The graphic creations of Atelier ter Bekke & Behage are intended for the public and private sectors, museums and foundations, national and international institutions, permanent and temporary exhibitions, and educational and cultural activities. The Atelier also lends its services to a number of industrial firms, businesses and craft industries who are active innovators. They frequently collaborate with industrial designers, architects, scenographers, photographers, editors and developers to ensure quality control throughout the communication ‘chain’. Listening, responsibility and commitment have led them to search for a meaningful response, an original graphic creation in relation to the subject.
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Many of the Atelier projects have entered the collections of national and international museums: Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris), Le Signe – Centre National du Graphisme (Chaumont), Museum für Gestaltung (Zurich), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design (Japan), etc.
Evelyn ter Bekke
Studied graphic design at the St Joost School of Art and Design in Breda (Netherlands) before joining Studio Karelse & den Besten in Rotterdam, where she designed several art catalogues, graphic identities, posters and invitations for the Art centre Rotterdam, the Nederlands Fotomuseum and several publishers. She has lived and worked in Paris since 1996. In 1997, she founded Atelier ter Bekke & Behage with Dirk Behage.
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Dirk Behage
Studied graphic design at the Academy of Visual Arts and Design in Groningen (Netherlands) before teaming up with Studio Dumbar in The Hague to create and implement the visual identity of the City of Groningen. In 1987, he joined the Grapus collective in Paris and founded Atelier de Création Graphique with Pierre Bernard and Fokke Draaijer. Among other things, he designed and produced the graphic identity of the Louvre Museum and the National Parks of France. Since 1991, he has taught at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD) in Paris. In 1997, he founded Atelier ter Bekke & Behage with Evelyn ter Bekke.
Evelyn ter Bekke and Dirk Behage have been members of AGI since 2010.
Alliance Graphique Internationale
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In 2017, they were the main organizers of the AGI International Conference in Paris on the theme of ‘Borders’. About 3,000 visitors attended the four days of presentations and debates, bringing together about 50 participants.
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Evelyn ter Bekke and Dirk Behage are Chevaliers of France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. This order recognises people who have distinguished themselves through their creations in the artistic or literary field or through their contribution to the influence of the arts and letters in France and throughout the world.
Select conferences by Evelyn ter Bekke & Dirk Behage:
Revue parlée, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France (2010).
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands (2011, 2014).
Une saison graphique, Le Havre, France (2012).
AGI Open, Seoul, South Korea (2016).
Stage on Paper, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China (2015).
Ajeenkya DY Patil University, Pune, India (2018).
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel (2018).
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Select publications / interviews:
Many national and international publications have been devoted to projects of Atelier ter Bekke & Behage.
Télérama
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Designboom
Les plats pays
Une saison graphique
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Select solo and group exhibitions:
Une saison graphique, Le Havre, France (2012).
‘Superbox’, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands (2014).
Stage on Paper, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China (2015).
‘Hangeul Calligraphy x Latin Typography’, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea (2016).
‘3D-Schrift am Bau’, Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich, Switzerland (2019).
‘Travaux / Works – Atelier ter Bekke & Behage’, retrospective exhibition, Le Signe – Centre National du Graphisme, Chaumont, France (2022/2023).
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Select awards:
Second prize for the poster ‘Une saison graphique’, Festival International de l’Affiche de Chaumont, France (2014).
Second prize for the poster ‘Al2SiO5 Musée National Adrien Dubouché’, China International Poster Biennial, Hangzhou, China (2019).