Will – Works – Values – J.C Jacobsen's Villa at Carlsberg

Spread from the book 'Will – Works – Values'. A portrait of brewer Jacobsen's significant villa at the top of Valby Hill, which became the setting for many activities both in its time and also later as an honorary residence.

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Mindcraft16

Visual identity for 'MINDCRAFT16'. MINDCRAFT was Danish Crafts' annual exhibition at Milan Design Week, launched in 2008 to highlight and promote conceptual works by Danish craftspeople internationally.

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Copenhagen Dreams

CD covers for a limited edition of Jóhann Jóhannsson's 'Copenhagen Dreams' – originally made for a film by Max Kestner'. Each cover is individually hand-painted.

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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.

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Alice

Design of graphic tiles for 'Alice' inspired by a floor mosaic in a condemned house in Paris, a project by the Danish Artist group Superflex.

The Danish Film Institute neon sign

Animated neon sign for the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen.

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CC15 – Prototype

Visual identity for 'Danish Crafts Collection CC15', Maison Objet, Paris, 2011. Exhibition architecture and curation by Studio Mama.

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Bankrupt Banks

Typesetting and layout for Superflex' work 'Bankrupt Banks', consisting of a list of banks that were declared bankrupt or acquired by other banks, governments or private entities during the international financial crisis of 2008.

Photo: Andreas Zimmermann

Shrinking Cities – Intervention

Poster (UK) 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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Guaraná Power T-Shirt

Merchandise for 'Guarana Power soft drink ' – An art project by Superflex.

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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.

2000 Watt Society Contract

Environmental graphics for the '2000 Watt Society Contract' – a project by the Danish artist group Superflex. The mural artwork took the form of a contract between the residents of the building on Badenerstrasse in Zürich and the rest of the world to reduce energy consumption.

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Plakat fænomener – Krabbesholm workshop

Poster for 'Plakat fænomener' – made by students as part of supervised workshop.

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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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HMN gasfyldestation, Skive

Architectural and spatial design for gas station, made for HMN Naturgas I/S. The gas stations in the fiery colors red and yellow were rolled out to various locations across Denmark.

Fredet – Bygningsfredning i Danmark 1918-2018

Spread from the book 'Fredet'. The story of the first Danish building preservation law in 1918, and the buildings that have been listed since then.

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AfterGlow – New Nordic Porcelain

Spread from the book AfterGlow—created to accompany a traveling exhibition where 13 ceramicists presented works made during residencies at Nordic porcelain factories and workshops.

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Ting bliver til – Karen Fly + Komplot Design

Catalogue for 'Ting bliver til' – as part of the Danish Design Biennial at Trapholt, Denmark, featuring the works of Komplot Design and jewellery designer Karen Fly.

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Shrinking Cities – Intervention

Poster 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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The Jørgen Leth Collection

Graphic identity, design and packaging of the Jørgen Leth DVD box series. The series is a collection of the documantary, fiction and interview films of Jørgen Leth.

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Erindringsbilleder af Bente Scavenius

Book design for 'Erindringsbilleder' by Bente Scavenius – a collection of the best essays and articles selected from the past 30 years of art-critical writings.

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

Poster for 'Foreigners, Please Don't Leave Us Alone With The Danes!' – a project by the Danish artist group Superflex made originally for a festival in the suburban areas of Odense, Denmark. The visual concept behind the poster was to support and amplify the criticism it conveyed by employing a design that was dynamic and encouraged action or reflection. The poster has been displayed worldwide, in the streets, exhibitions, and books.

Photo: Robert Damisch

Forløb i dansk

Cover illustration. The drawing was originally created as a continuous piece, then divided into sections, each representing a book cover, and symbolizing the meaning of the title in the book series 'Forløb i Dansk'.

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Hundborg Statements

Signage and environmental graphics for an art project in the village 'Hundborg' by artist Elle-Mie Ejdrup Hansen (DK). Here, exemplified by an animated positive graphic statement as a response to the driver obeying the speed limit.

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Babette's Feast - by Gabriel Axel

Film collection Blu-ray box published by the Danish Film Institute on the occasion of the Danish EU Presidency 2012.

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Snedkernes efterårsudstilling

Exhibition design for 'Snedkernes efterårsudstilling' – an annual exhibition for Danish Cabinetmakers.

Photo: Noam Griegst

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Wegner celebration

Poster with an overlay extract of Hans J. Wegner’s line drawings for PP Møbler’s complete collection of Wegner chairs. Black edition.

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.

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Logo – Danish Crafts

Visual identity and logo for 'Danish Crafts', an organization promoting Danish craftsmanship internationally.

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Orden og kaos Puk Lippmann — en vævers virke

Monograph on the work of the danish weaver Puk Lippmann, who has created works for historic buildings, such as Glyptoteket and Thorvaldsens Museum.

Free Beer

Typedesign and artwork for the open-source product FREE BEER by artist group Superflex.

Photogravure on Somerset 300g Paper size 50 × 50 cm BORCH Editions

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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.

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Mike Sheridan – Atmospherics

LP packaging for 'Atmospherics' by Mike Sheridan. Cover photo by Nicolai Howalt.

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Like A Force Of Nature

Environmental graphics and color report for 'Like A Force Of Nature' – a ceramic tile wall for the facades of Grupo ARCA by the Danish artist group Superflex. "The colors for the decoration are borrowed from banknotes, and the color report is then assembled based on the mathematical formula, the Fibonacci sequence.

Photo: César Béjar

Palestinian Eurovision

Logo for 'Palestinian Eurovision' – a collaborative project between the Danish artist group Superflex, The Palestine Broadcasting Corperation (BPC) and the palestine music and cultural organization, The Sabreen Association. The visual concept is based on the graphic elements originating from the Palestinian flag.

Photo: Anders Sune Berg

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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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XXXXXXXXX: An Artist with 6 Legs

Spread from the book 'An Artist with 6 Legs' – featuring work by the Danish artist group Superflex. The book accompanied a retrospective exhibition held at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen.

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Breve fra London – Kilder til Dansk Kunsthistorie

Editorial book design for 'Kilder til Dansk Kunsthistorie' published by the New Carlsberg Foundation – a series aimed at preserving significant sources of Danish art history.

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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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Et halvt liv – Maleren Jes Jacobsen 1862-1886

Monograph on the artist Jes Jacobsen, whose life (1862-1886) was only half-lived, but who, by his friends, including the well-known danish artist J. F. Willumsen, was described as 'the most talented of us all'.

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 in collaboration with fashion label Mads Nørgaard.

Photo: Mads Nørgaard

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Afgang 2017 – Den Danske Filmskole

Catalogue for The Danish Film School's graduation show 'Afgang 2017'.

Hunger - by Henning Carlsen

Film collection Blu-ray box published by the Danish Film Institute on the occasion of the Danish EU Presidency 2012.

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FILM Magazine – Special Issue EU 2012

Magazine design for 'EU2012' – a special edition of the FILM Magazine published by the Danish Film Institute on the occasion of the Danish EU Presidency in the first half of 2012.

Fokus Magazine

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

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Melon Rainbow

Film poster promoting 'Melon Rainbow' – a short graduation film by Laurits Flensted-Jensen, unfolding the story of a young girl who works as a cleaning lady during the day at a housing association for blind people, while in the evenings, she undresses in front of followers in a chat room. The film explores the desire to be seen.

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Heimat Moderne

Book design for 'Heimat Moderne', documenting the cultural festival 'Heimat Moderne – Experimentale 1' in Leipzig 2005.

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Black Sun

Book design for Black Sun by Søren Solkær. Inspired by his upbringing in the marshlands of Southern Denmark, Solkær takes the reader on a spectacular photographic journey, capturing the phenomenon of countless birds congregating in large murmurations.

Gyldendal – Logo

Logo for Gyldendal Publishing House. The wordmark and the crane was created as part of a new visual identity. The crane can be positioned either to the left or right of the lettering.

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All That We Know

CT scan of fruits and vegetables used for illustrations and animation artwork featuring a carrot, strawberry, garlic, pear, broccoli, and potato. Part of a larger project for Herlev hospital and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen.

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SE42 – Snedkernes Efterårsudstilling fra 1981-2023

Book design for 'SE42' – an extensive catalogue on the history of Danish Cabinetmakers annual autumn exhibition from 1981 to 2023.

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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.

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Project 35

Poster for 'Project 35' – an exhibition of video works. The exhibition showcased an international collection of videos by emerging and established artists from around the world.

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Beyond Words – Calligraphy from the World of Islam

Book design for 'Beyonds Words', featuring museum artifacts refering to calligraphy from the David Collection in Copenhagen. The book also includes insightful articles about the Arabic alphabet, classical typefaces, the use of Arabic letters in European art, and modern graffiti.

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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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Film Magazine – Ekko

Magazine design for 'Ekko'. – A Film Magazine published monthly, shaped by Editor-in-Chief Claus Christensen, who have played a key role in making it an outstanding, high-quality magazine enjoyed by many.

Alt hvad vi ved – gulerod jordbær hvidløg pære broccoli kartoffel malebog

Animation for 'All That We Know' – by the Danish artist group Superflex. The illustrations were based on a series of scans of fruits and vegetables, which were later colored and used in this animation.

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Hundborg Statements

Signage and environmental graphics for an art project in the village 'Hundborg' by artist Elle-Mie Ejdrup Hansen (DK). Here, exemplified by an animated positive graphic statement as a response to the driver obeying the speed limit.

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The Enigmatic Collector – A Pinacotheca at the Glyptotek

Signage and environmental graphics for the entrance door to the exhibition 'The Enigmatic Collector' – unfolding the story of Glyptoteket's former director Helge Jacobsen (1882-1946).

Photo: Anders Sune Berg

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

Poster for 'Foreigners, Please Don't Leave Us Alone With The Danes!' – a project by the Danish artist group Superflex made originally for a festival in the suburban areas of Odense, Denmark. The visual concept behind the poster was to support and amplify the criticism it conveyed by employing a design that was dynamic and encouraged action or reflection. The poster has been displayed worldwide, in the streets, exhibitions, and books.

Photo: Robert Damisch

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XXXXXXXXX: An Artist with 6 Legs

Spread from the book 'An Artist with 6 Legs' – featuring work by the Danish artist group Superflex. The book accompanied a retrospective exhibition held at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen.

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Forskellen er ens – en monografi om Albert Mertz

Spread from the monograph on the Danish artist Albert Mertz.

FAT MOD

Handpainting window signage for 'FAT MOD'. 8th of march marks the International Women's Day. Mads Nørgaard (DK) celebrated this with a special edition gown, tees and poster designed in close collaboration with Artist Ursula Reuter Christiansen and Rasmus Koch.

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Dying Birds

Book design for 'Dying Birds' – photographic works by artists Trine Søndergaard and Nicolai Howalt. A photographic study of the forms of hunted birds.

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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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Refshale

Logo for 'Refshaleøen'. – A new urban area in Copenhagen under development.

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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

Snedkernes efterårsudstilling

Exhibition design for 'Snedkernes efterårsudstilling' – an annual exhibition for Danish Cabinetmakers.

Photo: Noam Griegst

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Oil Rich Niger Delta

Poster for the exhibition 'Oil Rich Niger Delta' by Nigerian artist George Osodi at RAW Material Company, Dakar, Senegal. The exhibition was a photographic body of work that stemmed from research over many years in the Niger Delta region.

Supershow - More Than a Show

Exhibition poster 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.

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Armadillo - by Janus Metz

Film collection Blu-ray box published by the Danish Film Institute on the occasion of the Danish EU Presidency 2012.

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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.

All Solid melts into Air

Poster for 'All Solid melts into Air' a group exhibition by artist Anne Damgaard and ceramicist Bente Skjøttgaard, at Kunstpakhuset in Ikast, Denmark.

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ALL DATA TO THE PEOPLE

A large-scale mural for 'ALL DATA TO THE PEOPLE' – highlighting the asymmetry of data access and the fundamental right to information, essential for democracy. This artwork has been created in an increasing number of languages worldwide.

Photo: Rasmus Koch

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AfterGlow – New Nordic Porcelain

Spread from the book AfterGlow—created to accompany a traveling exhibition where 13 ceramicists presented works made during residencies at Nordic porcelain factories and workshops.

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Regn søvn blå kys

Design of a public artwork and development of a custom Courier-inspired typeface for the poem 'Regn søvn blå kys' by Danish poet Søren Ulrik Thomsen. The poem was shaped in neon using the new typeface, rendered in white and blue, animated, and installed on a gable in Valby, Denmark.

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Tools – Rooseum

Exhibition poster for 'SUPERFLEX' at Rooseum in Malmø, Sweden The exhibition was SUPERFLEX's first major solo exhibition and a presentation of SUPERFLEX tools.

Snedkernes efterårsudstilling

Exhibition design for 'Snedkernes efterårsudstilling' – an annual exhibition for Danish Cabinetmakers.

Photo: Noam Griegst

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Iconoclasm – Art as a Battleground

Exhibition graphics for the exhibition 'Iconoclasm – Art as a Battleground', which examines our turbulent relationship with art and the urge to destroy it.

Photo: Ana Cecilia González

Finn Juhl – Liv Værk Verden

Spread from the monograph on the architect Finn Juhl (1912–89), featuring descriptions of his most iconic designs, offering a glimpse into the golden age of Danish furniture art.

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Bródno

Custom type design for a massive sculptural installation made of bricks and cement: a Bródno sign rising on a hill in the park, created by artist Jens Haaning.

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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.

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Grand Danois

Event poster for 'Next Generation Danish Design' – a cultural and PR initiative launched by Danish Arts and Crafts institutions, targeting the Italian furniture fairs in Milan, Italy.

Photo: Rasmus Koch Studio

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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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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.

Cosmos

Environmental graphics for 'Cosmos' – a mural artwork made by Mexican artist Eduardo Terrazas (b. 1936), and brought to life as a graphic statement – melted into concrete as a woven, architectural pattern in grayscale, and applied to the newly built OUH hospital in Odense (DK).

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Fractures and Infinite Space – The Baroque Revisited

A modular exhibition system for podiums and information stands for the exhibition 'Fractures and Infinite Space', at Officinet in Copenhagen.

Photo: Anders Sune Berg

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Lars von Trier – Det gode med det onde

Spread from the monograph on the work of Danish film director Lars von Trier. This book accompanied an exhibition at Kunsthallen Brandts in Odense.

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FREE BEER T-Shirt

Merchandise for 'FREE BEER' – An art project by Superflex.

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Condition Report – On Art History in Africa

Publicationfor 'On Art History in Africa' – reflecting upon how the history of art itself has been—and continues to be—constructed. A collection of essays, transcribed conversations, and research papers.

Creative Infidelities – On the Landscape Architecture of Topotek 1

Monograph for 'Topotek 1' – a Berlin based landscape architecture studio. Looking at two decades, the publication highlights methodologies used in the studio's work.

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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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Gyldendal emblem – Sketching

Crane drawing studies prior to the creation of the visual identity for Gyldendal Publishing Company.

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Palestinian Eurovision – Logo

Logo for 'Palestinian Eurovision' – a collaborative project between the Danish artist group Superflex, The Palestine Broadcasting Corperation (BPC) and the palestine music and cultural organization, The Sabreen Association. The visual concept is based on the graphic elements originating from the Palestinian flag.

Photo: Anders Sune Berg

Will – Works – Values – J.C Jacobsen's Villa at Carlsberg

Spread from the book 'Will – Works – Values'. A portrait of brewer Jacobsen's significant villa at the top of Valby Hill, which became the setting for many activities both in its time and also later as an honorary residence.

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