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Stefan Sagmeister
www.sagmeister.com
info@sagmeister.com
Birthplace: Bregenz, Austria
Residence: New York, USA
Connecting cities: Hong Kong, China/Denpasar, Indonesia/Amsterdam, the
Netherlands.
participates in projects of a social nature
such as the “True Majority” initiative,
a collective of fi ve hundred artists and
business people who were against the war
in Iraq and who suggested a reduction in
military spending and greater investment
in education.
Born in Austria in 1962, Sagmeister
studied applied arts at Vienna University
and went on to earn a master’s degree at
the Pratt Institute in New York, having
obtained the Fulbright grant. His work
has been recognized with prizes and
NEW YORK CITY, the world’s third largest
urban expanse after Tokyo and Mexico
City, is where the renowned designer and
art director Stefan Sagmeister has his
studio – a creative space that he runs with
his business partner, designer Matthias
Ernstberger.
Specializing in the development of graphic
projects for the commercial, music, and
advertising industries, his visuals for
fi gures such as the Rolling Stones, Talking
Heads, and Lou Reed are emblematic in
contemporary design. He also actively
distinctions in many international design
competitions and has been exhibited in
cities such as Zurich, Vienna, New York,
Berlin, Tokyo, Osaka, Prague, Cologne,
and Seoul. He is also an outstanding
lecturer at an international level.
Through his work he explores new ways
of portraying ideas. He also experiments
with many techniques and materials,
where content is always more important
than style. His design work is provocative
and emotionally strong, thus reaching out
to the hearts of his audience.
New York, USA
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Hong Kong, China
Denpasar, Indonesia
Bregenz, Austria
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