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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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.

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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.

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

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

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Trine Søndergaard – Nearly Now

Exhibition poster for 'Trine Søndergaard – Nearly Now', a solo show at The Art Center Gl. Holtegaard (DK) in 2021.

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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.

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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Danish Surpreme Court

The official 'Birth Certificate' of the Danish Supreme Court, signed by King Frederik III of Denmark, 1661. The illustration was used as main motive on two stamps issued to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Denmark.

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Crafts Collection 6

Visual identity for the Crafts Collection 06.

Every year since 1999 Danish Crafts have presented a collection showing some of the best design and crafts from Denmark. The collection titled Crafts Collection aims to promote danish crafts internationally and the products that are selected by changing curators appointed by Danish Crafts are exhibited at international fairs and shows abroad. The simple reduction of Crafts Collection to CC formed the basis and character of the visual identity we produced. In the first year of CC, curator, ceramic artist Martin Bodilsen Kaldahl curated the selection of products from 33 young Danish designer makers. The collection was shown in Frankfurt and New York.

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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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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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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.

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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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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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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.

The Idea of a Chair – Krabbesholm workshop

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

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TORA URUP – Glass Reflections

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A Journey: The Near Future

Spread from the book 'A Journey: The Near Future' by Nicolai Howalt – featuring photographic explorations of the planet Mars.

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Mega Fossil

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.

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Plakat fænomener – Krabbesholm workshop

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

Danish Craft Nytårskur

Design of diverse ephemera and other printed matter for the Danish Crafts' New Year's summit.

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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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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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Rifbjerg – En digter af tiden

Exhibition graphics for 'Rifbjerg – En digter af tiden' – an exhibition about the life and work of the Danish writer, journalist and poet Klaus Rifbjerg. Exhibition architect: Christina Bach.

Photo: Torben Eskerod

Into Eternity - Michael Madsen

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

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Smack Bang

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

Spørgeskemaer i klinisk praksis med børn og unge

Cover from the book 'Spørgeskemaer i klinisk praksis med børn og unge'. The book is an introduction to methods and assessment forms for evaluating children and young people, including guidance on selecting forms based on the purpose.

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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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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.

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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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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Danish Cinema – Cultural Impact

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

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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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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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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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.

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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I am Fire and Water – Ursula Reuter Christiansen

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

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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little–D

Variable logo designed for the small Copenhagen based signage company Little D.

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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.

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

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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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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.

Photo: Anders Sune Berg

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faites comme chez vous

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

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TORA URUP – Glass Reflections

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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.

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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Iconoclasm – Art as a Battleground

Printing process of the book/ exhibition catalog 'Iconoclasm – Art as a Battleground', which examines our turbulent relationship with art and the urge to destroy it.

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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..

Danish Film Institute – wayfinding

Wayfinding design and large size signage made for 'Bar Asta' at the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen.

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Euphoria Now

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

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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.

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.

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THICK TIME – William Kentridge

Catalog design accompanying the exhibition 'THICK TIME', showcasing the work of William Kentridge at Louisiana – Museum of Modern Art, Denmark.

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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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.

ZOOM - grundbog i medier

Illustration for the book '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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Cinematek Program

Catalogue design for 'Cinemateket ' – published monthly.

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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.

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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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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And in the endless pause there came the sound of bees

CD cover for Icelandic musician Johann Johannsson´s 'And in the endless pause there came the sound of bees'.

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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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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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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.

Positioner i ny dansk arkitektur – Nykredit Fonds Arkitekturpriser 2007-2019

Book design for 'Positioner i ny dansk arkitektur'. A portrait of recipients awarded with the Nykredits Foundation's Architecture Prize.

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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.

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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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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.

Shrinking Cities – Poster intervention

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

Animation of 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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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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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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Ekko Film Magazine

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.

Format: 225 × 312 mm, soft cover, offset.

Danish Film Institute – wayfinding

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

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Trine Søndergaard – 148 Works

Exhibition poster for 'Trine Søndergaard – 148 Works', a solo show at The Gothenburg Museum of Art in 2020.

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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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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.

Danish_Modern – Dansk design i det 20. århundrede

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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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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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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.

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.

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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

Process – Komplot

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

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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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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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CC12 - Hands on!

Visual identity for the Crafts Collection 12 – Hands On!

Every year since 1999 Danish Crafts have presented a collection showing some of the best design and crafts from Denmark. The collection titled Crafts Collection aims to promote Danish crafts internationally and the products that are selected by changing curators appointed by Danish Crafts are exhibited at international fairs and shows abroad. The collection theme for CC12 Hands On! was commitment and ethics. The simple reduction of Crafts Collection to CC formed the basis and character of the visual identity we produced. Curator and architect Karen Kjærgaard curated the selection of products from 24 young Danish designer makers. The collection was shown in Frankfurt and New York.

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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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FAT MOD

Hand-painted poppies were used for a textile print in ‘FAT MOD’. March 8th marks International Women’s Day. Danish brand Mads Nørgaard celebrated the occasion with a special edition gown, T-shirts, and a poster, designed in close collaboration with artist Ursula Reuter Christiansen and Rasmus Koch.

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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.

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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Fish & Chips – Logo

Logo to be printed on diving suits as part of the project 'Fish & Chips ' by the Danish artist group Superflex.

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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.

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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