Together with OHNE DEN HYPE, Forward welcomes you inside the mind of creatives, artists and designers! In intimate and personal conversations with Forward-speakers, industry legends and creative shooting stars, the podcast revolves around personal topics – completely without the hype that usually surrounds them. This tenth edition focuses on the life and creative work of type designer Ju Schnee who talks to Sven Jürgensmeier about how she always wanted to be an artist but thought it was just an unrealizable dream for a long time.
As one of our Forward Festival speaker, Ju Schnee rocked in 2022 the Forward Stage in Berlin. Ju originally comes from Graz, where she studied communication design. After she finished her studies she worked for a while as a freelancer. Then she decided to move to Berlin in 2020 and devoted herself entirely to art. After that, everything concerning her art went pretty fast. She has been exhibiting internationally in Germany, South Korea, Switzerland, Spain, France and Belgium. Since 2022 next to her studio in Berlin she is also located in Austria, Vienna.
the best-known graphic designers, Mario Lombardo shaped the design scene in this country for many years. In the age of digital aesthetics he has shifted the focus onto -experimental and craft activities, at the same time breathing new life into print media. His passion for craftsmanship continues to this day. After his studio had grown more and more, he decided after several successful years to go a different way.
Ju Schnee is one of the first artists to combine augmented reality with oil paintings. She has been experimenting with different media for several years, combining traditional paintings and sculptures with NFTs, AR and AI.
In this episode Ju Schnee and Sven talk also about galleries, self-promotion, the year of learnings, how to create an identity and cover your old tracks and she revealed to him how she found her own style, which she calls wobbly, which is very lovely as a description.
Go listen to the full episode and get a glimpse into the mind of Ju Schnee with us.
Together with OHNE DEN HYPE, Forward welcomes you inside the mind of creatives, artists and designers! In intimate and personal conversations with Forward-speakers, industry legends and creative shooting stars, the podcast revolves around personal topics – completely without the hype that usually surrounds them. This ninth edition focuses on the life and creative work of type designer Mario Lombardo who talks to Sven Jürgensmeier about the courage and the realization that you are allowed to do something else when your career is actually going great.
As one of the best-known graphic designers, Mario Lombardo shaped the design scene in this country for many years. In the age of digital aesthetics he has shifted the focus onto -experimental and craft activities, at the same time breathing new life into print media. His passion for craftsmanship continues to this day. After his studio had grown more and more, he decided after several successful years to go a different way.
Today, two tasks determine his daily work - on the one hand, the perfume house Atelier Oblique, which he founded in 2016, and on the other hand, he still works as a graphic designer, but today as a one-man army, without any employees at all.
In this episode Mario and Sven talk also about his early music career, about his family's escape from Argentina in the late seventies, about the desire to belong, about getting older, about what's important to him, and about a trip to America with three million euros worth of jewelry in his carry-on bag.
Go listen to the full episode and get a glimpse into the mind of Mario Lombardo with us.
Together with OHNE DEN HYPE, Forward welcomes you inside the mind of creatives, artists and designers! In intimate and personal conversations with Forward-speakers, industry legends and creative shooting stars, the podcast revolves around personal topics – completely without the hype that usually surrounds them. This ninth edition focuses on the life and creative work of type designer Tobias Rechsteiner who talks to Sven Jürgensmeier about self-employment, the rise of type design and how Grilli Type was created.
[caption id="attachment_26015" align="alignnone" width="1000"] (c) Grilli Type[/caption]
Tobias Rechsteiner has been at the Forward Festivals multiple times, sharing his insights at workshops and talks. He is not only the Account Director of the independent Swiss type foundry Grilli Type, but also the designer of their recognizable and iconic fonts GT Hapti, GT Zirkon and more. He describes himself as a cliché Swiss perfectionist combined with a certain bit of scrappiness that’s due to the influence of his life in Berlin. His unique approach comes from his numerous experiences as a designer as well as his education in business administration. The unusual path from designer to type designer to businessman and designer at heart is one of the many aspects that make Tobias an impressive and interesting person.
[caption id="attachment_26017" align="alignnone" width="665"] (c) Hannah Schierholz, taken at Forward Festival Vienna 2021[/caption]
In this episode Tobias and Sven talk about the many facets of being a creative. From being your own boss to founding agencies, traveling all the time over to his love for type design and his role as Account Director at Grilli Type, Tobias and Sven really explore all the aspects to Tobias professional life.
Go listen to the full episode and get a glimpse into the mind of Tobias Rechsteiner with us.
Tobias Rechsteiner will hold a talk and a workshop at Forward Festival Berlin in 2022.
Together with OHNE DEN HYPE, Forward welcomes you inside the mind of creatives, artists and designers! In intimate and personal conversations with Forward-speakers, industry legends and creative shooting stars, the podcast revolves around personal topics – completely without the hype that usually surrounds them. This eighth edition focuses on the life and creative work of well-known typographer Anthony Burrill who talks to Sven Jürgenmeier about his work for MTV, weird books and his early work in web design.
Anthony Burrills work is instantly recognizable. The simple big letters, the clean but broken up lines, the black and white asthetic. When you see one of his designs it will hit you immediately that this has to be one of his works you are looking at. The graphic designer combines his love for analogue craft skills with positive messages. His pieces all bear the marks of his letterpress process and all its unique happy accidents. You will also find many of his works held in the permanent collections of various museums and exhibited all around the world.
In this episode Anthony and Sven talk about the many lives of Anthony Burrill – about summer jobs, his early work in web design, his work for MTV, cultural changes, weird books and David Hockney . Sven also had a chance to psycho analyse him and to give us an even deeper insight into his inner workings.
Go listen to the full episode and get a glimpse into the mind of Anthony Burrill with us.
Anthony Burrill will hold a talk at Forward Festival Berlin in 2022.
Together with OHNE DEN HYPE, Forward welcomes you inside the mind of creatives, artists and designers! In intimate and personal conversations with Forward-speakers, industry legends and creative shooting stars, the podcast revolves around personal topics – completely without the hype that usually surrounds them. This seventh edition focuses on the life and creative work of the infamous graphic designer Paula Scher who talks to Sven Jürgenmeier about her background, her relationship with her parents, being a female designer, and about being a fuck-up.
Sven Jürgensmeiers realized one thing while creating this podcast. No matter how much you idolize the believed creative demigods that walk our earth, they are actually just regular human beings like everyone else. And the thing that distinguishes us is not who we are but what we do. One person he had always looked up to was Paula Scher, one of the most famous graphic designers in the world, icon and legend in the industry.
Paula’s book Make It Bigger was actually the very first design book Sven Jürgenmeier ever bought. She has designed hundreds of record covers, has become one of the biggest names in identity design, and has found a new challenge in designing signage for some very iconic buildings. Since the 90s she is partner at Pentagram, the world's largest independent design consultancy and she has also made quite a splash as an artist with her very elaborate, large-scale, hand drawn maps.
In this episode Paula and Sven talk about her background, her relationship with her parents, about the the record cover that haunts her, about the wildly successful children’s book she wrote in the beginning of her career, about the story of Pentagram, about being a female designer, and about being a fuck-up. We were enamored with the authenticity in this episode and hope you will be, too. Go listen to it and dive deeper into the world of Paula Scher with us.
Paula Scher held a talk at Forward Festival Vienna in 2018.
Together with OHNE DEN HYPE, Forward welcomes you inside the mind of creatives, artists and designers! In intimate and personal conversations with Forward-speakers, industry legends and creative shooting stars, the podcast revolves around personal topics – completely without the hype that usually surrounds them. This sixth edition focuses on the life and creative work of the unique visual artist, illustrator and artist Sarah Illenberger who talks to Sven Jürgenmeier about her early creative awakening and her perspective on using different materials in her art.
Sarah Illenberger has held talks, not once, not twice but three times at Forward Festival in 2017 and 2018, visiting Munich, Zurich and Vienna. During the Forward Festival in Vienna, Sarah Illenberges and Sven Jürgensmeiers schedule didn´t quite align for the two to have a proper sit down to talk about Sarahs creative journey and how she became the tinkerer of many things for her visual art and design. But we are very happy that they did manage to meet in her workshop in Berlin to discuss all the unconventional ways Sarah likes to experiment with materials and how she comes up with her ideas.
When Sven Jürgensmeier met her in her creative workspace he realizes quite quickly that
Sarah Illenberger is many things: a little bit chaotic, adventurous and unique in her use of materials to tell stories through her visual art, but most and foremost, she is extremely likable. Which makes this conversation all the more pleasant to follow.
In this episode Sarah and Sven talk about the Solex, the watch that isn´t all what it seems and the jewelry workshop of her mother, where some of the gemstones would go missing and how all of that related to founding her own jewelry label when she was still at university in London. We were enamored with the flow and authenticity in this episode and hope you will be, too. Go listen to it and delve into the world of Sarah Illenberger with us.
Sarah Illenberger was a speaker at Forward Festival Vienna in 2017 and in Munich and Zurich in 2018.
Together with OHNE DEN HYPE, Forward welcomes you inside the mind of creatives, artists and designers! In intimate and personal conversations with Forward-speakers, industry legends and creative shooting stars, the podcast revolves around personal topics – completely without the hype that usually surrounds them. This fifth edition focuses on the life and creative work of the renowned graphic designer and creative director Mirko Borsche who talks to Sven Jürgenmeier about success in the industry and what do do next in life after you have done it all in your career.
Mirko Borsche is one of the biggest names in the german graphic design landscape. Not only is he the creative director for ZEIT Magazine, which is published every friday, he has also worked with many of the big names like Balenciaga, Rimowa, Highsnobiety and Supreme. Just to name a few. And another thing: he often says exactly what he is thinking, even if that might ruffle some feathers. Similar to his direct way of communicating, his art style can be described as straight forward and bold, while also preserving a distinct timeless notion. It really shows that his creation process is an extension of his personality. Which is probably exactly what makes him so successful.
In his conversation with Sven Jürgenmeier, Mirko Borsche starts at the very beginning. We are taken back to his youth in Munich and the influence that Graffiti had very early on in his life and career. Walking the memory lane, Mirko and Sven reflect on the graphic designers education, his early days as a young designer and how he dealt with the fame that came soon after he got some footing in the industry. We get to follow Mirko Borsche trough the processes that shaped him up and molded him into the designer he is today.
This episode guides us through all the highs and lows of a graphic designer that was shaped by early fame, how he realized it hat changed him and what he plans to do next, when this is all over.
Mirko Borsche was a speaker at Forward Festival Munich in 2020.
Together with OHNE DEN HYPE, Forward welcomes you inside the mind of creatives, artists and designers! In intimate and personal conversations with Forward-speakers, industry legends and creative shooting stars, the podcast revolves around personal topics – completely without the hype that usually surrounds them. This fourth edition puts the esteemed graphic designer Esra Gülmen in the spotlight, reflecting on her career in advertising and overthinking things.
[caption id="attachment_23958" align="alignnone" width="1000"] (c) Sven Jürgensmeier[/caption]
Esra Gülmen is a Berlin-based artist and designer from Turkey. During her time in big advertising agencies, she has won many awards and worked for all the big names out there, like Coca-Cola and McDonalds. What makes her work so special is the same thing that comes out in her art – and that’s her humor. She has a way of repackaging complex and sometimes touchy topic and ideas and showing them in a witty and poignant way.
Although Esra was very successful in the advertising industry, she recently committed all her time to make art. At the time the podcast with Sven Jürgensmeier was recorded it wasn´t all entirely official yet, but you can still tell that she was done and over with working in agencies and wants to delve more into the creative processes that make her art so relatable, on point and unique.
This episode focuses on Esras perception of herself as a creative and in relation to the industry, as well as the path she wants to take for her future creative self.
Esra Gülmen is one of the highlights at Forward Festival Berlin
Together with OHNE DEN HYPE, Forward welcomes you inside the mind of creatives, artists and designers! In intimate and personal conversations with Forward-speakers, industry legends and creative shooting stars, the podcast evolves around personal topics – completely without the hype that usually surrounds them. This third edition has the esteemed graphic designer Eike König in the spotlight, reminiscing about his youth and the remarkable path that led him to where he is right now.
Eike König is considered to be one of the giants in the German art, design and graphics industry and has risen up to - what can be called - quite the celebrity status among his peers. His broad portfolio spreads across many different areas, from sculpture, painting and typography, to branding and printing, in addition to also being an educator at the HfG Offenbach in Germany.
Although he has lots to do, he took his time for the podcast interview and the entire atmosphere with him can be described as very relaxed. Contrary to expectations, Eike surely is not a hectic person or the type to rush.
This episode focuses on Eike as a person rather than Eike the designer. In this intimate conversation, Mr. König looks back at his beginnings, his childhood and youth, the reason he came to Berlin, the burnout with 30 years old as well as the collaboration between his studio Hort and Nike, teaching at university and why he has chosen a very free model of life, as he calls it.
Eike König is one of the highlights at Forward Festival Vienna, where he will be share insights into the creative process of his most prestigious projects.
www.dieSpruecheklopfer.at. is probably the most unimportant podcast there is. The words on the sticker from the young podcaster and no longer quite young copywriter Günter Klinger are not hesitating. His podcast „Die Sprücheklopfer“ (in German language) talks about creativity in advertising. Writing slogans, concepts and social media content. Everything that tempts us into buying on ad-pages, billboards, commercials and digital channels.
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Cihan Tamti on the Forward Stage[/caption]
As one of our Forward Festival speaker, Cihan Tamti rocked the Forward Stage in Berlin 2022. Cihan Tamti is a graphic designer from Bochum. He is probably best known for his poster design, merch for artists like Lauryn Hill and some projects he initiated himself. Cihan had to work hard to make his Instagram account as big and successful as it is today.
Cihan Tamti mixes timeless graphic design with his custom typefaces to give brands their own voice, that is his signature style. Cihan works with international clients like Calvin Klein, Adobe, Ebay, Netflix or Google.
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© Cihan Tamti x Slanted Publishers[/caption]
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Go listen to the full episode and get a glimpse of the holiday spirit of four creatives.
As one of our Forward Festival speaker, Ju Schnee rocked in 2022 the Forward Stage in Berlin. Ju originally comes from Graz, where she studied communication design. After she finished her studies she worked for a while as a freelancer. Then she decided to move to Berlin in 2020 and devoted herself entirely to art. After that, everything concerning her art went pretty fast. She has been exhibiting internationally in Germany, South Korea, Switzerland, Spain, France and Belgium. Since 2022 next to her studio in Berlin she is also located in Austria, Vienna.
the best-known graphic designers, Mario Lombardo shaped the design scene in this country for many years. In the age of digital aesthetics he has shifted the focus onto -experimental and craft activities, at the same time breathing new life into print media. His passion for craftsmanship continues to this day. After his studio had grown more and more, he decided after several successful years to go a different way.
Ju Schnee is one of the first artists to combine augmented reality with oil paintings. She has been experimenting with different media for several years, combining traditional paintings and sculptures with NFTs, AR and AI.
As one of the best-known graphic designers, Mario Lombardo shaped the design scene in this country for many years. In the age of digital aesthetics he has shifted the focus onto -experimental and craft activities, at the same time breathing new life into print media. His passion for craftsmanship continues to this day. After his studio had grown more and more, he decided after several successful years to go a different way.
Today, two tasks determine his daily work - on the one hand, the perfume house Atelier Oblique, which he founded in 2016, and on the other hand, he still works as a graphic designer, but today as a one-man army, without any employees at all.
(c) Grilli Type[/caption]
Tobias Rechsteiner has been at the Forward Festivals multiple times, sharing his insights at workshops and talks. He is not only the Account Director of the independent Swiss type foundry Grilli Type, but also the designer of their recognizable and iconic fonts GT Hapti, GT Zirkon and more. He describes himself as a cliché Swiss perfectionist combined with a certain bit of scrappiness that’s due to the influence of his life in Berlin. His unique approach comes from his numerous experiences as a designer as well as his education in business administration. The unusual path from designer to type designer to businessman and designer at heart is one of the many aspects that make Tobias an impressive and interesting person.
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(c) Hannah Schierholz, taken at Forward Festival Vienna 2021[/caption]
Anthony Burrills work is instantly recognizable. The simple big letters, the clean but broken up lines, the black and white asthetic. When you see one of his designs it will hit you immediately that this has to be one of his works you are looking at. The graphic designer combines his love for analogue craft skills with positive messages. His pieces all bear the marks of his letterpress process and all its unique happy accidents. You will also find many of his works held in the permanent collections of various museums and exhibited all around the world.
Sarah Illenberger has held talks, not once, not twice but three times at Forward Festival in 2017 and 2018, visiting Munich, Zurich and Vienna. During the Forward Festival in Vienna, Sarah Illenberges and Sven Jürgensmeiers schedule didn´t quite align for the two to have a proper sit down to talk about Sarahs creative journey and how she became the tinkerer of many things for her visual art and design. But we are very happy that they did manage to meet in her workshop in Berlin to discuss all the unconventional ways Sarah likes to experiment with materials and how she comes up with her ideas.
When Sven Jürgensmeier met her in her creative workspace he realizes quite quickly that
Sarah Illenberger is many things: a little bit chaotic, adventurous and unique in her use of materials to tell stories through her visual art, but most and foremost, she is extremely likable. Which makes this conversation all the more pleasant to follow.
Mirko Borsche is one of the biggest names in the german graphic design landscape. Not only is he the creative director for ZEIT Magazine, which is published every friday, he has also worked with many of the big names like Balenciaga, Rimowa, Highsnobiety and Supreme. Just to name a few. And another thing: he often says exactly what he is thinking, even if that might ruffle some feathers. Similar to his direct way of communicating, his art style can be described as straight forward and bold, while also preserving a distinct timeless notion. It really shows that his creation process is an extension of his personality. Which is probably exactly what makes him so successful.
In his conversation with Sven Jürgenmeier, Mirko Borsche starts at the very beginning. We are taken back to his youth in Munich and the influence that Graffiti had very early on in his life and career. Walking the memory lane, Mirko and Sven reflect on the graphic designers education, his early days as a young designer and how he dealt with the fame that came soon after he got some footing in the industry. We get to follow Mirko Borsche trough the processes that shaped him up and molded him into the designer he is today.
(c) Sven Jürgensmeier[/caption]
Esra Gülmen is a Berlin-based artist and designer from Turkey. During her time in big advertising agencies, she has won many awards and worked for all the big names out there, like Coca-Cola and McDonalds. What makes her work so special is the same thing that comes out in her art – and that’s her humor. She has a way of repackaging complex and sometimes touchy topic and ideas and showing them in a witty and poignant way.
Although Esra was very successful in the advertising industry, she recently committed all her time to make art. At the time the podcast with Sven Jürgensmeier was recorded it wasn´t all entirely official yet, but you can still tell that she was done and over with working in agencies and wants to delve more into the creative processes that make her art so relatable, on point and unique.
Although he has lots to do, he took his time for the podcast interview and the entire atmosphere with him can be described as very relaxed. Contrary to expectations, Eike surely is not a hectic person or the type to rush.
