Die neue Sachlichkeit of Niklaus Stoecklin
magical still-lifes, some Zippos and other ephemera
Good morning/afternoon/night!
How is this Sunday going? I hope you’ve recharged your batteries and if not, maybe I can help you charge the inspiration battery with this month’s letter.
Today is the 40th letter I’ve sent, which is still quite shocking to me. At this point I’d just like to say thanks to you for reading, commenting, emailing and liking these letters, it has been such a source of positive energy for me, and I hope it has also been for you too!
Number 40th brings us a Swiss artist pioneer of the Neue Sachlichkeit, a collection of Zippo ads, a magazine cover, a three-ink buvard
✧An artist: Niklaus Stoecklin✧
Niklaus Stoecklin (1896-1982) was a Swiss painter and graphic artist born in Basel. He is known as the Swiss pioneer of New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) and Magic Realism (remember Herbert Leupin?)
I came across Stoecklin’s work while doing some research of still-life posters, and he quickly became one of my favourite artists. I just loved this style of advertising using realistic still-lifes with a magical touch. I mean, the talent!
A bit later I found out that Stoecklin is an example of versatility in style and media.
Some of the following were also made by him.
He quickly became one of my favourite artists.
✧A collection of ads: Zippo✧
✧A magazine: Air BP✧
✧A buvard: Jalla✧
Life’s been a bit stressful lately, and I’ve had exactly zero time to prepare this month’s letter, luckily I had this one on drafts so I’d like to also thank past me for this!
Anyway, I hope you found something interesting in it! And as always, you’re welcome to share your thoughts with me :)
✧ The links ✧
✦ Niklaus Stoecklin - Monograffi
✦ BP - Modern Illustration
✦ Niklaus Stoecklin - Blogspot
I love the Zippo devil illustration 😁
Congrats for the 40th The Attic, keep going for 40 more!
Congratulations on the 40th issue of The Attic! I am always happy to receive your newsletter with its wonderful illustrations, both old and new. Many of them remind me of my childhood summers in Spain with my family. Others are familiar to me from design books and magazines I have read over the years.
Although I became a documentary filmmaker, I have always dreamed of being a designer — either in architecture or graphic design.
I wanted to ask if you have ever made an issue about matchbox designs from Spain in the 1960s–1970s? I remember collecting many of these beautiful matchboxes during my summers in Spain and loving them all! Unfortunately, my family members used these matches to smoke, and now some are facing health problems, even though I warned them when I was a child.
If you would like to see one of my documentary films, please let me know! I would be happy to send you a link to my most well-known film.
Thank you again for your amazing design work and for creating this newsletter for all of us. I hope you have a great week!
Cheers,
Edgar