Where I Work: Gloria Kondrup of Archetype Press
The multihyphenate Gloria Kondrup of Archetype Press takes us inside the spaces, aka type heaven, where she accomplishes it all.
The multihyphenate Gloria Kondrup originally planned to study law but her career trajectory took at turn after discovering a love for art. Since attaining a bachelor’s degree in fine art and a master’s degree in design, Kondrup has been sharing that love of graphic design and typography with students as a professor at ArtCenter College of Design. In addition to teaching, she oversees the school’s Archetype Press, California’s largest letterpress printing facility that offers students a full-immersion typographic education. She’s also the executive director of the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography. For this month’s Where I Work, the professor, design consultant, director, and executive director takes us through the spaces, aka type heaven, where she accomplishes it all. ArtCenter College of Design
What’s your studio/work environment like"
My work environment is a combination of spaces and is adaptable. I designed Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT) with architects to be an extremely flexible space. The HMCT is a transdisciplinary department at ArtCenter College of Design ? not only is it an office for myself and my staff, it is also an archive, a classroom, and a residency for invited Typographers and artists. I am the Director of Archetype Press next door to HMCT, and it is one o...
The multihyphenate Gloria Kondrup originally planned to study law but her career trajectory took at turn after discovering a love for art. Since attaining a bachelor’s degree in fine art and a master’s degree in design, Kondrup has been sharing that love of graphic design and typography with students as a professor at ArtCenter College of Design. In addition to teaching, she oversees the school’s Archetype Press, California’s largest letterpress printing facility that offers students a full-immersion typographic education. She’s also the executive director of the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography. For this month’s Where I Work, the professor, design consultant, director, and executive director takes us through the spaces, aka type heaven, where she accomplishes it all. ArtCenter College of Design
What’s your studio/work environment like"
My work environment is a combination of spaces and is adaptable. I designed Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT) with architects to be an extremely flexible space. The HMCT is a transdisciplinary department at ArtCenter College of Design ? not only is it an office for myself and my staff, it is also an archive, a classroom, and a residency for invited Typographers and artists. I am the Director of Archetype Press next door to HMCT, and it is one o...
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