Over the past 15 years, Dafi Kühne has been giving lectures, teaching short workshops up to full semesters at universities, private institutions,  conferences in Europe and the USA. Here is a more or less current schedule of traveling and teaching. Get in contact if you would want to place a booking for a talk or workshop.

Upcoming

6-13-2026

www.druckwerkstatt-haldenstein.ch
Public talk after the one-day workshop at Druckwerkstatt Haldenstein.

6-13-2026
Workshop: → Druckwerkstatt Haldenstein, Chur
Printing Experiments

www.druckwerkstatt-haldenstein.ch
One-day workshop on printing experiments followed by a public talk.

6-21-2026

6-27-2026
TPP Short Session I: → Typographic Printing Program 2026

The 7-day short session is ideal for graphic design and poster lovers. Similar to the full session the workshop combines analog design and production tools with contemporary typographic poster design. It is the perfect opportunity for a one-week dive into letterpress poster design with Dafi Kühne in his vast letterpress studio in Näfels.

Each participant will follow an intense analog design process and produce a letterpress-printed typographic poster using a variety of production tools.

8-2-2026

8-15-2026
TPP Full Session III: → Typographic Printing Program 2026

This intensive 13-day workshop is designed for international graphic design and type enthusiasts. The objective of the workshop is to bridge the gap between analog design and production tools and professional contemporary typographic posters. Participants will engage in a series of analog tasks to experience the layout qualities of type-only layouts. The program offers a valuable opportunity for participants to observe and learn directly from one of the few internationally renowned contemporary letterpress poster designers.

Following a rigorous design process, each participant will produce a letterpress-printed typographic poster using a variety of production tools, including physical type (wood and metal), chipboard, lasercut MDF, linoleum, hand-cast Ludlow type slugs, and more. The workshop will provide a comprehensive training in analog design and production techniques, equipping participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to seamlessly transition their work into contemporary (digital) design practice for their future careers.

Archive

2026
TPP Short Session I, 2026
2025
Open Studio
Studio Tour for Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich
Typostammtisch Berlin
Typographic Printing Program, Session I+II, Näfels, CH
GWA Masterlcass, Amsterdam, NL
Lecture at Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT, USA
Workshop at The Arm Letterpress, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Lecture at Poster House, NYC, USA
Tag der Schrift, Zürich
Type Tuesday at St. Brides Foundation, London, UK
2023
Typographic Printing Program, Session III+IV, Näfels, CH
Museum für Druckkunst, Leipzig, D
Leipziger Typotage, Leipzig, D
Lubalin Center, Cooper Union, NYC, USA
The Arm Letterpress, Brooklyn, NYC, USA
Partners In Print, Seattle, WA, USA
Museum für Druckkunst, Leipzig, D
2022
Klingspor Museum Offenbach, D
Typographic Printing Program, Session III+IV, Näfels, CH
Tipoteca Italiana, Cornuda, IT
Partners In Print, Seattle, WA, USA
MK&G, Hamburg, D
Typographic Printing Program, Session I+II, HMCT, Pasadena, CA, USA
Typgraphic Printing Program, Session I+II, HMCT, Pasadena, USA
2021
Baby Ink Twice, Exhibition, HMCT, ArtCenter, Pasadena, CA, USA
ESAD, Superior School of Arts and Design, Porto, PT
Typographic Printing Program, Session I, Näfels, CH
F+F Zürich, Sommeratelier, Zürich, CH
Eye Magazine, Type Tuesday, Online
2020
Plantin-Moretus Museu, Antwerp, BE
Creative Paper Conference, München, D
GWA Masterclass, Amsterdam, NL
Typographic Printing Program, Session I, Näfels, CH
Typomania, Moscow, RU
Sporadic Schooling, Cairo, EG
2019
Gutenberg Museum, Mainz, D
AIGA Louisville, KY, USA
University of Louisville, Louisville KY, USA
Studio Brad Vetter, Louisville, KY, USA
University of Akron, OH, USA
Kent University, Kent, OH, USA
Von 0 auf 100, Karlsruhe, D
Weltformat, Luzern, CH
Typographic Printing Program, Session I+II, Näfels, CH
UQAM, Montréal, CAN
HMCT, ArtCenter, Pasadena, CA, USA
2018
F+F Zürich, Visual Communication HF, Zürich, CH
Haptiken 2, Conference, Mainz, D
HWT Wayzgoose, Two Rivers, WI, USA
HWT Wayzgoose, Two Rivers, WI, USA
MICA Baltimore, MD, USA
ÉCAL, MA-Typedesign, Renens, CH
Letterpress Printing, Conference, Leeds, UK
Typographic Printing Program, Session I+II, Näfels, CH
GWA Amsterdam, Resist the Mac, Amsterdam, NL
2017
ETH Zürich, Professur Vogt, Zürich, CH
SfG Basel, Visual Communication, Basel, CH
Landesbibliothek, Glarus, CH
VCU, Richmond, VA, USA
F+F Zürich, Sommeratelier, Zürich, CH
Gallery Altherr/Weiss Zürich, CH
Typographic Printing Program, Session I+II, Näfels, CH
Officina Helvetica, Biel/Bienne, CH
RIT, Cary Graphic Arts Collection, Rochester, NY
Type Directors Club, NYC, USA
ABK Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Alumni, HF KGD, St. Gallen, CH
Holzpixel, Gütersloh, D
Druckwerk, Basel, CH
Kunsthaus Glarus, CH
F+F Zürich, Visual Communication HF, Zürich, CH
Weltformat, Luzern, CH
2016
Typoclub HKB, Bern, CH
F+F Zürich, Sommeratelier, Zürich, CH
Typographic Printing Program, Session I, Näfels, CH
Wei sraum, Innsbruck, AT
Typographische Gesellschaft München, D
Papierkomplizen, Conference, Zürich, CH
ETH Zürich, Professur VOGT, Winterschool, Zürich, CH
2015
AGI Open, Biel/Bienne, CH
Tÿpo St Gallen, St. Gallen, CH
Ein Tag der Typographie, Luzern, CH
F+F Zürich, Visual Communication HF, Zürich, CH
HBKSaar, guest professorship, Saarbrücken, D
2014
ÉCAL, BA Visual Communication, Renens, CH
Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich, CH
The Arm Letterpress, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2013
HWT Wayzgoose, Two Rivers, WI, USA
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
DHBW Ravensburg, Lunchtime Talk, Ravensburg, D
2012
F+F Zürich, Visual Communication HF, Zürich, CH
Typografie lebt! Conference, University of Weimar, D
HBKSaar, guest professorship, Saarbrücken, D
2011
Center For Book and Paper Arts, Columbia Wood Type Evolved, Chicago, IL, USA
2010
St. Bride Library, London, UK
Helvetic Centre, London, UK
AIAP International Graphic Design Week, Bologna, IT