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Celestino PIATTI

(1922 – 2007)

Celestino Piatti is a Swiss graphic designer, illustrator, painter, ceramist and sculptor born in 1922. After an apprenticeship as a graphic designer with Gebrüder Fretz A.G. in Zurich (1938-1942), he worked for the studio of Fritz Bühler in Basel. In 1948, he opened his own studio in Riehen (Basel) and began his career as a poster artist. He produced more than 500 posters, 30 of which were awarded the Swiss Poster Award, and in 1957 became a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI). In 1961, the publishing house Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (DTV) hired him to illustrate their books. He designed the covers of more than 6,000 titles and was also responsible for the company's typography (the sans-serif Akzidenz in black on a white background), advertising and posters. From 1963 onwards, his illustrations of children's books with their stylised animals made him famous all over the world.

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Basler Rabattmarke BKG LIGA, 4 Trümpfe

1949

CHF 430.–

Französische Gebrauchsgraphik der Gegenwart

circa 1950

CHF 770.–

Was ihr wollt, Shakespeare

1951

CHF 530.–

Zürich, Das Plakat

1953

CHF 570.–

Knorr, Brodo di manzo

circa 1955

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Fest Woche Riehen

circa 1955

CHF 350.–

Heliomalt fortifiant

circa 1955

CHF 570.–

Knorr, Bouillon gras

circa 1955

CHF 490.–

Knorr, Brodo di Manzo

circa 1955

CHF 470.–

Heliomalt, gibt kraft für 2

circa 1955

CHF 570.–

Bier ist etwas Gutes

1955

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Thurgauer Zeitung

circa 1955

CHF 490.–

BKG - Liga, Kinder-karte

circa 1955

CHF 360.–

BKG-Liga, Sparkarte

circa 1955

CHF 360.–

Festival d'élégance

circa 1955

CHF 240.–

Mehr Verantwortung, Weniger Alkohol

1956

CHF 470.–

JA, Gutes Brot, biliges Brot, gesichertes Brot

1956

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Flims, Water Mountains Forest, Schweiz Suisse Switzerland

1956

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Flims, neige glace soleil, Grisons Suisse

1956

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Lucerne, Semaines Internationales de Musique 1957

1957

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Meltinger mineralreicher

1957

CHF 740.–

Lueg a-Liga

1957

CHF 490.–

Krachnuss Maestrani

circa 1957

CHF 650.–

Luzern, Internationale Musik-Festwochen 1957

1957

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Urtrüeb, Urhel, Urpom

circa 1957

CHF 290.–

Urtrüeb Urhell, Trübgekeltert, wie frisch ab Presse, klargekeltert

1957

CHF 420.–

Urtrüeb, Urhel, Urpom

circa 1957

CHF 290.–

BKG - Liga, Die kluge Elster

1957

CHF 430.–

Indi Color Plakate

1958

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IndiColor Plakate, Bollmann Druck Zürich

1958

CHF 830.–

Neue Möbel von Werner Blaser

1958

CHF 1330.–

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

circa 1958

CHF 570.–

Gut eingekauft im Liga, Laden

circa 1958

CHF 610.–

75 Jahre Blaser

1958

CHF 540.–

Für das Alter

circa 1958

CHF 470.–

Fiera Svizzera, Basilea

1959

CHF 630.–

Fiera Svizzera, Basilea

1959

CHF 470.–

Schweizer Auslandhilfe früher Europahilfe

1959

CHF 530.–

Pilate, Crème pour le café

1959

CHF 570.–

Ovomaltine, rinfresca e fotifica

circa 1960

CHF 450.–

Der "Beobachter" wacht und kämpft

circa 1960

CHF 640.–

Meltinger..........per rinfrescarsi

circa 1960

CHF 490.–

Basler Rabattmarke BKG LIGA, er weiss warum!

1961

CHF 610.–

Allgemaine Musikgesellschaft Basel (AMG)

1961

CHF 310.–

Allgemaine Musikgesellschaft Basel (AMG)

1962

CHF 310.–

Rabattmarken Basler überall BKG Liga

1962

CHF 560.–

Ovomaltine, Erfrischt und stärkt

circa 1963

CHF 450.–

Juni-Festwochen 1963, Zürich

1963

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Foire Suisse, Bâle

1964

CHF 490.–

Pontresina Engadin Schweiz Suisse Switzerland

1965

CHF 1150.–

Pontresina, Engadin 1850m 6000ft, Schweiz Suisse Switzerland

circa 1965

CHF 950.–

Campari... a base di erbe aromatische scetlissime

1966

CHF 790.–

Campari... au bouquet naturel

1966

CHF 790.–

Campari, ...aus feinen aromatischen Kräutern

1966

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Campari Soda, E il sole splende

circa 1968

CHF 750.–

Konsum Verein Winterthur, 100 Jahre... und jünger als je zuvor

1968

CHF 530.–

Rolex, Submariner

1974

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