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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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.

Heimat Moderne

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

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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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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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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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Mønsterkraft

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

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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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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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.

there is an elephant in the room

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

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AfterGlow – New Nordic Porcelain

Book design 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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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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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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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.

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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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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',

til vægs

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

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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.

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black sun + starling

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

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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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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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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CC17 – Danish Crafts Collection

Visual identity for 'Danish Crafts Collection CC17', Maison Objet, Paris, 2013. Exhibition architecture and curation by Studio Mama.

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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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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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Free Beer

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

FREE BEER refers to information freedom, not economic freedom. Originally conceived by Superflex and students at the Copenhagen IT University FREEBEER applies the model of free software / open source methods upon a real world project. In the spirit of the open source model the recipe is completely in the public domain and available to any person. Anyone is free to earn money from FREEBEER and all design and branding are also available. Designing a visual program for an idea which reflects upon open source and information freedom can not be a solution with rigid design guidelines. Other models of interpretation had to be exercised. The resulting solution builds on a vivid and colourful reference to 60's liberation. Practically speaking this means "free the colours". No one color has the ability to rule or over set another. Only one spectral rule governs: NEVER USE ONE COLOR TWICE. A true anti model applicable to all products and scenes connected with the project – from beer label, posters, advertising, spacial presentations etc.

KIDD LIFE

Film poster for 'KIDD LIFE' – by the Danish director Andreas Johnsen. The film is a portrait of four young guys as they kick-off their music ambition dreams.

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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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Free Beer

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

FREE BEER refers to information freedom, not economic freedom. Originally conceived by Superflex and students at the Copenhagen IT University FREE BEER applies the model of free software / open source methods upon a real world project. In the spirit of the open source model the recipe is completely in the public domain and available to any person. Anyone is free to earn money from FREE BEER and all design and branding are also available. Designing a visual program for an idea which reflects upon open source and information freedom can not be a solution with rigid design guidelines. Other models of interpretation had to be exercised. The resulting solution builds on a vivid and colourful reference to 60's liberation. Practically speaking this means "free the colours". No one color has the ability to rule or over set another. Only one spectral rule governs: NEVER USE ONE COLOR TWICE. A true anti model applicable to all products and scenes connected with the project – from beer label, posters, advertising, spacial presentations etc. ... Free Beer is a beer which is free as in free speech, not in the sense of free beer. The name plays on a well-known quote by free software activist Richard Stallman: “’Free software’ is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of ’free’ as in ’free speech,’ not as in ’free beer’.” Originally named ’Vores Øl’ (Our Beer), the beer was conceived in 2004 by SUPERFLEX and students from the Copenhagen IT University. The project applies modern free software/open source methods to a traditional real-world product. The recipe and branding elements of Free Beer is published under a Creative Commons (Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5) license, which means that anyone can use the recipe to brew their own Free Beer or create a derivative of the recipe.

Mere end ord. – Kalligrafi fra den islamiske verden

Exhibition graphics for 'Beyond Words – Calligraphy from the World of Islams' – featuring museum artifacts like documents, metalworks, ceramics, textiles, and architecture highlighting calligraphy’s evolving role, as well as it's artistic, cultural, and historical significance. Exhibition architects: Mentze Ottenstein

Photo: David Stjernholm / @david_stjernholm

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Mere end ord. – Kalligrafi fra den islamiske verden

Printing process of the book 'Beyonds Words', featuring museum artifacts refering to calligraphy from the David Collection in Copenhagen.

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SUPERFLEX and Asger Jorn: Superconversation

Exhibition poster for 'Superconversation' by the Danish artist group Superflex. Presented at the Jorn Museum in Silkeborg (DK), the exhibition featured a work created using artificial intelligence. The piece staged a dialogue between Superflex and deceased Danish and international visual artists — including Asger Jorn (1914-1973), Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (1911-1984), Le Corbusier (1887-1965), and Picasso (1881-1973) — exploring the museum's role, function, and future.

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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

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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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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Fokus Magazine

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

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Komplot – Design Dialogue in 20 years

Spread from the catalogue for the exhibition 'Komplot – Design Dialogue in 20 years', at the Museum of Arts and Crafts 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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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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Free Beer

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

FREE BEER refers to information freedom, not economic freedom. Originally conceived by Superflex and students at the Copenhagen IT University FREEBEER applies the model of free software / open source methods upon a real world project. In the spirit of the open source model the recipe is completely in the public domain and available to any person. Anyone is free to earn money from FREEBEER and all design and branding are also available. Designing a visual program for an idea which reflects upon open source and information freedom can not be a solution with rigid design guidelines. Other models of interpretation had to be exercised. The resulting solution builds on a vivid and colourful reference to 60's liberation. Practically speaking this means "free the colours". No one color has the ability to rule or over set another. Only one spectral rule governs: NEVER USE ONE COLOR TWICE. A true anti model applicable to all products and scenes connected with the project – from beer label, posters, advertising, spacial presentations etc.

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The mindcraft project

Logo for 'The Mindcraft Project', a private company that, through public funding, has continued the tradition of promoting Danish craftsmanship and design internationally.

Body Talk

Catalogue for 'Body Talk' – a group exhibition showcasing the work of artists from different parts of the world, exploring themes of feminism and sexuality.

Editor: Koyo Kouoh Format: 17×24 cm Pages: 192 Binding: Softcover Publishers: RAW Material Company, WIELS, Lunds konsthall, 49 Nord 6 Est - Frac Lorraine & Motto Books ENG, FR ISBN 978294524358

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Mindcraft 09

Visual identity for 'MINDCRAFT09'. 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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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).

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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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

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.

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Under Dagen

Film poster for 'Under Dagen' – a short movie about a boy who is pulled down through the living room floor and taken into a magical universe, created by director Julie Bille and produced by Mambo Film.

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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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.

Forskellen er ens – en monografi om Albert Mertz

Spread from the monograph on the Danish artist Albert Mertz.

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Mønsterkraft

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

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a handbook of problems

Design of 'A Handbook of Problems. The book documented the project work of groups of students at the Institute of Industrial Design, Interactive Media and the Institute of Visual Communication at the Design School Kolding over the period of eight months.

Format: 103 x 142 mm, 568 pages, soft cover, numerous b/w ill. ISBN 978-8-790775-11-7

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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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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Sophienborg Municipality School

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

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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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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.

Free Beer

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

FREE BEER refers to information freedom, not economic freedom. Originally conceived by Superflex and students at the Copenhagen IT University FREEBEER applies the model of free software / open source methods upon a real world project. In the spirit of the open source model the recipe is completely in the public domain and available to any person. Anyone is free to earn money from FREEBEER and all design and branding are also available. Designing a visual program for an idea which reflects upon open source and information freedom can not be a solution with rigid design guidelines. Other models of interpretation had to be exercised. The resulting solution builds on a vivid and colourful reference to 60's liberation. Practically speaking this means "free the colours". No one color has the ability to rule or over set another. Only one spectral rule governs: NEVER USE ONE COLOR TWICE. A true anti model applicable to all products and scenes connected with the project – from beer label, posters, advertising, spacial presentations etc.

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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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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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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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Magyarország

Lettering and type design for the hand-painted wall text 'Magyarorszag' by artist Jens Haaning – Mücsarnok, Kunsthalle Budapest.

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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.

Mansour Ciss Kanakassy

Poster for the exhibition 'Mansour Ciss Kanakassy – Etats-Unis d’Afrique (United States of Africa)'. Mansour Ciss Kanakassy's exhibition focused on his proposal for a united African currency called the Afro.

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Hilmar Fredriksen

Back cover from the book 'Hilmar Fredriksen'. The book was published in connection with an exhibition at Lillehammer Art Museum in Norway, showcasing the work of the artist Hilmar Fredriksen (b. 1953), a pioneer of performance and conceptual art in Northern Europe.

Still (the) Barbarians

Promotional poster for the art biennial 'Still (The) Barbarians', presented by EVA International / Ireland’s Biennial.

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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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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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AÅRHUS

Film poster for 'AÅRHUS'. In this documentary the poet and filmmaker Jørgen Leth takes us back to his childhood town and shares stories about secret places, family, relatives and heroes.

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Danish Documentaries – DVD Booklet

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

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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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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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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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.

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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Ibrahima Kébé

Poster for the exhibition 'Ibrahima Kébé', Featuring drawings and paintings with playful, provocative, and radical expression.

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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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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.

årets bedste bog '19

Book design for 'årets bedste bog '19' – a publication for The Danish Association for Bookcrafts.

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Number Of Visitors

Design of digital encounter box and custom type for the art project 'Number of visitors', which was a collaborative work between artist Jens Hanning and the artist group Superflex. The box was designed with text in different languages and put up on the facades of art Institutions in various countries. The displayed artwork here is from Museo Tamayo, Mexico.

Photo: Museo Tamayo

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Guaraná Power

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

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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.

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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.

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.

Photo: pool Architekten

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Jeg er Ild og Vand – Ursula Reuter Christiansen

Exhibition catalog for 'I am Fire and Water' made to accompany a solo-exhibition featuring work of the German-Danish artist Ursula Reuter Christiansen (b. 1943).

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Don's plum – title sequence

Title sequence for the film 'Don's Plum'. A low-budget black and white drama film directed by R. D. Robb and featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kevin Connolly and Tobey Maguire. The film portrays a group of friends that meet up every Saturday to hang out in a Los Angeles diner.

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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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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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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Danish Classics – 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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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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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.

Wegner Furniture Collection

Promotional animation for the 'Wegner' furniture collection'. A collection of chairs, hand-crafted by PP Furniture, Denmark.

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Animation for 'Counter-Strike' at Rooseum in Malmø, Sweden The exhibition was SUPERFLEX's first major solo exhibition and a presentation of SUPERFLEX tools.

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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.