Calligraffiti: When Calligraphy and Graffiti Unite

Quoted from Niels Shoe Meulman’s Web­site:

Niels Shoe Meul­man is an inter­na­tion­ally known artist, graphic designer, and art direc­tor. He is born, raised and based in Ams­ter­dam, The Netherlands,

Meul­man began tag­ging Shoe in 1979 and became a graf­fiti leg­end by the time he was 18. In the eight­ies he met New York artists like Dondi, Ram­mel­lzee, Haze, Quik and Keith Har­ing. He then formed the Crime Time Kings with Bando from Paris and Mode2 from Lon­don. Together they gave graf­fiti in Europe its own dis­tinc­tive style.

In the Nineties he fur­thered his tech­nique by appren­tic­ing under the Dutch graphic design mas­ter Anthon Beeke. Shoe ran his own design com­pany, Caulfield & Tens­ing and was part­ner in ad agency Unruly, which he later turned into brand for silk scarves.

Make sure you check Niels Meulman’s book and some other mer­chan­dise items (Mark­ers, T-shirts etc.)