Dan Solbach, Germany

AGI member since 2025

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Dan Solbach is a Swiss graphic designer based in Berlin, Germany working with art books and visual identities. His practice focuses on design for artists, galleries, and contemporary art institutions. He is a founding member of Kona Books, an independent publishing house and independent book store based in Tbilisi, Georgia. He teaches and lectures internationally.
His clients include among others institutions and galleries such as Fridericianum, Kassel; Haus der Kunst, Munich; Kunsthalle Basel; Kunsthalle Zürich; Kunstverein der Rheinlande und Westfalen Düsseldorf; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Mudam Luxembourg; Tank Shanghai; and White Cube, London.
His work was awarded the Most Beautiful Swiss Books and the Swiss Design Award, and he is twice the recipient of the Goldene Letter, the highest distinction for the Best Book Design from all over the world.

Design work by Dan Solbach


    Dan Solbach, Germany (2025)

    Dan Solbach is a Swiss graphic designer based in Berlin, Germany working with art books and visual identities. His practice focuses on design for artists, galleries, and contemporary art institutions...

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    Dan Solbach, Germany (2025)

    Dan Solbach is a Swiss graphic designer based in Berlin, Germany working with art books and visual identities. His practice focuses on design for artists, galleries, and contemporary art institutions. He is a founding member of Kona Books, an independent publishing house and independent book store based in Tbilisi, Georgia. He teaches and lectures internationally.
    His clients include among others institutions and galleries such as Fridericianum, Kassel; Haus der Kunst, Munich; Kunsthalle Basel; Kunsthalle Zürich; Kunstverein der Rheinlande und Westfalen Düsseldorf; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Mudam Luxembourg; Tank Shanghai; and White Cube, London.
    His work was awarded the Most Beautiful Swiss Books and the Swiss Design Award, and he is twice the recipient of the Goldene Letter, the highest distinction for the Best Book Design from all over the world.

    Awards

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    • 2018

    Swiss Design Awards
    • 2020

    Goldene Letter – Best Book Design from all over the World
    • 2023

    Goldene Letter – Best Book Design from all over the World
    • 2023

    The Most Beautiful Swiss Books
    • 2020

    The Most Beautiful Swiss Books
    • 2019

    The Most Beautiful Swiss Books
    • 2016

    The Most Beautiful Swiss Books
    • 2015

    The Most Beautiful Swiss Books
    • 2012

    The Most Beautiful Swiss Books
    • 2025

    The Best German Book Design
    • 2016

    100 Beste Plakate
    • 2020

    DAM Architectural Book Award

    Other Professional Activities

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    • GDC Award – Judge

      2025 – present