The crowdsourcing of work has brought about a profound shift in the nature of labor. The German metalworkers’ union, IG Metall, hired us to design a guidebook for these trying times. Essays, interviews and haikus deal with work networks, fair wages and the future of value creation inside the digital bubble.
Archives: Case Studies
Utopias, Pioneers, Future
After two years away, the team behind Berlin’s Theater an der Parkaue returned to their freshly renovated venue in 2017. With them came a new visual identity that was just as fresh, including action shots of the ensemble amidst the urban jungle, captured by Maxime Ballesteros. Enjoy your flight!
Room Service
In 2014, the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden presented Room Service, an exhibition about the hotel in art and artists in hotels. We designed the accompanying catalog, which was honored with design awards from Red Dot and the New York Type Directors Club.
Democracy spelt
To what extent have the goals formulated by the opposition in 1989 been fulfilled? Where are there disappointments or disenchantments? Did we expect too much? What needs to be done today? We have found ten keywords for the ten letters of the word “democracy” that we would like to rub up against and on which we would like your opinion.
Pottfiction
In 2010, the Ruhr district (aka »Ruhrpott«) was designated a European Capital of Culture. We were hired to create a networking project in collaboration with local youth theaters. With Pottfiction, we brought a small and temporary world to life, in which young people would set their own coordinates for a better tomorrow.
Young Energies
Since 2008, we have been developing and running participatory projects with teenagers and young adults. From researching summer schools to creating temporary interventions in urban spaces, all these assignments have essentially explored the same question: How do young people relate to their city and its future?
