Kari Piippo

Posted by Fabio 22 January 2010

We caught up with legendary Finnish poster designer Kari Piippo to see what he is up to these cold days of February – especially in Finland, currently -15 degrees. Kari Piippo was born in Finland in 1945 where he pursued a career as a poster designer by studying at The School of Industrial Art, then worked a few years in the advertising industry before setting up his own studio. read more

Sons of Studios

Posted by Fabio 22 January 2010

Sons of Studios is a multi disciplinary creative studio in Copenhagen. A collaborative environment consisting of people with various backgrounds, spanning from graphic design, art, fashion, architecture, photography and film.

www.sonsofstudios.com

Hansje Van Halem

Posted by Fabio 18 January 2010

Dutch graphic designer Hansje Van Halem has recently updated her already strong portfolio with some new and interesting works. Shown here is an invite for SCHRANK8 which is a project run by Hansje Van Halem.

www.hansje.net

Franklin Type Foundry

Posted by Fabio 18 January 2010

These hard hitting type specimens were printed back in 1892 by Franklin Type Foundry, Cincinnati. read more

Surplus Wonder

Posted by Fabio 18 January 2010

Danish Surplus Wonder is a relatively new studio based in Copenhagen and was founded by graduates Christian Smed Rasmussen, Julie Ellegaard and Frederik Drucker from the Danish School of Design.

www.surpluswonder.com

Digital Dada Library

Posted by Fabio 15 January 2010

The Digital Dada Library provides links to scanned images of original Dada-era publication in the International Dada Archive. These books, pamphlets, and periodicals are housed in the Special Collections Department of The University of Iowa Libraries. Well worth a look.

Dada Digital Library

Hvass&Hannibal: Losing The Plot

Posted by Fabio 14 January 2010

Inspired by the collation and sorting of random data sources, Danish design polymaths Nan Na Hvass and Sofie Hannibal are reinterpreting information and expressing it by way of wooden sculptures, hand-benched silkscreen prints and offset posters. The result is a crafted appearance of layers and textures that belie the hard-edged nature of the raw data.

15 January — 27 February / Kemistry Gallery

Julius Klinkhardt

Posted by Fabio 13 January 2010

Julius Klinkhardt established in 1834 a bookstore in Leipzig, over the years he expanded his business to include book production, a printing office, a type foundry and a book bindery. These lovely prints are fine examples of what they were able to produce on their letterpress machines. read more

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