We designed the architecture and graphic design for the exhibition “Paris Magnetique 1905-1940” for the Jewish Museum Berlin. The Paris of the first half of the 20th century attracted artists from all over the world like a magnet, who communicated, worked, celebrated and, more precisely, lived there. In order to present this open system of information exchange, we have chosen the Parisian street culture in the form of kiosks as information hubs as a central design idea.
Archives: Case Studies
Im Namen der Freiheit
What does “freedom” mean in today’s multifaceted society? As part of Science Year 2024 – Freedom, an interdisciplinary team from the Public History department at the University of Hamburg launched the project Im Namen der Freiheit (“In the Name of Freedom”). This initiative gathers diverse voices and perspectives from Germany’s civil society, theater and cultural community preserving them in the Freedom Archive as a resource for future generations and researchers. We were commissioned to support a sub-project of this initiative: the Freiheitswerkstätten (Freedom Workshops). Serving as moderators and community managers, we facilitated the networking of 15 volunteer cultural practitioners, creating a platform for enriching exchanges.
Fanzines of Resistance
We designed the scenography and graphic design for the exhibition “My verses are like dynamite” Curt Bloch’s Het Onderwater Cabaret for the Jewish Museum Berlin.
Between August 1943 and April 1945, the previously unknown German-Jewish author Curt Bloch created a unique work of creative resistance in his hiding place in the Netherlands: Het Onderwater Cabaret. It is a collage-style booklet in which he deals with Nazi propaganda and the course of the war with sharp satire. It is a fanzine about fake news. A topic that could not be more topical in a world where war, disinformation, discrimination, exclusion and persecution are commonplace.
Genes in Jeans
The exhibition “Of Genes and Human Beings. Who Are We, and Who Might Become?” looks at the scientific findings and advances in genetic research from a social and societal perspective. The Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden commissioned us to design the key visual and advertising media for the exhibition and to advise them on the title.
Curious about the world
The Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden is an important science museum with current, socio-political, very modern exhibitions. 280,000 visits per year are a clear sign of the museum’s great work. We were commissioned to develop a new social media strategy together with them. The aim was to improve communication with the public beyond the analogue exhibitions.
Literature as open book
We were asked to give the Kleist-Museum in Frankfurt (Oder) a new brand positioning and corporate design. The Kleist-Museum invites you to experience his professional and scientific attitude in an entertaining way. Our design bridges this tension between science and public proximity. As Kleist did, text structures are playfully emphasized with colored markings. This leads straight to the heart of the museum: literature and the passion for text.
