75B is a

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based in

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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. They designed the identity for the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Ro Theatre,

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, and

Codarts Codarts University for the Arts ( nl, Codarts hogeschool voor de kunsten) is a Dutch vocational university in Rotterdam that teaches music, dance and circus. It was established in its present location in 2000. History Codarts can trace its origin ...

. They also made autonomous works that were exhibited at the Fons Welters Gallery in Amsterdam and are part of the collection of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam,

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and the Graphic Design Museum Breda.

Works

* 2000 The design of the

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on the southern edge of Rotterdam's central business district. * 2001 Exhibition ''Kijk hier es naar'' Fons Welters Gallery Amsterdam * 2006 Designs for the Exhibition ''It's All Dalí'' on

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in ...

for

Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen () is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from the two most important collectors of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. It is located a ...

* 2007 Design campaign Rotterdam 2007 City of Architecture awarded by IMCA * 2009 Identity for International Film Festival Rotterdam

History

75B was founded by Robert Beckand, Rens Muis and Pieter Vos in 1997. They met during their study at the

Willem de Kooning Academy The Willem de Kooning Academy ( nl, Willem de Kooning Academie) is a Dutch academy of media, art, design, leisure and education based in Rotterdam. It was named after one of its most famous alumni, Dutch fine artist Willem de Kooning. Overvie ...

. In 2006 they were artist in residence at

Art Center College of Design Art Center College of Design (stylized as ArtCenter College of Design) is a private art college in Pasadena, California. History ArtCenter College of Design was founded in 1930 in downtown Los Angeles as the Art Center School. In 1935, Fred ...

http://www.designws.com/pagina/1pasadena.htm 75B Residency in L.A. in

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. In 2009 Beckand left the studio and Muis and Vos continued working together.

Publications

* Trees J, Nugent L, Hafermaas N, Johnston S, ''75B LAX'', Veenman Publishers, Rotterdam 2008 () * Coyner B, ''75B 10x10'', Veenman Publishers, Rotterdam 2006 () * Rhode C, Platteel A, ''Symbol Soup -Look-'', Thames & Hudson, London 1999, () * Holland International, ''Dutch Design Dead'', 1998

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.75b.nl
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