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— Conceptual design, performative typography, object-books

Stefan Sagmeister

The concept makes the image — even if the brief is carved into his own skin

Sagmeister made the concept the absolute engine of composition, all the way to controlled excess. He started at M&Co alongside Tibor Kalman, carrying on his idea of design as discourse.

With Jessica Walsh (Sagmeister & Walsh, 2011–2019), then solo since 2019, he refocused on research: the Beauty project — a Phaidon book and touring exhibition — is its culmination.

Key projects

  • Pochettes : Lou Reed, Rolling Stones, David Byrne, Talking Heads, OK Go
  • Projet Beauty (livre Phaidon + exposition européenne)

Books

  • Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far

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