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I am Fire and Water

Preliminary sketch material for the exhibition 'I am Fire and Water'. A solo-exhibition featuring work of the German-Danish artist Ursula Reuter Christiansen (b. 1943), at Arken – Museum of Contemporary Art (DK).

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78 boxers – by Nicolai Howalt

Book design for '78 Boxers' – a photographic journey featuring young boys before and after their first competitive boxing matches, in a fold-out book format by artist Nicolai Howalt.

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Chronique d'une Revolte / Chronicle of a Revolt

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

Trine Søndergaard – 203 Works

Book design for '203 Works' – photographic works by artist Trine Søndergaard unfolding a comprehensive collection of ten artistic projects made over a time span of fifteen years.

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AfterGlow – New Nordic Porcelain

Spread from the book AfterGlow, showcasing the captivating images of Dorte Krogh—created to accompany a traveling exhibition where 13 ceramicists presented works made during residencies at Nordic porcelain factories and workshops.

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DFI School Catalogue

Design of the Danish Film Institute´s School Catalogue.

Vs.

With its large format, Vs. fashion magazine stood out at the newsstand. The Studio designed the overall identity and typographic base of the fashion magazine as well as producing graphic artwork for the covers.

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Mønsterkraft

A pattern samples library for a textile lab, installed as part of the Mønsterkraft exhibition at Designmuseum Denmark. Museum guests are invited to explore and experiment with tools and illustrations, enabling them to learn how to create their own textile repeats. All textile lab illustrations, along with the exhibition graphics for the lab, were created by our studio.

Skolen

Installing custom-designed signage for Højvangskolen in Stavtrup, Jutland. An art project by Elle-Mie Ejdrup Hansen (DK).

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Trykkraft – Dansk stoftryk i 100 år

Exhibition graphics for Trykkraft at Designmuseum Denmark, with all informational texts printed on linen panels forming room dividers. Exhibition design by Mentze Ottenstein Studio.

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33 Page 9-girls

Publication design for "33 Page 9-girls" – a look at the 33-year-old newspaper phenomenon in Denmark: the page 9-girl. Conceptualised by artist Jens Haaning.

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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.

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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Native Land – Stop Eject

Poster for the exhibition 'Native Land' and 'Color State' – A dual exhibition featuring Raymond Depardon. Paul Virilio, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, as well as Malene Lundgreen, at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen.

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

Design of a children's coloring book featuring abstract illustrations of a carrot, strawberry, garlic, pear, broccoli, and potato. The book 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. The coloring book was created as a supplement and a gift for children in Herlev hospital and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen.

ZOOM – grundbog i medier

Book cover for 'Zoom' – an educational book aimed at secondary education. The book examines media culture and focuses on film and television. Zoom also includes exercises for students.

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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

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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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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Tools – Rooseum

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

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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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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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

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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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.

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there is an elephant in the room

Logo and visual identity for the Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA3).

Palestinian Eurovision – Stationary

Design of stationery – here showcasing a letterhead page 1 and 2, as well as a delivery note and business card, developed as part of the new visual identity for the Palestinian Eurovision.

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78 boxers – by Nicolai Howalt

Book design for '78 Boxers' – a photographic journey featuring young boys before and after their first competitive boxing matches, in a fold-out book format by artist Nicolai Howalt.

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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Im Geiste Wieder Vereint – I ånden genforenet

Poster for 'Im Geiste Wieder Vereint – I ånden genforenet', A musical event by composer Peter Jensen in collaboration with NDR Big Band and SMUK Music Corps, on the occasion of the Danish-German Cultural Friendship Year in 2020 and the 100th anniversary of the reunification.

Danish Film Institute – wayfinding

Wayfinding design and floor overview at the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen.

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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.

Skarpretteren

Exhibition graphics for 'Skarpretteren' by Ursula Reuter Christiansen, at SMK, National Gallery of Denmark. The exhibition was a total installation based on the artist's film 'Skarpretteren', which concluded with the sentence: 'The next great moment in history belongs to us.'

Photo: Inger Marie

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Mønsterkraft

Pattern samples for a textile lab installed at the 'Mønsterkraft' exhibition at Designmuseum Denmark.

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Mindcraft 11

Visual identity for 'MINDCRAFT11'. MINDCRAFT was Danish Crafts' annual exhibition at Milan Design Week, launched in 2008 to highlight and promote conceptual works by Danish craftspeople internationally.

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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PP – A selection of furniture designed by Hans J. Wegner

Promotional poster for 'A selection of furniture designed by Hans J. Wegner' – by PP Furniture, Denmark.

FILM Cannes Issue 2013

Magazine design for 'FILM – Cannes Issue 2013'. FILM is the Danish Film Institute's international festival magazine, issued prior to festivals in Berlin, Cannes and Amsterdam.

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Skolen

Custom-designed type for Højvangskolen in Stavtrup, Jutland. The letters are aluminium corpus with corona backlighting. An art project by Elle-Mie Ejdrup Hansen (DK).

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Guaraná Power

Exhibition Graphics for 'Guaraná Power soft drink' at REDCAT – CalArts in Los Angeles. 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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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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Danish_Modern – Dansk design i det 20. århundrede

Exhibition graphics for Danish Modern, developed in collaboration with Boris Berlin, who was responsible for the exhibition design. The exhibition is part of the permanent collection at Designmuseum Denmark and is conceived as a tableau-style shelving system. Visitors are thematically introduced to iconic products from the golden age of Danish design in the mid-20th century, along with the stories behind them, including sources of inspiration and production methods. The exhibition graphics are hand-painted on both walls and lightboxes and are designed to support a cohesive and immersive experience in the communication of Danish Design.

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Danish Film Institute - Neon sign animation

Animated sketch for neon sign for the facade of the Danish Film Institute.

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Hundborg Statements 89 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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The Idea of a Chair – Krabbesholm workshop

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

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.

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Danish Film Institute – wayfinding

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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Cosmos

Installation of a mural artwork created for Mexican artist Eduardo Terrazas (b. 1936). The work is realised in large-scale Graphic Concrete with a complex, woven raster pattern and installed on the newly built OUH hospital in Odense, Denmark.

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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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AfterGlow – New Nordic Porcelain

Spread from the book AfterGlow, showcasing the captivating images of Dorte Krogh—created to accompany a traveling exhibition where 13 ceramicists presented works made during residencies at Nordic porcelain factories and workshops.

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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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Derfra hvor vi stod

Exhibition poster for 'From here, where we stood' – debated cultural history in the 60ties and 70ties in southern Denmark. Organized by Museum of South Jutland.

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BlackStar 1-180

Spread from the book 'BlackStar 1-180 ' by textile artist Vibeke Rohland. A visual documentation of 180 unique silkscreen prints. The motif is made by adding a plus sign as a layer on a cross, together forming a blunt star. The artwork is printed in a series of variations and color combinations.

Ca. 150 blade, alle ill. i farver, 35×26 cm

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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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Danish Crafts – Visions

Ephemera for 'Danish Crafts'. A brochure about Danish Crafts that described their vision and goals.

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

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.

Samfund

Custom type sketch for the massive sculptural installation 'Samfund' made of bricks and cement, inspired by classic brick bonds and textile patterns.

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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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Seks år af et liv – 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.

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

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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78 boxers – by Nicolai Howalt

Book design for '78 Boxers' – a photographic journey featuring young boys before and after their first competitive boxing matches, in a fold-out book format by artist Nicolai Howalt.

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Self-organisation/ Counter-economic Strategies

Design of 'Self-organisation/counter-economic strategies' book. A toolbox of ideas, situations and approaches – a collection of essays on topics such as intellectual property, open source, political activism, and self-organization.

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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.

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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).

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Kaotic brain

LP packaging for 'Kaotic Brain' – from the music label 'Brumtone' by August Engkilde. The music cover is illustrated with a 1:1 print of red cabbage.

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black sun

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

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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.

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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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.

Cosmos

Detail of a hand-painted artwork created for Mexican artist Eduardo Terrazas (b. 1936) as part of his Cosmos series. The piece, which visualises Terrazas’ characteristic cosmos-inspired structural patterns, is realised in large scale and executed directly onto three walls in the newly built OUH hospital in Odense, Denmark.

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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).

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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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Sculpting The Past

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pp Circle Chair tribute

Poster celebrating 'The Circle Chair', designed by H. J. Wegner and hand-crafted by PP Furniture in Denmark.

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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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Stuff – Ingenuity and Critique

Catalog for the exhibition Stuff – Ingenuity and Critique, organized by Danish Crafts, which took place at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada, in 2004.

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Cosmos

Detail of a mural artwork created for Mexican artist Eduardo Terrazas (b. 1936), realised in large-scale Graphic Concrete with a complex, woven raster pattern, applied to the newly built OUH hospital in Odense (DK).

make yourself at home

Exhibition catalogue for 'make yourself at home' – a group show 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.

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¿ Que problemas enfrenta el comercio moderno ?

Profile folder for 'Porta'. Technical insight were crucial issues in communicating the Porta project well to political decision-makers and investors. The profile folder described the aim of Porta as part of the investment journey.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Trine Søndergaard – 203 Works

Book design for '203 Works' – photographic works by artist Trine Søndergaard unfolding a comprehensive collection of ten artistic projects made over a time span of fifteen years.

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FILM Magazine

Magazine design for 'FILM', published monthly by the Danish Film Institute.

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Stuff - Ingenuity and Critique

Poster for the exhibition Stuff – Ingenuity and Critique, organized by Danish Crafts, which took place at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada, in 2004.

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Chronique d'une Revolte / Chronicle of a Revolt

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

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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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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.

By looking down I see up. By looking up I see down.

Spread from the book 'By looking down I see up. By looking up I see down' by Nicolai Howalt. A photographic exploration of light, ashes and human existence.

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Samlerens Bogklub – Logo

Logo for 'Samlerens Bogklub', a sub-brand 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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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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With every fibre of (my) being

Poster for 'With every fibre of (my) being – A solo exhibition by Zohra Opoku at Raw Material Company, Dakar. The exhibition was held as part of the 15th edition of Dak'art, the Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art.

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there is an elephant in the room

Logo and visual identity for the Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA3).

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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