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DIE KUNST DER SYNERGIE ERNTEN, WO MAN NICHT GESÄT HAT Durch die eine Tür kommt man herein, mit ganz konkreten Erwartungen und Zielen und geht durch eine ganz andere Tür wieder hinaus, inspiriert und mit ganz neuen Zielen. So hat es mal ein Gast und Kunde beschrieben, mit dem wir schon viele Jahre zusammenarbeiten. Das ist nicht nur ein schönes Kompliment, es fasst vielmehr perfekt zusammen, was der Anspruch an unsere tägliche Arbeit und an die Marke GUDBERG NERGER ist. Wir schaffen Verbindungen, erzählen Geschichten und bespielen einen Ort, an dem das alles für jeden Besucher sichtbar und erlebbar wird. Dabei verknüpfen wir Marken mit Menschen und Medien, setzen sie in Zusammenhang mit zeitgenössischer Kunst und Kultur und schauen mit Freude dabei zu, wie neue Dinge entstehen und ungeahnte Energien freisetzen. Ein ästhetisches, zeiltloses Design ist uns dabei ebenso wichtig, wie der strategisch professionelle Umgang mit einem Projekt. Ganz gleich ob es sich um ein Corporate Design oder eine Kommunikationskampagne handelt, ein Produkt aus unserem Shop, ein Artwork aus dem Verlag oder eine Ausstellung in unserer Galerie. Und manchmal verbinden sich alle Disziplinen auf wundersame Weise miteinander. Mit einem Resultat, das völlig unerwartet war. Hereinspaziert!
THE ART OF SYNERGY TO REAP WHAT YOU DIDN’T SOW You come in through one door, specific expectations and objectives in mind, and leave through another, inspired and headed for new goals. That’s how a guest and longterm client of ours once described his experience. Not only is that a very nice compliment, it is rather a perfect summary of what we expect from our daily work and the brand GUDBERG NERGER ourselves. We create connections, tell stories, and set a stage, which allows everyone to see and experience all of what we do. In the process we link brands with people and media against the backdrop of contemporary art and culture and keenly observe, how something new rises from this foundation and sets free unexpected energy. Timeless aesthetic and design is just as important to us as strategically professional project management – no matter what we are dealing with: corporate design or communication campaigns, products in our shop, artworks for our publishing, or exhibits in our gallery. And sometimes all of these disciplines miraculously merge into one. With a result that was totally unexpected. Come in and see for yourself!
Jan Mueller-Wiefel & Jürgen Nerger, Founder GUDBERG NERGER 2
ABOUT US
GUDBERG NERGER GUDBERG NERGER is a multidisciplinary think tank that develops concepts and campaigns for transmedia communication. From conception to design to production. From print to film. From the idea to the finished product. For brands, companies, artists, thinkers, and doers. GUDBERG NERGER is the connection of strategy, design, art, and communication. We get to the core of our clients, sharpen their DNA, translate it to unusual communication ideas, give it a distinctive design, unlock its full potential, and create effective and unique brand experiences. We publish and distribute high-quality books and magazines in the areas of art, design, photography, illustration, travel, lifestyle, and architecture. We run an art space for exhibitions and events, represent contemporary artists and participate in international art fairs. We offer a remarkable selection of international independent magazines, art zines and fanzines as well as selected design products by special brands. We are looking forward to your visit.
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Timo von Eicken “Treibstoff”, 2018 Acrylic and pastel on canvas, 190 × 160 cm
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The specialist, is the future. Lets be the generalist. Of course, it is possible to bundle a wide variety of disciplines under one roof and still be better than a specialist. You just have to be able to do it. And being able to think outside of the box requires the right people, the right stage, the absolute will, and a lot of energy.
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HA WI VE B WE TH U ‘L L O S IN PI UR F E S S GU CK O L DB UP UN UN ER GN T H DER CH ER GE E B S. R. IL L CO M !
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GEBERIT
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»DURING THE PROJECT GUDBERG NERGER WAS QUICK TO DEVELOP A SPOT ON SENSE FOR THE TARGET AUDIENCE. RATHER THAN IN CONFLICT, SOUND ANALYSIS AND CREATIVE CONCEPTION WERE IN PERFECT HARMONY, RENDERING NOT ONLY THE QUALITY OF THE RESULTS BUT THE COOPERATION ITSELF A REAL PLEASURE.« Thomas Brückle, Head of Marketing, Geberit
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For our client Geberit – the European market leader for sanitary ware – we developed an extensive design and communication concept for their target audience: architects. Starting from a blue square as a element of their logo, we created a campaign identity based on cubes – each of them standing for a special service or product. The core is the 75 seconds long animation film “The Cube”. The overall brand presence consists of website, social media, online and PR campaigns as well as creative competitions for architects and young professionals and the highlight: a design furniture – developed by us in close cooperation with Geberit.
CAMPAIGNS | ANIMATION DESIGN | BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT
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PIERDREI & KITCHENS
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»GUDBERG NERGER ARE CONTAGIOUSLY CREATIVE, AN INEXHAUSTIBLE SOURCE OF ENERGY AND INSPIRATION, A STRAIGHT-A PROFESSIONALLY, AND ON THE PERSONAL LEVEL, THEY ARE PEOPLE WITH WHOM YOU WANT TO BE FRIENDS.« Sebastian Drechsler, Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg and one of the operators of PIERDREI Hotel Hafencity Hamburg
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Hamburg‘s Hafencity will be home to one of the most spectacular design hotels, opening doors in 2019. The operators have entrusted us with the development of the corporate design of the family brand and various sub-brands, including a stand-alone gastronomy concept, and the entire communications support before, during, and after the construction phase. We have developed comprehensive measures that work with unusual perspectives, visual surprises, and a lot of storytelling. This becomes evident when looking at the first printed matter, visiting the website, or finally entering one of the rooms. Since the grand opening will still take sometime, we’ll make sure neighbours, future guests, partners, and friends stay curious in the meantime. Be it through an unusual construction site fence or through social media campaigns.
CAMPAIGNS | ANIMATION DESIGN | BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT
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DESIGNXPORT
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»THE CORPORATE IDENTITY AND CONTINUOUS DESIGN OF ALL INFORMATION AND PRINT MATERIALS, THE INTERNET PRESENCE, NEWSLETTER, IMAGE FILM, THE PATHWAY THROUGH THE LOCATION AND EVEN THE TOILET WALLS AT DESIGNXPORT ARE ALL GUDBERG NERGER’S WORK. THE TEAM IS ALWAYS COOL, CLEVER, AND CASUAL, COMMITTED, CALM, FAST, WILLING TO HELP AND ABOVE ALL RELIABLE.« Dr. Babette Peters, Managing Director, designxport
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For us, design is everything. And everything is design. The definition of design can come just as close to the rational as to the emotional. For some it is art, for others commerce. The Hamburg-based “designxport” seeks to stimulate, provide insight and outlook, pose questions, and search for answers in design. We designed the corporate identity, all print products, and the website. Also we developed the “manifest” – a corporate magazine, which provides an overview of what has happened in the space the last twelve months, and plenty of information about what design is able to achieve. Find the whole magazine on designxport.de.
CORPORATE DESIGN | EDITORIAL DESIGN | ANIMATION DESIGN
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PIZZA SOCIAL CLUB
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»GOOD VIBES ALL AROUND AT OUR CORPORATE IDENTITY AND DESIGN MEETINGS @STEPHENWILLIAMSASSOCIATES WITH THE INCREDIBLY TALENTED AND CREATIVE @GUDBERGNERGER. #GOODVIBESONLY #NEWRESTAURANT #NEWBAR.« instagram.com/pizzasocialclub_hh
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Dining can be an experience in and of itself, whether it takes place at a swanky restaurant or comes in the form of takeout from your favorite place. Branding plays a big part in defining how consumers interact with their products, and consequently it has become apparent in recent years that restaurants are stepping up their game with regard to how they present themselves. For Hamburg’s first “Pizza Social Club” we developed a corporate design in close cooperation with the architects from Stephen Williams Associates, including a very dynamic packaging. The design is simple yet successful as it attracts the consumer with its playful typography and unique usage of abstract shapes.
CORPORATE DESIGN | GRAPHIC DESIGN
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STÖRMER MURPHY AND PARTNERS
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»ARCHITECTURE NEEDS TO FOSTER A SENSE OF IDENTITY TO BE RELEVANT – AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR IN A NEW CORPORATE DESIGN. THE EXCEPTIONAL UNDERSTANDING FOR ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTS MADE THE COOPERATION WITH GUDBERG NERGER REMARKABLY EASY. RIGHT FROM THE START, WE FELT WE HIT THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN CONCEPT AND CREATION.« Jan Störmer, Founder, Störmer Murphy and Partners
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The Hamburg-based architecture firm Stรถrmer Murphy and Partners ranks amongst the biggest notable players on the architecture scene. Numerous of their spectacular buildings make their mark on the Hamburg skyline. In the course of a brand relaunch, they commissioned us to develop a new corporate design, one that is as independent as possible and that consistently resists interchangeability in the industry. Our approach is based on a unique language of shapes, an iconography which is carried across all media and measures and which finds a moving and touching conclusion in an animated film on www.stoermer-partner.de.
CORPORATE DESIGN | ANIMATION DESIGN | GRAPHIC DESIGN
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PUBLISHING
Print is , dead. Lets make a book. The topic of print makes good fodder for vultures and know-it-alls. Despite the triumph of all things digital and virtual, it goes without saying that nothing can replace the haptic experience of a well-made book. The crux of the craft lies in the ability to have a fresh and modern take on print, to set the proper context for it, to reinvent the usual conception and production processes and, you guessed it, to create new synergies.
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WORLD STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
ISBN: 978-3-945772-42-3 (NO 5), GIDO CARPER, 2018 16,5 Ă— 23,5 CM 256 PAGES HARDCOVER ENGLISH EUR 39,90
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Lunch in the shadow of an old tank, a dressed up drag queen in the daily routine of a city, a group of children that pose in front of a car for the camera – Street Photography lives through its momentariness, through surreal and funny, irritating or fascinating, beautiful, grotesque, minimalistic, overcrowded, and opposite scenarios. It celebrates the art to be at the right place at the right time to catch this short moment, that will not return like this for a second time. Sometimes taken secretly, sometimes in direct interaction, photography is created that exhibits the apparent trivial in its particularity.
THE FINEST PHOTOS IN INTERNATIONAL STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
For World Street Photography 5, 19 international curators selected the 212 finest photographs out of 20.777 submissions from 77 countries around the world. The photographers whose work made it into the annual photo book curated by the charitable photography association Kujaja represent 35 different nationalities from Australian to Vietnamese. Proceeds from the sales are donated to a cause selected by the World Street Photography team. In addition to publishing the photo books, GUDBERG NERGER hosts an exhibition upon the book release each year, showcasing the works in large-scale and providing a forum for the growing street photography community.
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FELIX ECKARDT – WORKS 2014 - 2018
ISBN: 978-3-945772-45-4 FELIX ECKARDT, 2018 26 × 31 CM 176 PAGES HARDCOVER GERMAN / ENGLISH EUR 39,90
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To paint is to invent. Unlike the inventors who gave the world the wheel, the car, the telephone, or the 3D printer though, the painter is not driven by the prospect of greater convenience for his or her fellow human beings or by a desire to contribute to scientific and technical progress in general. Painters move the world forward by constantly interpreting it in new ways and recreating it in their pictures. This is particularly striking when we look at the ostensibly straightforward paintings of Felix Eckardt. This beautiful book shows Felix Eckardt’ current work and is – due to its design – a work of art itself. The book includes an introduction by Tom R. Schulz, a conversation with the artist by Tania Kibermanis, and comments on his artworks.
IVY FLINDT – IN EVERY MOVE
ISBN: 978-3-945772-50-8 MARLAND RECORDS, 2018 31 × 31 CM 36 PAGES, INCL. MUSIC-CD & DIGITAL DOWNLOAD HARDCOVER GERMAN / ENGLISH EUR 69,00
According to Rolling Stone Magazine, artist duo Ivy Findt and its members Cate Martin and Micha Holland write “pop songs cast into silver.” The deluxe edition of their debut album, the result of a cooperation between GUDBERG NERGER and Marland Records, is just as silvery. Hardcover bound and in vinyl format, it features 36 pages of beautiful artwork and the titular “In Every Move“ embossed in silver letters across the entire cover. Inside, each song’s lyrics is juxtaposed with one of Cate Martin’s paintings; eleven colourspheres in dialogue with the tonality of the songs that make up a unique product unparalleled on the art book market. The lyrics and paintings are prefaced and concluded by two explanatory pieces of writings, penned by Dirk Westerkamp, professor of theoretical philosophy, and music journalist Daniel Koch.
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THEY WOULD ROCK
ISBN: 978-3-943061-36-9 HELENA HENNEKEN, 2014 15 × 20 CM 304 PAGES HARDCOVER GERMAN EUR 24,90
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“How many books leave one feeling like no longer knowing, what’s the wrong way round and what isn’t, what’s the rear and what the front,” asks German weekly Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. With her travelogue, which is already being sold in its fifth edition, Helena Henneken achieves just that. And not only since the design follows the Persian reading direction – from back to front, from right to left. The author tells the story of a journey: 59 days in Iran. One woman with a backpack – cross-country. Surprising experiences, observations, discoveries – and above all encounters: with cosmopolitan capital-dwellers and Kurdish villagers, mullahs and anarchistic students, policemen and artists, illegal boyfriends and countless “Ali Schumachers.“
THE COFFEMONSTERS BOOK
ISBN: 978-3-945772-16-4 STEFAN KUHNIGK, 2017 21 Ă— 21 CM 208 PAGES HARDCOVER ENGLISH EUR 24,90
Coffee is spilled everyday. When designer and copywriter Stefan Kuhnigk found a coffee spill on a piece of paper at the office one day, he instantly felt creatively inspired. He turned the stain into a monster and the Coffeemonsters were born. He hasn’t stopped since and draws a new one every day. He only uses the best coffee for his stains and allows the paper to dry for four to six hours until he draws on the stain. Thus the stain becomes a tiny, happy monster, embedded in a happy little story. Like Jim or Bobby, two of over 550 monsters that are known, loved, liked, and shared by more than 30,000 people all over the world. This book comes with an extra of eight detachable postcards.
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MORAL PHOBIA
ISBN: 978-3-943061-35-2 JUDITH MAIR & BITTEN STETTER (EDS.), 2016 21 × 29,7 CM 500 PAGES BROCHURE GERMAN EUR 29,90
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Moral Phobia is unnatural, unconcerned and undisciplined. He smokes and drinks, eats meat, doesn’t do sports and was once again the last guest last night. Moral Phobia neglects social media and self-optimisation offers and advocates for the silly and strange, the foul and foreign, the opaque, awkward, superfluous, and disturbing – in the hope of more chaotic and diverse times. “It begs the question, whether the pretty promises of the present are really as rosy for the individual,” says trend researcher and author Judith Mair in a Berliner Zeitung interview. Moral Phobia describes current phenomena and disciplinarian tendencies of standardisation, optimisation, and moralisation in 566 entries.
LOOKING UP TO THE SUN THROUGH TEARS
ISBN: 978-3-945772-28-7 CHARLOTTE SCHREIBER, 2017 18 × 24 CM 106 PAGES SOFTCOVER ENGLISH EUR 24,90
A visual journey through Japan by Charlotte Schreiber: “I spent 44 days traveling Japan, not sure if headed for a vacation or if I went looking for myself. All I knew was that I wanted to feel something, even if nothing but loneliness would emerge. So I went from Tokyo to Hiroshima, to Kumamoto, to Kagoshima and Okinawa and then back to Tokyo again. Always torn between me diving head first into walls of anonymity and cultural differences, the utter beauty of a heartwarming country with captivating encounters and then me trying to combine my inner thoughts with the outer reality.”
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MICHAEL PELTZER – FUSION
ISBN: 978-3-945772-35-5 EVELYN DREWES | GALERIE, 2017 24 × 29,5 CM 260 SEITEN HARDCOVER GERMAN / ENGLISH EUR 39,90
The works depicted in this book go all the way back to 2007. At that time Michael Peltzer had just reached the master-class student status with Professor Michael van Ofen – a master-class student of Gerhard Richter himself – at the art academy Münster. During this period pieces emerged that would define his creative work over the next ten years. Somebody once defined art as the artist’s being able to do what he wants and there being no limit to what he wants. In that sense Michael Peltzer certainly is a great artist.
WIE SAGT MAN DOCH SO SCHÖN?
ISBN: 978-3-945772-44-7 TAGE IM JULI GBR, 2018 24,5 × 22,5 CM 238 PAGES HARDCOVER GERMAN EUR 29,90
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Phrases spoken figuratively: “Write short - and they will read it. Write clearly - and they will understand it. Write graphically - and they will keep it in mind.” Following Joseph Pulitzer’s splendid words, the illustrator Veronika Kieneke presents the most popular German idioms in wonderfully humorous illustrations.
TAGE IM JULI – G20 IN HAMBURG
ISBN: 978-3-945772-44-7 TAGE IM JULI GBR, 2018 24,5 × 22,5 CM 238 PAGES HARDCOVER GERMAN EUR 29,90
The G20 summit 2017 itself and the protests it elicited leave their mark on the city as well as many unanswered questions. “Tage im Juli” showcases pictures of six photojournalists, who documented the different forms of protests sweeping the streets of Hamburg. Many of those were the product of long-term planning, whereas others were spontaneous reactions to the developments on the ground. In order to better understand and classify these activities and give voice to as many of those involved in the days of the summit as possible, more than a dozen interviews with with representatives of the police, labour unions, political parties, protest initiators, demonstrators, and residents supplement the photographs in the book.
TIL VON PUSH – GELD
ISBN: 978-3-945772-51-5 TIL VON PUSH, 2018 12,5 × 12,5 CM BOX, BOOKLET & 12 COLLECTIBLE CARDS GERMAN EUR 19,90
A twenty euro bill can exchange hands as protection money in the afternoon and end up in the donation box for a school benefit a few hours later. Besides its financial value, money always carries a non-material and moral value as well. Depending on its origin and destination, it influences society at large. In the years 2016 and 2017, the Hamburg-based artist “Til von Push” has designed nearly 100 different forms of money on carton and installed them in public spaces to raise awareness for this issue. This art box contains twelve double-sided collectible cards and a 56-page booklet.
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EDITION WASSERMÜHLE TRITTAU – VARIOUS ARTISTS
SPARKASSEN-KULTURSTIFTUNG STORMARN, SINCE 2016 20,5 × 25,5 CM 28 PAGES EACH ENGLISH EUR 10,00
Publication series of the Wassermühle Trittau Gallery showcasing the works of contemporary artists. Releases to date: Nick Koppenhagen (ISBN: 978-3-945772-46-1), Henrik Hold (978-3-9818282-7- 6), Jenny Schäfer (ISBN: 978-3-945772-40-9), Ronny Lischinski (ISBN: 978-3-945772-38-6), Hendrik Lörper (ISBN: 978-3-945772-37-9), Heiko Wommelsdorf (ISBN: 978-3-945772-26- 3), Daniela Wesenberg (ISBN: 978-3-945772-25-6), Carsten Rabe (ISBN: 978-3-945772-24- 9), Harald Popp (ISBN: 978-3-945772-20-1), Maxim Brandt (ISBN: 978-3-945772-15-7).
SALONDERGEGENWART – VARIOUS ARTISTS
ISBN: 978-3-945772-53-9 CHRISTIAN HOLLE, 2018 24 × 29,5 CM 104 PAGES HARDCOVER, LINEN GERMAN EUR 21,90
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In the past five years “salondergegenwart” has shown about 200 contemporary positions – established names as well as up and coming talent. Each of the annual high-end yearbooks represents a compelling cross section of the current art world in Germany. www.salondergegenwart.de
SUITE VIEW
ISBN: 978-3-945772-31-7 JEANNINE PLATZ, 2017 45 × 30 CM 120 PAGES HARDCOVER ENGLISH EUR 49,90
“Suite View” is a look at the world’s most spectacular skylines through the windows of hotel suits. Jeannie Platz captures breathtaking views and impressions of cities on canvas. This captivating project is now being released as a premium coffee table book. 143.289 flight miles, 1.990 railroad miles, 330:53 flight hours, 120 nights in hotels, 84 flights, 50 hotels, 41 cities, 31 countries, 5 continents – and 50 works of art full of emotion, painted with passion.
DENNIS BUSCH
ISBN: 978-3-945772-42-3 GIDO CARPER, 2018 16,5 × 23,5 CM 256 PAGES HARDCOVER ENGLISH EUR 39,90
Let’s quote the all-round artist as follows: “I am Dennis Busch. I live and work in a small town in Germany, Ottersberg, where I stay with my beautiful wife Kate Hate and our three children. Words that describe my artistically free falling intention could be: ‘Art should laugh about itself. And I mean laugh to death.‘ I like to work with collage, tip-ex, photography, cheapo abstract objects and silkscreen.” It was high time to publish a first comprehensive “best of”-collection of his fantastic, subtle collage work in the form of this book.
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BLACK OUT
ISBN: 978-3-945772-08-9 DIRK BATHEN, 2015 10,5 × 14,8 CM 132 PAGES BROCHURE GERMAN EUR 12,90
Yesterday’s news – it’s still present. Just not in yesterday’s paper, but in the pages of this book. Since there is still an abundance of printed media, which go straight from the reader’s hands into the recycling bin, Dirk Bathen gives his artistic redactions another go. With new cross out pictures, word connections, and miniatured sentences Dirk Bathen proves he is still a master of black out poetry. The sociologist, author, and consultant has started to use his black out technique as an exercise in strategy workshops as well. The necessary pens are provided by the company Edding.
MICHEL LAMOLLER – WALLS APART
ISBN: 978-3-945772-47-8 MICHEL LAMOLLER, 2018 21 × 29,7 CM 40 PAGES SOFTCOVER GERMAN / ENGLISH EUR 15,00
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Michel Lamoller, born in the Black Forest region of Germany, creates art that bridges the gap between photography, sculpture, and installation. Although his work is based on photography, it embodies sculptural volume. Residing within a unique dimension where various forms of art are merged, generating something new in their synthesis, the artist creates work that crosses boundaries and defies classification into genres. This freedom enables his work to develop its enormous presence. Several different layers of a photographic subject are placed on top of one another and then carved with a scalpel. In this manner, the artist constructs reliefs and three-dimensional spaces are generated within the images. His works deal with questions concerning these three-dimensional spaces.
THE SONGBIRD‘S SUICIDE
ISBN: 978-3-940558-45-9 NILS KASISKE, 2009 22,5 × 22,5 CM 88 PAGES HARDCOVER GERMAN / ENGLISH EUR 24,90
“The Songbird‘s Suicide” exhibits the artwork of the Hamburg-based artist Nils Kasiske. With his collection of filigree and monochrome illustrations and objects of suicidal songbirds, Kasiske presents a multi-layered and conceptually elaborate piece of work. His first publication can be read as an aesthetic comment on dominating design directives and our digital world but as well as a series of drawings that subtly describes underlying structures of every day life in the city. At the same time, Nils Kasiske turns out to be a storyteller: With his seemingly anthropomorphic protagonists – the songbirds – he often shows real-life events – for instance the suicides of Kurt Cobain, Marilyn Monroe, or the entrepreneur Merckle – that always show set pieces that could be described as the self-chosen end of an individual and personal life story.
ART IS BLABLA
ISBN: 978-3-940558-42-8 MORITZ KALTHEUNER, 2009 23 × 32 CM 60 PAGES & POSTCARDS-INLAY GERMAN EUR 9,90
Is art communication? With his photographic documentation of graffitied phrases on the walls of Hamburg and Berlin, Moritz Kaltheuner provides more than just a current collection of amusing catchphrases. Rather, he sheds light on a whole world of unexpected typographic curiosities, which stretches from humorous, bizarre, and sometimes completely nonsensical and orthographically questionable statements to extreme and politically motivated slogans. Yet, no matter the message that adorns the public space: Moritz Kaltheuner shows how the street becomes a medium of public communication – accessible to anyone regardless of background, education, motivation, or personality. And: anyone can join the conversation and comment on the writings on the wall.
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Art is , blabla. Lets talk about art. Galleries are in fashion and emerging on every corner. However, the concept of pure solo exhibitions has long gone out of style. So if you’re not interested in entertaining a couple of art show tourists with sparkling wine, you have to conceive of and present art in a different context. You have to create interesting, inspiring, and sometimes irritating experiences.
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TIMO VON EICKEN Timo von Eicken (*1977) was born in Hamburg and still lives in his city of origin, which is his home and source of inspiration at the same time. Because friends always called him Nono, von Eicken, who studied graphic design, started his career under the pseudonyms Mr. Nonski and Nonski. His early work was based on strong graphic forms before he more recently turned to figurative painting. Today, his paintings often reflect the different phases of his oeuvre making the images both unique and expressive. Von Eicken produces large format collages of acrylic on canvas which tell intense stories full of paradoxes: besides the graphic elements, it is mainly the attributes of the human beings which you would usually try to conceal that von Eicken focuses on.
“Totalschaden”, 2017 Acrylic and pastel on canvas, 165 × 165 cm
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“Businessplan Flaschenpfand”, 2018 Acrylic and pastel on canvas, 170 × 130 cm
“Take a seat”, 2017 Acrylic and pastel on canvas, 190 × 160 cm
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FELIX ECKARDT Felix Eckardt (*1975) studied painting and illustration at Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (College of Applied Sciences) in Hamburg and at Universidad Complutense in Madrid. Today, he works as a professional artist in Hamburg. He has published several art books and taught painting and illustration at HAW Hamburg and Akademie Bad Reichenhall. Painting is his passion, his professional focus. His painting took him on studies to London, the U.S. West Coast and New York. His works have been showcased in many exhibitions and art fairs in Germany and abroad.
“A single moment that remains”, 2016 Oil on canvas, 165 × 200 cm
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“Citylights 4”, 2014 Oil on canvas, 180 × 180 cm
“Man on tracks near the jungle”, 2016 Oil on canvas, 220 × 200 cm
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SVENJA MAASS Originally from Bielefeld, Svenja Maaß (*1977) studied Fine Arts in Braunschweig and is currently living in Hamburg. In ‚her pictures and collages, Svenja Maaß knits together different elements that figure into complex wholes. Her protagonists are often animals, and in earlier works human beings. Unlike humans, animals cannot be identified according to clothing, jewellery and other formalities; they don’t obey such codes, and for Maaß they are more original, timeless figures. The precisely drawn, partly surreal motives form bits of stories with open endings. Svenja Maaß uses different backgrounds – canvases, metal, or transparent parchment – which allows the subject to almost float in the picture. The complex images go against the audience’s expectation and are not easy to decipher spontaneously. Svenja Maaß describes her method as a process which forces both her and the viewer to rethink again and again. Only slowly, the different parts are allowed to form a whole.
“o.T.”, 2018 Paper, 29,5 × 21 cm
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“M.d.K.d.d.W.”, 2017 Wood, 40 × 30 cm
“Ecki”, 2017 Canvas, 40 × 40 cm
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UWE LEWITZKY From his vantage point in Zurich, Uwe Lewitzky takes a look at artistic questions through the lens of urban life and urban experience. While his cleverly-mad textual works are marked by a sense of formality in design, humour is the foundation of their content. In this way Lewitzky manages to create a productive confusion that enables free thinking and discernment. Writing as an art form has long been established as part of the artistic canon: from Lawrence Weiner to RÊmy Zaugg artists explore and exhibit the potential of the painted word. Uwe Lewitzky’s works distinguish themselves by their individualistic aesthetic and a strong sense of irony.
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JILL TEGAN DOHERTY Jill Tegan Doherty (*1983) is an Artist from Nottingham, England. After completing her foundation course at Kingston upon Thames, she went on to graduate from Chelsea College of Art and Design, part of the London Institute, in 2006. After a successful period living in London, having participated in many exhibitions, including The Royal Academy’s summer exhibition, the Mall Galleries as part of the Society of Women Artists’ annual exhibition and the Millennium Gallery in St. Ives for an exhibition curated by Allice Herrick to name a few, Doherty is now infiltrating the Berlin art scene after moving to the city in November 2011. Doherty’s work has hitherto been filled with twisted geological forms and unnerving combinations of human and animalistic physiques. The uncertain and unseen are given a platform to be visually digested. The canvas becomes a stage for the subconscious to perform its role in the physical world, to act out its twisted plays.
“I Am Real, I Am Not Real” (detail), 2018 Oil on canvas, 118 × 149 cm
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“In The Minds Eye”, 2017 Oil on canvas, 137 × 122 cm
“The Dominant Eye”, 2018 Oil on canvas, 110 × 135 cm
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DENNIS BUSCH Dennis Busch (*1971) is artist, author, musician and producer. Born in the Dutch town of Amstelveen, he now lives in Spain with his family. Busch cuts the world into fragments, mixes them up and creates a new, irrational reality. People, animals, symbols, historical artefacts, body parts, and everyday objects – all taken from found photography – are cut out of their context, glued together, overwritten, and put into a new conversation. He engages in the medium of collage to open up borders and trick time. Past, present, and future are combined at will. Led by his scalpel, Dennis Busch is a mad surgeon who cuts the belly of society open. Without having a concrete result in mind, he plays with ideas of convention, beauty, and order. He’s only finished once he’s satisfied with the chaos he creates. His montages are not products of pure randomness, however, but concentrated anarchy. Dennis Busch helps the world comment on itself through copying and pasting.
“Untitled”, 2015 Paper collage, 30 × 21 cm
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“Untitled”, 2015 Paper collage, 23 × 15,2 cm
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“Untitled”, 2015 Paper collage, 25,5 × 16,5 cm
“Untitled”, 2015 Paper collage, 30 × 21 cm
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UWE SCHMIDT Following his apprenticeship in scenic painting, Uwe Schmidt (*1967), born in Oldenburg Germany, graduated from painter to artist. After having successfully completed his time at Staatstheater Oldenburg, he established himself as a freelance artist in Berlin in 1993. He focused on developing and implementing surface technologies as well as conceptional works in the field of colours and space. His many commissions led him across Europe, however, for his artistic progress another criterion was more crucial: the intense contact with different materials and techniques. This caused his experimentation in the field of abstract painting. Since 2004, Uwe Schmidt is working as an artist in his studio in Berlin Mitte where he exhibits his work in the context of a gallery.
“Sand 076 / VII 08”, 2008 Canvas, 120 × 140 cm
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“Panels 02”, 2018 MDF, various size
“Panel 01”, 2018 MDF, various size
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HEIKO RICHARD People & portait photographer Heiko Richard, living in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro, has been working „close to humans“ for many years. Heiko loves to capture and reflect emotions. He attaches importance to authenticity and naturalness. His portraits - like those by Mads Mikkelsen - are legendary and have received many awards.
“Mads Mikkelsen #03”, 2013 Aludibond, 90 × 70 cm
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“Mads Mikkelsen #01”, 2013 Aludibond, 90 × 70 cm
“Mads Mikkelsen #02”, 2013 Aludibond, 90 × 70 cm
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Selling is , analysis. Lets sell what we love. Each shop can be optimised according to mere sales and target group specifications. What‘s left are the fast-movers and slow-sellers. And usually another soulless sales machine. We sell products we love, from creators and manufacturers we love, and to customers who love us for that very reason. Funnily enough – it works.
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LE BON PARFUMEUR Bon Parfumeur is a boutique french perfume house that produces the highest quality fragrances. All the fragrances and packaging is manufactured in France, using traditional methods.
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P.F. CANDLE P.F. Candle Co. is a Los Angeles-based fragrance company owned and operated by wife-and-husband team Kristen Pumphrey and Thomas Neuberger. Their line seeks to make life smell better through candles, reed diffusers, room sprays, incense, and eau de parfum.
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QWSTION Good answers are always the result of the right question. Their goal is to create bags for people in a modern environment. And if you’re looking for a bag that suits your way of life, then QWSTION can get you there.
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PB0110 PB 0110 produces bags and accessories of vegetable-tanned natural leather, pure linen, and brass. These are ideal materials that become even more beautiful with the passage of time and develop a unique patina. The bags and accessories are crafted by selected European manufacturers who have been trained in the production and processing of high-quality materials for generations.
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DAS KLEINE B das kleine b designs and produces furniture and home objects, preferably made of wood, since 2010. Clean, modern shapes, premium quality materials, and unique detail solutions are the essence of their designs.
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WELD & CO weld & co stands for furniture and home accessories from East Westphalia, a region of Germany with a rich furniture-making tradition. Each design is based on a unique idea that recognises the importance of both form and function. With its clean lines, the design language focuses on the essentials.
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MYKILOS MYKILOS’ unique style combines iconic qualities of the past with the fresh spirit of the present. They believe that good design intuitively reacts to the dynamics of the contemporary, maintaining values of high standard. Following the motto, positive energy can connect the dots, MYKILOS represents the social and the outgoing. Their customers are both their friends and inspiration.
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TALA Tala is a young British lighting brand with a mission to create exquisite products that have a positive impact. Guided by the founding promise of “Conservation Through Beauty,� they want to accelerate the low carbon economy with thoughtful product design and transparent practices.
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PICKS FROM THE EDITORS The Solid & Grid collection by Weld&Co includes four graceful side tables – two round and two rectangular, featuring solid or graphically structured (“grid”) tabletops. Standing alone next to a couch or a bed, or grouped in a nested arrangement, these side tables blend harmoniously into every part of the home.
Take a look at the contemporary design scene of Dubai.
It’s a pouch. For your pencils. As simple as that.
Unique design, coupled with with a beautiful, warm glow: light bulb Elva.
»WE ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS SOMETHING THAT LASTS AND MATTERS BY ONE MEANS OR ANOTHER.« Jürgen Nerger, GN
Happy little stories about Stefan Kuhnigks Coffeemonsters. 96
»WHEN SELECTING NEW PRODUCTS FOR OUR SHOP, WE INSIST ON THE USE OF HIGH-QUALITY MATERIALS, HENCE WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY THAT WE FOUND SO MANY GREAT BRANDS – BOTH IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND AROUND THE WORLD.« Anna Götting, GN
The biannual design and crafts magazine MacGuffin features remarkable stories about ordinary things.
Card case CM9, designed by Christian Metzner for PB0110.
Our signature scent: bold and complex, stars out musky and a little bit sexy with lead notes of leater, pepper and tobacco.
Mean Mail makes greetings cards for those you love and those you love to hate.
Whenever you don‘t hold back this bag will hold all. Both shoulder bag and backpack carrying options make it a great travel companion, even when you make full use of the extendable volume.
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LINUS by MyKilos is the perfect companion if you spontaneously need light somewhere. You can easily take it with you, just plug it in and switch it on – et voilà.
»GETTING TO KNOW THE MANUFACUTURERS, INGREDIENTS AND ORIGINS OF THE PRODUCTS IS ESSENTIAL TO US.« Jan Mueller-Wiefel, GN
The light and airy cutout structure of the Grid 02 Wall Shelf makes it highly versatile – whether as a shelf for spices and cooking utensils or a picture ledge for your favorite photos.
A minimalist style for everyday use: Day Tote by QWSTION. The Gourmand is an award winning, biannual food and culture journal. Each issue features 120 pages of specially commissioned words and images.
SUPER. Limited magazine with paintings by Hamburg based artist Svenja Maaß.
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This small pouch by QWSTION fits everyday beauty and grooming necessities as well as pens and cables.
Painting „Light“ by Hamburg based Artist Felix Eckardt.
The biannual magazine System explores with style and substance the dialogues at the heart of the global fashion industry.
Floating music: The vinyl shelf provides space for about fifty vinyl records. Made out of natural tanned leather, this card case by PB0110 is your perfect companion.
»THE VARIETY OF INDEPENDENT MAGAZINES AND THEIR TOPICS AS WELL AS THE COMMITMENT OF THEIR FOUNDERS IS A GREAT INSPIRATION FOR OUR DAILY BUSINESS.« Stella Klose, GN
Sea spray, cedar, grapefruit. This fragance by Le Bon Parfumeur reminds us of Italy.
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AESK Aesk is the extraordinary and exceptional collection of the world’s best questions. Inspired by the great thinkers and inquisitive minds of our time, 200 cards make up a hitherto hidden treasure that is both entertaining and stimulating personal growth.
NÉNÉ With this unique BUSENFREUNDE (bosom buddy) pairs game you can lay a lot of chubby cards on the table. Play as in the olden days and switch your mobile phone off. Enjoy a lot of boobs, soft skin, and hard nipples.
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MEAN MAIL Mean Mail makes cards for those you love and love to hate. They’re inspired by the way best friends talk to each other and the Oscar Wilde quote “True friends stab you in the front.” Each Mean Mail is handmade in London on a hot foil press using FSC certified or recycled stock and they’re 100% recyclable.
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POSTCARDS by German artist Uwe Lewitzky
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GIFT WRAPPING PAPER Stefans Mosebach drawings combine roughness with fine textures. Some of his artworks may be perceived as naive on first sight, but reveal an emotional layer that appears after you take a closer look. Above that you will find a lot of humor in his work. Measurements: A1, material: 90g/m2 uncoated paper.
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MAGAZINES FOOD & DRINKS
Whether you are a coffee nerd, wine connoisseur, or just really into good food – our wide selection of food & drink related magazines will get your mouth watering.
TRAVEL
Embark on an adventure in the great outdoors, explore the heart of city culture, dip into the local food scene, or discover the microcosms behind a particular street’s complexity and fragmented nature – let’s take a walk on the wild side!
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MAGAZINES LOST IN CITY GUIDES
Getting lost in the city is not about throwing away the map. Getting lost is diving headfirst into what makes each city unique. The LOST iN city guides present cities from the perspective of local creatives.
LIFESTYLE
Redheads, dog people, cat ladies, plant lovers, technophiles, gamers, voyeurs, men, and women – we got you covered!
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MAGAZINES ART
From action painting to video art. What is “contemporary art� anyway? Read those magazines and become the art critic you always wanted to be!
TOILETPAPER
Created and produced by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari, born out of a passion or obsession they both cultivate: images. The result is a publication about commercial photography with twisted narrative tableaux and surrealistic imagery.
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MAGAZINES PHOTOGRAPHY
No, not everyone on Instagram is a photographer. With our selection of established and newcomer magazines in the field of photography, you‘ll be able to tell the difference.
FASHION
Can I still wear socks with sandals this season? Is Vetements already over? And how is Virgil doing? Find out in our fashion magazines.
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MAGAZINES ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN
Architecture. Residents. Art. Enjoy a view into other peoples’ homes and see what works best with your mid-century Eames Chair.
GRAPHIC DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION
Follow these magazines on their exploration of today‘s design scene around the world – from Tokyo to Dubai. Get to know the creative minds, their work, and their inspiration.
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MAGAZINES ZINES
Browse through our huge selection of sticker mags, zines from the art world, and handmade stapled leaflets from friends of friends.
NOTHING IN THE NEWS
We offer the one thing you need more than anything else: “Nothing.” Absolutely nothing. Today, and today only, there is Nothing in the News. Enjoy it while you can.
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MAGAZINES MUSIC
From vinyl stories to electronic music, cloud rap and back to “erudite music” – impress your friends with your knowledge.
LITERATURE
Bored by the selection in your local bookshop? Read the essays, short stories, and poems by aspiring authors from around the world.
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MAGAZINES LONG FORM JOURNALISM
What does it mean to live today? The answer might be in this long-form journalism and academic writing magazines.
SPORT
Running, skateboarding, riding a bike, dancing, and playing tennis – you don’t even have to get up from your sofa to feel fit.
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Cover photo by Heiko Richard (see p.74)
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