Stockholm Design Lab

Björn Kusoffsky speaks at Beckmans Academy

sdl — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:29:11 +0000

Welcome to attend Björn Kusoffsky’s lecture at Beckmans Academy, Brahegatan 10. The doors will open 17.30 and the lecture will start around 18.00.

OSA: www.beckmans.se/akademin/osabjorn

Sweden’s most awarded design agency

sdl — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:32:42 +0000

Björn Kusoffsky is nominated as one of Sweden’s best agency leaders in issue 13-14 in Resumé. SDL is the only Design agency on the list and came on 12th place. The list is based on the most awarded agencies/creatives and the most prestigious prices during 2011. SDL was awarded with an Silver egg for Hemtex and Modern Museum in Malmö and the winner of the campaign of the month for the design category in 2011.

Proposal for New Money

sdl — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:36:30 +0000

The Swedish National Bank (Riksbanken) has completed the final stage of the competition to design the new Swedish banknotes. Out of 46 contestors SDL was selected among 8 designers. SDL reached the final stage of the competion but unfortunately did not win.

Download our proposal here.

This is what the future’s money will look like.

Exhibition opens 4th of may at
National Museum of Economy
Slottbacken 6, Gamla Stan, Stockholm

New Velux D&A, Issue 16

sdl — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:05:40 +0000

Buildings and their occupants pass through a common, continuous cycle of learning, planning, building, refurbishing and living. Accordingly, this issue of D/A is divided into three sections addressing the topics Learning from Life, Sustainable Living and Planning for Life.

Contributors issue 16:Text by Juhani Pallasmaa, Adam Sharr and Adrian Forty, Anneke Bokern, Karine Dana, Amelie Osterloh, Jasper van Zwol, Günter Pfeifer, Fionn Stevenson and Bill Bordass. Images and photography by Lars Arrhenius, Michael Wesely, Andreas Gefeller, anothermountainman, Lars Tunbjörk and Jacob Hertzell.

See more images.

SDL designs for Japans biggest mobile company au by KDDI

sdl — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:28:53 +0000

KDDI provides mobile cellular services using the “au by KDDI” brand. Stockholm Design Lab was asked to design original covers for their Smartphones (Android and iPhone). 20 different designs, one for each model was based on the the concept “Soundwaves”. Each model varies in shapes, size and camera location, hence we created a unique pattern for each phone.

See all the covers.

The Great Lion, Suicide, Customized Serif and Villa Savoye

sdl — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:27:22 +0000

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 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:27:44 +0000

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

Stockholm Design Lab wins gold in Eurobest

sdl — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:57:07 +0000

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

sdl — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:14:19 +0000

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

sdl — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:05:56 +0000

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.