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so+ba
susanna baer and alex sonderegger were born in switzerland. they started their design studio «so+ba», in tokyo in 2001. with their experiences in graphic design and advertising in switzerland and japan, as well as a good understanding of the two very different cultures, cross-cultural communication is one of the strength and the focus of so+ba.
so+ba is active in the field of graphic design, art direction, sound visualization and teaching typography and design
so+ba
5-29-20 kyodo, setagaya-ku, tokyo 156-0052
+81 (0)3 3706 2360
info@so-ba.cc
exhibitions
2001 swiss poster exhibition grafill (association of illustrators and designers, norway)
2005 ball im kopf, museum für kunst und gewerbe hamburg
2006 so+ba exhibition at shizuoka the center for creative communications
2007 so+ba exhibition at shizuoka contents valley festival
2008 kansei-japanese design // exhibition at the «musee des arts decoratifes» in paris
2008 kansei-japanese design // shown at sprial (wacoal art center) in tokyo
2009 a way beyond fashion // apexart gallery new york
2009 every thing design // the collections of the museum für gestaltung zürich
2010 fresh frozen smile // tokyo graphic passport
2011 look with your hand // lohas, shinjukugiyoen, tokyo
2011 namida // charity exhibition for tohoku // gallery ruine, geneve
lectures and workshops
2006 introduction to the so+ba exhibition shizuoka
2009 nippon creative printing show vol. 1 in shizuoka
2010 workshop at the tokyo graphic passport 2010 on swiss typography
typography classes
since 2004 teaching typography at tama art university, tokyo
so+ba works and interviews featured in books and magazines
+ creation // magazine // japan 1999
+ i-magazine // magazine // japan 1999
+ swiss graphic design // book // die gestalten verlag // germany 2000
+ creative impulse no 6 // happy books edition // italy 2001
+ benzin, young swiss graphic design // book // lars mueller publishers // switzerland 2001
+ pathfinder // book // idn-pro, hong kong // 2001
+ idn (international design magazine), hong kong 2001
+ victionary one: flavour // book // victionary hong kong 2002
+ iconography // book // idn-pro, hong kong // 2002
+ form, the making of design // magazine, germany // january 2003
+ it's a matter of identity // book // victionary hong kong 2004
+ it's a matter of promotion // book // victionary hong kong 2004
+ it's a matter of editorial design // book // victionary hong kong 2004
+ it's a matter of illustration // book // victionary hong kong 2005
+ ball im kopf – kult ums kicken // exhibition catalog // gestalten verlag 2005
+ fase // book // argentina
+ page // magazine, germany
+ poster collection, handmade // museum für gestaltung zürich // lars mueller publishers
+ nice to meet you // book // victionary hong kong 2006
+ axis // magazine // japan 2006
+ hochparterre // magazine // switzerland 2006
+ pen magazine // magazine // japan 2007
+ form, the making of design // magazine, germany // may, june 2007
+ high fashion // magazine // japan 2008
+ idpure no 14 // the swiss magazine of graphic design and visual creation 2008
+ the sourcebook of contemporary graphic design // maomao publications spain 2009
+ every thing design // museum für gestaltung zürich // book // hatje cantz, germany 2009
+ a way beyond the creative industries // book // folio verlag, austria 2010
+ graphic design for fashion // book // laurence king publishing ltd. uk 2010
+ slanted // magazine // germany 2010
+ asia-pacific design no.6 // book // sandu cultural media, china
+ aera // asahi shinbun weekly, april 2011
recent clients include
austrian tourist office in tokyo
bnn publishers
cue+ magazine, yamagiwa denki
edwina hörl
freitag japan
jykk japan
nike japan
swiss embassy in tokyo
spiral, wacoal art center
uniqlo
vienna bureau tokyo
volkswagen customer magazine // eat creative, tokyo
zou-no-hana terrace, museum cafe
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