Edwin van Gelder

Edwin van Gelder (born 21 January 1978, Nijmegen) is a Dutch graphic designer and art director based in Amsterdam. He studied graphic design at the Utrecht School of the Arts and he graduated in 2004, and in 2005 founded the graphic design studio Mainstudio. He is best known for his typographically driven, clear conceptual designs for clients within the architecture, contemporary art, and fashion fields.

• 2012: Graphis Inc. 100 Best Annual Reports
• 2012: Communication Arts Typography Annual
• 2011: Best Dutch Annual Reports
• 2011: I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review
• 2011: Best Dutch Book Design
• 2009: Art Directors Club New York

• 2011: Mondriaan Foundation
• 2010: STILLS, Wiel Arets, A Timeline of Ideas, Articles & Interviews 1982–2010, a book about the power of thought in architecture by renowned Dutch architect Wiel Arets.
• 2009–2012: Mark Magazine (Frame Publishers), a platform for the practice and perception of architecture at the dawn of the third millennium. The magazine explores the boundaries of architecture and anticipates the industry’s future. Mainstudio was responsible for the editorial design of the issues 17 (Dec/Jan 2009) to 36 (Feb/Mar 2012) and restyled the magazine twice.

• 2012: The One Show Design New York
• 2011: Tokyo Graphic Passport
• 2011: Art Directors Club New York
• 2010: Selected Europe Barcelona
• 2010: Art Directors Club The Netherlands