Danish Film Institute – Signage

Large banners with the Danish Film Institute's logo mounted on the outside of the building in Copenhagen.

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Lauritz de Thurah – Barokkens arkitektur og verdensbillede

Extensive monograph on the Danish architect Lauritz de Thurah (1706-1759), known for a series of significant architectural works in Denmark in the style of Baroque.

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Gyldendal Emblem

Since 1770 the crane has been an elementary part of the publishing house Gyldendal and the founder Søren Gyldendal's signature, as our research show.

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Fokus Magazine

Magazine design for 'FOKUS'. The magazine was published by Danish Crafts, and themed around craftsmanship and design.

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faites comme chez vous

Catalogue newspaper for the group show 'faites comme chez vous' ('make yourself at home' at RAW Material Company, Dakar, Senegal. An exhibition that sparked a debate on the concept of hospitality.

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CC12 Hands On! – Danish Crafts

Visual identity for the 'Crafts Collection 12 – Hands On! '. An annual curated collection of Danish design objects, marketed by Danish Crafts and showcased at international design, lifestyle, and furniture fairs.

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And Yet It Moves

Carpet design for SUPERFLEX' solo show 'And Yet It Moves' at Tate Modern London. The carpet pattern was designed with a colour scheme inspired by a selection of national banknotes.

Photo: Torben Eskerod

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Poul Gernes Jeg kan ikke alene – vil du være med?

Back cover from catalog accompanying an exhibition on the work of the danish artist Poul Gernes (1925-1996), at Louisiana – Museum of Modern Art, Denmark.

black sun + starling

Book and packaging design for Black Sun/ Starling books in a custom handmade cassette, signed by Søren Solkær.

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FILM-X

Digital design and visual identity for FILM-X – a complete film studio for children and young adults. The Identity was honored with the Danish Design Award in 2003..

Poul Gernes Jeg kan ikke alene – vil du være med?

Spread from catalog accompanying an exhibition on the work of the danish artist Poul Gernes (1925-1996), at Louisiana – Museum of Modern Art, Denmark.

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Anne Damgaard - Borås Textile Museum

Exhibition- and graphic design for artist Anne Damgaard's solo exhibition at Borås Textile Museum.

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A Day at the Beach – Danish Art 1830-1910

Exhibition graphics for A Day at the Beach – Danish Art 1830-1910 at The Hirschsprung Collection in Copenhagen were developed in collaboration with Luise Midtgaard, who was responsible for the exhibition design. Surrounded by sea, Denmark has a long artistic tradition of engaging with the coastline. The exhibition presented a panoramic view of how Danish artists have explored the beach and the sea as recurring motifs. The exhibition graphics comprised interpretive texts for individual works, along with thematically painted informational elements applied directly to wall surfaces and textile-based room dividers. Together, these elements supported a cohesive spatial narrative throughout the exhibition.

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Media Council report

Publication design for the Danish Media Counsel's report on safer internet for children and youth.

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Danish Film Institute logo

Visual identity made for the Danish Film Institute. The logo is based on the concept of visual interference. The identity was honored with the Danish Design Award in 2000.

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Trine Søndergaard – STASIS II

Book design for 'STASIS II' – Photographic works by artist Trine Søndergaard portraying women wearing historical dresses and creating a universe that is neither past nor present.

Shrinking Cities – Interventions

Exhibition design for Shrinking Cities – Interventions. Held in Leipzig, the exhibition focused on strategies and interventions for urban development in eastern Germany while also exploring urban shrinkage in Detroit (USA), Manchester/Liverpool (UK), and Ivanovo (Russia). The exhibition later traveled to seven international venues – United States, Bulgaria, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany and Russia.

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Old Tjikko – Nicolai Howalt

Spread from the art book 'Old Tjikko' by Nicolai Howalt – featuring 97 unique images made from the same photographic negative, an image of the world's eldest known tree, Old Tjikko. Winner of the Danish Book Design Award 2020.

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Come Hell or High Water

Poster announcing the exhibition 'Come Hell or High Water' by SUPERFLEX.

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Italia

Lettering and type design for the hand-painted wall text 'Italia' by artist Jens Haaning – The piece was part of a solo exhibition at the Galleria Franco Soffiantino, Torino, Italy.

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Iconoclasm – typography

Hand-painted lettering for the exhibition 'Iconoclasm – Art as a Battleground', exploring the complex history of our turbulent relationship with art and the forces that drive us to destroy it.

Euphoria Now

Poster for 'Euphoria Now', a series of prints by the Danish artist group Superflex, in which the titles were printed on colorful backgrounds inspired by the color scheme of national banknotes.

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En kakerlaktur på en retrospektiv kunstudstilling

Poster announcing guided tours of the retrospective exhibition 'En kakerlaktur på en retrospektiv kunstudstilling', featuring works by the Danish artist group Superflex at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen. Curated by Rikrit Tiravanija, the event included guides who, as part of the artistic concept, wore cockroach-themed costumes.

Samfund

Custom type design for the pre-launch of the art project 'Samfund' made of bricks donated by citizens of Kolding-Ikast, where the artwork was later installed.

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Fractures and Infinite Space – The Baroque Revisited

Exhibition design, graphics as well as custom-developed frames and podiums for 'Fractures and Infinite Space', at Boerglum Abbey, Denmark.

Photo: Anders Sune Berg

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Facts & Figures 2004

Publication design for 'Facts & Figures', published by the Danish Film Institute.

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And Yet It Moves

Carpet design for SUPERFLEX' solo show 'And Yet It Moves' at Tate Modern London. The carpet pattern was designed with a colour scheme inspired by a selection of national banknotes.

Photo: Tate Photography

fos im gak – Memory Theatre Twig!

Book design produced as a extension of the Danish artist FOS´s exhibition 'Memory theatre twig' at GAK (Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst) in Bremen, Germany.

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FILM-X

Promotional ephemera and visual identity for FILM-X – a complete film studio for children and young adults. The Identity was honored with the Danish Design Award in 2003.

Boris Berlin – Dialoger om form

Cover of the book 'Boris Berlin – Dialogues on form', edited by Vibeke Gether and Rasmus Koch. Published at Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Germany.

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We Are All In The Same Boat

Custom type design for 'We Are All In The Same Boat' – a project by the Danish artist group Superflex. The phrase was displayed in blue LED letters mounted on an aluminum frame and installed at MDC MOAD Miami, in a building historically used for immigration processing.

Photo: SUPERFLEX

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Snedkernes efterårsudstilling

Poster for the 'Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition' in 2007/08, held at Fabrikken for Kunst og Design and KunstCentret Silkebord Bad (DK).

PP Furniture – Wood

Promotional poster for ' Wood' – by PP Furniture, Denmark.

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Alt hvad vi ved – gulerod jordbær hvidløg pære broccoli kartoffel

Publication for 'Alt hvad vi ved' – by the Danish artist group Superflex. The pamphlet was part of a larger sculpture project by the Danish artist group Superflex, where fruits and vegetables were scanned and later cast into large outdoor sculptures. As a supplement, a publication explaining the idea behind the project was released, along with a children's coloring book.

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Wegner – Just one good chair

Spread from the extensive monograph on Hans J. Wegner (1914–2007), created to accompany an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Danish designer’s birth.

Stars and Bananas

Signage and environmental graphics for an art project for Thisted Municipality by artist Elle-Mie Ejdrup Hansen (DK). Here, exemplified by illustrations of happy stars as a response to the driver obeying the speed limit.

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Med tiden – En litteraturhistorisk arbejdsbog

Spread from 'With time' – an educational book aimed at secondary education. The book examines literature history with a focus on danish writers. 'With time' also contains exercises for students. — Winner of the Danish Book Design Award 2012.

GAaA – Gunnar Aagaard Andersen

Extensive monograph on the Danish multi-artist Gunnar Aagaard Andersen (1919–1982). GAaA experimented throughout his life and expressed himself across a wide range of artistic disciplines, from visual arts to architecture, music, and arts and crafts. — Winner of the Danish Book Design Award 2017.

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Foreigners, Please Don't Leave Us Alone With The Danes!

Printing process of the book 'Foreigners, Please Don't Leave Us Alone With The Danes!' – by the Danish artist group Superflex.

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Old Tjikko – Nicolai Howalt

Spread from the art book 'Old Tjikko' by Nicolai Howalt – featuring 97 unique images made from the same photographic negative, an image of the world's eldest known tree, Old Tjikko. Winner of the Danish Book Design Award 2020.

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And Yet It Moves

Carpet design for SUPERFLEX' solo show 'And Yet It Moves' at Tate Modern London. The carpet pattern was designed with a colour scheme inspired by a selection of national banknotes.

Photo: Tate Photography

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A. Ancher – Maleren Anna Ancher – Et kunstnerliv i lys

Monograph on Danish artist Anna Ancher (1859–1935), exploring her life and work. As a member of the Skagen Painters, she played a key role in one of the most vibrant periods in Danish art history, a theme that the book also brings to life.

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Free Beer – Label

Beer Label made by others following the visual guidelines made by our studio as part of our work for the FREE BEER project by artist group Superflex.

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FREE BEER

Visual identity for the open-source product 'FREE BEER' by the Danish artist group Superflex, here exemplified by a photogravure version installed at Museet for Religiøs Kunst.

Photo: Museet for Religøs Kunst

Sliding Zones – by Henrik B. Andersen

Exhibition catalogue for 'Sliding Zones' by artist Henrik B. Andersen, at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen.

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Gasolin

The film poster series for Gasolin’ was a design proposal for a documentary about the Danish rock band Gasolin’, directed by Anders Østergaard. The proposal features Lone Mertz’s striking and enigmatic images of the band.

Photo: Lone Mertz

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Supershow – More Than a Show

Exhibition catalog for 'Supershow – More Than a Show' at Kunsthalle Basel, by the Danish artist group Superflex. An exhibition concept in which all visitors were paid 2 Swiss francs upon entry, instead of paying an admission fee to the art gallery.

Catalogue Format: 250 x 390 mm, saddle-stitched, 12 pages, offset.

Carsten Thau – Om transparens og andre essays

Spread from the book 'Om transparens og andre essays' – a collection of texts by Carsten Thau (1947-1921). Thau was a central voice in the danish landscape of architecture and the history of ideas.

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Close-Up – Grundbog til mediefag C

Illustration for chapter division. made for a textbook in media for upper secondary level, teaching students to produce films for various platforms from a practical perspective.

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Danish Film Institute – wayfinding

Large size hand-painted signage for the 'Videotek' at the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen.

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Mega Fossil

Fokus Magazine

Magazine design for 'FOKUS'. The magazine was published by Danish Crafts, and themed around craftsmanship and design.

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Deutschland

Lettering and type design for the hand-painted wall text 'Deutschland' on a barn in Tewel-Moor, Germany, by artist Jens Haaning.

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Sammen stød

Catalogue for 'Sammen Stød' – an exhibition of photographic works by artist Nicolai Howalt at Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Denmark.

Gyldendal – Stationary

Design of stationery – here showcasing a letterhead page 1 and 2, as well as a delivery note, developed as part of the new visual identity for the Gyldendal publishing company.

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Forskellen er ens – en monografi om Albert Mertz

Spread from the monograph on the Danish artist Albert Mertz.

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A Day at the Beach – Danish Art 1830-1910

Exhibition graphics for A Day at the Beach – Danish Art 1830-1910 at The Hirschsprung Collection in Copenhagen were developed in collaboration with Luise Midtgaard, who was responsible for the exhibition design. Surrounded by sea, Denmark has a long artistic tradition of engaging with the coastline. The exhibition presented a panoramic view of how Danish artists have explored the beach and the sea as recurring motifs. The exhibition graphics comprised interpretive texts for individual works, along with thematically painted informational elements applied directly to wall surfaces and textile-based room dividers. Together, these elements supported a cohesive spatial narrative throughout the exhibition.

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Foreigners t-shirt

Merchandise design for a t-shirt printed with the poster 'Foreigners please don't leave us alone with the Danes' – by the Danish artist group Superflex and Rasmus Koch in collaboration with fashion label Mads Nørgaard.

Photo: Ed Gumuchian

Trine Søndergaard – STASIS II

Book design for 'STASIS II' – Photographic works by artist Trine Søndergaard portraying women wearing historical dresses and creating a universe that is neither past nor present.

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Action and Remains – Al Hansen & Arthus Køpcke

Spread from the book ‘Action & Remains – Al Hansen & Arthur Køpcke’, published to accompany the exhibition on the two artists at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen.

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Flora Danica

Spread from the book Flora Danica. Originally published in booklets between 1761 and 1883, it features hand-colored copperplate engravings of flowers, plants, and berries from Danish nature. Now, 260 years later, this masterpiece is available as a collected edition, allowing everyone to explore Denmark’s rich and flourishing flora.

CC 09

Visual identity for the 'Crafts Collection 09' – An annual curated collection of Danish design objects, marketed by Danish Crafts and showcased at international design, lifestyle, and furniture fairs.

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Keramikkens sprog

Spread from the book 'Keramikkens sprog' – ceramics from history to masterpieces to new innovative works, including a presentation of Danish ceramicists through time.

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