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The Great Lion, Suicide, Customized Serif and Villa Savoye

The iconic Tv-show Studio POP for the Swedish Television is relaunched tonight as Studio PSL. Per Sinding Larsen will guide you through the pop culture. We are introducing a new title sequence and graphics. A composition of a wild lion walking in Le Corbusiers Villa Savoye to the tune ”Sweetheart” by Suicide.

SDL awarded in Design for Asia Award

SDL is awarded with silver in Design for Asia Award, for our work for Ohmine.

Stockholm Design Lab wins gold in Eurobest

Europe’s leading awards and annual event for advertising and creative communications Eurobest is held in Lisbon, Portugal. With over 200 entries, competing with Johnny Walker, Chivas, Kroneburg amongst others small Sake manufacturer Ohmine Shuzou wins Gold. The unique bottle and brand designed by Stockholm Design Lab has once again shown the power of simplicity.
Takeshi Akiyama CEO of Ohmine Shuzou says ”We wanted to design and brew a sake that overthrows conventions and weaves in an international perspective,gathered together. Although at a small-scale production level of 5,000 liters a year, we were able to perfect a sake that brings out the blessings of nature. While preserving the traditions inherited from our predecessors, we will aim to present cutting edge ideas without being bound by customs. And, from Mine City, Yamaguchi, we will transmit the ”Ohmine” brand to the world”.

Best website 2011

Linnaeus University has been awarded best educational website by Internetworld. Here’s the motivation: “We get impressed by Linnaeus University, who has managed to do their website so focused, clear and clean without being boring, as so many other universities. A modern website for a modern university”.

SDL is proud to have been a part of this.

SDL designing money

The Swedish National Bank (Riksbanken) has completed the first stage of the competition to design the new swedish banknotes and coins. Out of 46 contestors SDL is still in the competition and will next year present a proposal on how the future´s money will look like.

Read more here.

New product for IKEA FOOD

We are happy to announce that our packaging design for the product Skarpsill for IKEA FOOD has just been rewarded with “The design of the month” in the magazine Resumé: “A swedish design classic”. See more IKEA FOOD products here.

New Velux Daylight & Architecture

This issue of D/A explores which conditions, or combination of conditions, will promote human health and well-being indoors. It also raises the question of how the necessary bridges between daylight research and architectural design can be built, thus making a real difference to future buildings. Read more here.

Identity for Copenhagens new landmark

Today Bella Sky (part of Comwell) opens and will be Scandinavia’s largest hotel. It creates a distinct new profile on the Copenhagen skyline with the architecture of 3XN. The two towers reach up to 76,5 meters, and lean out 15 degrees. See the new identity here.

Download pressrelease.

New identity for Royal College of Music

KMH is one of the oldest and most prestigious music colleges in Sweden. We are very proud of the new visual identity which has been developed by Stockholm Design Lab and was launched on May 5 at their current premises. The new visual identity will be matched in a couple of years with a complete re-make of the college, including a new main building. This surely makes out a clear and exciting take-off for KMH’s journey ahead.

Unibail Rodamco, Täby Centrum

Täby Centrum, one of the largest shopping centers in Sweden, will become even larger! A big reconstruction project has started, including a new exterior and interior look and feel to the establishment, expanding vending space, new parking facilities etc. The new center will be completed by 2015. Stockholm Design Lab are very proud to be taking part in this exciting project, creating a new visual identity for the new Täby Centrum.

Vårdapoteket

Vårdapoteket is a new Swedish pharmacy chain always placed in care-related locations. Stockholm Design Lab was appointed as their design agency and are now finalising a project including a new visual identity and retail concept which will start to roll out summer/fall 2011.

Silver egg x 2

SDL was awarded with 2 Silver eggs in the Swedish Advertising awards last night. We were awarded for our work for Hemtex and Moderna Museet Malmö.

Read more.

Identity for Vin och Sprithistoriska Museet

Spritmuseum is the new name for Vin- och Sprithistoriska Museet who is currently constructing its new home in a beautiful location in Kungl. Djurgården, Stockholm. The moving-in date is set to spring 2012. In addition to the new name, we are developing a visual identity platform for the new museum.

Designers for Japan

Designers for Japan is a collective of imagemakers from around the world who were spurred on by the catastrophe of March 11th to do something, anything to help and to express our love for our friends and colleagues in Japan.

In association with Creative Review. All profits from the D4J print sales will be equally split between The Red Cross / Shelterbox. Please make any donation on the links above if you would prefer to fund the charities directly.

Read more here & here.

SDL is nominated in Guldägget

We got nominated for the new identity for Hemtex.

SVT K-Special

We have done a series of title sequences for the SVT-program K-Special.

Åhléns

It has been 13 years since Stockholm Design Lab developed the current visual identity for Åhléns. We are now very excited to having re-bonded with Åhléns. Our work focuses on revitalizing the visual identity, creating a consistent expression for their range of private label products and in-store communication plus developing a distinct and direct identity for Åhléns Klubb. In addition to this we are also working on a new retail project in cooperation with TEA.

Marble 4420

For the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2011, Monica Förster and Björn Kusoffsky have been invited to make their personal interpretation of Svenskt Tenn.

Using the pattern Marble 4420 by Josef Frank as a starting point. The Marble 4420 pattern, which is radically different from the typical Frank flowery patterns, is said to have been sketched when Josef Frank had encountered the art of Jackson Pollock, during this stay in New York in the 1940s. Designer Monica Förster and creative director Björn Kusoffsky have been inspired by the pattern to create a 3D installation with handmade artifacts and a film which explores the depths of Josef Frank’s world of patterns.

Read more.

Bella Sky

Bella Sky is a new hotel opening in Copenhagen in may 2011. We are working with the total identity from signage to amenities.

Read more about the hotel here.

SDL welcomes SAAB

SDL has been appointed as SAABs new design agency.
An exciting journey starts right now!

SDL is part of Tokyo Graphic Passport

New identity for Hemtex

On August 26th 2010, Hemtex launched a new flagship store at Götgatan in Stockholm. Stockholm Design Lab together with TEA have developed a whole new visual identity, webb and an updated retail concept for the brand and have also been deeply involved in the new assortment strategy. After vast research with the customers, Hemtex is now focusing on a younger target group with a modern, inspiring and praiseworthy concept. Hemtex history, Swedish textile heritage together with knowledge and creativity have been important inspiration in the extensive work. The new concept supported by an advertising campaign will be rolled out from now on.

See the new identity here.

Gold in Cannes Design Lions!

SDL is awarded with gold in Cannes Design Lions, for the visual identity for Biennale di Venezia.

New identity for the Swedish institute

Today the new identity for the Swedish institute is launched. Look at it here.

Awarded in Guldägget 2010

For the second year in a row SDL is awarded with gold in the Swedish Advertising awards, this year for the visual identity for Biennale di Venezia. We are also happy about the Silver Egg for Ohmine Sake, and for employee Nina Granath who got the scholarship for young talented creatives. Read more.

Thanks to our great clients!

We welcome the Swedish Institute

The Swedish Institute is a Swedish government agency with the responsibility to spread information about Sweden abroad, to promote Swedish interests, and to organise exchanges with other countries in different areas of public life, in particular in the spheres of culture, education, and research. SDL has been assigned to do a comprehensive identity to be launched during the autumn 2009.

Askul awarded a Gold at Kolla!

We are honored to have received a Gold in the category “Packaging Design” for Askul at the Kolla! Awards. Read more about Kolla! (in Swedish).

HKDA Asia Design Awards

SDL’s Björn Kusoffsky is in the jury for Graphics in HKDA Awards – the most prestigious design award in Asia. Read more about the awards.

Golden Egg for Askul

At this year’s Swedish Advertising awards, Stockholm Design Lab was the proud winner of a prestigious Guldägget in the Design category for its outstanding work for Japanese brand Askul.

Helvetica Forever

SDL is a part of the exhibition “Helvetica Forever – Story of a Typeface” at Ginza Graphic Gallery in Tokyo, February 5 to February 28. SDL will also be represented in both “Helvetica Forever” books (Japanese and English version).

SDL/TEA featured in Wall Street Journal

In an article in The Wall Street Journal TEA/SDL is featured, naming Thomas Eriksson and Björn Kusoffsky, “Scandinavia’s Corporate Branding Gurus”. Read the article here.