The antecedents of this Basle foundry, which long dominated Swiss typography, date back to around 1580. Its name comes from Johann Wilhelm Haas, a punchcutter who joined the company in 1718 and then took it over. Passing down through his family, through William Haas the elder, around 1800 the company entered a phase of creativity under William Haas the younger, who had a particular int... All
The antecedents of this Basle foundry, which long dominated Swiss typography, date back to around 1580. Its name comes from Johann Wilhelm Haas, a punchcutter who joined the company in 1718 and then took it over. Passing down through his family, through William Haas the elder, around 1800 the company entered a phase of creativity under William Haas the younger, who had a particular int... All