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Eugen Jordi was born in Bern in 1894. He abandoned his apprenticeship as a painter and decorator and joined his father’s printing shop in Belp. In 1915, he studied graphics for one term under Hans Cornelius, Emil Preetorius and Paul Renner at the Münchner Lehrwerkstätten [Munich’s apprentice workshops]. Back in Switzerland, he designed packaging, labels, posters and more. He also taught himself how to carve wood. In 1921, after the death of his father, he took over the family business with his brother Emil. Six years later, he left the company; he was bought out and moved to Kehrsatz. He continued to work as a printer and retoucher, but increasingly as a freelance graphic designer. Between 1941 and 1972, he designed numerous covers of the Berner Heimatbücher [Bern almanacs] for the publishing house Paul Haupt. After the Second World War, he was offered a post at the Kunstgewerbeschule [school of arts and crafts] in Bern, where he taught for 16 years. In addition to his commercial graphics, he saw himself as an artist and, among other things, was commissioned to produce art projects of public space, mainly for churches. Jordi died in Zurich in 1983.
Eugen Jordi was born in Bern in 1894. He abandoned his apprenticeship as a painter and decorator and joined his father’s printing shop in Belp. In 1915, he studied graphics for one term under Hans Cornelius, Emil Preetorius and Paul Renner at the Münchner Lehrwerkstätten [Munich’s apprentice workshops]. Back in Switzerland, he designed packaging, labels, posters and more. He also taught himself how to carve wood. In 1921, after the death of his father, he took over the family business with his brother Emil. Six years later, he left the company; he was bought out and moved to Kehrsatz. He continued to work as a printer and retoucher, but increasingly as a freelance graphic designer. Between 1941 and 1972, he designed numerous covers of the Berner Heimatbücher [Bern almanacs] for the publishing house Paul Haupt. After the Second World War, he was offered a post at the Kunstgewerbeschule [school of arts and crafts] in Bern, where he taught for 16 years. In addition to his commercial graphics, he saw himself as an artist and, among other things, was commissioned to produce art projects of public space, mainly for churches. Jordi died in Zurich in 1983.
