Speakers from Germany, the Netherlands, France and Switzerland are invited to our conference on saturday. All speakers can freely choose their topic and presentation format under the vision »The Joy of Graphic Design« to offer insights into their work, processes and ideas. We are happy to welcome:
| Mario Lombardo (Berlin) | |
| Andreas Uebele (Stuttgart) | |
| Erik Kessels (Amsterdam) | |
| Vier5 (Paris) | |
| Happypets (Lausanne) | |
| Robert Klanten (Berlin) | |
Please note: All detailed information about the speakers timetable can be found in the SCHEDULE section.
Speaker
Mario Lombardo – Bureau Mario Lombardo (Berlin)
Mario Lombardo is considered to be one of Germany’s most influential contemporary
editorial and graphic designers. He founded the Bureao Mario Lombardo in 2004. Mario
Lombardo was elected to be Visual Leader of 2008 and has won more than 70 awards. He
teaches at several German art and design universities. Gestalten Verlag, Audi, Four Music,
Nike and Kadewe are among his clients.
http://www.mariolombardo.com
Andreas Uebele – Studio Uebele (Stuttgart)
The Büro Uebele was founded in 1996 by Andreas Uebele and focuses on visual identity,
information and guidance systems, corporate communication and exhibition design. The
Corporate Design for German Federal Parliament is considered to be one of his most
significant works. Andreas Uebele has won more than 280 national and international awards.
Since 1998, he has worked as a professor for visual communications at the Fachhochschule Düsseldorf.
http://www.uebele.com
Erik Kessels – KesselsKramer (Amsterdam)
Erik Kessels is founder and creative director of the Amsterdam-based Agency KesselsKramer,
which has also been represented in London since 2007 with its combined shop, gallery and
communications agency KK Outlet. Erik Kramer’s interdisciplinary portfolio includes projects
from the field of classic advertisements, editorial design and documentary films with clients
such as Diesel and Oxfam. Moreover, he is a photography collector, who also curates exhibitions
and has published several photography issues such as »Useful Photography«.
http://www.kesselskramer.com
Happypets (Lausanne)
The graphic design trio Happypets was founded in 2000 by Patrick Monnier, Cedric Henny
and Violène Pont following their graphic design studies at Ecal in Lausanne, where they now
hold lectures themselves. Nike, The Face Magazine, the Theatre du Moulin Neuf and the Paleo
Music Festival are among their clients. Furthermore, they are always keen on doing their own
interdisciplinary projects in the field of electronic music, fashion, publications and tattooing.
One of the most important goals for them during projects is to have fun.
http://www.happypets.ch
Robert Klanten – Gestalten Verlag (Berlin)
Robert Klanten is co-founder and publisher of Berlin-based Gestalten Verlag, where he has managed
the creative activities from the very start. In this context, he is in charge of more than 350 publications
in the field of design, illustration, architecture and art. Furthermore, he acts as a curator and
consultant for contemporary design and visual culture matters. Volkswagen, Rat für Formgebung, Design
Hotels, Hatje Cantz Uniglo, Redbull, Zumtobel, Smart, Diesel and MTV are among Gestalten Verlag’s clients.
http://www.gestalten.com
Vier5 (Paris)
The work of Vier5 is based on a classical notion of design. Design as the possibility of drafting
and creating new, forward-looking images in the field of visual communication. A further focus of their
work is on designing and applying new and modern fonts. The work of Vier5 aims to prevent empty visual
phrases and to replace them with individual, creative statements, which are specially tailored for the
medium being used.
http://www.vier5.de