Dafi Khne is one of Switzerlands foremost poster designers whose diverse, bold work embraces both traditional production tools and modern design processes. Although his posters are printed on presses from the 1960s, they do not look like typical letterpress prints. Instead, they connect with the history of letterpress production while pushing the boundaries of long-established graphic and typographic techniques. Using analog printing presses, computer software applications, laser cutters, and freshly cast hot-metal-type, he creates wildly creative, large-format posters. Working from his vast letterpress studio in the Swiss Alps, Dafi Khne simultaneously drives poster culture and upholds the cult of the poster.

Khnes first monograph with Lars Mller Publishers, True Print, served as an introduction to Dafis work from the years 2009 to 2016. Poster Cult focuses on the processes, background and context that inform his more recent poster work.

Design: Dafi Khne
Size: 240x300mm
Pages: 152
Publication: 2024
Binding: Casebound book