Gui Bonsiepe �gɪː ˈbo˘nsɪːpe˘(born 23 March 1934) is a German designer, teacher and writer. Especially in

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and Germany, his publications are considered standards of

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Life

Gui Bonsiepe was born in

Glücksburg Glücksburg (; da, Lyksborg) is a small town northeast of Flensburg in the district Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and is the northernmost town in Germany. It is situated on the south side of the Flensborg Fjord, an inlet ...

, and studied

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and

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until 1955 at

Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste in München (Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts) is an association of renowned personalities in Munich, Bavaria. It was founded by the Free State of Bavaria in 1948, continuing a tradition established in 1808 by ...

, Munich and at TU München. Until 1959, he studied at

Ulm School of Design The Ulm School of Design (german: Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm) was a college of design based in Ulm, Germany. It was founded in 1953 by Inge Aicher-Scholl, Otl Aicher and Max Bill, the latter being first rector of the school and a former stu ...

(Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm) in the Information Department. Between 1960 and 1968, he worked as an assistant professor at Ulm School of Design. After closure of the Ulm School of Design in 1968, Bonsiepe relocated to South America, working as a design consultant. From 1970 to 1973, he led the design team for the transaction room of the

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project.Bonsiepe, G., (2009), ''Entwurfskultur und Gesellschaft'', Birkhäuser Basel, Boston, Berlin. pp.35-62 From 1987 to 1989, Bonsiepe worked as an interface designer in a

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, United States. From 1993 to 2003, Bonsiepe was Professor for Interface Design at

Köln International School of Design The Köln International School of Design (in short: KISD) is an institution of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences (''Technische Hochschule Köln'' or ''TH Köln'') and offers an interdisciplinary study program in the field of design. In 1 ...

(KISD) in Germany. He was Professor for Integrated Media at Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial (ESDI),

Universidade do Estado de Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ; pt, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is a public research university in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the country. The universit ...

, where he planned and established a Master of Design study program. He lives in

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and in

Florianópolis Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonsiepe, Gui Living people Technical University of Cologne faculty Design researchers 1934 births Technical University of Munich alumni Rio de Janeiro State University faculty German expatriates in Brazil German male writers