of the CHB Orchestra’s live musical performances.