Video: Stefan Sagmeister
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Filmed on: October 8, 2009
About this
video
Hear and see why Stefan Sagmeister thinks it’s a good
idea to close his studio every 7 years for 12 months and spend it trying
out various little design experiments, for which there is never enough
time while running a regular practice. Coming to Memphis by way of Bali,
he describes his temporary experimental outpost, explains the structure
behind it and touches on some of the pitfalls and many highlights of
the past year. See how his studio’s work changed following his first
sabbatical in 2000, and learn about the work he created in Indonesia,
proof that he did not spend the year slurping tropical drinks by the
pool.
Speaker bio
Stefan Sagmeister formed the New
York–based Sagmeister, Inc., in 1993 and has since designed for clients
as diverse as the Rolling Stones, HBO and the Guggenheim Museum. Having
been nominated five times for the Grammys he finally won one for the
Talking Heads boxed set. He also earned practically every important
international design award. In 2008, a comprehensive book titled Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far
was published by Abrams. Solo shows on Sagmeister’s work have been
mounted in Zurich, Vienna, New York, Berlin, Tokyo, Osaka, Prague,
Cologne, Seoul and Miami. He teaches in the graduate department of the
School of Visual Arts in New York and lectures extensively on all
continents. A native of Austria, he received his MFA from the University
of Applied Arts in Vienna and, as a Fulbright Scholar, a master’s
degree from Pratt Institute in New York.