Rene Knip studied at the Academy of Visual Arts St.Joost, Breda. Rene initially planned to become a painter, but an important teacher, type designer and calligrapher Chris Brand, stimulated his fascination for lettering, calligraphy and typography. For this reason Knip switched to the applied arts. He graduated with distinction in 1990. After an intensive training of three years as the assistant designer to Anthon Beeke, he started his own atelier in 1992. Atelier Rene Knip focuses on graphi
Rene Knip
Designer Bloemendaal / Netherlands
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Rene Knip studied at the Academy of Visual Arts St.Joost, Breda. Rene initially planned to
become a painter, but an important teacher, type designer and calligrapher Chris Brand, stimulated his
fascination for lettering, calligraphy and typography. For this reason Knip switched to the applied arts.
He graduated with distinction in 1990. After an intensive training of three years as the assistant designer
to Anthon Beeke, he started his own atelier in 1992. Atelier Rene Knip focuses on graphi
become a painter, but an important teacher, type designer and calligrapher Chris Brand, stimulated his
fascination for lettering, calligraphy and typography. For this reason Knip switched to the applied arts.
He graduated with distinction in 1990. After an intensive training of three years as the assistant designer
to Anthon Beeke, he started his own atelier in 1992. Atelier Rene Knip focuses on graphi
