Konsept83

Cd cover for the music of Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk, a play directed by Martha Frintzila. Designed by the Greek design studio Konsept83.

Nowhere

Dimitris Papaioannou has achieved something really special. He managed to bring a really broad audience into Greek contemporary dance. He has a long cv that includes successful productions such as Medea (1993), Dracula (1997) and Human Thirst (1999) that established him as the main figure in the Greek dance world, but it was in 2004 when he became a sort of a national hero when he directed the opening and the closing ceremonies of the Athens Olympic Games. Since then he presented the sold-out productions 2 (2006) and Medea-2 (2008). "Nowhere" is Papaioannou's new work at the National Theatre of Greece.

"Nowhere is a work about the physical space of the theatrical stage. Constantly changing and defined by the men and women that inhabit it, it can be countless different places while designed to be nowhere at all.
For the inaugural production of the new Ziller Building (National Theatre of Greece in Athens), Dimitris Papaioannou has enlisted the help of Coti K., Zafos Xagoraris, Alekos Giannaros and Thanos Papastergiou to create a work that exploits the new equipment of the Main Stage by stripping it bare. Twenty-six performers measure the space - and measure themselves against its capabilities – in a specially designed work that can be performed nowhere else."

Unfortunately Dimitris Papaioannou website is made in flash. That makes it stylish but not so easy to use...

An Art Service

"An Art Service" is a graphic design and art direction company located in New York City, working in publications, branding and websites. This is a mailing they designed for the Ensemble Studio Theatre. Visit their website to see more inspiring design work.

Schauspielhaus

Raffinerie is one of the best design studios I saw in Zurich. It was not in the ED Conference but it was in one of the design walks that were organized as parallel events. On the communication material they produced for Schauspielhaus, Gill Sans Ultra Bold is the protagonist.

National Theatre of Greece

MNP won this year's Mega Award at the Greek Design and Illustration Awards. This came as no surprise as mnp is one of the most creative and successful design agencies in Greece with many awards and distinctions. Their work for the Greek National Theatre included a major rebranding with new logotype and identity as well all the promotional material, the programmes and the website.