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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The Copenhagen Declaration

Type design for monument-sized letters in the collaborative work between artists Santiago Sierra and Jens Haaning. It consists of one large installation spelling out 'The Copenhagen Declaration': Tired of this global sadistic regime.

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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Shrinking Cities – Interventions

Poster and Program in one 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.

The Moon – From Inner Worlds to Outer Space

Spread from the book catalogue following the exhibition 'The Moon', a large-scale show at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, highlighting the role, significance, and captivating power of the Moon.

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FOS Liquid Chain Into the Vapor Wall: The Fall

Book design for 'FOS – Liquid Chain Into the Vapor Wall: The Fall'. The Danish artist FOS works in the field of social design. In this book he debates the nature of exhibition spaces and how to redesign public spaces.

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The Garden by Birgitta Lund

Cover of the book 'The Garden'. A photographic tale seen through the lens of the old amusement park Tivoli in Copenhagen, by the Danish photographer Birgitta Lund.

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

Spread fom the book '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 (DK).

Guaraná Power

Label design and visual identity for 'Guaraná Power soft drink' – a project by the Danish artist group Superflex. The Guaraná Power drink was an activist and political response to corporate cartels that had forced the price of guaraná seeds down. The drink was created in collaboration with local farmers in the Brazilian Amazon.

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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.

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The Idea of a Chair – Krabbesholm workshop

Poster for 'The Idea of a Chair' – made by students as part of supervised workshop.

Form without purpose and goal is rarely meaningful to debate – at least not in relation to the discussion of the poster as a mean of expression. Using the building stones of the poster – composition, image and typography – we tried anyway. A line of constraints were necessary: Create a defined image without any clear origin. Find words or sayings without clear meaning. Establish a composition of image and word without direction and purpose. The result was a series of more than 40 silkscreen printed posters – each one of them surprisingly powerful and vibrating vivid.

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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.

Film Magazine Ekko - Redesign

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.

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Kor Partitur

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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

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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XXXXXXXXX: An Artist with 6 Legs

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

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Exhibition design for 'Værker der virker' (Works at work) at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

The Nursery Garden

'The Nursery Garden' – a project by the Danish artist group Superflex in close collaboration with 'Les Nouveaux Commanditaires', landscape architect Sébastien Clément, and our studio. The nursery garden was built in the courtyards of three local hospitals as a space for relaxation, a learning hub for exchanging knowledge about botany and medicinal plants, and a meeting point.

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Mike Sheridan – Atmospherics

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

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Chronique d'une Révolte / Chronicle of a Revolt

Poster for the exhibition 'Chronicle of a REVOLT – photographs of a season of protest'. An exhibition featuring twenty photographers documenting a process of civic awareness that ultimately led to a peaceful and democratic election in Senegal.

FREE BEER

Label design and visual identity for 'FREE BEER' – a project by the Danish artist group Superflex. FREE BEER is licensed under Creative Commons (Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5), allowing anyone to use the recipe. Until now, FREE BEER has been brewed and served worldwide.

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Gyldendal – Logo

Logo for Gyldendal, the oldest and largest publishing house in Denmark – founded in 1770 by Søren Gyldendal. The wordmark and the crane was created as part of a new visual identity.

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Plakat fænomener – Krabbesholm workshop

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

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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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Danish Design – I like it!

Poster for 'Danish design – I like it!', an exhibition at Designmuseum Denmark curated by Jasper Morrison, who was asked to select his favourite Danish design items from the museum's archive.

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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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Gyldendal – Logo

3 logos for sub-brands under Gyldendal, developed as part of the visual identity. The crane can be positioned either to the left or right of the wordmark.

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Copenhagen Dreams

CD cover 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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The Enigmatic Collector – A Pinacotheca at the Glyptotek

Exhibition design, color setting, graphics and furniture design for the exhibition 'The Enigmatic Collector' – unfolding the story of Glyptoteket's former director Helge Jacobsen (1882-1946).

Photo: Anders Sune Berg

Film Magazine Ekko - Redesign

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.

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Kosova

Lettering and type design for the hand-painted wall text 'Kosova' by artist Jens Haaning – Stacion Center for Contemporary Art, Prishtina, Kosoza.

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Sophienborg Municipality School

Wayfinding and environmental graphics for 'Sophienborg' – an elementary municipal school in Hillerød.

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Sliding Zones – by Henrik B. Andersen

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

Element Huse 1947-1955

Book design for 'Element Huse 1947-1955'. Element houses were simple single-family homes and started out as an experiment with low-cost danish government loans.

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Bankrupt Banks

Typesetting and layout for artist group 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

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The Enigmatic Collector – A Pinacotheca at the Glyptotek

Exhibition design, color setting, graphics and furniture design for 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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Bellahøj – Fortællinger om en bebyggelse

Spread from the book on the history of ‘Bellahøjhuse’, Denmark’s first high-rise buildings. — Winner of the Danish Book Design Award 2016.

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DFI Magazine FILM, special issue

Magazine design for 'FILM', published by the Danish Film Institute, Special issue, Dogme – The Celebration.

Wegner – Bare een god stol

Exhibition architecture and graphic design for the exhibition 'Wegner – just one good chair' at Design Museum Denmark.

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Light Break – Photography / Light Therapy

Spread from the book 'Light Break – Photography / Light Therapy' by Nicolai Howalt. A photographic and artistic exploration of light therapy.

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.

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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.

black sun + starling

Book and packaging design for 'Starling' book with a limited edition print in a box, by Søren Solkær.

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Sophienborg Municipality School

Wayfinding and environmental graphics for 'Sophienborg' – an elementary municipal school in Hillerød.

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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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A New Light Break på Gigthospitalet – Sønderborg

Spread from the book 'A New Light Break on Gigthospitalet – Sønderborg' by Nicolai Howalt. A documentation of the artist and photographer's decoration of the Danish Arthritis Hospital in the southern part of Jutland, Denmark.

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LYS – landskab og stemmer

Spread from the book 'LYS – landskab og stemmer' by Danish artist Elle-Mie Ejdrup Hansen (DK) made to accompany an outdoor exhibition at six rural Danish locations. Here the sound from reciting a poem in different dialects were Interwoven with a green beam of light projected across each landscape.

Gyldendal emblem – Sketching

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

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CC15 – Prototype

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

Photo: Courtesy of Danish Crafts

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Film Magazine Ekko - Redesign

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.

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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Light Break – Photography / Light Therapy

Spread from the book 'Light Break – Photography / Light Therapy' by Nicolai Howalt. A photographic and artistic exploration of light therapy.

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Danish Film Institute logo construct

Black and white logo made as part of the visual identity for the Danish Film Institute. The logo is based on the concept of visual interference.

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How to hunt

Book design for 'How to Hunt' – photographic works by artists Trine Søndergaard and Nicolai Howalt. The book is a contemporary take on art history’s millennium-long interpretation of the hunting scenario.

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Flora Danica

Cover of 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.

Hundborg Statements 83 km/h

Signage and environmental graphics for an art project in the village 'Hundborg' by artist Elle-Mie Ejdrup Hansen (DK). Here, exemplified by a visual statement, when the driver exceeds the speed limit in the village.

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How to hunt

Book design for 'How to Hunt' – photographic works by artists Trine Søndergaard and Nicolai Howalt. The book is a contemporary take on art history’s millennium-long interpretation of the hunting scenario.

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til vægs

Poster for the exhibition 'Til vægs' (to the wall) – at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen.

Poster. 70 x 100 cm.

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Embraced by Darkness – from Water Reservoir to Art Space

Book spread for 'Embraced by Darkness'. The story about how a water reservoir at Frederiksberg became a spectacular underground art hall.

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Iconoclasm – Art as a Battleground

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

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The Enigmatic Collector – A Pinacotheca at the Glyptotek

Exhibition design, color setting, graphics and furniture design for 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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Fabrik - logo

Logo for Fabrikbooks, a small independent publishing house focusing on high quality publications by contemporary nordic and photography-based artists. Fabrikbooks was founded by artists Nicolai Howalt & Trine Søndergaard in Copenhagen in 2015.

Heimat Moderne

Poster for the cultural festival 'Heimat Moderne', Leipzig 2005.

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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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Heimat Moderne

Stationery for the cultural festival 'Heimat Moderne' in Leipzig 2005. Here showcasing a letterhead page 1 and 2, as well as a delivery note.

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Længsel

Spread from 'Længsel' – a book documenting the art project of the same name, centered on the theme of longing. In the project, 23 artists created site-specific works for various public spaces across Denmark. The project was curated by Sophie Hjerl og Jette Ellgaard.

The Substitute - by Ole Bornedal

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

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Cinemateket

Window signage for the monthly program at Cinemateket in Copenhagen.

Old Tjikko – Nicolai Howalt

Poster for 'Old Tjikko' by Nicolai Howalt – featuring an image of the world's eldest known tree, Old Tjikko.

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United States Of America

Lettering and type design for the hand-painted wall text 'United States of America' by artist Jens Haaning – The Walter and McBean Galleries of the San Francisco Art Institute.

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.

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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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Mike Sheridan – Atmospherics

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

Photo: Niklas Adrian Vindelev

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Med tiden

Cover illustration for the book 'With time' – an educational book aimed at secondary education. The book examines literature history and focuses primarily on famous danish writers.

Samfund

Custom type design for the massive sculptural installation 'Samfund' made of bricks and cement, inspired by classic brick bonds and textile patterns, and created from recycled bricks donated by citizens of Kolding-Ikast, where the artwork is installed.

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The Moon – From Inner Worlds to Outer Space

Cover of the book catalogue following the exhibition 'The Moon', a large-scale show at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, highlighting the role, significance, and captivating power of the Moon.

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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And in the endless pause there came the sound of bees

CD cover for a special limited edition tour release CD of the soundtrack to the animated film 'Varmints', by Jóhann Jóhannsson.

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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Etat des Lieux 2 / Condition Report 2

Poster announcing the art symposium 'Etat des Lieux 2 / Condition Report 2', at RAW Material Company in Dakar, Senegal. This meeting was organized to debate artistic education in Africa, with a focus on artistic training, practice, and pedagogies.

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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

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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Snedkernes efterårsudstilling

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

The Idea of a Chair – Krabbesholm workshop

Educational workshop, The Idea of a Chair – Krabbesholm Højskole.

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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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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

Lauritz de Thurah – Barokkens arkitektur og verdensbillede

Spread from the 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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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.

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Embraced by Darkness – from Water Reservoir to Art Space

Book spread for 'Embraced by Darkness'. The story about how a water reservoir at Frederiksberg became a spectacular underground art hall.

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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.

Process – Komplot

Catalog for the exhibition 'Process – Komplot', held at the International Design Museum Munich.

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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.

Refshaleøen animated logo sketch

Animated sketch made for 'Refshaleøen'. – This was done as part of developing a new identity for the client.

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Smack Bang

Festival poster for 'Smack Bang' – a summer festival taking place at the harbour of Helsingborg (SE) with art exhibitions, concerts, outdoor film projections and gastronomical experiences in public spaces.

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Trine Søndergaard – A ROOM INSIDE

Book design for A Room Inside – photographic works by artist Trine Søndergaard, created between 2013 and 2017, addressing themes such as existence, grief, transition, and history.

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Danish Feature Films – DVD Booklet

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

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TOOLS

Book design for 'Tools', published by Verlag Der Büchhandlung Walther König. SUPERFLEX's projects are often described as tools, reflecting the artist group's deep engagement with social and economic issues. Developed in collaboration with experts, these projects are designed to be sustainable, allowing users to adopt, maintain, and expand them over time. Each tool encourages participation and activation, empowering people to take action. This philosophy is embodied in the book itself —meant not just to be read, but to be used.

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Guaraná Power

Label design and visual identity for 'Guaraná Power soft drink' – a project by the Danish artist group Superflex. The Guaraná Power drink was an activist and political response to corporate cartels that had forced the price of guaraná seeds down. The drink was created in collaboration with local farmers in the Brazilian Amazon.

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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.

Smack Bang

Design for 'Smack Bang i Folkets Hamn' on the harbour of Helsingborg, Sweden.

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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

Danish Crafts – publication

Publication for 'Danish Crafts', documenting and celebrating a wide range of events and activities organized by the Danish Crafts Organization.

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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.

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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